The free South. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-26
"And your opinion ourgeon?"

Il
have right to doubt. My faith Is Ike
that of Thomas. I would wish to see and
touch"
II have seen one, my dear Edward, y
said the General in a hollow voice.
The brave offlcer-the brave General
who made this stragc confession to NJ.
Banis, was man still young-hardly thir'
ty-eight years old. His noble, handsome
face had melancholy grace, which was
given it by the sad, tender look OF his
large blue eyes, which softened the effect
OF his bronzed complexion and immense
moustache. With his large statue, broad
shoulders, General Etienne Vergamiei
might have served ,asa model for one OF
the heroes OF Ossian.
The Surgeon, a man of cold and metho.
dical, but OF unlimited research and
knowledge, received the singular avowa
of the General with much astonishmenl
/ but greater curiosity. Was he L thousand
times physician and sceptic, the marvel.
Gus had for him charm which surpassed
everything else.
Versanier put his horse to q trot, and
was silent. The Surgeon finally yielded
to his curiosity, which his intimate reh''
tons with the General warranted him In
doing. :,
1--WE have long ride before us, " said
he, 1.-the road is rough and we mus'
s!ncken our p,lce Tell me the incident
to which You alluded just now, General.
Is .ot tbs just the hour for ghost stories?
For what purpose, Surgeon ? You vii
not believe me-
IL " (
init myself to discuss those principles o1
yours"
"You are going to carry the sca!pel o'
my physiology into the most secret recess,
sls of my heart Cost what it may, L will
,r,tiiy your wish but beg OF you. &c
not laugh All [ am going TO tell you Is
true. .o-----------
eat twenty gears DID," said the Gene.
raj, 81 lett ST Cyr at the same time as my
best friend, George Marcel, u young man,
pale and slender, dreamy rs poet, ST. .ng
as Kahyi-, brave rs II lion. We were
ultimate from ur first year st. Cyr, and
in those brutal Guairels which are so com
luon there, lie had often undertaken my
Il feuse and fought for me-, as fonght fol
him. We loved each other dearly, and
ii enly grettel the approaching separa
ton wiiicli wa~to see our entrance INTO
| the :, rvars'.
Nor fortunate than we had hoped, We
, found ourselves S together ut the taking oi
tne Fort dr rEmprrtjlr, snb-ft utsrents
both OF II, joyous III war and full "i ard"r.
Il lew ,!tya after Al2tiers WAS taken by a's-
>aut, AMI Grnrgr was one Of the fist to
pnrtrat into !,,r city, [ saw lnm fall,
struck III the breast hy :, hisI raised
i,:!. in J ,,Dr.. III. "!i ;:iA ~sh"utde to Il
lItt:. nom, wj..- HAD h-.i, ;,:mh'ionc,i hy
Ia. .iirI.i.eS :i,.il. hrS' rulI;Iunatilh% /
ialt NY :"uorT, "rg'' uf"n II i"''' amt eh'
a,"r {. sta"trh ti,- n.n"", huti was
Il. VIA. ,s-arii ,ny i;a coMinrnr-
-. nt. *, ~ 'i,e n"ni, he
r,.., - -, sts..,.y "p.n ius--,r est = ut ne,
ut he ne II IN h nj Tlin h 5
uwn.,.,I ,r,.ss Il u "a, .,iv,l>. n II ii S
pan res@nt'iusnpporJ'.hr. ii had, how
" L, !, " nIu!.i,uts al t.;is
'f,ti.nnr, 49, sad. [ lie very young,
and r,grt il lif,. lnrs been very sweet TO
n.c Wit. iur II ntlship We must part,
.ntt aiio IAN say u It IL forever. Not one
IN hrilw,a waits Tor us beyond the tomb;
y ii,aps more 5>nfferinS, p'rnaps more
ha,:p:m, ~, or nuthngnpss. But ii my
soul Is .iimort,i, ii it preserves Ill those
unknown r-giouS the affections and mem
ories which iiIled it III it's passa ON
earth, blessed be God! And if 1t is true
that we can visit those whom We tenderiy
love. b. sure that I will return To thee
some evening il tile spring. L hope L
feel death es,-~r now. My dear mother
c,id.to,oe w,,.n diving. s'I will return, )"
and she did teturn-tllis night-ah: :
there-look-she smiles at me--aow she
is weeping. Etienne-adieu. He sighed
and expired" =,
The General paused, overcome with
grief then resumed in saddened voice
81 cannot depict my grief; twas terri
BILE and when they buried George. to the
sonnd of the drum and songs of victory, l