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misfortune. besides a disturbed nap.
seemed to he a torn cap and scratched
face, he soon wooed back the startled
goddess. | had enjoyed sleep for it's
quiet and rest but never before for mere
oblivion
When | returned to consciousness |
found the situation unchanged. except
that the list Of casualties had been
which was still as pitless and as con-
tinuous as before. II was almost start
ling to see on looking at the brick house.
the Meg Merrilies of the night before
standing at her threshold With the
same lost look of helpless horror that
her face had worn by candle light. she
gazed up and down our PROSTATE lines.
and the disenchantment of day and sun
shine failed to make her situation seem
in any way prosaic and commonplace.
The desolate part she had 10 play suited
we'll her saunt and witchlike features
Shading her eyes with her hand at last
as II to Danish a vision and call her
senses back to earth, she searched our
lines once more. then, with a hopeless
shake OF her head, she moved slowly
back into the dismal little tomb she was
forced to occupy. In which army was
her husband serving? Did she search
our lines ana the DEAD ranks for any
friend of hers? Was maternal anxiety
added to the physical terrors of her
forced solationo
Slowly the sun declined He had been
our friend all day, shining through the
December air with an autumn glow that
almost warmed the chill earth. but at
his last half-hour he seemed 10 hang
motionless In the western sky. His going
down would set us free. free from the
tre that was CALLING and decimating us
free from the fear of guns on the right
and advance from the front: free from
numbness. and constraint and irksome-
ness and free from the cold wet earth
Also it would bring us messengers from
the town to call back from the ex-
posed position and the field of dead
bodies. But he fingered and stood upon
the order of his going until it seemed as
if a Joshua of the Confederates had
caused him to stand still.
When at last the great disk stood
large and red, upon the horizon every
face was turned toward it. forgetting
constraint, thirst. tobacco and Confed-
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siderable portion of that day.
while the attacks upon the enemys cen
ter known as Maryes Heights '"here
stood the famous stone walD. were being
made. Gen George w. Getty. my division
commander and myself were on the roof
of the Slaughter house. high residence
at the lower end of the city. named after
its owner From this prominent position
our repeated repulses and the terrible
destruction Of the Union troops had been
witnessed.
At about half-past 5 o'clock the order
came for Gen. Getty's third division of
the 9th Corps to make an attack upon
that part Of the enemy's line to the lett
of where the principal attacks had oeen
made The order was obeyed. but not
until | had tried to induce Gen Getty
70 protest against its obedience and ths
further useless waste of life. The attack
Of our division closed a battle which was
one of the most disastrous defeats TO the
Union forces during the war Inc sac
ness which prevailed throughout the
whole army that night can neither De
described nor imagined. The surgeons
were the happiest Of all, for they were
80 busy that they had no time to think
of our terrible defeat.
About Q o'clock that evening l found
myself near a building situated upon
the main street of the town, where sew
eral of the generals of the right main
division commanded by Sumnert had as
sembled for the purpose of discussing the
attack to be made the next morning.
When / entered the room these offlcers
were looking at a map upon table,
showing the position OF the enemy
There were present Gems. Wilcox, Hum
phreys, Getty. Butterfield. Meade and
three or four others. They were serious
" discussing the proposed renewal or
the attack the next day as though IL
had been decided upon.
| listened until l was thoroughly lrr1-
tated because Of the ignorance displayed
In regard to our situa ton, and then ut
tered a solemn, earnest and emphatic
protest against even the consideration
of another attack. With a pencil l made
a rough drawing Of the first line then
occupied by the enemy, and also showed
a second positicr little TO the rear, TO
which they could fall back and make
strong stand in the event of their being
driven out of their first line. 1t did not
take long to convince these officers that
a second attack would probably end more
disastrously than the first, and they
united in a request that l should go at
once to try to persuade Burnside that
the attack ought not to be renewed.
1t was a cherries ride in the wet and
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crate fire. in the eagerness to see the end
of a day that had brought us n new ex-
perience of a soldiers life and lad COM
bined the dangers of a battlefield and
the discomfort Of . winters bivouac with
many new horrors of it's own.
At last the lingering sun went down
December twilights are short: the Fed
eral line sprang to its feet with almost
a shout OF relief. The Confederate fire
grew brisker as they saw such a swarm
of bluecoats rising from the ground, but
it was too late to see the foresights on
the rifles and shots unnamed were not SO
terrible as the hated ground. So We con-
temptuously emptied our rifles at them,
and before the smoke rolled away the
coming darkness had blotted out the wall
and the hostile line.
With our line rose also few men from
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exposed in shifting from the wearisome-
ness Of our position.
Presently a system of reporting the
casualties became established: the names
Of the injured were passed from mouth
10 mouth. Cant NJ 49,. 18th, just killed :
Private -, Company {, 18th -
knocked over" Those who were Tor
tunate enough to have paper and pencil
and elbow room enough to get them
from pocket depths, kept list or the
names Of the killed and wounded; the
occupation this gave proved a blessins'
for the hours were very long and weary.
suppose ennui is hardly the word
where nerves are on the rack. and dan
ger pinions one to a single spot or eafth,
vet something like ennui came over US
nv chance ] found a fragment OF news
paper which proved charm that Tor
time banished the irksome present with
its CHASTITY field Of dead men and It's
cea seless danger
Through this ragged patch of adver
tisements | sailed away from Fredericks-
burg with the good bark Neptune, which
had had quick dispatch month before
for the paper was Of ancient date-and
was well on her way to summer seas,
when / obeyed the printed injunction and
pleasant summer meadows of the peace
full north. who would have suspected
YOU to lurk in extracts of sarsaparilla
and ointment for eruptiSe skins: But
I found you there. and forgot the sun
shine and the chill earth. the grim war.
the rifles crack and the bullets whistle
forgot even the dead hand that had
stretched itself toward me all the morn
ing with its clutch Of grass.
was called back TO the dull vet earth
and the crouching line at Fredericksburg
by request from Serst. Read, who
guessed he could hit that cuss with
spyglass pointing, he spoke. to the
batteries that threatened our right flank.
Then | saw that there was commotion
at that part Of the Confederate works,
and an officer on the parapet with glass
was taking note of us. Had they dis
covered us at last, after letting lie
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Touching the Right Spot.

GoD o, of maine sso sen nases
was not unnatural for Portland clergy
man to address this question to him re-
Gently:
Now that the hot weather is upon u.s.
my dear bishop | find that good many
members OF my congregation are inclined
to-er-doze during the sermon. What
remedy do you advise In this matter!
Bishop Goldman. with faint smile, re-
piled:
When I first commenced preaching
devoted a good deal of thought to the
problem you PROFOUND. ] will tell you
the course l decided on. l gave the SEX
ton strict orders that whenever he saw
any one asleep in my congregation he
should Immediately step forward and
wake up the preacher"
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Stolen EIoquence.

DR. c. w. AkED. the famous minister.
- responded TO the toast OF 'Elos
auence" at banquet at San Francisco
But IL is better to be silent" said Do.
Aked i'm conclusion, than TO he eloquent
by unfair means.
There was once a divine whose good
wife said to him:
flames, dear. the Rev. DR.. TenthiY
has made over $500 by the publication %
a volume of sermons. You preach much
better Il an DR.. Tenthiy, dear Why NOT
print few OF your sermons?
My love the man whispered hoarOe~
ly, they were all printed long ago."
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a house between two hostile armies
two corpses living across her doorSteps.
and within. almost at her feet, four
more, So, with wild eyes and face
lighted by her smoky candle, she
stared across the dead barrier into the
darkness outside with the look of one
who heard and saw not and to whom
ali sounds were a terror
We formed in two lines-the right of
each resting near and in front of this
small brick house. and the left ex-
tending into the field at right angles
with the highway. Here we again
bivouacked. finding room for our beds
with no little difficulty because of the
shattered forms of those who We're
here taking their last long sleep
We rose early. The heavy fog was
turf was no warm mattress to tempt
US to morning nap. So we shook
off sloth from our moiStened bodies
willingly. and rolling up the gray
blankets. set about breakfast
The bivouac breakfast is a nearer ap-
proach TO its civilized congener than
the bivouac bed Coffee can be made
hot and good in blackened tins; pork
can be properly friZZled only on a
stick over an open fire; bareback is a
better. sweeter morsel than the av
erage American housewife has yet
achieved with her SaleratuS sour milk,
.empt'ins" and what-not; and pipe.
who can estimate what that little
implement has done for mankind?
Certainly none better than those who
have sought its solace after the biv-
bed, in December
ta1y
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Infantry. had been he'd IN reserve o''
late in the day Nc We're hurried 10 the
battle, only to see a field full OF flying
men and the sun low in the west SHIN
ing red through tho columns os smoke
siA deserted field pieces on q ShSht rise
of ground in front OF rs. and a cheering
column of troops in regular march dis
Appearing on our left. But the day was
then over and the battle lost and our
line felt hardly bullets enough to draw
blood before darkness put an end TO
the uproar of all hostile sounds, save
deSultory she'll firing.
For an hour or two afterward shells
from Marye's Heights traced bright
lines across the black sky with their
burning fuses. Then. by command. we
sank down our lines. to get what sleep
the soggy ground and the danger
might allow us. ENper ,ence had taught
us that when the silent line of fire
from the shells had flashed across the
sky and disappeared behind us the
scream and explosion that followed
were harmless. but still it required
some effort to overcome the discomfort
of the damp ground, and the flash and
report of bursting shells, and 10 drop
quietly 10 sleep al an order We fnally
slept. but we were reused before mid
night. and formed into line with whisper
ed commands. and then filed 10 the right
and. reaching the highway, marched
away from the town fredericksburg.
There we're many dead horses at ex-
posed points of our turning and many
more dead men Here stood a low
brick house. with an open door in its
"a BILE end, from " ich shone light.
and into which We paered when pass
ing Inside sat a woman. 2aunt and
hard featured, with crazy hair and a
Meg Merrilies face, still sitting by
smoking candle, though il was nearly
two hours past midnight. But what
woman could sleep, though never so
masculine and tough of fiber. alone in
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When Burnside Stopped
Fighting at Fredericksburg

cold. and through the deep mud OF
army-trayeed road that dark niSht, Tor
was already weary from much care.
watching and loss of sleep, and besides
/ was fully aware OF the unpleasant fact
that an officer Of very inferior rank vas
bent upon an ungrateful errand TO gen
eral commanding one OF the largest
armies of modern times. But solemn
sense of duty and humane desire to
save fur, her useless slaughter convinced
me that any sacrifice Of se'f ought TO
he made in TIE interest of the men who
were fighting our battles.
I arrived at the Phillips house Burn
sides headquarters across the Kappa
hannock) about IL o'clock to learn that I
had probably passed Gen. Burnside on
the road, who had gone to perfect the
details for a second attack. Those pres
ent at the Phillips house were Gems.
Sumner Hooker lin command of the GEN.
ter grand divsionD. Franklin lin COM
mand of the left grand division Of the
Union army Hardie and Col. Taylor.
made brief statement and explanation
Of the object of my mission. which deeply
interested all present.
They united in desire that | should
wait until the arrival of Gen. Burnside.
which occurred about l O'Clock. As he
came through the door he said: We'll.
it's all arranged: We attack at early
dawn. the 9th Corps in the center. which
shall lead in person; and then seeing
me he said: Hawkins. your brigade
shall lead with the 9th New York on
the right of the line. and we'll make
up for the bad work OF today"
When he had ceased there was perfect
silence. and he was evidently astonished
that no one approved. With hesitation
and great delicacy Gen Sumner then
stated the object Of my visit and sug-
gested that Gen. Burnside should examine
the rough drawing then upon the table,
and listen To some reasons why the at
tack contemplated ought not To be made.
After | had explained the enemy's po-
sitions. called attention to several peril
nent circumstances and made something
of an argument. Gen. Burnside asked
Gen. Sumner what he thought, and he
replied that the troops had undergone
such great fatigue and prvation, and
met with such a disaster that II would
not be prudent to make another attack
so soon.
Gen. Hooker. who was lying full length
upon a bed in one corner Of the room,
upon being appealed TO by Gen. Burn
side. sat up and said in the most frank
and decided manner that the attack
ought not TO be renewed that morning.
Then a general consultation took place,
in which all who were present joined.
the result of which was a verbal order.
transmitted through me. countermand-
ing the arrangements for a second at
tack
Copyright. 1911. by the Century ComrsnyD
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y Saturday. De
cember IL. our
brigade tthe I'd
Brigade of ReGu-
lars. Sykes's divi-
sion. 5th Army
Corps. command
ed by Maj. George
l.. Andre VS.. ] 9TH
T.. S. Infantry;
Gen. .AmeS was
then a captain in
the 18th L. 5.
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THE Story of Brigade
! of Federal Soldiers That
Lay From Sunrise to Sunset,
the Day After the Battle,
Flat on the Ground Before
the Famous Stone Wall and
Under the Pitiless Fire Of the
Men Who the Day Before
Had Repulsed With Awful
Slaughter the Repeated At
tenpts of the Union Columns
to Garry the Wall Before
Which the Battle Was Won
and Lost.
- De- ro- Tob,, MI AmpS
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By Brig. Gen. Rush c. Hawkins.

ovHE morning Of December IL the
battle Of Fredericksburg began
and continued at intervals until
darkness set in. During a con-
eiJorabla portiop Of that daS.
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We now began to take note. throug
tie misty veil. Of the wreck of men an
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-04-21
Doubs Notes.

Charles D. Ogle of Baltimore spent
the day here.
c. Edward Smith has been visiting
relatives at Adamstown.
Mrs. Susan r. Cutsail is still i'll at the
home Of William c. Null
Special services were held last week by
Rev. Paul H Ketterman.
Miss Mamie Grubb is sick with chicken
pox at her home. Fair View.
Mrs. Murray Houck spent few DAYS
with relatives at Adamstown.
Miss Maud Houck of Adamstown spent
the day with friends at Fair view.
Miss Mary Willard Of Washington is
spending few days at this place.
Easter services were held in the NJ. F.
church on Sunday morning at 10 a. m.
Communion services were held at the
Lutheran church on Sunday morning.
Rev and Mrs Paul H. Ketterman spent
the day with Michael Specht and family
DR.. Charles H. Conley has been visit
ing our town during the week profession
ally
Miss Mary Stoneburner of Virginia
spent the day with Albert Bassford and
family.
Miss Louise Keller of Buckeystown
held recital in the Lutheran church on
April IS.
Mrs Martha Albaugh, formerly of DAYS
vile, is spending some time with VIM. c.
Null and family.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-04-21
Woodsboro Notes.

Miss Emma King visited relatives at
Walkersvile the past week.
R. E. L. Barrick, Of Baltimore, spent a
short time with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Boiler spent
Sunday with friends in Frederick
Miss Beulah Oge, of Creagerstown,
visited Miss Grace Dorcus on Sunday.
James NJ. Smith spent several days in
Frederick during the week on business.
Mrs. Emma Cramer and Miss Elsie
Cramer, OF Walkersvlle, visited friends
here.
Luther Saylor, of Union Bridge. spent
Sunday with his parents, B. F. Saylor and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Roser, of Frederick.
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Roser, on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. McCleery of
Frederick were visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Cutshall.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-04-21
Creagerstown Waits

Mrs. Allen Yingling spent Thursday
with Mr. George Ham and family.
George Bell and Mr.. James Stevens
spent Sunday with Mr.. James Staub.
Mrs. James Ham and Miss Edna Pearl
visited Mrs Luther Fogle last Saturday.
Allen Yingling purchased two thorough
bred Holstein calves from Mr. Scott Long.
Misses Mary and Lila Ham and Mrs.
Roy. Whitmore spent Wednesday in
Frederick.
Christian Endeavor will be held in Re-
formed church April 23. Temperance
Meeting May 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Yingling and son
Leroy spent Sunday with Mr.. John Hof-
man and family
Russell Miller, of Baltimore, is spend
ing some time with his cousin, Mr.. Paul
Ham, at this place.
The funeral Of Miss Grace Matthias
took place at the Reformed church here.
The deceased is of Waynesboro, Pa.
Services were held in the Lutheran
church at 10 O'Clock on Sunday morning
last. Sunday school at 9 and special SER
vices at night.
The Church Of God Sunday school was
recognized eecting the following officers.
Superintendent, ]. c. Working; Assistant
Superintendent, John Hoffman; Secretary,
William Kolb; Assistant Secretary, Mil
lard Hoffman; Organist, Miss Nellie Hof-
man; Assistant Organist, Miss Ethel Wor-
ing; Treasurer, David Hoffman; Collec-
tor Boys, Paul Hoffman and Paul Wing
ling.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-04-21
New Market.

Miss Jane Downey left on Monday to
visit friends in Washington City.
The Mite Society of NJ. P. church met
on Tuesday at Mrs. Zimmerman's.
DR.. J, Stephenson Hopkins and wife of
l Belair, Maryland spent Easter with his
Rev. B. !. MCGOWAN filled his regular
| appointment in the NJ. E. church Sunday
morning.
w. H. Hogarth. Jr, who is attending
college in Baltimore spent Sunday with
his parents.
Mr.. w. H. Hogarth and wife attended
the Easter service at Union Chapel, Bar.
tholows, Sunday evening.
Mr. G. M. Smith. who has been sick all
winter at his home, died on Tuesday
morning from general debility.
Mr. Irwin Ridgely, who is studying at
Washington College, Chestertown. spent
his spring recess at his parental home.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Grace P. E.
church held meeting on Good Friday
morning at the home of Mrs. A. L. Stier
Rev. VIM. Saunders Mr. G. Clay and
Mr.. NJ Jones, attended the vestry meet
ing at the parish at Mt. Airy, Easter Mon
day.
Mrs. Emma Maynard and Miss Margaret
Bartholow spent the Easter holidays with
Mrs. Frank Downey at Sandy Springs,
Maryland.
The young people who held dramatic
entertainment here for the benefit OF NJ.
P. church gave it on Easter Monday
night at Adamstown.
The Misses Taylor and Burgess, held a
sale of ice cream, cake and candy on
Easter Monday for the benefit of Trinity
M. E. Church South.
Rev. B. F. Ruley filled his regular APP
! pointment Sunday afternoon, he being re-
appointed to this work, 1t being the sixth
year of his pastorate here.
Miss Margaret Hopkins, proved herself
quite heroine on Saturday night last,
during the high winds which prevailed
here, almost cyclonic, she discovered
from the bedroom window near midnight
a blaze starting in the colored grave yard
where they had been burning brush dur
ing the day. She aroused her uncle and
nephew and they carried water and work
ed until after one O'Clock putting out the
fire
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-04-21
Look Out for DodderI

The United States department Of agri-
culture announces that since July I, 1910,
twenty three lots of clover seed of prob
able Chilean origin aggregatina $4,000
pounds have been imported into the
United States. In all of these shipments
two kinds of dodder seed characteristic
OF Chilean red clover seed are present.
AT normal rate of seeding these ship
ments are sufficient to seed approx
mately $50 dodder seeds would be sown
on each square rod.
The sowing of this Chilean seed means
that the clover crop on considerable
proportion of the area on which it is
seeded will be DESTROYED by dodder, and
farmers should be on their guard against
purchasing this seed. Unfortunately
most of these importations have gone into
the southern part of the clover producing
region where this dodder will undoubt-
eddy prove disastrous. This Chilean
clover seed is itself especially fine looking
seed, being dark colored and approx
mately so per cent larger in size than
ordinary red clover seed produced in the
United States. 1t will therefore doubt
less receive ready sale on account of its
tlne appearance.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-04-21
townsville Items.

Mrs. Harlan Ramsbure, of Walkers
vile, was caller in town on Sunday.
A we'll attended Easter festival was
held in Devllbiss' Hall, on Saturday last.
Mrs. Emory Boone, who for the past
two weeks has been very ILL., is some.
what improved.
The wedding bells will still continue
to chime for some of our young people
around townsville.
Mrs. John Leakins, who has been on
the sick list for quite while, is conva-
lescing at this time.
Mr.. Solomon Longenecker and wife, Of
the Eastern Shore, spent the past week
with friends in this place.
Mr. William Ritter, Mr.. John Wolfe,
Mrs. John Leakins, and Mrs. Vernon
Grossnickle are on the sick list.
Mrs. Josephine Devibiss and Mrs.
Rosa Repp spent last Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. John Spurrier and family, near
town.
Miss Lizzie Hartsock, and father, of
Washington, d. c., arrived here on
Wednesday last, where they will spend
the summer.
On Sunday last there was preaching
in the NJ. P Church, at p 80 p. M, and
special Easter services were held at
7.3o in the evening, when an elaborate
program was presented.
Mrs. M. V. Johnson, of Baltimore
City; Miss Ruth Sfdwell, of Western
Maryland College, Westminster, and Miss
Frances Sidwell, of Washington, d. c.,
are spending the Easter holidays here
with the family of DR.. F. II. SidweIl.