Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-03-07

SCHOOL AND ARMY.
PROM NORTHERN LIGHTS.
LITTLE BRIGGS AND |.
BY FITz HUGH LUDLOW
CON SION.

New York, visited her one and often two
was no less sedulous, and spared mysclfthe
possibility Of pain by refraininy form the ir-
quiry how much deeper feeling he entertain
ed toward the object Of my alteration.
know that this state of uncertainty could moi
last always. felt daily increasing reti-
cence toward my old school-mate, and saw
that II something definite were not done soor,
an incurable jealousy and GOODNESS would he
established between us. For the sake ofour
intimacy, to say nothing of my own peace oi
mind, l must bring matters to decision b.
speaking definitely to Miss Tucker The
result might lie as painful as m heroic sur
gical operation to either Briggs or myself.
but 1t would stop the gangrene of our friend
ship.
Icame to this conclusion one evening when
Briggs had gone up to call on Miss Tucker.
and sat by II small sea coal fire (for, thougl.
spring, the weather was still chilly smokin.
my cigar at eleven o'clock, and wondering
how in the world any man could have til,
the thoughtlessness to keep private famil,
up till that hour. 1t must have been still
.a'. 80 ~ ."1 ,".A' ~ ~ u''
Az. ,', 81. D",H ~, - oei .os"s' '"n we've
'"0'i No VI" .oio' no A'oAe. VII MS o'o's
10 a.o' 10 "e o"'...' W. pa''o'' anu "en'
yond goodnight
The next afternoon as Bripps stood IA,
-. n.A. a''.'.oon' 40 s'oou ps
Ae.A ~ 'no "'nu""' ooop ~ 'no al'.r's'
''o.N ."'s"n' anu sa' o'.o'o '"' o,'''e'
s.".. 'eas ~, BUSINESS '0'.',s Jue' o'o'sn' III
.,s.. ~ 'na "la'oy' '. W. ne"'u W. "no'o e'ioe'
sar.,,,,, o NV O. oa' T ;, oue''ue us' " ,ne
'"s''' o'erns'
ane .ous',s .an " 'n' uoor " ohce. 10 us
eo.s. ,.', ,na' n.s.vy naa oponeu ner iron ac'
sou"' wv. WIN snv Aas,on' anu n,aoe iie'
n'o' 'n.,y II, INC i"i y, sumner ihe reve-
ih'ion c,oseu our OWN 'riviai pusiness ior inc
aay. INC next uay : wiiu eAci'chen'' SLOW
ou. suie'y se''''s '"'o ''le s'rc"s.h ol IN
eAoraoie ioya' purpose VINO needs lhat re-
cali Z nrisgs was absent from MS aesk' ou
he'ef no'ieeo 'he iae' 'i'i was 'iihc ior
me 10 COUP eown' just theh he entered the
once. II ms conduct was strange 10 me on
the night Oh MS last return from the lucK-
ers, II was stranger now. ne Vouchsaied me
ho.nins pu' co'u hoo' .hen en'ereo ihto
ness men VINO were discussing 'he great
| que'uoh Vi 'nc uay Ill oui oaeh oiiice' nav
"e A'.,e1 'N'n"''o a W sp"ie' p,oseh'iy
!oNo' 'hen'' ihc TAIN iah upon volunteer
'.s' several VINO a''eauy oeionseu 10 mum
S,p". s""'."''o"o' eNPio''eu 'heii ihtcn'ion
" 1na.ins .ne hsn'' anu one Vi them SUI
"en'J '''"e" " '"o WIN 'he ques'ion'-
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" 'o p,'ny so."s 'o' '"e p'e'e"' "''"o''
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~ ,rh;,, 7 n,;rh, Lnow ,hot ono,hor ,n,od
would rooko h;n, oshomod Rnt ,hes,
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NV nnna, .ra M ,,,on, ,,,aa s,r,oL
Rr;ayo turned nm me at onco I'm, some n,
the others ;umned be,ween ne to nrevent q
fubt telling him that he had given the 6rsl
offsnce and trvinp n nersuade him to wall,
o,vo,, oo,orlv o,,,rrod into ,ho front of
fice and tried to absorb myself in the after.
noon ne,s ,h., m;rh, get ouie, ononrh n
wa,L M town hut NV he.r, woo ,oo FIJI,
u,orn,, ~ pr;rrs,s rrhonnv Iovhood -,
,ha n,anv hard anJ honnu ,;,.as wc had ,,oa,
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so
nen' saiu ne, a''aiess',e n'e III n''sA.
voice. you iiisi. nSse hnoMn me we,
enough 10 DC sure 'na' u'uh mean 10 c'li
you coward anu ye' MS voice 'ren
oieu 10 he cou'u scarce'y speah ahu ye'
you s'iuck lne-s'ruch iie III .he 'aee' VI
Know the way we look upon those INSULTS
theyre things to be atoned for; and II yo,
were not who you are, and we what we'v'
been to each other I'd call you out to-mor