The Newtown bee., 1896-05-22
NUMBER 24.

. own leisure time with Dan. The young hor2cman, however, had a more serious object in view than either his father or any of his friends suspected. For a cou- pie of years past Harry had begun to de- sire an education. His advantages were
 limited to three or four months in the public school each winter. His father could not well afford to spare him from the farm In summer and the outlook was not very promising, unless Harry could find some way to help himself. After his successes with Dan and other raw colts, and also several vicious horses that had been brought to him, an idea of doing something on his own account began to take on shape and color in his mind. He was a dear lover of horses, and he had now acquired some degree of corh- dence in his ability to handle them. Why could he not employ his horse-lore to work his way through school: If he could have Dan With him to exhibit wherever he vent, there would be no diff iCulty in getting business, as his experi- ence in his own neighborhOod was now proving. This was the thought that had taken possession of Harry's mind, and gave a new meaning and a character of steady persistence to an undertaking that had been begun, IS he expressed it, flor the fun of the thing"
 But an event now occurred which threatened to spoil hj= calculations. The war for the ni0n WAS raging, and Mary
 land had become the theater of great events. Powerful armies and various ralding parties traycrsed the state from side to side. \ detachment of the rebel General Early troops, commanded by General MrCausIand shot like an arrow out of the Shenandoah Valley, crossed the ~CAte of Maryland at its narrowest point, and burned the city of Chambers burg in peursy lvarta. Driven by the niOn forces under General Averil out of the latter state. thty turned westward and followed rho national turnpike 10 the vicinity Of Cumbc-Ard, Md. General Kelley, commanding the post at Cumber-
 land. marched his fu1ye out Of town and took a good position a55ut three miles to the eastward. Here he was attacked by MgCausIand about the middle of the af- tcrnoon. The fight las.cd until darkness put an end to it. The rebels retreated in the night, and made their escape across the Potomac into Nirg gnia the next morn ing.
 In the retreat they passed over MT SIagle's farm, and d.j not hesitate to help themselves s-o all the horses that could be found in their route. Mr Slagle and Harry were compelled to witness the torclble entry of their stable and see all their horses, including Dan. .hurriedly led away; but there was TO use in attempt ing to resist several thousand soldiers. Indeed the Singles and their neighbors, after the excitement was all oyer. con- graduated one another that their losses were no greater, and that no personal harm lad been done to any of them.
 But 1t was a bitter grief 10 Harry to have .o give up his co--. He had good cry over 1t, and found himself unable to sleep the rest of the night, or take any comfort in any way. He obtained his fathers permission to )ip party of the acighb0rs the next morning in following up the route of the rccrcating army, in the hope that some of the horses might have broken away from their captors in the darkness of the night, and might yet be recovered. The party took the wind
 ing, mountain road over which the rebels had gone, and reaching the nights above the river in time to witness the cross- irg of the rear guard. They were disap- pointed. however, in the object of their search The Confeder4tes needed horses too badly to keep careless watch over those that had once come into their pos session.
 After resting a while the party pre- pared to retrace their steps. They would scatter through the hills, they said, and keep a lookout in different directions; but they had little hope of recovering any of the horses.
 Harry declined to returned with the rest. He had an uncle. his mothers brother, living several miles up the South Branch Valley. It was evident that the raiders were retreatiDg in that direction. He would pay his uncle's people visit, he said, and see what harm the rebels had done chem. He tried to persuade some of the party to go with him, but without success.
 "I'm as near to the Johnries now as want to be, said one of them, and this remark was echoed by the others.
 Harry had little difficulty in crossing the river at the fording place, He took of his shoes and stockings and rolled up his trousers, and thus escaped with only a slight wettiDg. He pushed on as fast as he could over the road, which had be- come quite familiar to him in his frequent visits to his Uncle Schneider. People who had been frightened from their homes by the approach of the raiders were now returning. 4 number of men and boys fell into company with Harry, and presently they caught sight of the column, which had halted. The soldiers were preparing to go into camp. Men who had been either marching or fighting for twenty. four hours continuously were badly faded and needed rest.
 Halt! You can't go in here," cried 8 sentinel as Harry, tho with 6 beating heart, attempted to pass the picket post into the camp.
 My uncle's folks live on the next farm
 above, and want to see them" said Harry.
 "Can't help it, replied the soldier;
 "you can't see them to-day; you'd better l on hack