one word while he is writing ah colonel that was an unlucky idea of yours of mine general twas you proposed to cast lots good god so it was i thought of course it was to be managed so that should not be the one between ourselves what honourable excuse can we make � none general colonel the whole division will be disgraced and forgive me if i say a large portion of the shame will fall on you � help me to that shame then cried e h s � ah that i will but how take pencil and write � i colonel to save the honour the of the division the general hesitated he had never seen an order � he hesitated for a moment but at last he out his pencil and wrote the required order after his on fashion � t e in milk and water � on account of the singular ability and wa which colonel has conducted the against the st a power is him at the moment of assault to carry into effect � � l as without interfering with the commander chief s order may sustain his own credit � md that of other of the second division of division put the paper into his bosom now general you may leave all to me i swear to shall not die � shall not lead this assault your hand colonel you are an our to the armies how will you do it leave it to me general it shall be done i feel it will my noble fellow but alas i fear not without some valuable life or other most likely own tell me general i refuse you refuse me sir yes this order gives me a power i hand back the order at your command but it i will not come you have unjust to me and listened to me too little all through siege but at last you have honoured me this order is the greatest honour that was ever done me since i wore a my poor colonel i let me wear it and carry it to my grave white lies t say no more i one word � is there anything on earth i can do for you my brave soldier ye general be so kind as to retire to your quarters there are reasons why you ought not to be near this post in half an hour i go is there nothing else well general ask the good priest to pray for all those who shall die doing their duty to their country this afternoon they parted looked back more than once at the firm figure that stood there with folded arms on the edge of the grave but he never took his eye off the next minute sad letter was finished and he walked out of the tent and confronted the man he had to single combat i have mentioned elsewhere that colonel had eyes strangely of battle and love of the dove and the hawk and these softened by a noble act he meditated now rested on with a ion of warmth and goodness this strange gaze struck bo far at least as this he saw no hostile eye he was glad of tliat for his own heart was by the solemn prospect before him we too have a little account to settle before i order out the men said he calmly and i can t give you long credit i am pressed for time now even while he was uttering these few words quick as lightning resolved to let have his own way what on earth did it matter to him i and he felt a sudden and natural longing to take this man s hand not because had once been his benefactor but because he was going to be s benefactor � and things are changed when duty sounds the recall a soldier s heart leaves private quarrels see i i come to you without anger and ill will just now my voice was loud my manner i dare say offensive and menacing white even and that always a brave fellow like resist but now you see i am harmless as a woman are alone to the winds i know that j t� the only man fit to command a division in this army i that when you say the assault of that is death it is to the point then now that my is m i longer now that i am going to die i din my old comrade have you the heart to refuse me j i to die unhappy i will do whatever you like you will marry that poor girl then yes yes did not i always say he was a good fellow the nail give me your honour i give you my honour to marry her if i live you take a load off me heaven reward you in one hour those poor women whose support i had promised o be will lose their protector but i give them another in you we shall not leave that family in tears in shame aad your child without a name my child and he looked amazed what new deception was this poor little fellow i surprised him in his cradle his mother and were rocking him and singing over him oh i it was a scene i can tell you my poor wife had been ill for some time and was so weakened by it that i frightened her into a fit stealing a march on her that way she fainted away perhaps it is as well she did for i� i did not know what to think it looked ugly but while she lay at our feet insensible i forced the truth from she owned the boy was hers while told him this strange story turned hot and cold first came a thrill of glowing joy he had the clue 