The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-11-26

need not nelp me, can get into my
carriage alone" - fs.. .o5...
Two days, after this, Judge Preston
came home looking very Thoughtful. Af-
ter tea he called Nellie to him. and
asked her if she had made up her mind
to be the wife of John Gainsford.
81 have made up my mind that l will
not be his wife p was her prompt re-
lply. = ''.s t,
81 have no wish to urge you my
child" u.sraf. l..tsiai s.i nas vfiaf
81 do not love him, father; and
should prefer to have no more intimacy
with him. / never liked him, He is on
kind to his poor sister, and he might
be unkind to me-" tn4Iq -al H aali
"You are right, my daughter and l
am now free to confess that | am
pleased with your decision. Almost
the last thing your brother said to me,
before he left with his company, was
that he hoped you would not make
John Gainsford his brother-in law
He knows Gainsford well, and has no
respect for him. 1iI l ua
The Judge kissed his child, and the
matter was settled. Gainsford was the
son of one of his oldest friends, and
thus the intimacy had commenced; !;
and he had been willing, for his daugh-
ter's sake, to try the young man, but
he felt a sense of relief now that the
trial was over. ,A v,ase9 p Hr
George Preston, the Judges only
son, had gone as Captain of com
pany and the family watched anxious
ly for the news that was to bear to
them intelligence of the movements of
lhe-th Regiment, By and by intelli-
gence came. The regiment was at
Poolesville., The regiment was at Balls
Bluff. The regiment had been under
fire nearly the whole of that terrible
day and fearful havoc had been made
in its ranks. Where was George? O.,
how anxious was Nellie Preston now
More than ever did she know that she
loved her brother
Ha! Good news. George is safe.
The Judge came home with an eve
ming paper, and handed it to Nellie,
pointing with his finger to the para
graph she was to read. She read as
follows: 13e .loa H9fs
"Captain Preston, after being ex-
posed to merciless fire for four conse-
cutive hours, was one of the last to swim
the river. He had made his way down
the bluff, and was assisting some of
his wounded comrades, when the ene-
my came pouring down upon him. He
was surrounded and would have been
slain, but for the heroic bravery and
devotion of sergeant of his company.
The sergeant, whose name was Wal
ter Evermond, seeing the captain in
danger, sprang to his side, and with
his revolver shot down three men who
were pressing upon him. When they
gained the water Captain Preston had
received a wound in the shoulder,
which. rendered it impossible for him to
swim but Evermend did not forsake
him. The, noble fellow, clung to his
captain Ikea brother, and succeeded
in getting him safely over the river.
We are happy to state that Captain
Preston's wound is not dangerous.
90! Heaven bless that noble SER
geant,w calculated Nellie, as she fin.
ished reading the account. sal dfa
And her father joined her with his
whole SOUL. 1oyit sis ia -'is e3isa
Later in the evening curiousthought
worked its way into Nellie Preston's
| mind. She wished the man who had
saved her brothers life so bravely had
been only corporal And then she
wondered where that fair faced, bright
eyed soldier was whom'she had kissed
in the depot. She wished that she
knew his name. 1t would be salts.
faction to know how he Jared She
hoped he was safe. ~ 81 ''''
Ere long a letter came from George,
in which lie gave thrilling accoant OF
1.-THE battle. He spoke of Sergeant
Walter Evermond as he" would have
spoken of a brother. "He saved my
life at the risk of his own, he wrote
and but for him you would have no son
living to write, and Nellie would have
Eno brother" To theletter was post.
script as follows: r1siifit boa
/ s'P. sS@W alter Evermond has Jus,
received the commission of Second
Lieutenan anti eu.aleai3s Wel baa -
! The winter wore away, and George
l.