Newbern progress., 1863-02-04
FROM Harper's Weekly
KATE'S SOLDIER.


splendid resolve, q fine blaze pf coul
IF yoa were, would you not do jus
the same as now-sit still and Wisl
something else 2'
aWhy do yon Judge me 50 unkindiy
Major Ross 81 As e g -
The lips began to pout now, littl'
temper fo blend ssF;s.alii i III 4 the courage il
tbs fine eyes. so .aisf gtss
g Because yon do not do whit yor
can, even now. II yon were not ms
cousin, suppose + should not speal
TO you so plainly. As It ls, It yexes
me when hear you wishing, morning
noon md night, to be and ID the i'm
possible, and yet never trying to think
If there is no better use for the money
Won are wasting 50 carelessly in satins
and 1aces How much was Madame
.Ferrara's bill, last quarter " lslI..ss
Money won't fight, and govern.
ment pays the soldiers better, I heard
you say so yesterday, than any army
is paid In Europe.
s.Yet, by giving q little more than
government gives,I think yon could
hire some ono, who wonld not 90 9TH
erwise, to fight for you.
a. man whom q little more money
would inducel A man who would go
for money, and would not 60 without
it2 Why, such cowardly soul would
get drurnmed out of the ranks after
the first battle 70 ~runra~
Major Ross smiled, d calm, meg ing
smile-snch as always provoked his
cousin, for It seemed to her like an as
serfien of superiority. e s. Ass sgess g .
q ssf on Just look ct one side Of your.
Question, Kate, and then jump at yoElr
conclusion. I know a man who told
il1e yesterday that he would go TO war
III be could afford it !; Imam who is
neither cold nor cowardlya lHeihas a
sister, girl of fifteen. They are or
phans, and his mothers dying breath
gave her to his care. s They were well
born. but they had fallen into poverty,
and lie resolved that his sister should
have the sducation Of a lady, She is
at school now. If he lad the, means
to leave her provided for, be would en-
list; but, what If be should die, and
that poor, pretty, undisciplined child
should be left alone ingthe wide world,
within means of support, no protec-
tor, no friend Could he answer it to
his mother when he met her country
Whichasouls people r, - soaai1saaasi q
kate had listened with breathless
interest," :sss nsvasg ooassa 4aFks 81
ssWonld he fight well2n she asked,
nansin gly. ssasissss6 ssg tsiss1 zssya habz q
mo man better. There is not a
drop. of coward blood in his veins. He
is the very one I would choose to stand
beside me in the front sof, the Fray
eff he were sure his sister would be
provided for in the event ef his death
you think he would go % sfsea -
Il know it. His whole heart is in
the fight now. If he were sure that
she could be secured from future pri-
vation, or friendlessness, his name
would be enrolled tomorrow"
Katelssfaee glowed with eager re-
solve.
affe s1an b, b,',a sure. re-" 1 cannot give
my life to my country. | ought not
to shrink from giving everything else.
That girls an orphan like me. She
shall be my sister. I will undertake
the expense while her brother is away.
and If he dies, she shall share dollar
for dollar with me all that possess
Major Ross looked at his young cou-
sin almost 9reverently. He was just
beginning to see below the happy,
careless surface of her nature. But he
made no comment on her resolve. W
ssWait here be simply said, ssI will
bring you your soldier
Ia half an hour, he returned. He
brought with him a man, tall, athletic,
strong, with face brave and master
full rather than handsome. So
aMiss Barclay, this Is Mr.. Keene--
Richard Keene. -
SO much Of Introduction being per-
formed, Major Ross went ont and left
Kate to make her bargain. $
Mr.. Keene was thoropghly we'll
bred. In the peculiar circumstances
inwkich he was placed sorely trying
they would have been to most men,
he was able to steer clear Of any false
pride or embarrassment. asa
Miss Barclay" he said, bowling, 81
am told that by way Of doing yonf
part toward the war you wish to hire
me as Substitute, to fight Your bait
ties for you. My terms are easily
stated All I ask Is security that
my sisters education shall be carried
on, as I have commenced if, until she
is able to suppors herself BY teaching. /"
st SIN ready to provide for ell her
expenses, and to charge myself with
the care Of her future, should there be
aeed of my Proteetioa.1
So much as that is not necessary.
While 1--we I could not allow ycu to
undertake Ill her expenses. So far as
my psy IS q soldier can goit mastl
he smiled for her support For the