MINE ENEMY.

Once in my pride I judged a man. With eyes austere I looked him through. ; X said, "Here failed he." Span by span I measured all his faults anew And thenceforth marked in bitter mood The manner of his life, intent To find therein such constant food j That my just heart might not relent. I probed his thoughts, his motives weighed, ! And yet as on his hopes I peered, Though Borne I might have crushed, I staid ' My hand—they were so humbly reared. ; And, keeping watch with doubtful eyes On all his actions, I began * To mark with measureless surprise I How very human was the man Till, by a casual cross wind blown, Came word ol trifling acts of his— Poor common things—in which was shown His touch with common charities. Then, seeing how much I had denied Who loved the name of charity, | I bowed my head with shame and cried, "Forgive me, O mine encmyl" —W. G. Hole ia Spectator.

The Charge of the Dead

A Orewsome Story of War.

Copyright, 1899, by Ervtn Waa'dmm.

Nlgot fell, leaving the battle jet un decided and the Russian army in a critical position. General Prince Rouk nine, who commanded the left wing, feeling himself conquered by the ene my, gave the order to charge to a few Cossacks that were left him.

That order meant nothing less than to dislodge 2,000 Turks strongly estab lished in the village of Karkow with batteries of artillery. It was necessary that the Russians should drive them from there if they did not wish to find themselves surrounded and the for ward march on Plevna halted.

The charge was a difficult one. The soldiers who occupied Karkow were all members of the special guard of the sultan, big devils of men six feet high, ■Who were astonished at nothing, afraid of nothing and made it a point never to leave an enemy on the ground without tracing on his back with their daggers the red crescent of Mohammed. Prince Rouknine knew this, and when he decided to send against them his 500 Cossacks, all that were left of his famous regiment of Oural, he under- Stood that he was sending them to their death. He caused their captain to be called, a handsome man, with blue eyes, .whose name was Serge Frithiof and ,who was not more than 25 years old. Coldly he said to him: "Sir, you "Will have the honor to charge. You will send your horses in full haste on the Tillage of Karkow, where the enemy's Infantry is stationed. The entrance will be made, and our army will be saved. But you will fight in the pro portion of one against four, and it is for the most of you certain death. If Karkow is retaken and the passage is free, you will ring the church bell. If no sound is heard, it will mean that the Russian army must succumb because not one of you is living." The captain slowly lowered his saber as he said, "The bell will ring." ♦ #***** The balls were raining around the Cossacks, whose horses were erect on their haunches, with frothing mouths. Captain Frithiof raised his arm. A savage clamor resounded, and the som ber mass of cavalry advanced at full gallop across the ravine of Karkow. According to the captain's order,-they Immediately had ceased their rough cries, and one could hear nothing but the dull and formidable sound of the galloping horses.

The soldiers of the Turkish guard jsaw this storm approaching and await ed it with tense muscles. The shock was frightful. Each blow of a saber cut off a headj each shot laid a man low, and there were streams of blood along the gutters. But the Cossacks were cut to pieces. Feeling, nevertheless, that his troops were shaken, the Turkish general evac uated the village. Then, confident in his superior forces, he gave them a po- Bition a mile from the town, near an abandoned farm. Karkow was taken, but the entrance was not yet made. Captain Frithiof trembled with. rage. "The army can be saved by you," had said General Prince Bouknine. Cost what it may, this wild charge Which had caused the enemy to retire must be continued. But how, since the squadron was reduced to a few cava liers? The captain assembled his Cossacks on the grand square of Karkow and counted them. There were hardly 60. More than 200 corpses were stretched on the streets, side by side with the dead Turks. The riderless horses went about in docile troops. Few among them had been touched, for the balls, well di rected, had hit the men full in the chest. Night came on. The pink rays of the setting sun softly illuminated the hor rible spectacle. Captain Frithiof remained silent, somber. Suddenly a thought crossed his brain, a fantastic thought. He passed his hand across his brow, as if he wished to chase away some night mare. His eyes had a singular light in them as he murmured, "We will con tinue the charge!"

Turning toward his men, he added: "You will go and pick up all the dead who fell In the village and catch all the horses that are loose. Then you Will replace the dead men In the sad files and stoutly tie them on the horses .with the straps on the lances." A shiver ran through the ranks. "Do It," repeated the officer coldly. The Cossacks obeyed. It was an easy matter to bring back the horses which were grouped together from Mbit, and with a vigorous hand the living soldiers raised the bloody bodies

of their dead comrades to straighten them In their stirrups.

"To horse, you men!" cried Captain Frithiof, once having seen his squad ron reformed—a squadron of soldiers who were no longer alive. The 60 liv ing Cossacks, their hands red with blood, came again to take their places at the head of the ranks. "We are going to charge again," said the captain. "Let us start ahead. Their horses will follow ours." On the slanting road which descend ed from Karkow toward the farm where the enemy was halted fighting began again. The Turks, who had seen the greater part of the Russian soldiers fall under their blows, believed themselves safe now, and they were strangely sur prised when they heard again the noise D'f the approaching cavalry. At the cry of alarm from the sentinel they formed in line of battle and fired on the whole line. Forty Cossacks rolled on fcbe earth. It was those of the first ranks—those that were alive! The others continued to charge. The Turkish soldiers gazed with frightened eyes. Where could this squadron come from? Who were these demons who received the balls without moving, bent low over their saddles, without a word, without a cry? One could not distinguish the number of horses, and one could believe it was all the Russian cavalry, a whole army of phantoms. The first rank of infan try gave way, the others were not long in retreating, and, fearing all at once, the whole Turkish army abandoned their arms and fled.

The position was taken, and the pas sage became free at last. Captain Frithiof saw that his squad ron was there, in its accustomed order. The horses were so docile that they had all stopped behind him when he had shouted "Halt!" They remained immovable now* heads low and cover ed with foam. A few moments after the village bell rang loud and long. ****** Victory now was possible, even cer tain. General Prince Rouknine, on hearing the bell, uncovered his head, under standing that his faithful Cossacks had sacrificed themselves to save the rest of the army. With his staff major he went at full gallop toward Karkow, but his joy of,vanquishing was mixed with pain. He arrived at the grand square of the village., What was his surprise to perceive, arranged as for parade, the black line of the squadron 1 They wera certainly 300 cavaliers, Captain Serge Frithiof at their head. Night had come on, but it was one of those admirable moonlight nights Which give to objects strange aspects. Captain Frithiof advanced. "Karkow is free," said he, saluting. "You were able then to charge?" "Twice. It was necessary to drive the enemy from a farm where they had fortified themselves." "And many men vMve killed, cap tain?" "All my men! Our brave -Cossacks were heroic even after death!" Prince Itouknine approached and saw, bending on the necks of the horses, lighted by the white light of the moon, the dead men who balanced themselves with the movement of the chargers.—New York Press.

Watch Papers.

When thick watches with removable cases were carried, it was the custom for watchmakers whenever they clean ed a watch to place in the bottom of the loose case an engraved label with their names and 'addresses, on which they would write the date of the re pair. Frequently these labels were elaborately engraved; sometimes they contained maxims or verses around the outside. This habit gave rise to the fashion of placing in the cases verses and devices, tokens of friendship or love, sometimes written on paper, but more frequently painted or worked on satin. All thfjge were designated as watch papers Irrespective of the mate rial of which they were composed.— Jewelers' Weekly.

Medicines and Poisons.

"It has always been a source of spec ulation to me why more people are not killed by taking a dose of poison in mistake for medicine," said an offi cial of the coroner's office. "When in vestigating deaths from such a cause, I have always carefully noted the man ner in which the medicines are kept in the house. Nine times out of ten I have found poisons and medicines of all descriptions put on a shelf or in a dark corner somewhere so that the contents of the bottles could not easily be seen. In many instances they are in reach of children. It is strange there are not more deaths reported from this almost criminal neglect."— Philadelphia Call.

An Exchange of Compliments.

The late Judge Charles P. Daly of New York was a charming conversa tionalist as well as a model citizen and an accomplished jurist. He met the Duke of Wellington some 50 years ago, and the duke remarked to him that ha seemed too young to be on the bench. "I owe my position," replied Judge Daly, "to one of those accidents of for tune to which your grace owes so lit tle." "I recall my criticism," said the duke grimly. "You are doubtless where you belong."

Pain From Nettle Stindgs.

It has been found that the pain caused by the sting of nettles is due partly -to formic acid and partly to a chemical resembling snake poison. Our nettles are comparatively harmless, but in India, Java and elsewhere there are varieties the painful effects of which i last weeks and in some cases months, like snake bites.

THE APHttJETOK GUARDIAN : FEIDAV, APEIt" 27, 1900

Hinted and published by HwfßT WaidS, of Peter Street Aehburton, for the proprto tors, at their Offioe, Burnett Streai, Aih* burton, FRIDAY, Afßlt 27, 1900. : : .



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