South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

| want to talk with yor took him by
the hand, when he draw me towards him.
and as | bent over him he WHISPERED in
my ear:
Ca do take mo 70 some other place.
where some kind woman may atiead mo
/ Tp stay here wilt kill me, If nv wound
should not YOU have heen so kind, do
this FIR ms. IL you please.' ! toll him he
would receive AL ussdful attention where
he vas, aud it might no, be sqfa to move
+ him then.
'Oh cannot s'aad this, said ha, md
raising himself by my hao5, he whispered
IN my ear
Il am in disguise you have taken me
/ for boy And hs fail back on bis nj law.
The truth then flashed upon my miud
which tie instincts Ut my ns'ure had IN
vain DEBATED. Tating the surgcoo asils.
! communicated t. him what I'd hcon dis
closed to me. IL at once deed Il thai. If
the character of The would would permit.
he would have the sufferer removed to the
house 10 the rear, where she would BE- car
ed for BY some good ladies of bis acqnain-
tancc. He then made hasty examination
of the wound, and, after administering an
ed me with guide, when the poor girl
was carried 10 the house Designated. Tue
ladies' received us in tho kindest manner.
and Immediately set about every arrange
ment FIR the confJrt Of the patient. The
surgeon had followed u, sud in eL0rt
time arrived. lie Immediately made
moro thorough exlmina'ion Of ,Ac wound,
aud Informed me that it would likely prove
mortal. The ball had entered the body aud
passed into vita part, where IL oou|I not
be fourd | determined 10 ROMAN with
my chsrgo during the night, and took mg
seat by her side. After tho cH,cis of the
opiato bad passed of, she opened her eyes,
and, in answer to my question how she icl,,
said to me:
am not in as much pain as was, but
feel like | am going to die, and want 10
tell you more before it il too late
| placed my ear near her pale fee, wher,
in a low voice, she continued
Il have not told you my uamo it Is
AGNES NJ. My parents beth died
when l was child, aud Mr.. Il, my
mothers brother, who lives in - district,
South Carolina, is my guardian. | left
home without his knowledge, and in dis
guise, as you have seen me. ought not
to have done SO. know i was wrong
But wanted 10 see she heeita,ed n mo.
meut. WILLIE - is 10 The - th South
Carolina regiment, and could not get
flrlOugh to come home na wont into
service at the beginning Of the war and has
been at home only once since, about two
years ago. know have done wrong, bu
| could not help it, aud il can't be helped
now. ] was afraid might never see him
again
Here her voice fAlered, and was choEo5
with sobs. Recovering in few moments,
she continued
4 thought my uncle would have reach
ed here before this. | sGl sure be will be
here soon and, shouId be dead, tell him
Tor me that [ acted wrong in leaving him
when did but that have been a good girl.
On arriving at Petersburg, tho young raan
who accompanied me, aud who is our neigh
Dor and friend of WILLIg's, found lo5g-
ing7 for me at a hotel. 10 the afternoon,
you remember, l went 20 tho GencraPa
quarter, aud you know oil since This
morning, in carrying orders, l was
wounded
Here she paused, as if awaiting for az
answer from me- / said
yes, | remember when you got on the
train, and when you came to the Generals
quarters, and can bear testimony 10 your
conduct, and will tell him all if thu occa
sion requires
An expression Of satisfaction lighted up
her face, and she said, Thank you, cir: gou
h4v ttan L. ii
Ell no il could get leave for WILLIE and
bis friends TO visit her promised TO do so;
and upon her requesting noe 10 do 50 i'm.
mediately, took her by the hand and en-
deavored 20 comfort her. On leaving. |
promised 20 return next morning. / GAL
loPed 90 the lines where tho regiment IN
which WILLIE aud bis friend belonged wa.
IN position, aud delivered 10 them The cad
message with which | was charged, having
FIRST cotton leave Of absence IT. them. !
will no, n'tcmp, 10 describe toe agony OF
WILLIE when broke the melancholy 10.
teligcuce 20 him. They hurried 1T 10 The
house 90 which AGNES had been taken.
TIE mex; morning 7 communicated 10
General -- the facts which have detail
ed az to NY adventure tho night before
10 was deeply moved By tho staternenf.
and ordered his horse, saying that he would
g. with mo on my promised visit On our
arrival al the house, we learned that poor
AGNES was sinking rapidly uodcr internal
bem5rrhage. We vent into tho room where
sh9 was lying The sccne is indelibly
impressed upon my memory. never shall
forget D., but cannot describe IL have NOS
the power Of language 90 do il faithfully.
We found there, besides ihe kind hearted