The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-28

whioh either dIo not mean anything or
stood perhaps for some place or general.
She began by taking out number Of
such words as "polliwog," ''haha." /"
"shingle" and "pony." The dispatch
J was doubtless from Roseorans, as tho
word Garfield (his chief of staff) ap-
peared, and the words "chiof of staff"
woro scattered through it, Therefore
either Benjamin or Bmmblo or Niggard
meant Rosecrans. Subsequent dispatch
es which fell into her hands had con.
vinced her that Roseorans was dosig-
mated rs Benjamin. Then sho began to
try to fit words together in this wise:
Your command
between Tullahoma and Niggard
get possession
enemy's right
Circlng around tho mountain plateau
desire that you got possession If possible
q point botwccn T,lllahoma and Niggard
Move with rapidity
BY order Of BENJAMIN (Rosecraps) Garfield
chief Of staff
Other groupings gave hor better re-
suits till she obtained tho following:
To Bumble (probably q cavalry general OH
the loft flank)-Bo ready to movo at ON hours
notice. desire that you turn tho encmy's
cling around tho mountain plateau. Get pos.
session Of point between Tulahoma and Mig.
gard (probably somo point In rear Of tho
southern army with rapidity. BY order Of
Rosocrans, Garfield, chief Of staff.
Tho deciphcring. so far as it went,
was of no avail, since it did not como
In time, but it helped her with the
shorter and easier dispatches, which
she now attacked. Sho began with this
ono:
Banks here army the Benjamin cat to for
your report shinney daily aro advance tho cart
ordors OF peremptory applause.
Miss Baggs had learned that n proper
namo preceded all these Cipher dis
patches, possibly having something to
do with the key. At any rate, she threw
out the first word (Banks) and tho
words "cat, "shinney" and "cart'' AS
check words. benjamin., she assum-
ed, meant Roseorans. "Applause" must
be the signature Of the sender, and as
tho dispatch was from Washington it
was probably either Lincoln, Stanton
or Halleolr. The word to- taken with
"Benjamin" must mean "To Rose
orans," and "peremptory" and "or-
dcrs" evidently must so together Tho
word advance" doubtless explained
tho two other words. This only left
''roport' and "daily' as words Of i'm
portancc. These combinations did not
come st onco, but after getting them
she inferred that Rosecrans had per-
emptory orders to advance and report
daily to Washington.
II have got something Mt last" she
exclaimed, getting up from her chair
and walking back and forth excitedly.
'"This is indeed important"
Then she took up tho second dispatch
Congress long with as advise applause mar
bio you possible your ago to party was oon
meet soon to movements spot his ordered ns tc
Burton pin Of md loft ordered Benjamin.
Again tho words "to" and "Benja-
MINI were put together, and the words
congress, marble" party" and
"spot' stricken out as checks. Tho dis
patch, being longer than the other, was
moro difficult Of Interpretation. 1t was
some time before the student was salts
fed with her efforts She inferred from
it that some one was ordered to connect
with some ono oise She knew that tho
Confederate generals feared that Burn
side might connect with Rosecrans. So
it WIS probable that Burton meant
Burnside, who was at Knoxville, and
that he had been ordered to connect
with Rosecrans' left "as soon as possi
BILE. " The remaining words evidently
meant, Burnside also tirooted to re.
port his movements to you
'This is 10 less important than the
other" mused Miss Baggs "It is olcal
from both that Roseorans has perempto