The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-01-17

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T.-L0T-'F-fs 80. .I-
ipsssod sleep'es n'sn'-' 'oonu '"a'
troublesome thoughts wero grand preven'
tivos OF drows'noss. WHOM u wss tune 70
turn out In the morning ieignod Sickness
and % got that s'esp In tho day which night
refused ma. Il was about ten O'Clock when
was awakened BY rough hand being
placed on my shoulder. igave nervous
ssass - turned and found tho sergeant
standing by me.
Tll be ready to 20 along win you ma
minuse," said l. feeling positive 'na' no ""
thers to arrest mo.
Cad, Bartlett, one ~o"'d .n'nk you 'an'
Geo ".o e0"' 20 | 80. ,s., c.;,h,.n.J
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ne way "'o's"' "," 'p'
ies "e way you '"''ea ''"'
"ihe "ay "a"eo nun
yes yes, eon'ouna you ""!' ~" "'1
not hall awake yet iNouso YOURSELF "''
tell you about Harry"
ayes tell mo what happened to him..
81 wonder you did not hear the rumpus,
bu, your post was some distance from bis,
and msybe YOU were away Just at the time
taking to the neighbor on your leR-eh |?
mn matter. though. old fellow lust wait
tili I light this pipo. and then YOU shall hear
tho story a. 70, !, from Harry himself at
tho suard.house this morning.
watched the face Of the sergeant mar.
rowly as he prepared his pipe, to sec if
there was lurking smile, or any peculiar
expression ,la, would show method in
his remarks about the old man. which, in.
deed, bcwildcrcd me considerably. There
was no sign, however, that led to suspicion
on my part.
"You sec Bartlett, the old man-the gen.
eral, you know-and our colonel took
Il into their two kea,is to steal a march
on the picket line last night. Quite a
freak, wasn't Il? but then you remember
tho distrust that mentioned as existing ut
headquarters. Well, It appears that our
worthy supsriors made for -hartys post
firs. Harry was not there but substitute
existed In the shade OF his m"'kes' which
lay ,nnoce"''y repo''"s asa'n'' . stump
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.uo ho and wa, ,hou,.J IN. word n
him loud enough tn he heard half . mile
.v,v-b..;des telling him to 10 to Halifax,
by way OF finsher That was 20 must
saw"
And the man with the striped arms
laughed tilI he shook again.
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co'ooe' 70 na''aA nc Aep' W u" "a'H"s
Tor q ~n'e-"'ne "o!y soss-u"'" .k'
ore was seen app''"e"'"s' q. =. .'"ese',o, ,,
rom the sene'a' '"e '"u',.' "a' '""'
cow" ~"e,e . was '0"a"' '"a oo''' '''o"''
anu seoea. "'a .'c''',u' ,,,, a"o"s'' '.
oo."e. 10 "' ,N'"'", "0 "s"o p'.."
70 % nany' nc ""oc ''' ". Pe0' ,"o
fir's 'h'ns' saying " no 'oo~ T" uP' ls
strange no" '"'' o'." nave s'' 'o" "'
stump 20 '"' s'0'"'' '' 9" ''s' :
s"e'''
"The 'old man turned his coat inside
out and' s'oueh'ng ms hat well dow" over
his eyes 'ea his eo"ee"l'ne"' quietly. TAX