The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-01-01

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fence ANA began 10 retreat. y
rebel soldier sawlhim aud gallop-
sd upto make him "a prisoner,
|but he did not 'dbnit. ui 4t-
Taking n steady ainl, the you' K
sol'iier fired mis- pistol, AID tic
rebel fell dead from his horse. The
rebel leade' saw the private fall
and rushed at young McCook in
MI instant. With his pistol c"ck.
Ell, lie ordered him TO surrender.
But MeCovkSsA with a tcarl, s.
head ard &VdetisSt syv, 5 rselicd,
Il WM nsuer : s,sssseds, % a
traisos:r
liz Kept on his way. Sill the
rSontl,crn "tficer held lis fire.
by all the rules If war, you know
lie Wa justified in s',opliny the
yonns soldier; but probably he
was unwilling to do ST., from
admiration of his courage, or
con: assion IN his Youth. 80.
Just as he deticd the rehe! his
father saw him, and sliohted t."
him to surrender, bul it, was iu
vain. 80 - p a'rey -. o." ~ 81
"Fsther," replied the boy, in
ringing tones, Il can never sur
render, to a tebe."
The Southern tr'"rcr sall5ped
pas, mn and fred The shot
took effect r his back.
".SWrender!!" should Tie rebel
again.
"NhvER!' was still the sinexor
able reply. .eI at..- D.
The trooper drew his sword
struck hun over the back with the
flat ed ge "f it, again and again
calling "n hun 10 surrender, ami
threatened to run him through It
he persisted in refusing.
But still yoang McCook dcfied
him. L..,,,y :
lie woald have been cut down
in a second ii his father had not
rushed 70 aud saved hls lie.
The oldlinaI carr;edfi,uAback to
the hospital. Ills wound Was
examined aud the surgeons sad
thai it woali probably not prove
fa'a.
Bat they were deceiye.. Inc
old man laid his siin ia a carriage
and weuded his was 10 Washing
ton. Ito army nov was in full
retreat. All the horrors Of 4
panic were seen that day. NJ
t,nlc now i, 10 at end tot',e woun,icd
or t. re f,r the dead; tho one
Ihopeiiti of every man was to gc'
away beyond the reach OF tie
rubcls' bayonets and balls.
When tho carriage reached
Fairfax Court House the old man
got surgeon to attend to Ills
brave boy. The ball was iaken
out. TIE oper 'tion Was very
;,ainful, bu, tile Hero adiEnot
finch, aud when lie was ,old that
he w.'nld die from his wound.
$40 shadow" It is reported by
these WHO saw him, "overcloudei
hi. paIe chetk, 1neA Aclsud marked
the serenity OF his .bayish brow;
tai there. surrounded by tho
~'',aodcd and dyh,g w.'ose rite
GUS groans were i,eard through
The room, with his aged father
near to- soetl'e and cnnlortl bun;
tho white r.tcd ho.ald GAINED
hiu:, and witl.est a niurmnr or
rsprYacl, cMs9Tpirit Ewll,ged i's
ailht.ts eternity."'es.,u
SooisAilie Surgeons a5aud their
ais Atd np'saic before. rbe rebel |;
and the father xas left n lone with
,he iiteless s,rdy OF MS boy. Gu'
placing him on a muskrt b"x nd
the hcreavel Id man lifted the
c"rpsc-tnto his carriage aud drove
ouo with his drssdfal load to tho
Capitol.
ThUse whh had seen The brave
hoy II battls had ,ilrcaly spoken
this cpnr2gr; and when il was
known that the young capt',in wa~
dead, a com any of the u uavo~
marcbedtoJih5 lEihl ~ dgs, aud
escorted bis remains 10 his tallser's
II use.
2ns t9esI IbrFic'P l&ithl military
bonors IN the Congressional crm,
e;cry.
1t is added thai, five of his broth
erS remained ia the army, and it is
sd tnat during the wtr mis-
wtite haired iARE Jcvcr pasp;,
ted an dceag ON tJi fa4 wAhbut
being seen in he van uf The 6gbt
with his dea,I'-dcalHg raflei'
I'n' the war is over; AMI there
is po pyed qowTTg Tgayepsips the
death Ut our brothers whom he
rebels slew. Yet The words oi
Mc(A.nk ara n ,,.,d tp,,tt,, ain