Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-11-14
MIS- CELLAN Y.
KATE's SOLDIER.
=. III were only a mani

Kate barclays eyes flashed with splen
did rcsolve. . emo tlafs Of courage.
'lfyou were. would you not do just th'
same as now-sit still and wish somethin,
eleY'
why do you judge mo 90 unkindly. Ma
jor Ross,'
Tho lips began to pout now a little TEN
per TO blend with tue courage in the Gn'
eyes.
Because you do not do what you can
even now. II you were no, my cousin.
suppose should no, speak to you 30 PLAIN
ly. AZ Il IL. I, veIes me when hear you
wishing, morning, noon and night, to b
and to do the impossible: and ye, never
trying to think II there is no better u'c for
the money YOU are wasting % carcle..ly In
sa,io. and laee,. How much was Madam,
ferrara's bill las, quar,cr'
Money Won't fight. and Government
pay. tho -oldicr.-bc,,er, I heard you Say
90 yesterday, than any army Is paid in Ea'
rOpo.'
Yet. by giving little moro than Gov.
srnmen, gives. think you could hire some
one. who would not otherwise 60. to fSh,
for you
a man whom little moro money wonld
induce, A man,who would 90 for money,
AMI would not 60 wi,hou, a. Why. such
q cowarily -oul would get drummed out oI
the ranks alter tho first battle"
Major RO.' smiled. a calm. meaning
smile--sueh rs alwsy. provoked lis cousin,
for /, seemed 20 her like m assertion OF su'
psrioriIy.
You just look a, one eide Of the ques'
ton, Kate. and then jump at your coneu'
son. know man who told me ye',cr'
dav. that hc would 80 20 the war II he
could afford IL man who i. neither cold
nor cowardly. lie ha. a sister. girl OF
fifteen. They are orphans, and hi. mothers
dying breath gave her 90 his care. They
were we'll born bu, they had fallen into pow
eriy. and he resolved tha, his sister should
have the education Of q lady. She 10 nj
school now. 4 hc had the means TO leave
her provided for. hc would bat what
II he should die. and tha, poor. undi'ciplin'
1 ed child should b. left alone in the wide
world. with no means OF support, NJ pro.
tccior, no fricnd' Could hc answer !, To
hi. mother when be me, her in the country
which souls pcople''
Kate had listened with brca,hle.s interest.
Would he hshN we'll, she asked musing'
ly.
No man better. There !, no, drop oI
coward blood IN hi. veins. lie - the very
one | would choo-e 20 stand beside me 10 the
from, OF the fray
III he were sure his sister would DO pro
vided for in the event Of his death, you
think he would co!'
know IL. H.. whole hear, is In the
Gsht now. l,hs were sure that she could
10 secured from future Irha'ion. or friend
le.,ns... his name would bs enrolled 10.
morrow
Kate. face sloved with eager resolve.
ilo shall be sure. canno, give my life
to my country. ouSh, not to shrink from
giving everything else. Th', girl - an or
phan like the. She ,hall be ny sister.
will undertake the expenses while her bro
,her /. away. and IL he dies, che shall share
d,llar for dollar with me all ,ha, POS. -.
Major Ross looked at his young cousin
almo., reveren,ly. lie was jus; beginning
to zee below the happy, careless surface o'
her nature. But he made no comment on
her resolve.
'wai, here, he simply .ail, wall bring
your soldier
In half au hour he returned. lie brought
with h,m q man. tall. athletic, strong, with
u face brave and ma.rerful rather than
handsome
MI. Barclay, this !. Mr. Kcene-Rich'
ard Kesne.'
So much Of introduction beins performed
Major Ros. wen, ou, and left Kate to make
her bargain.
Mr. Keens wa. thoroughly we'll bred. In
the peculiar circumstances in which he wa'
plaeed-solely trying they would have beer
TO mos, mcn--he was abl to steer clear o
any false pride and embarrassment. 'Mis'
Barclay he said. bowling, am told thai
by way OF doing your part toward tho wal
you wish TO hlrc mo rs substitute. to fsh,
your battle. for you. My term. are easily
stated. All ask is q security that my sis
,er's education shall be carried on as have
commenced it, until she is able to support
herself by teaching
lam ready to provide for all her cIpen'
scs. and to charge myself with the care O
her future. should there be need Of my pro.
tec,ion.'
80 much as that 10 not necessary. While
I live ! could not allow YOU TO undertake oil
her expenses. So far as my pay a'a soldier
can 20. 1, mus, be applied for her support
For ,he rest, aecep, your offer in the 'piri,
IN which 1t Is made. Twill remember you
when 6ght. and Heaven helping the. you
shall not be ashamed Of your substitute
Rates eye. grew misty. lie was 90 calm
in his resolve TO dare danger and death
seemed TO consider himself % little. She
lonced to bcs him as sister might have
done. not u be 100 rash-not to court un.
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