The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-01-29
From Lippincott's Magazine.
MURDER MOST FOUL.

Forth from the smoke and carnage
and thunder of the tremendous third
day of Gettysburg, there staggered q
bewilderei fugitive, wounded, fe
vered, half blinded by pain and blood
His faded, torn and tattered cloth
ing (once, perhaps, uniform) was
blood-stained here and there, and
his hatless forehead was marked by q
bleeding cut. His left hand, wrapped
in bloody bandages, rested in sling,
and he limped as he went with q
labored gait. He bore no arms MOI
knapsack; these already had been
flung aside; and now, as he pursued
his way, he divested himself hurried
ky of all his accoutrements, one atter
mother, and cast them implticntly
to the ground. He pushed on with
unsteady yet rapid strides, through
bushes, over rocks and fences,
straight ahead, with lis lips cLm-
pressed in silent agony. His appar-
emily wild and ainless fight had car
ried him some miles from the actral
conflict (Which was not yet decidedly
when his fast diminishing strength
was shown in lis feebly tottering
steps and in the difficulty with which
he kept from plunging headlong to
the earth. At this moment he came
in view of "a farmhouse, and the sight
stimulated to renewed effort. For
ward he toiled, full of fresh hope,
when half way between him and the
goal of his exertions there rose a
high, broad stone wall. It seemed
to him insurmountable, and he
groaned in anguish. Neverthe ess,
le essayed to Chamber over the OBJ
stacle. More than once he fell back
from the attempt; but at length, as il
with his last expiring en- rgles, be
managed to drag himself to the top
of the wall. Dizzily he looked about
him, as he thought to rest himself a
moment, but suddenly all grew blank,
md he became unconscious.
He fell fainting AMI insensible to
tae inner side of the wall, with de.
spring cry for "Water!" He had
luckily fallen near aspring-house; and
a stal tied girl, pail in hand, heard
his exclamation and bebe!d his fall
She at once approached him, put
water to his lips, and washed the
blood from his face. She continued
her ministratioDs until animation
began to return to the seemingly life
less form. He opened his eyes and
gazed at her. Smiling family, he
forliy, rnuruured:f
''Indiana!'
His fevered brain evidently mis-
took her for another. Closing
his eyes, he lapsed suddenly into q
deep sleep. Taking advantage o.
this, she hastily proceeded to the
farmhouse, whence she soon returned
with the old farmer and his wife
Spreading blanket, they placed the
wounded soldier upon it and with
difficulty bore him to bed.
''He is q rebel" said the the ole
man.
But he is fellow-man, remarked
his wife.
And he is wounded-dying, per
haps, far away from home an'
friends, added the girl, who was evi
IDENTIFY the daughter of the age
couple.
On the fourth day Of July it wa
known to all that Lee was beaten nnC
retreating. That General ha / fallel
back into Virginia, when the wounde'
soldier whose fortunes we are follow
ing became aware that he had bee
: left behin in the enemy's country
I He found himself tenderly cared 70
2 in the house of Mr.. Ordolf, q plai
r but substantial farmer, whose wifi
s and daughter were assiduous in thei
! attentions to the disabled COME ieratt
They were mother and sister to hir
t in his forlorn condition; and hi
D grateful affection for them grew da
by dav, as he experienced their dii
1 interested kindness. Towards Mar
Z Ordoif, the daughter, his feeling
e rapidly grew to be of a hoher an
;, more tender character. WHAT sh
e was in form and feature would hay
S been sufficient excuse for this; an
then her simple daily life, exhibite
in all it's gentle purity before him an
in his behalf, was enough to SUI
due the most obdurate of masculir
Il hearts. 1t dill not take him long
learn that his love was returne'
Il an before he became strong enoug
d to leave his room, he and his fa
d nurse were engaged. Was it q bal
J. full conjunction, this of the ''loya
P maiden anI the ''rebel" lover? "
, shall see.
As soon as John Randall (whiC
. was the young Confederate's nam
- was strong enough to march, he fl
= that he could no longer remain whe
he was; he had to choose between
Federal prison and an attempt
escape to the Confeleracy. I
promptly made choice of the latt
alternative. Giving his "parole"
- the elder Ordolf, and kiss of etern
flelity to the weeping Mary,
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