, 1870-07-24
| STORY OF THE LATE WAR;

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Do I ca.ry on this farm? L. that fair
question to aBk man with 4 cork leg aud .!
bullet in his back, which viii stay shero till the
worma gnAw II out? However, Dc CARY on
rsw i one-legged farmer beforef VERY likely,
it takes my pension to make both ends meet.
But lore the loneliness Of these wild woods,
only relieved occasionally BY some queer sis-
!tor Ike you, air. Won't yon come ia, SRI
ing animal. ard, to tell tue truth, 80 are you,
days, perhspe. 30 have l. More. perhaps,
than my sh2rc Of the shadows that dArkeu 20
many lives have fallen 70 my lot, but it is some
time since they fell 50 thick and fast that l, to
use homely phrase, flew of the handle, ind
have never been what they call "well-ba1-
2nced s1nco.
[Ms hoets manner changed suddenly rs be
uttered the last word; the ha1f-cou1ic look
upon his face vanished, and cne Of intense
pain took Its place he eeemoa oblivious Of my
presence and Of everything but the bttter
memory upon which he dwelt; presently be
began to speak, As to himself, With intense
eafnestness md emphatic gesticu1Aton, eri-
IDENTIFY telling his story Just L. 1t had become
upon it.
He started as though hewas shot and so he
WAS, poor Little fellow-killed 80 quick that he
had NOT time to bid hia brother goodbye. I
thought when be fell over, his hat covering
his face as be fell, that be WAS fooling.
"Get up, Tommy" said. "Recolect you
are noldier on picket duty" and then 1 raw =
spot Of blood, aad snAtched his hat away Just
u time to see the deash-quiver on his lips.
The cursed osll Lad struck him In the fore
akin. II God had been pleased Just then to
have aimed thousand thundatbolts 1t me,
and shiscrcd me- to atoms, would have
thanked him. - shall thank him now when
he sends his messenger. MY. poor little
brother. whom I loved so much, vas desd :
my handkerchief over his f4ce, aod Was
| Just teying to think Whit 10 do next, when
another hall, ainied 1t me, struck the ground.
I turned Ike lightning and raw the smoke
Of the disebasee-sa* 1t inst curling away
ing in the open field. not = hundred
yards away, and knew, the moment saw it,
that the man could hardly escape me, for
had learned to shoot. There was Little bill
lock rome twenty yards IN advance ofthe brush
| ing up my ride reached It in a dozen bounds,
| but just in time to receive a third discharge
| from the tree. Tho tall struck my left arm
| aud made deeh wound in it. It was very un-
! lucky; it made me feell less nnro Of yeugeance !;
| it Bothered no about loading. I crouched
It WAS not very bad Tbe mxu in the tree sAw
that vas wounded Hc11nghed derisiyelx :;
| he VIZ not 4 co~1rL
"So matter about binding il up. I" said he. :. !
will send you fnishar In minute" cou1d
not see him; he could not see much Of
ne; uaade no reply to his remark, but leveled
my nile, uting the summit Of the hi1lock for !
rest, and hoped that fate would give me I
| speedy chance to take his life. I waited twen-
y sninutes,-hAH IN houE. Not i sound from
few leayes ae~-uothins mora. Nov Vas the
time Of mg danger. How could load without
exposing myssk7 It was difficult. but, by
taxing my time, by great cure and great eau
ton, had the Lau rauned home, when, in
| Gaping theriae, ny 1igh. ann spPsarsd fT =
received ! bah. Luckily this, too, Was deah
I wound; unluekly ny eyes bad been fxed
upon the nipple Of my gun, snd when turned
them on the hee the puN OF Gusoke wae fal
above the spot where it issued and dared
not risk aposber sbot Just than- I bound up
my second wound a. well a. could bleeding
! 20 much here made ma feel = Ittle faint-
Hitherto The advantage had Ill been with
| my antagonist But for something inrsde thai
told me should have his lte, I ahou]d have
been discouraged. a. it WEE, I wAjted ps.
tienuy another halt hour, cuzsiuE With some
l. had been tailor si1 weeka previous, IN throw
ling out desached sentinels 20 fAr in advance
Of the supports But mF opponent was Pa-
tleut, tooi ha WAS more patient than l; ht
hsd re1eon, perhaps, be kner T fxas bleedint
in Two places A Least Weary, It Last, with q
abore the bullock, to draw his dire. He fred ane
, missed: l fired It the upot whance the 3naok'
issued, and houGht-it was nothing but = fan
cF-shat heard IA exclamation OF paiu
loaded IN safety and again threw up my foot
and 1gsiu bs could not reslst the temptation
he frpd and missed a8xin-
l. Hox i ~atched the t.ee to see, BY the mo
tiuns he made in loading. his poaition! AMI
! how careful he vas! With Ill my Watching
rnula only detect ous little uncertain more
,nent Of The branches; bat that Wa enough
, ! fred. md tho music OF the groan that fol
Joy. He Was hurt badly, knew, fG he mad
the h1uches thAte with his mntona Of pain
md when fred again he d1uPped from tn
middle OF the tree 10 ono Of tho lower branch
sight. though his faco was etn concealed. q
vas in citizen dress,
You need not shoot again, sid be. II At
bit IN The breast md stsuach, Ind ehs1 500
. be cold mutton"
These vo1la we're spoken slowly, with muc
made no Impression upou ms I Wsnsed +
see him ae stih Is ny poor Little Tommy
: could not AFFORD to take hia word that ho VI
rnostaNI wounded.
I iere1ed my ade ag1in, and WIS about {
d1sw the trigger, when the buahwhaeksr saa "
: to1t be hold the riIe he had used, in the ~
! with the butt end up, Il was : singular pleee:
: With the stock Amoet covered With iahtaeta
a devces o1 sheet brass. How vel meg 1
!. How ven knew now she Enan who held II!
Brother" BE- said, don tlne snoot oaa VA =,
: rine. II il ead business. God Is my wasoes
= = hat l id not know you til the last shot IA
h fired aul you rose up
!. 1ev he spoke the tEuth. Tad, unSa1e51
able md ..site5 s1 r. 1t.;s ~ h5ossr Gh.ss zig
> bIood. I don't know exactly how l felt uhan
beard my brothers vot3s.. maw change
. instAuty aud p4tnanantty. Thars VIVA snS
- den dnkaninE, made. md outside aud \
around thafe W1s N instant confusion {
ldeAs ard associations which has ue1sr who'll
sutei1ed The1n VIE 4 sudden rnbe5lin
Il, faH hsarf. L Hild sa&ire HhY III tha