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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-05

little trouble in ascertaining that his
headquarters were in the - residence
In West jackson, and before many min
utes had passed was at the front gate
of the place, where, to my great sur
prise, / found no guards to check my
progress. The house was quiet and un-
lighted, so far as l could discern.
somewhat puzzled, l paused for a min
ute or two and said to myself: Surely,
this is not the headquarters of great
United States army"
But seeing no one to inquire OF l
opened the gate, went up to the house
and onto the porch. For some minutes
| stood there listening. But heard no
sound within, nor was there any guard
to challenge my intrusion. Through a
shaded transom caught the reflection
of light. l tried the hall door, found
it ajar, pushed it open and stepped in
side. The place was silent--there was
nothing to indicate occupancy by the
military.
81 have come to the wrong house."
said. But observing dim light was re-
flected through the half open door of a
room opening into the hall ] advanced
and entered the apartment. 1t had but
o single occupant. He was sleeping up
on lounge, and my steps aroused him
He turned over and looked at me.
"What do you want?" he demanded
81 want to see Gen. w. 7. Sherman
"I'm Gen. Sherman. What do you
want?"
explained as briefly as possible. He
said shortly in substance that his or
ders were to spare the factory, and they
would be obeyed. He said that ht
wanted to go to sleep. He stretched
himself and shut his eyes, and walked
out and returned uptown. A few hours
later the factory was in ashes.
"And you say that Gen. Sherman hac
no bodyguards?"
81 say that l entered his bedroom ant
left it without being challenged-iI
fact, without meeting soul except thu
general himself"
This remarkable incident was told il
Green's bank, and the narrator wai
Joshua Green, its founder and presi
dent,-Henry Clay FairnSn, in Sunny
South.
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SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardick, Just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources, after
stating his case to one Houthwlck, ship
master, is shipped as second mate on the
Industry, bound for Havana. Mr.. Tym,
the supercargo, describes a sail, The strange
vessel gives chase, but is disabled by the
Xndustry's guns In the fray one of the
crew is killed and Houthwick is seen to fall.
The captain is found to be dead but the In
-dustry is little damaged. Sellinger, first
mate, takes charge and puts into Sidmouth
TO secure new mate. Several da! later,
when well out to sea, an English merchant
man is met, whose captain has letter ad-
dressed TO jeremiah Hope, at Havana
The crew OF the vessel tell strange tales
of the buccaneer Morgan, who Is sailing
under the kings commission TO take rama
ma One night little later, the Englsh
vessel having proceeded on her course,
bit of paper is slipped into Ardicks hand
by one Of the sailors This Is found to be
warming of a mutiny plot headed by Pra-
.dey. the ne wmate. Ardick consults Mt
Tym. They resolve to secure the mate, but
Pradey, eavesdropping in the cabin makes
through the door and arouses the crew.
Can't. Sellinger joins Ardick and lynn. The
crew break through the now barricaded
door, but are forced to retire, having lost
seven of their number. Finding them
selves now too short-handed to manage the
boat, Pradey decides to scuttle and desert
the vessel taking his men Off in the only
available boat. The captain, supercargo
and second mate soon discover their plight,
but hastily constructing raft get away
lust before their vessel sinks.
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CHAPTER VIII.
OF OUR RECEPTION ON THE SPANISH
SHIP. .-IH

OF OUR RECEPTION ON THE SPANISH
SHIP. .-lr
l saw that this was the case, and
likewise feared that he might be of
that cruel or indifferent sort that
would leave us in the lurch If VIE failed.
Wherefore let fall the talk with him
and hurriedly told the Others how the
matter stood. The ship was not dead to
windward, but in the course she was
now travelling stood to pass us about
40 or so yards to the south, and it was
to cover this gap that we must row.
We fell to it, though it was but poor
piece of work, the raft being so clumsy,
and at last drew pretty nigh the ships
bow. 1t was rising and falling at great
heights above us, but seaman ap-
peared on the boltsprit, and at the
right moment cast us line. caught
it and made it fast, and we quickly
warped as near as we dared to the
lofty side. The bulwark above us was
now black with heads, and dark fel-
low in kind of Dutch rig raised him
self on the rail, and from there direct
ed us how to proceed. The fore chains
were too nearly under the towering
house of a foredeck to serve our turn,
and the captain seemed too Indifferent
to put over a adder, wherefore we
were presently drawn along till we
were near amidships, where, indeed, we
might make shift to scramble up. This
we did, first tying on our backs such
articles Of value as we cared 20 pre-
serve, and when we were over the side
the raft was cast adrift. We then put
down our burdens, and with no little
interest and anxiety fetched lcpk
about us.
may have been a bit confused for
a moment, for l find got nothing that
sticks in my memory in that first
glance. But presently l bring back a
crowded deck, most OF the faces being
dark, and some persons in handsome
attire standing little way from the
companion, ~nd FOR general suNound-
| ings a short, flush waist Of the ship,
poop and foredeck like little castles,
and overhead a great but not overneat
and shipmanlike spread Of spars and
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STORY OF GEN. SHERMAN.
A Southern Mans Singular Interview
at Jackson, Miss., During
the War.

Yes, Joseph E. Johnson had crossed
Pearl river on his retreat to the east,
and it was known that Sherman would
eyacuate jackson and pursue him as
soon as possible. With great difficulty
had secured from the federal au-
thorities the assurance that my cotton
factory would not be burned, but on the
night when the evacuation was in prog
ress 1 learned from reliable sources
that change had been made in the or
der, and that the torch was likely to be
applied to the property at any mo-
ment.
Iresolyed to seek an immediate inter-
view with Gen. Sherman himself, en-
tertaining, however, but slender hopes,
especially at such an untimely hour
for it was past midnight-of reaching
the presence of the federal chief. / had
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put down her helm, and, with her long
broadside swung around, came drift
ing down upon us.
A man in dark attire, with a trumpet
in his hand, climbed a few feet up the
main rigging.
Now we shall know what nation she
is" said Capt. Sellinger; but from
that steepie of poop and the poor
awkward ordering of those yards she
SHOULD be Spanish"
So, indeed, it seemed to prove. The
man presently hailed, and the speech
was Spanish.
Raft shoy!"
BOARD the ship!" beloved back
the captain. Nay, but I can go no
further" he said, with laugh. 81 have
scarce any Spanish. Do you finish the
business"
He addressed me, and I sprang up
and stood in his room. The ship had
rapidly drifted down and was already
within q hundred or a hundred and
fifty yards. The man in the rigging
shouted: "If you would board us, take
to your oars. Be speedy, or you will
fall short" s,.-.
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can scarce be above four or five miles
away, and so she does not change her
course should fetch up to us within an
hourl"
l could not restrain step or two of
a sailors shuttle at this, so great was
my delight. and Mr.. Tym smiled,
"Let us have down the SAIL" pur-
sued the captain, "for now it does us
no good, and puts US to the labor OF
steering"
l perceived with this that the wind
had indeed hauled much to the north,
and was therefore driving US contin-
ually to leeward. 1 jumped to the
sail and shut it up to the mast and
whipped the sheet round it. By this
time quite sharp airs were blowing,
and the heads of the seas had come up
in q sort to fling the spray in small
showers over us. We did not much
heed this, and-drew together in the
middle of the raft, and while we kept
an eve out for the ship, continued our
discourse.
81 mistrust she is Spaniard," said
the captain. "She may well come from
the Florida coast"
81 wish you might be wrong" said |.
"for the Spanish have no love for us at
this time. There has been too much
doing by the buccaneers"
"Yet we could speak them fair," said
Mr.. Tym, "and if pushed TO it COM
pound with them in some small man
ner of ransom. could raise a sum,
given little time"
Marry" said l, quite with light
heart, for the prospect of escape had
flown like wine into my head, 81 am
for them, ransom or no ransom. Bet
ter living slave than dead sailor"
We continued to use the glass by
turns and to discuss the thing, till at
last we had raised the ship to her hull.
She was standing fairly toward us, all
her sails, including topgallant sails,
spread, and looked to be large, light
floating craft.
"She has bow ports" said the cap
tain, who had the glass, Though they
are scarce visible, as she is painted
Nay, but we must lose no more time
let her be what she may. Take q
piece of this canvas, Master Ardick
and display it from the mast"
speedily had distress flag flying
"She sees us!" sried Mr.. Tym, who
had the glass. There is line o.
heads along the forward bulwarks''
he went on, land fellow with tele'
scope is climbing the fore rigging"
She came along fast, her yards al
but square, and studding sails hung
out aloft. Her tall bows sent up g
great boiling of white, which shearec
smoothly right and left as she came
nearer, though with many plumes o.
spray, and in this gallant style she
stormed down till, at last, being bu
a gunshot off, she clewed up some sail
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when they were all slowed away it was
motley-looking procession, | can as
sure you. Even the sound of farewells
and the sight of weeping eyes could not
blind us to the humorous aspect of the
scene. You must remember that we
were all pretty young fellows in 1863.
The civil war was fought by men whose
average age was only 23. Well, we
made our way slowly amidst tears and
laughter to Rodney,where we embarked
for Vicksburg. Upon arriving here the
young women were taken before the
provost marshal, who put them on pa
role, confning them 20 the limits of
the city. Most of them had friends in
town with whom they chose to remain,
and suitable quarters were found Tor
the rest.
The reason for the whole transaction
then transpired. 1t seemed that some
northern young women school-teachers
had been taken prisoners by the con-
federates, and were at that moment in
their camps, where they were forced to
wash and mend for the soldiers and per-
form other menial services. These con-
federate young women were, therefore,
to be held as hostages until the north
ern women were released. There was
little delay in the exchange, and we had
our fair visitors in Vicksburg only so
days. They were, however, very gay,
delightful days. Yankee officers and
confederate maidens intermingled So
cially, and the acquaintance so rudely
forced upon the beautiful southPrners
proved, in some instances, mutual
pleasure. could, indeed, point to more
than one romantic marriage that was
the direct outcome of our raid upon
Fort Gibson.-St. Louis Globe-Demo'
crat.
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Lnm on the G. A. II. hinton.

The veterans in California have sue
ceeded in securing the passage of a law
by the legislature making it a misde-
meanor to wear a badge or button of
the Grand Army of the Republic unless
entitled 10 do SO. They have also had a
bill passed to prevent the desecration of
the flag by printing thereon or attach
ing thereto any advertisement of any
uature.-N. Y. Sun.
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Humor ON the battlefield.

The disposition to look on the humor-
GUS side of lfe-or death-never for
sock the soldier. One man in hospital
who had lost three fingers held up the
MANNED member and sorrowfully re-
GREETED that he never could hold a full
hand again 1t was a confederate
guerrilla who comforted himself while
lying on his hospital cot with the refiec-
tion: 81 reckon ] killed as many Of
them as they did Of me detroit Free
Press.
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Lowdown-I hold that one man ii
just as good as another. Now, why do
you object to my society? Isit because
of my poverty?
Highup-No, sir.
Because of my nationality"
"No, sir"
Because of my religion?"
"No, sir"
"Then why2"
Because you smell bad."-N. Y
Weekly.
The silver star., 1899-04-20
w,lh.ln... .na w...p.. WORE.

A most interesting, and for Holland,
unique exhibition. was opened at the
hague in connection with Wilhel-
mina's inauguration. and was viewed
with sympathetic interest by her.
women and their Work" is the name
borne by this exhibit. which 1t is said
may be OF large results. It was plan
ned and carried out In all its details.
by Dutchwomen. the woman editor of
Dutch magazine being leader. The
carrying and wheeling Of burnt and
moulded bricks is done by women In
Holland. and woman sculptor show
ed this In a piece Of statuary. There
were pictures showing fish wives and
women engaged In oyster culture; and
there was a real woman shoemaker
making shoes and providing thereby
for her babies. A Tristan straw-mat-
platter sat busy at her trade In coxy
little kitchen. A lot Of rosy. merry
lassies were engaged In weaving the
beautiful carpets for which Holland Is
famous. their peculiar methods of pul-
ling the levers resembling vigorous
ana graceful gymnastics. Diamond
cutting was illustrated and number
less forms Of industry. There was also
congress Of mothers. at which moth
ers and educators met and talked over
music. nursing. physical culture. edu-
cation. work. morals. religion. etc.
This was one Of the most Interesting
ana best patronized features Of the In
auguration week. The results Of the
exhibition arc beginning to show in
many ways that the young queens ad-
vent 10 to have u marked influence It
ID believed on the work Of Dutch
women.
The silver star., 1899-04-20
FAIrHFuLNEss REWARDED.

The Heppner. Oregon, Gazette tells
a story Of dogs double devotion,
which will tend to increase the re-
gard OF all lovers of dogs for those
faithful creatures. Mr.. James Kinney,
the chief shepherd of the fiocks of Mr..
Thomas Quade. had occasion lately to
change camp from the mountain-range
to his feeding grounds. The distance
was three miles. One of the collies
mad at the range litter of five pup
pies. seventeen days old, which, as she
was needed in the drive, she had to
leave behind. The first night, as soon
as the sheep were folded at the feed
ing ground and her responsibilities
over. she went straight back through
driving snowstorm to her young and
spent the night with them. Next morn
ing. however. true to her master, she
was at the corral bright and early for
her duties. She remained all day,
guarding and herding the sheep, and
at nightfall started back to her babies
This continued for eleven days. On
the morning OF the twelfth day the
dog was late at the corral. and Mr..
Kinney felt some uneasiness about her
After time she appeared. bringing
one Of her pups. which had now grown
to considerable size, in her mouth.
She had struggled all the three miles
with 1t. over rough road. 1t was evi-
IDENTIFY her intention to bring the pups
oil up to the corral. one at a time,
without sacrificing any of her time
with the sheep. Somewhat conscience
stricken at his neglect Of the litter so
far. Mr.. Kinney hitched up a wagon
and went to the range after them. He
secured them all. and gave them and
their mother warm nest close to the
hearth In the farmhouse.
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they received SO much newspaper at
tention that their father was annoyed.
but Mr.. Croker says that the reason
was that the boys were run down,
and he wanted to take them abroad
with him.
After returning TO this country the
boys wers sent to Brown University,
and there, us In other colleges they
attended. they were received as good
students. Richard was regarded as
one of the best full backs that Brown
ever had on its varsity eleven. He
played center field on the varsity ball
team and Frank played first base.
Although they are now busy with
business interests, they are both de-
voting two hours day to the study
Of law, and intend to attend special
lecture courses at the New York Law
School together. They say that they
do not expect to practice law. but both
want to gain admittance to the bar
and to possess all the legal knowl-
edge which they may need in conduct
ing their business affairs.
The silver star., 1899-04-20
DICK CR0KER's BOYS.
WILL SOON BID FOR FAT CON-
TRACTS.
Richard Wants . Quarry ne ia Also
Studying Eisctricity, and both of the
Boys Arc Reading Law-FranE In =
Ruiidinx Concern.
(New York Letterl

While Richard Croker is industri-
ously engaged in the task Of oversee
ig the government Of the city of New
York, his two eldest sons, Richard
and Francis H., 20 and 20 years old, re.
spectively. have started in to carve out
their fortunes on more prosaic lines.
Mr.. Croker's associations abroad ev-
identity have not caused him to frown
upon "tradey' for, although 1t was his
desire that one II not both OF his big
boys should enter the law, yet when
he found their leaning was toward
business, he brought them back from
college. told them to go ahead, and
said that he would stand back OF them.
So now young Richard is in Pitts
burg with the Westinghouse company,
where he Is making study of cleo
tricity, not with q view to becoming
an expert, but simply so as to get suf-
ficient knowledge to be of advantage
to him in the business he intends to
follow. What the general line OF that
The silver star., 1899-04-20
HIS OLD YELLOW ALMANAC.

I left the farm when mother died. and
changeu my pace Of DIV elm
To uausmt-r Susie > stylish house. right
III Tie city street,
And there was tneia. before came. that
sCrt oil scared ALE Tenn
How would lind the tow n-fOlks' ways
so ditticuit TO meet.
They said I'D have no comfort In the
rustiin ixeo-up tnrong.
And I'd have 10 wear stim collars every
weekday right along.
l find take to city ways just like a duck
i like the racket and the noise, and
never tire of shows;
And there's no end of comfort In the man.
sion OF my daughter.
money freely flows:
And hired help il all about. just iistenin'
But / miss the yellow almanac from of
my kitchen wall.
The house Is full of calendars from attic
to the cellar:
fancy-like to see.
But just In this particular I'm not mod
And the yeliow-covered almanac is good
enough for me;
I'm used to 1t. I've seen it round from
boyhood to old age.
And rather like the jokin' at the bottom
of each page.
! like the way the 81 stood out TO show
the weeks beginnin'
un these new,fangled calendars the
days seemed sort of mixed)
And the man upon the cover. though he
was MT exactly winnin'
With lungs and liver all exposed, still
showing how We are fixed.
And the letters. credentials that was writ
to Mr. Aver.
I've often, on rainy day. found readin'
very fair.
tried TO find ono recently; there want
one In the city
They toted out great calendars in every
sort of style:
/ looked at 'em in cold dsdain, and an
swered 'em in pity:
"I'd rather have my almanac than all
that costly pile"
And though I take to city life. I'm lone
some. after all,
For that old yellow almanac upon my
kitchen wall
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. in the Century.
The silver star., 1899-04-20
wor,d.. L.rss.. Paper MIL.

The capital stock Of the Great North
ern Paper Company has been Increased
from 100000 to $4,000 900. and has
been taken. says dispatch from Ban.
g0r. Me-. to the Boston Transcript.
Work on the company's new paper and
pulp mill at Millinocket. Aroostook
county. has already begun. 1t will be
the largest mill Of the kind in the
world. The mill will be supplied d.
rectly from the 100000 acres Of spruce
country already controlled by the COM
pany: these lands lie to the north Of
the site. The company has a grip ON
enough spruce to furnish full supply
for more than 30 years OF steady work.
During the winters OF 1S99-190O the
lumber crews will cut and
drive to the mill or to It's rail connec-
tions from 40.000.000 to $4,000. 1000 feet
Of spruce. In order that the stock may
be at hand for the beginning Of work
In tho summer Of 1900. In the erection
Of the mill and water-power $4,000, ,00o
will DO expended.
The silver star., 1899-04-20
REV. WALTER ELLIOTT. c. s. P.
ranch Of the community In San Fran
scO
oss,iss the ser,sssrs.

There was. not many years ago, in
Paris. well-known and brawny young
pan. Of rustic origin and OF very re-
igious turn. named Maximin, who,
hfter partial preparation for the priest
hood. changed his plans and studied
medicine. but did not relinquish any
LOT his religious ways Of life and
Thought. While . medical student. he
YVES one day dining in . cheap Par
|isian restaurant. when another stu.
dent. an abusive fellow, tried to pick n
quarrel with him.
Presuming ON his meekness, the
quarrelsoms young man announced his
Intention 70 strike Maximin, and the
latter. following the scriptural injunc-
ton. offered his cheek to be struck.
The student promptly struck the blow.
Aaximin then turned the other
cheek. and his torment0r struck that n
still harder blow. -If
Upon this Maximin graveiy rose.
Il have now" he said, fulfilled the
command os the gospel, and since you
have shown that the spirit Of II II lost
upon you. shall punish you for your
wicked presumption"
Thsreupon he proceeded TO hurl the
other out Of the door Of the restaurant.
shifting him hip and thigh % he did
20. His gcriptural msekness was not
further presumed upon by the imper.
tinent persons Of the quarter.
The silver star., 1899-04-20
SAVED HER cHlLDHooo.s rows

Near Annapolis, Ind, there lives A
lady seventy-one years old, Mrs. Eiiz-
abeth A. Seymour Conn, who has kept
almost everything that was given her
rom childhood's days. including toys
and innumerable collections Of varied
playthings; and her first baby dress
and cap. shoes and stockings. She
has library Of books that date back
hundreds OF years-many OF them 80
old that she keeps them wrapped in
muslin and cloth to prevent crumbling
TO dust. One book is Testament,
dated 1892. given to her by Naomi
Hale, OF Boston, sister OF Nathan Hale
sne has a teapot. ornamented with
characters OF the flood, which was used
by the revolutionary soldiers. A good
sized room is set apart as her museum !:
and here you find shells and pebbles
from every ocean, and flowers and
plumage Of birds from every cline
Ine walls are hung with paintings by
her own hand. some of them scenes
from recollection Of her childhood's
home. She gives much time. when
household duties are done. to painting
wild roses of the West and water lilies.
her eyesight is remarkable. her nerves
steady, and she spends long evenings
with her pencil and brush. She is
neat with the needle, and delights In
embroidery, tracing her own designs.
She Is an intelligent conversationalist
ana a constant reader. None of her
faculties are impaired. She can enter
tain one right royalty with past HIS
tory. She has way of looking on
the bright side of life, and always has