The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-07-19

speedy chance 10 take Bis liie ] wait.
"a iNenty minutes. half an bour Not
. sound iiou the tree, be vas wary |
pulled Tie trigger A ieu leaves few
n5lbug more Nos 3as TIE time 81
my ,sauger Hoa could load without
exposing myself Il was difficult, but
+ ~ talng ny ume. BY great care and
great caution. bad TIE bal ramned
horie. when, IN capping the rinel ms
right arm appeared ior amoment shove
ihe biilock. and thai moment received
bah Luckily this, to-. was a aesh
wound nulaekily my eyes had been
fixed upon ihe nipple Of my gun, and
when ! turned them on the tree the
puff 81 smoke was iar above the spot
where It issued, and dared not risk
another shot just then. bound up nv
second wound as well as | could L.
bleeding SO much here made me feel a
little faint,
Hitherto the advantage had all been
With my antagonist But for some
thing inside that told me | should have
bis life, | should have been discourag-
cd. Asn was / waited patiently
another half hour oursing with some
yehemence the stupidity OF our cap
tain, who had been tailor six weeks
preyious, In throwing out detached
sen tiues So far in advance of the sup
ports. Ny opponent was patient, too
he was more patient than |; he had
reason, perhaps; he knew ] was bleed
ing in two places, at least Weary, al
last, with SO much waiting, ! suddenly
threw my foot mp above the hillock, to
draw bis fire. He fired and missed =;
/ / fired at the spot whence the smoke
issued, aud thought--it was nothing
but fancy that / heard an exclama
ton Of pain; | loaded in safety and
again threw up my foot; again he could
not resist the temptation, he fired and
missed again
How watched the tree to see, by
the motions be made in loading, bis
position And how careful he was
With all my watching | could only de.
tect one little uncertain movement o.
the branches, but that was enough.
fired, and the music of the groan that
followed the shot made me tremble al
over with joy, He was burt badly,
knew, for he made the branches shake
vita his motions Of pain, and when
fired again he dropped from the middle
Of tho tree to one of the lower branch
es, and the lower part Of his body came
in sight, though his face was still con
ceuled, He was in citizens dress.
You need not shoot again, said he
am bit in the breast aud stomach
and shall soon be cold mutton.
These words were spoken SLOWLY Will
! much effort, while I was loading m,
piece. This made no impression upol
me | wanted to see him as stiff as
my poor little Tommy. ] could moi af
| ford to take his word that he was NOR
. tally wounded.
| ieyeed my rifle again, and was
about to draw the trigger, when th,
bushwhacker suddenly dropped to th,
ground; with a great effort he held th,
rifle be had used, in the air, with th'
butt end up, 1t was u singular piece
with the stock almost covered with fan
tastc devices of sheet brass. How
we'll | knew it ! How well | knew nov
the man who held it
Brother, he said, don't shoot again
A brothers blood is already on you
soul and on mine, 1t is sad business
God is my witness that did not knoy
, YOU til the last shot was fred and yol
rose up
! knew he spoke the truth Wild
! ungovernable and traitor knew IN
brother Charles would not have kille,
/ his little brother IN cold blood | don
: know exectly how | felt when hear,
| my brothers words. know / chang
: ed instantly aud permanently. Their
, was sudden darkening, inside aus
| outside aud all around; there was al
; instant confusion Of ideas aud associa
tions which has never wholly subsidized
| There was sudden rebellion IN m
/ heart,a wild asking why all these thing
should happen to me, SO much in 81
0 little time, that 10 time could wip
/ out and then wish that | coul
e weep, without The power. Deep, in
I deed, Is the sorrow that dries teal
' springs mp; there is danger in sue
grief danger to the body and til
4 soul
] A few moments found me kneeling q
: my brothers side Dissipation an
passion had changed him much since
J saw him, seven years before; but b
was still my brother, and il he had XII
: ed my Youngest brother, | had kille
d him, aud t-ore was extreme misery a
q round He was bleeding profusely All
G suffering much