Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-29

with ioy. He was hurt badly, knew, for
be made the branches shake with his motions
of pain. and when fred again he dropped
from the middle of the tree 20 one OF the
lower branches, and the lower part Of his
body came II sight, though his face was still
concealed. He was in citizens dress.
You need not shoot again, said he, am
hit in the breast and stomach, and shall
soon be cold mutton
These words were spoken slowly, with
much effort, while | was loading Ny piece.
This made no impression upon me. wanted
to sec him as stiff as my poor little Tommy
! could not afford to take his word that be
was mortally wounded
| leveled my rife again, and was about TO
draw the trigger, when the bushwhackcr
suddenly dropped to the ground with q
great effort he held the rifle he had used, in
the air, with the butt end up. L was a
singular piece. with the stock almost covered
with fantastic devices Of sheet brass. How
well knew it, How well knew now the
man who held it
Brother he said. don't shoot again. \
brothers blood is already on your soul and
on mine. Il is a saJ business. God is my
witness that [ did not KNOW You till the last
shot was fred and you rose up.
knew he spoke the truth. Wild, ungoT-
ernable and a traitor, knew my brother
Charles would not have killed his little
brother iu cold blood. don't know exact
ly how ! felt when | heard NY brother IS
words know / changed instantly and PER
mancntly. There was sudden darkcnlng,
inside and outside and all around; there was
On instant confusion Of ideas and associations
which has never wholly suhzidei. There
was q sudden rebellion ir my heart. q wild
asking why all these things should happen
10 me-, So much in 50 little time that no time
could wipe out,-aud then q wish that
could weep, without the power. Deep, in
/ deed. is the sorrow that dries earspring- aE ,
there is danger in such grief-dauger TO the
body ana the soul.
4 lcw moments found me kneeiiu- az my
/ brother side. Dissipation and passion had
changed him much since | saw him, seven
years before. but he was etill my brother.
ami ir he had killed my youngest brother
had killed him. and there was extreme mis-
cry au round He was bleeding prolu-ely
ami suffering much.
Was IT,, he said, family, our younger
brother?
. bowed my head.
hl-" i'' 7"'0 "S' "".H ''-
you because you were "'"' u" @'''''-
me- arc Ju llu'' N-1'-
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nature Dut 'Ne liioSe "'l@'1 N''',I ne. -.' "a
sees the approach oL ucAi"' without '''i'H-
ing ol tAe 73-AelI.H- Una, Come Nl' '''''
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a-'lee' YET aaAe- my ul.N- '4'.''. A l'
beie'c1 IN NEIL 10 .e''th 'A "'..'.
'auln' of IN any 'nln4.
mere Is ii' mercy Ut me- s''1 ne.
some gl lIein say l-eIo i' Lti-. i'' ''..'
answered
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my head d little, am 3-eeding liAe .' pig J
am sWttlnE blood 81 -lau soon Au1N on.
about II. Perhaps there Is mercy Tor Us all ,
perhaps II we had been always taught s',
these things would not nave been a- h'}
are. Our parents never taught us 81. l"et
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FIVE minutes after this. my eldest Dr. thor
wss dead.
d.a'1 know why - was that a-l this time
and through all this firing. we had attracted
no attention. Tommy and ] bad pushed out
some Distance beyond the designated line
perhaps my brother Charles bad done the same
a1d that Te met, as it were 90 neutral
ground However this may be. never did |