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much more serious than it would have
been on any other part of the line. One
or two men were killed and several
wounded, myself among the latter, a
fragment having struck my under jaw,
BADLY sHATTERING 1T.
Seeing / was seriously hurt, the Lieu
tenant commanding ordered me to the
rear.
At this time the enemy had run out
a battery of artillery on our left flank,
and about the time | started to the rear
they opened a heavy enflading fire.
As ran back / thought every gun was
aimed at me. They fired three volleys
before ] reached cover. / could hear
and feel the wind Of the missiles as they
swept by me. 1t was great wonder L
escaped.
A cavalryman who was one of the
provost-guard came out from his cover
behind hill to investigate me, but the
fire Of the battery was too heavy for
him, and he gave up the attempt. L
passed Gen. Burnside at his Headquar-
tiers, which was large house. Just
then the battery began to send him
their compliments, but the General soon
checked that by bringing squad of
about 800 prisoners in view. The artil-
lerymen soon turned their guns III
another direction.
| found an ambulance at the river,
and by this time | had become so weak
from loss Of blood ! could hardly walk.
The ambulance carried me to the divis-
ion field hospital, which was established
at large plantation. All the build
ings were occupied by the Surgeons, and
all sorts Of contrivances were improvlsed
to protect the wounded, who were
obliged to stay out of doors, from the
rain. A newspaper reporter was at the
gate, who took the name, rank, and
regiment Of all who came. Soon the
men began to come in
AMBULANCE LOADS
and on foot, until it seemed a greater
part OF the corps was wounded and
getting to the hospital. Among them
were many Of my regiment.
1t begun TO grow dark. The Surgeons
were working like beavers by the light
of fickering candles. The legs and arms
they were amputating accumulated in
piles. The grounds were covered with
wounded men, groaning, swearing, de-
lirious. A noticeable thing was that all
who were brought out Of the Surgeons
quarters were very still; choloform is
a good quoting agent.
In the morning many who had been
operated upon were found dead. |
shall never forget the horrors of that
night in the field hospital. As soon as
it could be got ready, an ambulance
train was loaded with those who could
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"But why the deuce don't you have her
turned on, ," cried Ranford, vehemently.
" No, Mark" replied the other, with fierce
decision " have pisted my will against
hers; and, call it obstinacy, perverSity-
any thing YOU like, but / won't bulge from
that This thing is bound TO run its course
nov, and will last until one or other of Us
caves in"
Well, Peter, if I were in your place,
I'd be long sorry to risk my life in this way,
merely for The sake of spiting woman"
Perhaps so; but, Ny dear fellow. there
are no two OF us alike. After all, you must
remember, Mark, it was by my hand her
lover met his death-thOugh it was done in
self-defense-sand | won't deprive her OF the
chance of requitiug me for it, If she can. /
can pretty well defy her so long as | stick TO
the lions only; I've got such hold over the
brutes by this time that feel fairly at home
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again. tore up and down the bank, shout
| inr for help. hut there wasn't soul within
| hearing. ] stood still to listen for cry
from the drowning man. The only sound
! that reached my ears was the rushing and
gurgling of the water.
Il gave up the search at last, and went
| home considerably sobered The rest OF
that night / sat in my room thinking the
| matter out. came to the conclusion there
was nothing to be gained by making fuss
| over II, and determined to keep my own
| counsel.
| "a day or two later the girl turned up at
| the show, and began to make inquiries about
Vallard. One evening | happened TO meet
| her; she stopped and looked at me-and
upon my word, Mark, | never got worse
look from any of those savage brutes over
there 1 believe she partly guessed that l
had hand in her lovers disappearance.
Shortly after that we went on tour, and
was beginning to think had got out of the
mess uncommonly well. / never heard of
Vallard's body being recovered; there was
no mention of the affair in the papers, aud
the whole thing seemed to have blown over
quietly.
"One night-it was at Huddersfeld, 1
remember-when went into the tent, ready
for my turn. the first person laid eyes on
was Florence Mayhem. What on earth
brought her there? l wondered. She was
standing in the front row, just like an ordi-
nary spectator, but it was easy to see by her
looks she had some special reason of her own
for being present. All the time l was III
the cage with the lions felt that those dark
eyes of hers were glued upon me. ] didn't
mind it much at first-ihought it was only
-,
sometimes take queer fancies into their
heads, you know, Mark.
But the very next night she was there
again, watching me like that black panther
did a while ago. The strange part of it was
she seemed anxious to avoid me the moment
my performance with the lions was over. L
couldn't for the life of me make out what
she was up TO; it worried me; and, to tell
the truth, Mark, didn't altogether like the
look of it.
I'VE moved on to another town. Well, /
was done with the girl now, at any rate, [
told myself. Not bit of it, She turned up
at the evening performance, went through
the same part, and disappeared. Next day
the show was at Staly ybridge; and Florence
Mayhem was there. too. Night after night.
no matter where we went, she came and
stood in front of the lions cage, never ad-
dressing word to anyone, but watching me
through the bars as if that was all she had
to live for.
"I tell you, Mark, her presence there
every night was begiBning to have queer
effect on me. 1t Was like that trick Of let
ting water drip onto your hand-you think
nothing of it at first you feel quite sure
you can stand it all right; but you cave in
mighty soon, for all that.
g / was getting to dread that girl, because
/ knew she had grudge against me; and
women generally have queer way of re-
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venging themselves. What she was driving
at, what her motive was in following me
about from town to town, was a constant
worry to me. To be haunted in this fashion,
without having the faintest notion of what
it meant, is bound to tell upon you in the
long run. / was completely in the dark !;
that was the worst of it,
when this sort OF thing had been going
on regularly week after week / felt that
must get at the bottom of IL somehow. /
sat down in the tent one night after the per-
formance was over, determined to puzzle
the matter out. Bit by bit l got at the
truth | understood the meaning of it all
now; / saw what that she-devil was up to.
Good heavens! Mark, it gave me q creepy
sort of feeling in spite of myself No one
but woman could have hit upon such an
extraordinary way of gratifying her malice,
and set about it in this cold blooded fashion"
what was it?n demanded Radford, with
an eagerness which showed deep interest
in Farrelli's singular story.
Just this: | needn't tell you that when
a man steps in among the lions he requires
to have all his wits about him. 1t is tick
Iish business, no matter what people may
say. Your eyes must be in each corner of
the cage at the same time, watching every
twist and turn of the brutes. If your atten-
tion should be drawn off for single instant
you are done for! And that is what the
woman was trying to do!"
lie got off the WALL took his friend by The
arm, and the two began pacing slowly up
and down.
If you had known her, Mark" he went
on, thoughfully, "you wouldn't wonder at
her doing thing of this kind. You see, it
was an easy way of seeking to revenge her
self upon me; all she had to do was to
watch aud wait She must have felt that the
very fact of keeping her eyes steadily fixed
upon me night after night was bound to
take effect sooner or later. And she was
right. More than once / caught myself on
the very point of looking round at her. l
had to fight against the impulse; it was
dragging at me from the moment l entered
the cage-and every night it seemed to be
growing stronger"
What did you do to get rid of her?"
Nothing. At first, in u sudden burst of
rage, made up my mind to wait for her out
side the tent the next evening, and strangle
her on the spot Then something prompted
me to fight 1t out with her, and not give her
the satisfaction of knowing that she had got
the better of me in any way. / have stuck
to that ever since; and this silent, deadly
struggle is still going on between that
woman and myself. How it will end, God
only knows"
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SCATTERING ITS FRAGMENTS UPON Us.
not walk, and started for Fredericks-
burg, accompanied by those of the
wounded strong enough to travel on
foot. We soon struck the plank-road,
from which the planks had been re-
moved except every third one. There
was, owing to the heavy rains, no way
for the ambulances except over this road.
The mud was so deep it was almost i'm
possible to travel, and the sufferings of
the poor fellows who had to ride were
terrible.
At Fredericksburg We took possession
# the buildings that were best adapted
for hospital use, and proceeded to make
ourselves as comfortable as possible.
The next dav we were notified that all
who could walk should start for Belle
Plain, distance Of 10 miles, where we
would find transportation for Washing
ton. All who were able were soon on the
way. Those whose feet and legs were
good soon distanced the others, and in a
short time the men were
STRUNG OUT FOR MILES.
Within mile Of our destination several
thousand prisoners were corraled In a
depression in the ground and guarded
by several batteries of artillery and a
regiment Of infantry. The guns were
loaded with grape and canister and the
gunaers at their posts, ready to send
death into the mass if an attempt should
be made at q revolt.
On arriving at Belle Plain / found
the Sanitary and Christian Commissions
agents had established depots for the re-
lief Of the wounded. Coffee, tea, milk
punch were there for the comfort of the
inner man, besides shirts, stockings,
bandages and supplies of all kinds.
Nurses dressed the wounds of the men.
As soon as we were provided for we
were directed TO two steamers at the end
Of long wharf.
On our arrival at Washington there
awaited us short ride in the ambulance
to Lincoln Hospital, a bath, clean
clothes, clean bed and long-needed
rest.
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Stedmans world famed Hippodrome and
Menagerie (which, as might be gathered
from the flaTing posters that enllvened all
the dead-walls OF the town, had been pat
ronized by several of the crowred heads oi
Europe) was about TO honor Littlethorpe
with visit. Not that, in an ordinary way,
the proprietor of this regal show would
have deemed Littlethorpe worthy of such a
distinction: but, rs he took care 10 give out,
it was a convenient halting-place between
two important ceDters. Therefore, with the
triple object Of resting his horses, holding a
couple of full-dress Iehearsals, and aifording
the inhabitants a treat OF lifetime, he de-
cided upon one-day's solourn. On their
part, the public in general displayed a due
appreciation of his laudable intentions, and
prepared to accord the show voclier0us
welcome.
& In The early hours Of the morning, the
great, cumbroas wagons, plentifuliy be-
grimed with mud, rumbled through the
streets, and filed off one hy ore toward the
market-place. The faded pictorial embel-
lishments which adorned the sides, repre-
senting rderless horses careering through
the air. and ladies-whose fantastic garb
somewhat reminded one Of the natural char
acterstics of an osiTcb-alighting on the
bare backs of the fiery steeds, evoked much
wondering comment among those who wit
messed the procession from the nelghboEing
windows.
By 10 o'clock two enormous tents, one
circular, the other oblong, were struggling
TO maintain their upright position IN the
face of pretty stiff breeze, which threat
ened every moment to level them 10 the
ground. Strings of horses, spotted and
speckled like the patriarch Jacobs kline,
were led down to the river, followed by an
enthusiastic and admiring crowd. The mem
bers of the equestrian troupe wandered off
through the town in search of breakfast (;
and, judging by the roar after roar that
came from the geological section of the
show, an erstwhiIe king of the forest was
clamoring loudly for his.
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TO argue the matter out. While 1 stood
watching them, saw Vallard raise his hand
to strike the girl. My blood boiled, Mark
the next second l was at his side, and flung
him on the fat of his back in the mud. He
got up and went for me furiously We had
q stand-up fight; and--well, he came of
second best as we say in Ireland
When it was all,over / turned towards
the girl, half expecting she would throw her
self into my arms or something of that sort.
She gave me lOok--you should have seen
it, Mark-and flew ut me like tigress.
Good heavens! l little guessed what a
demon was in that woman! She screamed
with passion she tore al me savagely, and
shouted that / had killed her sweetheart. /
shook her of, and lett them to square mat
ters up between themselves.
"I took smart turn of mile or two
along by the river, for / felt bit ruffled,
and wanted to walk it off. / was coming
back slowly, not minding much how went,
when l came upon huge pile of timber
stacked up on the bank. Just as 1 passed,
a man sprang out upon me with knife in
his hand. 1t was dVallard. He made a
savage blow at me, but | managed to twist
myself ont OF the way in the nick of time,
and let him have heavy highlander in
return.
He dropped The knife and reeled back
as if half stunned. His heel caught in q
stray 10y; he tried hard to keep his feet,
clawing the air with his hands as his body
swayed out over the brink. Then, before
could reach him, down he went into the
river!
1 rushed TO the side and peered over.
He must have gone to the bottom like 1.
stone, or else the current whipped him away
out Of sight, for / never set eyes on him
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terial at hand, we were soon in good
shape to receive the enemy, in case he
should attempt TO attack us. After get
ting fixed, the time hung heavy on our
hands All sorts Of reports came to US.
We heard firing away to our right, and
speculation was INDUCED in as to what
the result was.
My company was put upon the picket
line with instructions to remain one hour,
then retire. This was at o'clock. The
line was very strong. The intervals be-
tween the men were but two yards. We
lay down, and with the loose stone built
something like protection for ourselves.
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OUR FLAG.
By c. N. HrADtEr. ruoKrnrox. N. ..

Then hoist orr flag. The starry hag.
And spread its coIors to the breeze;
Der hill and dale. and mountain crag,
And proudly on the mighty breeze
For sixty million souls II waves,
And decks my riad soldiers graves.
Our flag, our hsg. an emblem thts
OF Liberty and Freedoms causs.
Thousands in desth have deemed Il bllss
To die for right and righteous laws.
For sixty million souls Il waves
And q ck5 full many a patriots grave,
Beneath its folds in battle strife,
Amidst the roar OF shot and she'll.
From sabsr's thrust and dangers rife
Our soldier boys 10 proud devotion helE.
For sixty million souls it waves,
An emblem still for unknown graves.
Before our flag che tyrant foes
Were driven from our glorious shores
From everywhere the patriots rose.
And chose in place Of slavery-war.
For sixty million souls it waves
An emblem fit for patriots graves
When trsitorous hearts in rage and boass
Tore from its place our emblem down,
There sprang mt once n mighty host
There came an awful Natioa's frown.
For sixty million souls il waves,
An emblem meet for patriots graves
War; war' was heard on every hand
The cruel strife OF death was long
And crimsoned was our native land
With blood, and hushed our joyous song.
Fer sixty million souls it waves
An emblem true for patriots graves.
Our soldier boys. brave. staneb, and true.
Followed our fag whereer 10 Iedt
And meath the red, the white the blue
They bled and fought and fought and blsd.
For sixty million souls it waves.
And rests on many q soldiers grave.
AT last At lastt The battles csased--
The smoke and carnage cleared away;
Through tears there came the shout OF - Psa1a
Through darkness came n ftirsF day.
For sixty million souls il waves
And decks the known and unknown graves.
At dawn our flag our starry fac.
Was proudly floating to the breexe:
On bill and dale. and mountain erag,
Ger cities towns. on mighty seas.
For sixty million souls it waves
And decks full many a soldiers graye.
Thank God. that peace, sweet peace Is ours
Aud pray that thus it ever be:
That ever DER this land Of flowers
Or waving fields. DER lake and sea
For sixty million souls it waves
Protecting known and unknown graves.
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back, connecting with the next line in
the rear 80 forming lire to protect
the left flank. The artillery soon came
into play Oh both sides, and for time
the cannonading was terrific. At first
the enemy were sending their missiles
over and beyond US, but they soon got our
range and exploded their shells directly
over us We were lying down, and
becoming tired Of hugging the ground SO
close, ] had partly raised myself, and was
watching the effects of the connonade,
when a shell exploded in our immediate
front, scattering its fragments upon us
We were lying in the angle formed by
the front and flank lines, and in conse-
quence a larger space was occupied by
the men, The effect of the shell was
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IN MEMoRIAM-A sTRAGGLER OF ,os

By ALBERT c. HoPgISs, HOT sPRIsGs, {. D.
Beside the line of-narch of '62
find lonely, aunken grave, unmarked;
Yet well know the soldier sleeping here;
A comrAde brave any hero dead
Or living fooi-sore. weary. fallen out
With leave; at rest SO well lie hoars nc sound
oIulIing Summer wind=. nor 6ercest shrek
OF the November blast.
No glory Of
A bloody field is round about him. but
The grass grows green. and graceful trees sill WOO
The breeze To music whose sweet words are " Resi-
Brave eomTAde. sleep aud rest" Aud still, above
The drihihg SHOWS. the Winter winds shout,
"Nicturyl"
Ills monument is highest I'm all hearts;
His fame - bright with laurel for nIl TINA
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Tt was very still. A little creek ran along
In front of us, and we were told the
enemy was Just on the other side; the
brush was very thick, and we could see
nothing. The men were very anxious.
They all knew that at the expiration Of
one hour we were to fall back What
did it mean? Some thought we were
left to give the alarm of an advance and
be gobbled by the enemy.
As | passed along the line anxious
INQUIRIES as to the time were made.
The Lieutenant was as much concerned
as anv of us, and to relieve the suspense
would have been glad to give the order
to retire, but he was too good soldier
to shorten the time one minute.
THE EXCITEMENT BECAME INTENSE
We watched the banks of the creek
opposite, expecting every moment to see
the enemy burst through the brush on a
rapid advance. But to our relief none
came, and when the time had expired
the company was deployed as skirmishers
and marched back over the ground we
had occupied.
We found the regiment had gone.
We passed where there had been some
fighting the day before, and found de-
tails Of men breaking up the guns scat
tered over the place. They would grasp
them by the stock and strike the muzzle
upon the ground, breaking them at the
small Of the stock.
This was an indication that we were
abandoning the ground. We moved to
the river, and crossing over found our
regiment just preparing to 60 into camp.
We Joined, and made coffee, which, with
some hardtack, we managed to get quite
supper.
1t began TO rain soon after getting
well fixed for sleep, and the ground
soon became a mudhole. 1t rained all
night, and the next morning we moved
over the same ground we had occupied
the day before, across the creek, where
We had been on picket, and over the
enemy's temporary works, which they
deserted as we advanced, and into a
large field.
The corps was formed in this field in
column of divisions, there being three
divisions. There were three lines-of- bat
tie, which presented a
MAGNIFICENT SIGHT.
Our position was in the first line, on the
extreme left, which was on the highest
point in the field, and which gave Us the
opportunity to see every organization in
the formation. Regiments, brigades, and
divisions were formed as prescribed by
Casey's Tactics. The bright colors Of
the flags and the uniforms Of the gen
eral officers and their stats, and the
long lines Of men, were spread out like
a grand panorama before US. j think
Gen. Casey would have been highly
gratified to see the beautiful picture his
system Of tactical formation produced
that day.
The action opened by our skirmishers,
who encountered the enemy in the woods
IN our front. Three companies on the
left of each line-of-battle were thrown
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