The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-03-04

Az ExAsrEnArrp PRivAfg.-P Private
Mebluurie--welI say that was bis name
---sas - tine SONG man a. ever saw IN
m, iae. No handsome and strong, and SO
grn,ie remember him now, as be press
el up by my side to the assault of ~ Se-
i,asi,asI,. with hts blue eye kinding, AID
hts liaif blowing back never said two
word. 3, him IL my lfr, perhaps, bat
ued 10 admire him often. Well, sir, he
lad the misfortune TO offend the major
once Won't say how. sir, but The fault
was not hiss ! would have done il myself.
You know how logging was managed
then. sir. The regiment would be drawn
up ihrre.sqnar, At morning OF evening
parade thea they would bring the poor
fellow out and hasten him with his hands
aud ierG stretched on the iriangle; aid
then one of tlie drummers woull lay into
him with bis cat---stnk with ten hshes
yua know, SIR. 10 see the blood spirit
from the bare back Of aman, 'iwould make
you ial faint. ilie first time. ] think
Mays the time whei, I've stood at my
post With eyes closed, grisIing my teeth
hard together every time Id trcl the poor
wfelch--hrar him, / mountaineering
And II WAS common thing ia those days
tor officers 10 take oath before the surgeon
that they were sick, just 10 yet off from
seeing y man logged at morning parade.
Well sir, the major got McAlurlrie three
hundred lashes; and he took them with
neyera whiinper. From that day, through
lie was an altered man; all tie life was
taken right cut Of him. used 10 want
10 say something TO him, to tell him how
loved him and bid him keep up heart,
when Id see him sitting ali by himself,
idle !: but somehow never could do it,
Something was wrong with him, | was
certain.
One day we had grand review: sup-
poe there wc,e eighteen thousand men
of US. II was Ia Phgnx Park, Dublin,
splendid piece OF ground Of fifteen hundred
acres. Well, there wa, the lord licuien-
ant. wilh all his staff, ia front OF US and
among them this same maj9r. As usual
on such occasions. we were to lire down
the iine with blank c,irldgc. The anil-
cry on the right, took il up first; then the
cavalry then the lire passed down the
lac OF infantry hen all Of sudden tie
major dropped from his horse, dead, shot
ia the side Instantly the bugles blew 10
cease irrng; all the staff dsmounied and
vent along the lane examining the pieces
for you know. sir, Il is an easy matter TO
tell whether gun has been loaded with |
ball o. blank cartridge, by just looking
down the muzzle. At the same time
they would ash az intervals Tel me up
on your honor sif, II you heard the report
of a ma.kul loaded with bali, or anything
resrlnblng such \ sound. Now ! had |
heard 1t, plain enough, aud As the officer
passed along oar line, thinks | 10 myself,
j must tell, il lie asks me- lie stopped
AMI put the question 10 the man by my side, |
No SIR wa. the immediate answer. A.
said nothing. ht passed mr by, and asked |
the next man No sir 7 again, and - all |
aIong---ihc mrn lied, 10 save their COM
rade's lit-. We were ragged three deep
thin; and not Two deep, as nowadays
so when the trout rank had shown their
pieces for inspection, 10 the rear rank, aud
the officers walked down the second ranks.
in which McMurrie WAS, watched him
with The corner ufmy eye, as the command
WAS gi,en--ordcr arms Quick as ligi,n.
ing he bad changed muskels with tie man
behind. He was safr.
Az. bat he knew that had his secret.
could see how the Tear OF me kept weigh
ing on him: every time passed him he
would trcmble. At last, one day. when
he saw me going TO speak with the colon
Ell. he fell TO the ground ia faint. The
colonel noticed il ard rode up, but suspect
Ing nothing called out to tile surgeon
Here, doctor, have this man taken to the .
hospital he is not ct fer work Sir. you
ought 10 have seen the smile that PLAYED
over the poer fellows face, when he caught
those words. As he was carried off to
bed, he couldn't help giving. me a wink.
which took care mol TO notice. Of course
Neat day be was oul, ss you may guess ,
The last time heard Of him, he ,
had risen 10 be sergenant-major, and was
in fair way 10 he promoted for bravery.
Well. may God forgive him, sir l--Amherst
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