The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-17

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eishsf. Soss, ~ sAcasss foa reiassd btfses
y % p y. n.y. ~ .@ssPR.sns me. 70. ,eld Ar'
yeur ba:hs..ncs:sr 60. ~ =
my ssifsdsa Hs5y p Aha you think u
noscuie me INTO Np5 - you sesm dster.
mined ! shsll 70. i WI seuuupany yea."
II did not taks HIM Tong 70 osmpSste his out
At, and ,hsy were soSa u ths eess sir. Th,
n,eh' was DARK and salsry, Prssseing satn, q
they hsni~t On, and soon rea I'D th~6r A.aeins
sicn, wbers the found the family sosiIy e.
eccnccd IN the pafior. Virginia, with soSns
iispt smsrcidery, which abe, laid ,sssds q tAssy
entered; coward With sketch q Green Rook,
upon which he wss oepsctirg Harry as he 10y
| witb the negro ~ biz back, ths mnrdssous koifs
! pot Cd IN The air. II did not take Iona 70 rsn
der esoA yerkcsly ~ esss, for the wsli- brsd A.
,sa ,so,a,y ~ o. M n sns M,s. Rem.sn. the @uth Of
sn well suf,sd 20 sssh Other. ..
The Colonel wss prsvaiIcd upon toyelsss soms
q his adventures, and wIth his ascuStoussd
readiness to pies~s. he narrated one be had nss
.ish IN er~s,ns IN. meun,sans In Asx,se, from
this be passed TO otbcrs from tkoss vhseh con |.
vu,ssd hrs bc1css eth isuebtsr 20 thsss of .
more serious cnsr.c'sr, ard bis deiAentsd au-
di'ors nstened with breat hiass intsrSst 70 h,
rae, d.seriotions.
AT las' he touehsd upon a skirmisa that tool
be had boon taken prisnnsr, end tbs frisnd ef
his youth stIetched hfsi-ss upnn the Ground.
HIS ., 90 dissd with tsare, ~ WHOM b was not
ashamed, Is hs spcss Of the fearful s,rii, IN
which two others bssids himself wsrs the sois
survivors :,
my fri-nh Lester winssld-"
"Wnheid J. interrupted NJ. k:mson. rs 10
OF HIM you havs besn speaking ." s.a
The Oooue, was sssonishsd % his movemsnt,
, and bowed ascent.
Wtnheid. fou arc then, indeed, the srfsnd
of whom he has SO dtsn spot.n TO ma Hswas
my half orr ther" .-... II. -.f
And he shaded bis eyes with bis hand -.
Your hAf-brother2 do wss my college
eomrads, my freud in after yesrs, my associate
tn toe camp, my coupknion upon the field of
tho pls'n, latd his murdsrsr by his s,ds Ma
gnrdlr-s cf danger IN exposing mysslf 70 ths
shos Of the enemy, l 1850 he hs.A and sap.
ported him Ut I'll hts Sovm sst6soed ln shs en-
brace Of dssth. Lie died IKE . hero, with his
face IL the foo |" .,s-,' L
concuosd, hs ssnk bssk, overcome With The 10
membranes Of hs bloody sosns. Thsss vas no
sssumPttoh n hts Do cstPsion O tearing up his
bosom friend; 70 the last mcnsms, bet thsrs
vas innato nobienNa besmin9 On evsry ssaturN
which sna,lsd yon TO catch glimpse Of ths
manly hs.n wnhn'
Hos osen have hard Mn speAk Of Eyuss
Colonel, observed Mr.. Rsnson, sftsr the f6sAsr
was again c.am. ne s~sr msssiensd you -
be would beloved brother. Who M. Cram
liffe usrd your nsme some wssu ago, thought
II saemsd familiar, but my mernpry fAiisd me,
bat when You SPOKE . lev momsnts ago, and
brsathed Ass psms. ever thing came bAcf NE
the Over shslming rsse o. sene mountain tor
rent, oury Ing al ny sAcasthss IN ase sooup Hs
/, ws sns cn,y son q ny nSse1 oy ~ sns nus.
osnoi i, sne 1ny one VI sns sscoeo, ana tneegs
wssae but ha!f bfothsrst an extraordinary a.
fection exktsd bstwssn IN i tdollzing him =
somsthAms mssc sAAn hsmsa Cosossa, ~ -