Pittston Gazette

              % M " . • •*-» .4 ,t , -V 7«T^rHME.D.,ri Oldest NewsDaDer in the Wyoming Valley. PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1890. A WeeJdy Local and Fannlv lemma). A HOOT IJOg. Barkus, he is a dog of oars That you can bet up-on; He nev-er howls at night un til The burg lars are all gone. ana yours; out nave i misiea or aeceivea you in any one thing? Once only has a word been spoken or a scene occurred that you could perhaps have objected to. I told you the whole thing in my letter of Sunday last, and why I had not told Kate. We have not met since that night, Mr. Hayne and I, and may not; but he is a man whose story expites my profound pity and sorrow, and he is one of the two or three I feel that I would like to see more of. Is this being false to you or to my promise? If so, Steven, you cannot say that I have not given you the whole truth. Nellie 'fravers stood in her room stunned and bewildered, yet trying hard to recall and put together all the scattered stories and rumors that had reeched her about the strange conduct of Clancy after he was taken to the hospita—especially about his heart broken wail when told that it was Lieut. Hayne who had rescued him and little Kate from hideous death. Somewhere, somehow, this man was connected with the mystery which encircled the long hidden truth in Hayne's trouble. Could it be possible that he did not realize it, and that her sister had discovered it? Could it be—oh, heaven! no!—could it be that Kate was standing between that lonely and friendless man and the revelation that would set him right? She could not believe it of her! She would not believe it pf her sister! And yet what did Kate mean by charging Mrs. Clancy to watch him—that drunken husband? What could it mean but that she was striving to prevent Mr. Hayne's ever hearing the truth? She longed to learn more and solve the riddle once and for all. remeinoercu having heard the cavalry band play a night or two previous. Seating herself, she began to try them, and speedily became interested. Her back being to the door, she did not notice that another visitor \va3 soon ushered in—a man. She continued slowlv "Dickinir out" the melody, lor the light was growing diin and it was with difficulty that she could distinguish the notes. Twice she essayed a somewhat complicated passage, became entangled, bent down and closely scanned the music, began again, once more became involved, exclaimed impatiently, "How absurd!''and whirled about on the piano stool, to find herself facing Mr. Hayne. door her sister's unmusical lamentations —hearing still ringing in her ears the reproaches heaped upon her when that sister was quietly told that she and Mr. Hayne had met twice. And now she was sitting there, true to herself and her resolution, telling Mr. Van Antwerp all about it. Can one conjecture the sensations with which he received and read that letter? stole through the blinds at the big hospital, and told of the night watch- by some fevered bedside. He passed on around the fence and took a path that led to the target ranges north of the post and back of officers' row, thinking deeply all the while; and finally, re-entering the garrison by the west gate, he came down along the hard graveled walk that passed in circular sweeps the offices and and the big house of the colonel commanding, and then bore straight away in front of the entire line. PETERSBURG LUST egtoreed by Orel's Army ot li;e James, irom tlio north side of the Appomattox. The Army of the Potomac numbered 75,000 for duty; Sheridan added 13,000 suad Ord about 17,000, making a total of about 105,000. The Army of the James had a reserve north of the Appomattox of about 30,000, making a grand total under Grant at this point of 125,000. Leo had a total at Petersburg and Richmond on his twenty miles of defensive lines of 57,000. The several movements on the Union left had crowded the Confederates back to one road running in a general direction southwest and lying between the Union positions and Hatcher's Run. Hatcher's Run is a swampy stream and made a good barrier Tvlien defended at the fords. About thirteen miles west by south of Petersburg there is a good road crossing the run and leading to the South Side railroad. This railroad has Lynchburg and Danville connections and was of highest importance to Lee in Petersburg. At Five Porks this road was defended from the Union positions by iutrenchments, and at Dinwiddie Court House, five miles southeast, there were outposts and defenses to guard against a surprise at Five Forks. Sheridan and the corps of Warren, Wright and Humphreys moved together toward the Union left, and Lee sent out Gen. R. H. Anderson, with detached divisions, to cope with this strong force. Fitzhugh Lee was in command of the Confederate cavalry in this vicinity, ami his chief ordered him to defend Five Forks. cn«r nttaoit oa tjio morning ol the ad thej br«;ke through tiic Confederate lines completely, and tbo.«e Confederates who were on their left, or the Petersburg side of the break, were compelled to flee back towards the Appomattox and make a detour to join their fellows on the right of the break. Wright and Humphreys pushed on so rapidly that the Union and Confederate troops were at times on the same line in alternate spaces. Hill was on foot passing along the region of the battle, and seeing a body of men whom he supposed from their position to be Con"ederates, he hurried toward them only to earn on drawing near that they were enenies. Ho now started across a field to gain the road near the Appomattox where l;is friends were marching, but came upon a party of Union soldiers who were separated from their comrn a n d . One of hese, seeing a man n gray within vhat were now the jnion lines, fired without warning, and Hill fell without an opportunity to defend his life. The men among whom Hill had fallen belonged to the Sixth corps and were coi siderably in of their main line, bavins:, in fact, made a rush from the captured Confederate trenches toward the Appomattox. Their impetuous movement was without the orders of their commanders, and hence had not been followed up by the usual - supports. Gradually the enemy had rallied after their surprise, and (Jen. Lee, who was in the vicinity, came in person to the scene. Calling for A. P. Hill, and not finding him, lie soon learned that he had ventured on dangerous ground and, dead or alive, was in the hands of the Union troops. Lee.now ordered a charge over the ground where Hill had last been seen, tho scattered troops of the Sixth corps were driven back and Hill's body was recovered. Hiil was a native of Virginia, and had received West Point training and served in the Mexican and Seminole wars. The successes of Wright and Humphreys in carrying the Confederate intrenchments south of Petersburg completed the work of the siege, which hail been kept up nearlv ten months. It is true that Petersburg was not surrounded, but its southern exits were cut off. It could communicate with Richmond, trat Richmond was invested north and east, md the play of twenty miles between the two 3laces and a single outlet to the westward :rom a point between the two was all that renamed now to the army with Lee, the chief •eliance of the Confederacy. Tho losses ih the siege have never been separately computed. Tho lines under Grant's iontrol extended from Petersburg to Ricfanond and two armies operated upon them, he Armies of the Potomac and of the James. 3ach of these armies re-enforced the other in he different battles and their losses figure to;ether in the reports. The fighting at PetersDurg began June 9, lS&i, when the troops of he Army of the James attempted to seize the ilace in advance of the arrival of Lee's army. He sel-doru leaps thro' window-pa nee When doors are Or pen wide, And nev-er scratch es to get in Un less he is out-side. The Siege Closed on the 2CL of April, 1865, In fact, he makes no noise at all When he is sound a-sleep; No one will steal him, so he is An euy dog to keep. 1 Mr. Hayne, too, was having a wakeful night. He had gone to Mrs. Waldron's to pay a dinner call, with the result just told. He had one or two other visits to make among the cavalry households in garrison, but, after a few moments' chat with Mrs. Waldron, he decided that he preferred going home. Sam had to call SHORT CONFEDERATE SUPPLIES. And while he's whip-ping Joneses dog And makes an aw ful din Straight-way be sneaks out of the fight As Jones and I begin. All was darkness and quiet. He passed in succession the houses «f the field officers of the cavalry, looked longingly at the darkened front of Maj. Waldron's cottage, where he had lived so sweet an hour before the setting of the last sun, then went on again and paused surprised in front of Capt. Rayner's. A bright light was still burning in the front room on the second floor. Was she, too, awake and thinking of that interview? He looked wistfully at the lace curtains that shrouded the interior, and then the clank of a cavalry saber sounded in his ears, and a tall officer came springilv across the road. The "Last Ditch" Ueaclied—liattle of Five Forks—Lee's Lines ltroken by a Vigor- "Bis very late at night—1 o'clock— and Kate is not yet asleep, and the captain i9 still down stairs, reading. He is not looking well at all, and Kate is sorely anxious about him. It was his evidence that brought years of ostracism and misery upon Lieut. Hayne, and there are vague indications that in his own regiment the officers are beginning to beliete that possibly he was not the guilty man. The cavalry officers, of course, say nothing to us on the subject, and I have never heard the full story. If he has been, as is suggested, the vie* tim of a scoundrel, and Capt. Kayner was at fault in his evidence, no punishment on earth could be too great for the villain who planned his ruin, and no remorse could atone for Capt. Rayner's share. I never saw so sad a face on mortal man as Mr. Hayne's. Steven Van Antwerp, I wish I were a man! I would trace that mystery to the bitter end, ous Assault—The Death of Confederate Good teeth he has, and strange to say. He never has been known To bite the neigh-bors chil-dren round, He only bites my own. Now that the bandage was removed from his eyes it was no such easy matter to meet him. Her sweet face flushed instantly as he bent low and spoke her "name. Gen. A. P. Hill When Lincoln and Grant stood on the streets of Petersburg after the occupation by Union troops, April 3,18G5, the president said: "Do you know, general, I have had an idea for some days that you intended to do something like thisf * * * three times before Mr. Hayne obeyed the summons to dinner that evening. The sun was going down behind the great range to the southwest, and the trumpets were pealing "retreat" on the frosty air, but Hayne's curtains were drawn, and he was sitting before his fire, deep in thought, hearing nothing. The doctor came in soon after he finished his solitary dinner, chatted with him awhile, and smoked away at his pipe. He wanted to talk with Hayne about some especial matter, and he found it bard work to begin. The more he saw of his patient the better he liked him; he was interested in him, and had been making inquiries. Without his pipe he found himself uninspired.And if my neigh-bor gets en-raged. And goes to act-ing strange. He never hits him with a brick Un less he gets In range. "I had no idea any one was here. It quite startled me," bIio said, as she withdrew from his the hand she had mechanically extended to him. I T-3 Vloet con-stanHy he gets con tused; I've learned to know his squeals; 1 some-times think he's un-tler ban Cut most-ly un-der w heels. This was not an idlo word, for although the Union armies had been nine months before tjio city, it had been evident for &otne time that the prize could be had when the time was ripe for it. The Confederate armies were eating up their substance where they were, and their only lines of supplies were under surveillance of Union troops and could be rtit whenever it should be policy to devo. These lines were south and west of Petersburg, and were along what was known as the Union left flank. Here three-fourths of Grant's force was located, namely, the Second corps, under Gen. A. A. Humphreys; the Sixth, under Gen. H. G. Weight, and the Fifth, under Gen. G. K. Warren. "It was my hope not to interrupt you," he answered, in the low, gentle voice she had marked before. "You helped me when my music was tdl adrift the other night. May I not help you find some of this?" GES. A. P. HILL. And though he's ai-ways get-ting lost Quite eas-i-ly he's found, Because I've only got to go And get him from the Pound! —A W. Beilaw in Tlnw» They were still earnestly talking together down in the dining room; but she could not listen. Kate knew her so well that she had not closed the door leading into the hall, though both she and the laundress of Company B had lowered their voices. It was disgraceful at best, thought Miss Travers, it was beneath her sister, that she should hold any private conversation with a woman of that class. Confidences with such were contamination. She half determined to rush aown stairs ana put an end to it, but was saved the scene; fresh young voices, hearty ringing tones, and the stamp of heavy boot heels were heard at the door; and as Rayner entered, ushering in Royce and Graham, Mrs. Rayner and the laundress fled once more to the kitchen. "Who the devil's that?", was the blunt military greeting. ' "Mr. Hayne," was the quiet reply. "What? Mr. Hayne? Oh! Beg your pardon, man—couldn't imagine who it was mooning around out here after midnight."THE DESERTER. "I wish you would play. Mr. Hayne." Fitz Lee advanced to Dinwiddie Court House with his cavalry, and fought Sheridan there on the 30th. On the 31st Sheridan's entire force fought Fitz Lee, Rosser and W. H. F. Lee, with some infantry under Gen. George H. Pickett, who commanded the force in the trenches at Five Forks. That night Fitz Lee retired all of his force to the forks, and on the Union side Warren's Fifth corps was added to Sheridan's command and marched to the left to join him. Dispositions were now made to attack the intrenchments at Five Forks, where Pickett had five brigades of infantry and ten guns. The cavalry of Gen. T. T. Mumford and of W. H. F. Lee was on the right and left flanks. "I will play for you gladly, Miss Travers, but waltz musio is not my forte. Let me eee what else there is here," and he began turning over the sheets on the stand. I "Mr. Hayne, if you will permit, I'll fill up and blow another cloud. Didn't you ever smoke?" "I don't wonder," answered Hayne. "I am rather given to late hours, and after reading a long time I often take a stroll before turning in." By Oapt. CHARLES KING, U, 8. A. "Are your eyes well enough to read music—especially in such a dim light?" she asked, with evident sympathy. DESPERATE STRAITS. Author of "Dunraven Ranch » "The Colo- "This is a strange letter to send to—to you; but I am a strange girl. Already I am jnore than expecting you to write and release me unconditionally; and you ought to do it. I do not say I want it. "Yes.- I was very fond of my cigar six or seven years ago." Just at the beginning of winter the direct railroad from Petersburg to Weldon, N. C., the principal route for supplies for Lee's army, had been destroyed for a distance of forty miles by a bold expedition under Gen. Warren. This compelled the Confederates to neVs Daughter," "Marion'« "My eves are doing very well—better than my lingers, in fact, and, as I rarely play by note after I once learn a piece, the eyes make no difference. What music do you like? 1 merely looked at this collection thinking you might see something that pleased you." "And you gave it up?" asked the doctor, tugging away at the strings of his little tobacco pouch. "Ah, yes; I see. Well, won't you drop in and chat awhile? I'm officer of the day, and have to owl to-night." Faith,"Etc., Etc. "Thanks, no, not this time; I must go to bed. Good night, Mr. Blake." [Copyright, by J. B. Iippineott Company, Fhila- "Faithfully, at least, yours, "I gave up everything that was not an absolute necessity," said Hayne, calmly. "Until I could get free of a big load there was no comfort in anything. After that was gone I had no more use for such old friends than certain other old friends seemed to have for me. It was a mutual cut." "Nellie. "Good night to you, Mr. Hayne," said Blake, then stood gazing perplexedly after him. "Now, my fine fellow," was his dissatisfied query, "what on earth do you mean by prowling around Rayner's nt thi3 hour of the night?" 8Y50PSIS or PRECEDING CHAPTERS. "P. S.—Should you writ© to Kate, you are not to tell her, remember, of my meeting with Mr. Hayne. Of course I am anxious to have your reply to that letter; but it will be five days yet." Sheridan's plan was to move his cavalry up so as to threaten the position and engage the enemy, while Warren's troops should assault and carry the point of the works on the White Oak road. O wing to ignorance of the ground and the confusion of name3 of roads and farms, the lines were not formed until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, j\.pril 1, when the assault was made. Warren found the point of the line much farther to the west than Sheridan supposed it to be, but he carried it, and in a short time had placed Crawford's division squarely in the rear of Pickett's, across the coveted ford road. The Confederates lost six guns, 4,500 prisoners and thirteen flags. Warren took 3,344 prisoners, four guns and eleven flags. His loss was 034 killed, wounded and missing. The cavalry loss was slight. It was for an alleged want of activity in this battle that Gen. Sheridan Pkeludk.—Daring ao Indian fight in the west Capt. Hull of the United States Regular army is killed. Before his death a large sum of money—about $3,000, the pay of so'diers who, while on field duty, missed the paymaste—was placed in his charge. While dying he hands the package to Lawrence Hayne, a young officer whose father had been a dear friend of Capt. Hull's. Hayne has, by boyish irreyerence for superior officers, made an enemy of Capt. Rayner, aBOther officer engaged in the campaign. It also develops that Sergts. Clancy and (Sower have lost considerable money by gambling, part of the missing cash belongiog to others. They are in bad odor accordingly. Chapter 1.—The scene is a Pullman car on its way to Warrener, near which village is situated Fort Warrener, Among the passengers on the car are Mrs. Bayner, wife of Capt. Rayner, Miss Travers, her sister (who is engsged to marry Steven Tan Antwerp, a rich New Yorker, who has shown a queer aversion to travel in the west), and a young man whose evident desire to tvoid conversation or acquaintance has piqued the curiosity of the women. Before the train readies Warrener it takes aboard some badly frozen cavalrymen, who are being sent to the fort The mysterious young men does much to alleviate the sufferings of the frczen men on the way to W arrener. When the sisters found themselves alone again, it was late in the evening. Mrs. Rayner came to Nellie's room and talked on various topics for some little time, watching narrowly her sister's face. The young girl hardly spoke at all. It was evident to the elder what her thoughts must be. "Mrs. Ray told me you played Rubinstein so well—that melody in F, for one." "Did Mrs. Ray speak of that?"—his An odd letter, indeed, for a girl not yet twenty, nnd not of a hope inspiring character; but when it reached Mr. Van Antwerp he did not pale in reading it; bis face was ghastly before he began. If anything, he seemed relieved by some passages, though rejoiced by none. Then he took from an inner pocket the letter that had reached him a few davs nrevious, and all alone in his room, late at night, he read it over again, threw it upon the tabic at which he was sitting, then, with passionate abandonment, buried bis face in his arms and groaned aloud in anguish. face brightening. 'Tm glad they found anything to enjoy in my music." (TO be continued ) "To the best of my belief you were the gainer in both cases," said the doctor, gruffly. "The longer I live the more I agree with Carlyle: the men we livo and move with are mostly fools." "They found a great deal, Mr. Hayne, and there are a number who are envious of their good fortune—I, for one," 6he answered, blithely. "Now play for me. Mrs. Waldron will be here in a minute." CLUAR WATER FROGS. The Fuse ov the Negro and Oow It At "I suppose you think I should explain Mrs. Clancy's agitation and mysterious conduct, Nellie," she finally and suddenly said. fee ted tlie Rest an rant Keeper. Hayne's face was as grave and quiet as ever. Old Casper entered into an arrange ment to furai.-h frogs for a restaurant. One day he canic with a lot of frogs that were much smaller than the kind he had been accustomed to deliver. And when Mrs. Waldron came in a little later Miss Travers, seated in an easy chair and looking intently into the blaze, was listening as intently to the soft, rich melodies that Mr. Hayne was playing. The firelight was flickering on her shining hair; one Blender white hand was toying with the locket that hung at her throat, the other gently tapping on the arm of the chair in unison with the music. And Mr. Hayne, seated in the shadow, bent slightly over the keyboard, absorbed in his pleasant task and playing as though all his Bonl were thrilling in his finger tips. Mrs. Waldron stood in silence at the doorway, watching the unconscious pair with an odd yet comforted expression in her eyes. At last, in one long, sweet, sighing chord, the melody softly died away, and Mr. Hayne slowly turned and looked upon the girl She seemed to have wandered off into dreamland. For a moment there was no sound; then, with a little shivering sigh, she roused herself. "These are hard lessons to learn, doctor. I presume few young fellows thought more of human friendship than I did the first two years I was in service." "I do Dot want you to tell me anything, Kate, that you yourself do not wish to tell me. You understand, of course, how I happened to be there?" "These are rather small," said the proprietor.•'Oh, certainly. I was thinking of that. You couldn't help hearing; but you must have thought it queer—her being 60 agitated, I mean." No answer. "Hayne," said the doctor, "sometimes I have thought you did not want to talk about this matter to any soul on earth; but I am speaking from no empty curiosity now. If you forbid it, I shall not intrude; but there are some questions that, since knowing you, and believing in you as I unquestionably-do, I would like to ask. You seem bent on returning to duty here to-morrow, though you might stay on sick report ten days yet; and I want to Btand between you and the possibility of annoyance and trouble if I can." "Yes, eah; da's de c'lar water frog, an' in fack da's wuth mor'n de udder ones; but I reckons dat I'll hafter let yer iiab 'em at de same price. Da's monstrous hard ter ketch, sah, an' dar skins fit a so close dat da's hard to peel off. Des look at dis heah one. Won't he make er rich white man smack his moufc" //fweMra==||WmT / i \ V /A** * !//C? £ Two days after writing this letter Miss Travers was so unfortunate as to hear a conversation in the dining room which was not intended for her ears. She had gone to her room immediately after breakfast, and glancing from her window saw that the officers were just going to headquarters for the daily matinee. For half or three-quarters of an hour, therefore, there could be no probable interruption; and she decided to write an answer to the letter which came from Mr. Van Antwerp the previous afternoon. A bright fire was burning in the old fashioned stove with which frontier quarters are warmed if not ornamented, and she perched ber little, slippered feet upon the hearth, took her portfolio in her lap and began. Mrs. Rayner was in the nursery, absorbed with the baby and the nurse, when a servant came and announced that "a lady was in the kitchen" and wanted to speak with the lady of the house. Mrs. Rayner promptly responded that she was busy and couldn't be disturbed, and wondered who it could be that came to her kitchen to see her. ' * "Didn't you?" "I wasn't thinking of her at all." "What did you think then?" half defiantly, yet trembling and growing white. SI Shortly after the old negro went away the proprietor, calling a friend, said: "I have just eaten some of the finest frogs I ever saw—a new variety to me. They are the clear water species." MAP OF PETERSBURG'S LINES. i "I thought it strange that you should be talking with her in such a way." "She was worried about her husband —his drinking so much—and came to consult me." use wagons for transportation from the break in the road to the besieged camps. To threaten this line the corps of Warren and Humphreys and Gregg's division of cavalry were sent out early in February, and after some desperate fighting the Union intrenchments were permanently established on this route, The road was not cut, but the nearness of the Union troops caused the Confederates to take a more circuitous and difficult way for their wagon trains. MAP OF FIVE FORKS. peremptorily removed WflgKn from his command.Chapter 2.—The ladies are greeted at Warrener by Cap:. Rayner and other officers. It develops that the mysterious young man 1a Mr. Hayne, who has been promoted to a first lieutenancy in Capt Rayner'a company. Capt Rayner shows that he still feels a decided dislike for the young officer. Chapter 3.—Lieut. Hayne proves e disturbing element among the officers at Fori Warrener. A scandal has been attached to his name in the past, and those who side with him are forced by the peculiarities of the case to side against Capt Rayner. The two men have been aworn enemies for five years The commandant of the post received Lieut. Hayne kindly and decides to give a dinner in his honor. In fact, most of the cavalry treat him well, while the infantry (his own regiment) do not It transpires that the trouble connected with Hayne's name was a courtmartial which bad convicted him of a serious offense principally on Capt Rayner's evidence. Thia ruling was reversed by higher authorities. Some of Hayne's old comrades make advances, which are repelled. Hayne takes up his quarters in a house at some distance from the other officers' quarters. Cuaptee i.—Capt. Rayner's wife gets angry because of the colonel's courtesy to Payne and the camp is divided into Hayne and anti-Hayne factions. An evening gathering at Capt. Rayner'a house, where the msiter is discussed, is broken up by cries of "fire" from outside. "You are kind, and I appreciate it, doctor; but do you think that the colonel is a man who will be apt to let me suffer injustice at the hands of any one here?" "That's a new kind, surely, for 1 thought any frog could livo in clear water. Let me see one of them." During the night Gens. Mumford and W. H. F. Loe moved their cavalry back to the crossing of Hatcher'a Run, by the South Side railroad. Here Gen. Fitz Lee and Geu. R. H. Anderson arrived also with their commands, and Lee stood ready to defend his last position. Promptly on the arrival of news that Sheridan had carried Five Forks Gen. Grant ordered a demonstration on the Petersburg lines. The Second corps attempted to carry the trenches on its front, but found the enemy too active. A bombardment was kept up all night, and Gen. Grant ordered an assault at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 3d with the men of Ord's, Wright's and Parke's commauds. The point chosen for the Sixth corps was to the left of the Weldon railroad, where Union Forts Fisher and "Welch were located. The Confederate picket pits in front of these forts had been taken on the 35th of March, and they now offered shelter for the massing of troops to storm the high parapets which formed the Confederate line here. "Why should she—and you—show such consternation at his connection with the name of Mr. Hayne?" the 2, Dng roliadof 565, to "Nellie, that matter is one you know 1 cannot bear to talk of." ("Very recently only," thought the younger.) *'You once asked me to tell you what Mr. Hayne's crime had been, and I answered that until you could hear the whole story you could not understand the matter at all. We are both worried about Clancy. He is not himself; he is wild and imaginative when he's drinking. He haa some strange fancies since the fire, and he thinks he ought to do something to help the officer because he helped him, and his head is full of Police Gazette stories, utterly without foundation, and he thinks he can tell who the real culprits were, or something of that kind. It is utter nonsense. I have investigated the whole thing—heard the whole story. It is the trashiest, most impossible thing you ever dreamed of, and would only make fearful trouble if Mr. Hayne got hold of it." The p) oprietor brought one. The man, after examining it, btgan to laugh. CN'ION BATTERY ON THE From the 15th of June to the ci actual fighting in the trenches on 1 Stf5, there had been constant collisio the lines, collisions varying from pic leys to actual battles. The Confedert acted on the defensive with the except the assault at Fort Stedman, March 25 and the attempts made at various tim drive off the forces Grant placed in obsc. tion along the Weldon road during the summer and fall of 1804. The siege was one of the most remarkable in modern war, because the existence of the Confederacy was staked upon it, and yet|the military position involved was at no time actuallv surrounded. It wu simply one end of the Confederate line. George L. TLilmkr. "I don't, indeed. He is full of sympathy for you, and I know he means you shall have fair play; but a company commander lias as many ana as intangible ways of making a man suffer as has a woman. How do you stand with Rayner?" ? "It is simply exquisite," she said. "You have given me such a treat!" "Wliat's the matter?" "Matter? Whv, it's a toad." "What?" "Yes, it's a toad." The weather was very severe during this operation on the flank, and iu reporting to the Confederate war department what action he had taken to ward off the danger to his lines of supply, Gen. Lee wrote ou Feb. 8: "Yesterday, the most inclement day of the winter, they (the troops) had to be retained in line of battle, having been in the same condition the two previous days and nights. I regret to bo obliged to state that under these clrcurhstances, heightened by assaults and Are of the enemy, some of the men had been without meat for three days, and all were suffering from reduced rations and scant clothing, exposed to battle, cold, hail and sleet. I have directed Col. Colo, chief commissary, who reports that he has not a pound of meat at his disposal, to visit Richmond and see if nothing can be done. * * * The physical strength of the men, if their courage survives, must fail under this treatment. Our cavalry has to be dispersed for want of forage. Fitz Lee's and Lomax's divisions are scattered because supplies cannot be transported where their services are required. I had to bring W. F. Lee*s division forty miles Sunday night to get him in position." "I'm glad. I owe you a great deal more pleasure, Miss Travers." The proprietor went out into the back yard and leaned over a barrel. The next day the restaurant man met old Casper ou the street. Mrs. Waldron hereat elevated her eyebrows. She would have slipped away if she could, but she was a woman of substance, and as solid in flesh as she was warm of heart She did the only thing left to her—came cordially forward to welcome her two visitors and express her delight that Miss Travers could have an opportunity of hearing Mr. Hayne play. She soon succeeded in starting him again, and shortly thereafter managed to slip out unnoticed. When he turned around a few minutes afterwards she had vanished. "Why, I had no idea she was gone!" exclaimed Miss Travers; and then the color mounted to her brow. He must think her extremely absorbed in his playing; and so indeed she was. "Precisely where I stood five years ago. He is the most determined enemy I have in the service, and will down me if he can; but I have learned a good deal in my time. There is a grim sort of comfort now in knowing that while he would gladly trip me I can make him miserable by being too strong for him." "You old fccoundrel, I ought to kill you!" "Can I be of service, Kate?" called Miss Travers. "I will run down, if you say so." "Whut's de matter, buss?" "You know what's the matter, hrought me a lot of toads." "Who did?" "You did." "Yer mus' be mistaken, sail." "No, I'm not, you infernal rascal!" "Now, look lieah. boss, whut did I tel! ytr diem things wuz?"' "You said they were ciear water frdgs." Yon "I wish you would," was the reply, and Miss Travers put aside her writing. "Didn't she give any name?' asked Mrs. Rayner of the Abigail, who was standing with her head just visible at the stairway, it being one of the unconquerable tenets of frontier domestics to go no farther than is absolutely necessary in conveying messages of any kind, and this damsel, though new to the neighborhood, was native and to the manner born in all the tricks of the trade. "You still hold the same theory as to his evidence you did at the time of the court? Of course I have heard what you said to and of him." Cfrcuiwtantlal Evidence. Waggs—It has recently been proved that baseball was played in Pompeii. Gaggs—How can that be? Gen. Parke was to move on his own front opposite Fort Stedman and between the Norfolk railroad and the Jerusalem plank road. Wright's Sixth corps carried all before them, pressing on to the South Side railroad, leaving, however, the original defenses encircling Petersburg on their right rear. Thi3 compelled Wright to face about and form a new line. Ord and Humphreys also carried the works 011 their front, and, pressing through to Hatcher's Run, cut the Confederate army south of the Appomattox in two. Parke's Ninth corps troops took the outer lines in front of them, but could not carry the inner lines. The Confederate artillery was all in position and swept every foot of ground along the whole front Several attempts were made by Gen. Gordon, who still commanded in front of the Ninth corps, to retake the ground seized by Parke, but they all failed. Gen. A. P. Hill was killed on this line while going out to lead his troops against the assailants, who had broken through the intreflchmeuts. "J have never changed in that respect."Waggs—The remains of an unmistakable umpire have been found scattered in various sections of the city, and th® head had its lips formed to utter the cabalistic "Fine you ten dollars," when the maddened teams evidently bore down upon him and demolished him.—Judge "But supposing that—mind you, I believe he was utterly mistaken in what he thought he heard and saw—supposing that all that was testified to by him actually occurred, have you any theory that would point out the real criminal?" "So da wuz." "Why? Because he is naturally vengeful and embittered, and he would seize on any pretext to make it unpleasant for the officers who brought about his "Why?' "You are an old liar; they were toads." "You are very fond of music, I see," he said, at a venture. "Boss, yer'sgettin' mighty close down in yer pussonal work. Whut 1 tole yer vuz de truf. I didn' say da was bull fraugs. Da libs La de dew, an' ef dew ain't cl'ar water, w'y deu, my eyesight's been er 'ceibin' mo Cor many er long day." Chaftkb 5.—The firs is in a house occupied by Private Clancy (who waaa sergeant during the Indian fight mentioned in the prelude) and his wife, wh» is • laundress. Lieut. Hayce rescues Clancy and his little daughter from the flame*, ai.d also saves a bundle of back notesof large denomination, which Mrs. Clancy eagerly dutches and apparently considers of greater importance than the lives of her Eos band and child. Hayne himself is badly horned, and Miss Travers evinces great interest in the young officer for whom her sister and brother-in-law show so much dislike. "She said you knew her name, ma'am, She's the lady from the hospital." This communication of Lee'rwaforwarded by Gen. John C. Breckinridge, then Confederate secretary of war, to Jefferson Davis, who indorsed upon it that that state of things must be owing to "neglect or gross incapacity."Useful Experience. "Yes, very; but I play very little and, very badly. Pardon me, Mr. Hayne, but you have played many years, have you not?" "Only one. If that money was ever handed me that day at Battle Butte, only one man could have made away with it; and it is useless to charge it to him." -D^'3 "Here, Jane, take the baby! Never mind, Nellie; I must go!" And Mrs. Rayner started with surprising alacrity; but as she passed her door Miss Travers saw the look of deep anxiety on her face. trial." "Do you mean that what Clancy says In any way affects them?" asked Nell, with quickening pulse and color. "Not so very many; but—there have been many in which I had little else to do but practice." Among the soldiers of both armies thereexisted a strong belief in the approach of a peaceful end of the war caused by the conference between President Lincoln and Secretary Seward for the Union, and A. H. Stephens, J. A. Campbell and R. M. T. Hunter for the Con federates, and the informal exchange of views between the belligerents that followed this conference. Early in February the Confederate comniissioners passed through the hostile lines just east of Petersburg, in sight of nearly all of the Union army. Their mission was speedily announced in the camps, and the fact that aloi "It might, if there were a word of truth in it; but it is the maudlin dream of a liquor maddened brain. Mrs. Clancy and I both know that what he says is utterly impossible. Indeed, he tells no two stories alike." "You mean Rayner?" "I have to mean Rayner." "But you claim it never reached you?" "Certainly." "I'll go on, but I aJii't no thievish ruskil I doan want no l!\o' transactshuns will yer, fur yer ain't cr 'liable pussou. Yer'o so uster dodgin' de p'int yerse'f dat it flings yer outen gear when er man tells yer de truf. How could I he'p whut name yer gin ter de fraugs? Yer has er perfect right ter call 'em toads ef yer wants ter, but, arter all, da wuz cl'ar water fraugs. I's er gret'li mine ter hab yer 'rested fur 'busin' me, but ez dis is yer fust erfence, I'll let yer off."—Arkansaw Traveler. "Go on, you thievish rascal." A moment later Bhe heard voices at the She reddened again. It was so unlike him, she thought, to refer to that matter in speaking to her. He seemed to read her: front door—a party of ladies who were going to spend the morning with the colonel's wife at some "Dorcas society" work which many of them had embraced with enthusiasm. "I want to see Miss Travels, just a minute," she heard a voice say, and recognized the pleasant tones of Mrs. Curtis, the young wife of one of the infantry officers; so a second time she put aside her writing, and then ran down to the front door. Mrs. Curtis merely wonted to remind her that she must be sure to come and spend the afternoon with her and bring her music, and was dismayed to find that Miss Travers could not come before stable call; she had an engagement "Yet every other package, memoranda and all, was handed you?" Up to this time Gen. Longstreet had been north of the Appomattox confronting the Army of the James, but the situation in Petersburg drew him, with Field's division, to the scene of the new danger. The river roads along the Appomattox running into Petersburg from tha south were held by Ord and Wright. Near where they passed the Confederate defenses there were two strong worlds, Forts Gregg and Whitworth. Fort Gregg had a garrison of 200 men and mounted, two Rims; Fort Whitworth had a brigade and three guns. Chapter 6.—Clancy ia in tbe hospital, and bis wife,for the firat time, acta tenderly toward watching him night and day. When '« told that Lieut Hayne was tbe man * he ia greatly agitated, and hia one to talk to hia. a strange interest M wife. Hayne "Has he told you anything?" "No; but she tells me everything." "How do you know she tells the truth?" "I speak of it only that I may say to you again what I began just before Mrs. Waldron came. You gave me no opportunity to thank you the other night, and I may not have another. You do not know what an event in my life that meeting with you was; and you cannot know how I have gone over your words again and again. Forgive me the embarrassment I see I cause you, Miss Traveis. We are so unlikely to meet at all that you can afford to indulge me this once." He was smiling so gravely, sadly, now, and had risen and was standing by her as sbe sat there in the big easy chair, still gazing into the fire, but listening for his every word. "In five long years I have heard no words from a woman's lips that gave ma such joy and comfort as those you spoke so hurriedly and without premeditation. Only those who know anything of what my past has been could form any idea of the emotion with which I heard you. If I could not have seen you to say how— how I thanked you, I would have had to write. This explains what I said a while ago; I owe you more pleasure than I can ever give. But one thing was certain: I could not bear the idea that you should not be told, and by me, how grateful your words were to me—how grateful I was to you. Again, may God bless youl" "Not only that, but Capt. Hull handed me the money packet with the others— took them all from his saddle bags just before the charge. The packet was sealed when ho gave it to me, and when I broke the seal it was stuffed with worthless blanks." "Nellie! Why should she deceive me? I have done everything for them." in the "I distrust her all the same; and you had better be warned in time. If be has any theory, no matter how crack brained, or if he knows anything about the case and wants to tell it to Mr. Ilayne, you are the last woman on earth who should1 stand in the way." interview tcx place iu Hampti refuses to accept adrancS made by olC comrades unless they express belief in hit innocence of the charges of which he wai convicted. This would be practically i declaration that they believed C*pt Raynei te be a perjurer, or at least mistaken. They decide to side with Cap!. Rayner. chapter 7.—Kiss Travera asks her sister, lfrs. Rayner. why shf shows so much interest in the Clancys, and declares her belief in Lieut. Hayne's innocence of the charge, which proves to have been that of theft. They quarrel. It develops that Miss Travers does not love her fiance, Van Aatwerp, but has been persuaded into promising to marry him by his mother and her sister Ohaptkb 8 —This chapter deals larcely with the social disturbances c used by the Hayne affair GUncr, while drank, appears at Hayne s quarters and piteously besrs to nee the lieutenant. "And you have never suspected a soldier—a single messenger or servant?" "Not one. Whom could I?" "Hayne, had you any knowledge of this man Clancy before?" roads between the. It looked as if tbere wis going to be ft dreadful accident. Altar » Long SUcuue. and the presidei was, of cours made know But Mile. Le Grande (late of through the press When Ord and Wright formed their new lines the division of Gen. Foster, Gibbon's Twenty-fourth corps, was in front of Gregg and Whitworth, and, advancing under a severe fire, found a wide ditch obstructing the way and batteries cannonading the whole field. A division of supports-came up and two brigades assaulted Port Gregg, and ono Fort Whitworth. After a stubborn fiebt Fort GresrK yielded and WHitwnrth was men abandoned. There were 55 dead Confederates in Fort Gregg, and Gibbon lost over 100 killed and 600 wounded. "Clancy I The drunken palled out of the fire?" "The same." fellow we and reached tl "Upon my word, Nellie Travera, this is going too far! One would think you believed I wish to stand in the way of that young man's restoration." m i e s. Followii camps of both ar "Of course; I might have known it; you are besieged every hour. Well, can you come to-morrow? Do." And, tof morrow being settled upon, and despite the fact that several of the party waiting on the sidewalk looked cold and impatient, Mrs. Curtis found it impossible to tetfr herself away until certain utterly irrelevant matters had been lightly touched upon and lingeringly abandoned. The officers were just beginning to pour forth from headquarters when the group of ladies finally got under way again and Miss Travers closed the door. It was now useless to return to her letter; so she strolled into the parlor just as she heard her sister's voice at the kitchen door: "No: never to my knowledge saw or beard of him, except when he appeared as witness at the court." this camo at ou the question froi "Kate, if you lift a hand or speak one word to prevent Clancy's seeing Mr. Hayne and telling him everything he knows, you will make me believe—precisely that." both sides to t! the combata'uts "Yet he was with the —th cavalry at that very fight at Battle Butte. He waa a sergeant then, though not in Hull's troop." men in front of them, "Do ytD u want peace?" On the part of the southern soldiers there was general willingness to accede to any terras the Union government would offer, and they were harsh in criticism of Davis and those who thought with him for insisting upon a recognition of his government before the south would treat of peace. GEN. J. O. PARKE. Capt. Rayner heard sobbing and lamentation on the bedroom floor when he came in a few momenta after. Going aloft he found Miss Travers' door closed as usual, and his wife in voluble distress of mind. He could onlj learn that she and Nellie had had a falling out, and that Nell had behaved in a most unjust, disrespectful and outrageous way. She declined to give further particulars. "Does he say he knew me? or does he talk of that affair?" asked the lieutenant, with sudden interest. The Confederates were now completely separated, one column being on the South Side railroad confronting Slieridan and Humphreys, who had swo,.t westward along the track from Petersburg, and the other being in the contracted lines at Petersburg and along the James river toward Richmond. Lee was at Petersburg. It was past noon on Sunday, April 2. The fall of Forts Whitworth and Gregg and the failure to dislodge Gen.'Parke's Ninth corps east of the city decided the fate of that place, and Lee ordered preparations to bo made for abandonment that night. •raiore than tliat, if you say that it is your will that J aecludo myself from these attentions, givo up dancing, give up rides, drives, walks, and even receiv- "Not that. He canuot be said to say anything; but he was wonderfully affected over your rescuing him—strangely bo, ono of the nurses persists in telling me, though the 6teward and Mrs. Clancy declare it was just drink and excitement. Still, I have drawn from him that he knew you well by sight during that campaign; but he says he was not by when Hull was killed." Miss Robust—What did jou remark, Mr. Pendegast? The winding up of the battle of Fort Stedman between Gordon's Confederates and the Ninth Union corps, on March 25, 1S65, was witnessed from a distance by President Lincoln, who had accompanied Gens. Grant and Meade from City Point towards the front and reached a high kuoll about a mile from the scene just as the reserves advanced upon the captured lines. Mr. Pendegast—Aw, I didn't say any Jhing. . Bar tiurn's) was equal to the occasion.—Judge. ing visits, here, so be it. I will oboy; but write this to me, Steven—not to Kate. I am too proud to ask lier to show me the letters I know slie has received from you—and there are some she has not shown me—but I cannot understand a man's complaining to other persons of the conduct of the woman who is, or is to be, his wife. Forgive me if I pain you; sometimes even to myself I seem old and strange. I have lived so much alone, have had to think and do for mysejf so many years while Kate has been away, that perhaps I'm not 'like other girls;' but the respect I feel for you would be injured if I thought you strove to guide or govern me through others; and of one thing be sure, Steven', I must honor and respect and look up to the man I marry, love or no love. Miss Robust—Well, suppose you do. Mr. Pendegast—What shall I say? Miss Robust—Say, for example, "good night."—Time. A Touching Farewell. The 6teamer for Liverpool was about leaving the New York dock. The friends jf the passengers were bidding a last farewell. A brisk, elderly gentleman, evidently a merchant, hastily embraced a lady on deck and hurriedly left the ship. In the crowd on the wharf was a workipg man, who was leaning against s post lookirig at the steamer. "Come right in here, Mrs. Clancy. Now, quick, what is it?" CHAPTER X And from the dining room came the answer, hurried, half whispered and mysterious: And now he turned abruptly away, awaiting no answer, reseated himself at the piano and retouched the keys. But, though she sat motionless and speechless, she knew that he had been trembling so violently and that his haiids were still so tremulous he could play no more. It was some minutes that they sat thus, neither speaking; and as he regained his self control and began to attempt some simple little melodies, Mrs. Waldron returned: As soon as the result of Gordon's sortie beeamo knotvn on the Union left Geu. Humphreys, commanding the Second cops, ordered his troops under arms. Finding the enemy's line weak he advanced his men beyond the Confederate picket line, but found the main works toe strong to carry by assault. Gen. Wright also advanced his corps, the Sixth, in "Does he act as though he knew anything that could throw any light on the matter?' Any Reasonable Compromise Accepted. Sheridan was pressing on to get his force of cavalry and infantry, tho Fifth corps being still under his command, between Leo and Danville, the natural course for hiin to retreat. At Petersburg the Union commanders remained alert for every opportunity to strike a telling blow. Thft pickets kept pressing up to the opposing lines, but at no point in the old works could a weak place be found. Foreign Prince (haughtily)—It may as well be understood, Miss Million, that J am no beggar. If I am to be your hiw band I cannot accept as an annual allow ance for my expenses any sum inconsistent with the dignity of my rank and position in life. "He's been drinkin'ever since begot out of hospital, ma'am, an' be'B worse than ever about Loot'nant Hayne. It's mischief he'll be doin', ma'am; he's crazy like"  "I cannot say. His wife declares he has been queer all winter—hard drinking—and of course that is possible." "Sam told me there was a soldier here two nights ago who wanted to talk with me, but the man was drunk, and he would not let him in or tell me. He thought ho wanted to borrow money." the same way, and the ground secured by these movements proved to be valuable in the subsequent movements on this part of the line. Late in the day the Confederates made some desperate attempts to recapture their picket pits, but failed. Humphreys and Wright lost about 1,000 men in all, and the "Do you sos' that lady iit black on fleck?" asked the merchant of the partj of the second part. "Mrs. Clancy, you must watch liim. Hush!" American Heiress (affectionate but businesslike)—I will allow you, my dear prince, enough to pay your club dues and keep you in clothing, canes and cigar ettes. The Confederates gave a good account of themselves in defending their "Last Ditch." The Uniou iutrenchinents extended from the Appomattox river below the town to the river above, and Gen. Grant ordered a heavy bombardment to be begun at 5 o'clock on the morning of the 3d. This was to be followed by a grand assault at 6 o'clock. But preparations were going on quietly in Lee's lines for evacuation, and this was to be accomplished before the hour fixed for assault. In this campaign, beginning on March 80 with Sheridan's and Fitzhugh Lee's encounters at Dinwiddie Court House, the Union captures had amounted to 12,000 men, or about one-fifth of Lee's force. In the death of Gen. A P. Hill, u corps commander, the south lost one of its most fiery leaders. It was he of whom "Stonowall" Jackson spoke in his delirious moments oa his death bed, when he said: "A. P. Hill, prepare for action!" "Yes, I see her."' And here she stopped short, for, in astonishment at what she had already heard, and in her instant effort to hear no more of what was so evidently not intended for her, Miss Travers hurried from the parlor, the swish of her skirts telling loudly of her presence there. She went again to her room. What could it mean? Why was her proud, imperious Kate holding secret interviews with this coarse and vulgar woman? What concern was it of hers that Ulancv should be "worse" about Mr. Hayne? It could not mean that the mischief he would do was mischief to the man who had saved his life and his property. That was out of the. question. It could not mean that the poor, broken down, drunken fellow had the means in his power of further harming a man who had already been made to suffer so much. Indeed, Kate's very exclamation, the very tone in which she spoke, showed a distress of mind that arose from no fear for one whom she hated as she hated Hayne. Her anxiety was personal. It was for her husband and for herself she feared, or woman s tone and tongue never yet revealed a secret. "All right, that's my wife, and she ex pects me to stay here twenty minutes and shake my handkerchief until the steamer is out of sight." "How very domestio you look, young people! Shall we light the lamps?' "I declare, I believe it was Clancyl" said the doctor. "If he wants to see you and talk, let him. There's no telling but what even n drink racked brain may bring the matter to light," "I've stayed too long already," said Miss Travere, springing to her feet. ;"Kate does not know I'm out, and will be wondering what has become of her jriater." She laughed nervously. ' 'Thank you so much for the music, Mr. Haynet Forgivo my running off so suddenly, won't you, Mrs. Waldron?' she asked, pleadingly, as she put her band in hers; and as her hostess reassured her she bent and kissed the girl's flushed cheek. Mr. Hayne was still standing patiently by the center table. Once more she turned. and caught his eye, flushed, half hesitated, then held out her hand with quick impulse: Foreign Prince (grinding his teetb)- Pll take it.—Chicago Tribune. "Does she?" "Once you said it would kill you if you believed I could be false to you. If Ijy that you meant that, having given my promise to you to be your wife at some future time, I must school myself to love you, and will be considered false if love do not come at my bidding or yours, I say to you solemnly, release me now. I may not love, but I cannot and will not deceive you, even by simulating love that does not exist. Suppose that love were to be kindled in my heart. Suppose I were to learn to care for some one here. You would be the first one to know it; for I would tell you as soon as I knew it myself. Then what could I hope for—or you? Surely you would not want to marry a girl who loved another man.. But is it much better to marry one who feels that she does not love you? "Think of it, Steven; I am very lonely, very far from happy, very wretched over Kate's evident trouble, And all the sorrow I am brina-imr you "Yes. This is the busy season and Fve no time to waste. My wife is a little shortsighted, so she will be none the wiser if you wave the han Ikerchief. I'll pay you a quarter." And long that night Mr. Hayne sat there thinking, partly of what the doc tor had said, but more of what had occurred during the late afternoon. Midnight was called by the sentries. H« went to his door and looked out on the broad, bleak prairie, the moonlight glinting on the tin roofing of tho patcli of buildings over at the station far across the dreary level and glistening on the patche3 of snow that here and there streaked the surface. It was all so cold and calm and still. His blood was hot and fevered. Something invited him into the peace and purity of the night He threw on his overcoat and furs and strolled up to the gateway, past the silent and deserted store, whose lighted oar anu Dilnara room was generally tbe last thing to close along Prairie avenue. There was not a glimmer of light about the quarters of the trader or tbe surgeon's beyond.. One or two fnmt rl—mi Making Fruit. She (h.t the horticultural exhibition) • Oh, what marvels are these vegetables and fruit*! Man, with all his ingenuity, cannot in»D3 anything like them—he cannot imitate fruit. "But suppose she gets a spy glass?' "In that case you bury your face In the handkerchief and appear to weep. You might shake convulsively, and per Imps shed a tear or so. J) quarter is a treat deal of money these hard times." He -Oh, yes, he can! "I wish you would play, Mr. Hayne." "Dates. May I make one with you foi the theatre (his evening?'—Law renc« \mericAn •'Why, what fruit can man make?' Miss Travers had other reasons for wanting to be alone. That very afternoon, just after stable call, she found herself unoccupied for the time being, and decided to go over and see Mrs. Waldron a few moments. The servant admitted her to the little army parlor, and informed her that Mrs. Waldron had stepped out, but would be home directly. A bright wood fire was blazing on the hearth and throwing flickering lights and shadows about the cozy room. The piano stood invitingly open, and on the rack were some waltzes of Strauss she grant's headquarters, city point. Confederates in front of them a like number Tho advantage of the day remained with tlif Union uriny. "I'll have to have an extra dime." "All right; but I think you ought to kiss your hand to her a few times for the ixtra dime." Then themercbant looked M his watch and disappeared, - fexr./ gjfHnif "Good evening, Mr. Hayne. I shall hope to hear you play again." An /Eollan Nuisance. "You play a wind instrument, do you? What is it, uiy boy, a cornet?" sir. It's a putty blower.'' After March 35 there was constant firing «srCD s the lines, both with artillery and mu» kpls. l'he men were at the works day and ni.' t. and sometimes the firing was as stead} as it is in battle. Hill was the last of the prominent leaders of the southern army to fall, and his death was tragic. He had been in Petersburg during the 1st of April, while Sheridan was fighting Pickett at Five Forks, and on the morning of the 2d had gone, in obedience to orders from Lee, to prepare his troops to reenforce Pickett. Hill's troops, now consisting of the divisions of Heth, C. M. Wilcox and Mahone, were occupying intrenchments on Lee's right in front of the positions now held by the Union corps under Wright and Humphreys. 'When these commanders made And, with pulses throbbing and cheeks that still burned, she ran quickly down the line to Capt. Rayner's quarters, and was upstairs and in her room in another minute. '—New York Sun. A Remarkable Adaptability. FIVE FORKS AND PETERSBURG. Young Mr. Harvard—Your friend, Miss Helen, is awfully nice; we got on famously together. 'Which h Better? Sheridan joined the army on'the 37th of March, and the movement to the left around Lee's right flank began on the 30th, having been delayed one day by rain. The left wing fif the Army of the Potomac had also been re- This was an interview she would find it hard to tell to Kate. But told it was, partially, and she was sitting now, late at night. hearing through her closed It is better English to say "Yon wonld bet ter" than to say "You had better;" but the latter expression is colloquial, and, if good usage can sanction a wrong use, is allowable Miss Mubel—I never saw another like her. She can get cm witA anybody.— New York Sun.