The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-02


your pleters to thunder, boys! Tell yer, old
New York's Dixie State fore sunup to-
morrow !'' aeE3
"There's Federal troops coming from
! Washington - said Little Pete. Mouse
buckin' ag'in item fellersf =
| Mary" assented his partner, Quaker,
with a rueful shake Of his head. Seventh
regiments ordered baek-and them red
legged zooYe devils Too big lisk. =
''Tell yer, we got the city. Not cussed
Federal soldier kin ever git back into her.
Oh, Lone Star,-yer got mans gizzard,
come on. You an neil mount our ponies,
and git /"
''Well, old hoss,' replied Lone Star,
| ainging down his cards, as he felt the wine
in his head answering Yazoo City > appeal,
81 IN in; nary white feather on this yer
| chicken. Crook your elbow again, and
Wen go for Yanks-long's powderu
burn.p
So there was another drink all round;
and the effect of thai was q heroic resolve
on the part OF Quaker and Hopkins to ''gis"
on amounted rrair' with the other pair
leaving "Little Pete as nurse for Blue
SLittle Pete's no 'cannt any way, in
scrimmage,' remarked Yazoo City; which
estimate sof his fighting weight put the
understood man in such rage that he swore
he would lead the ''raid," but was pacifed
by being put in charge of Lone Stars cham
pagne basket.
Little Pete, as nurse and commissary
| guard, passed that day to his own satisfac-
ton. Night found him overcome by his
charge, and lying under it, on the door.
Night found Yazoo City lying under Polly
Hopkins in street-gutter; but the wine
that overcame them was OF dark red, and
neither ofthose two men would drink cham
payne again in New York. "Quaker" re-
turned. to tell their fate to Blue Jay, and
then hurriedIy betook himself to his
"Quaker" city. Lone Star never came
back to claim his trunk.
For ''Lone STAR with a fractured arm,
and shot in his side, that forced up gulps
of blood at every breath he took, was carried
off by couple of thieves, to thieves cellar,
and there, on regaining consciousness, he
lay in misery and darkness, through long
weeks of suffering and semi-starYation, un-
til a minie-bal was forced by spasms of pain
out of his wound, and female, who re-
tanned some womanhOod, amid the dregs of
her life, rudely cared for his shattered
arm, until it could be supported in q rag
ged sling from his neck.
All his ill-won gains were gone; the
thieves, into whose hands he fell, took care
of his money, though they took small heed
of its wounded owner. When, at last, on
OClOD6I uI24by bl4C COU16QCAdtC
out of his subterranean abode, to the light
of heaven ,and dragged his ague-shaken body
to the area-door of Saul Macy's cottage; the
despairing outcast and outlaw hardly knew
what he was doing. He only Remembered
look that he had seen in Susies brown
eyes, the night he held her husband in his
power ; and, with that look for an inspira-
ton, poor Lone STAR knocked at Saul's
door, and asked for Mrs. Macy"
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her cheerful kitchen, that October morning.
And that night, when DR.. Plato came, he
examined ''Lone Stars hurts, and then
had talk with Saul and Mrs Macy
Next day, and for weeks after, a ''spa-e
room" up-Sta irs, gave shelter to the out
lawed man, whose hand had been lifted
against public and private veal. And when,
after month s sojourn under that Yankee"
roof, the ex-confederate guard, whom the
family only knew as ''Lone Star, was pro-
vided with clothing and money by his
liberal host, and left their pleasant home,
with tears in his blue eyes, there was a diff
ferent feeling in his Southern heart from
the mistaken hostility which had formerly
''fred" it against all ''Yanks," as common
| enemies.
Before departing, clone Star" left, in
! the ''spare room he had occupied, few
written words, and ~trinket" for Susie,
enclosed in his note.
"AIr. Saul Macy, 1 shall never forget you and
yours If live to show you how Southern gen
tleman conduct himself it will be your kind
ness shall thank it. 1 beg you to present to
your noble wife little trinket which belonged to
our family, and is the only relic have left OF lost
| fortune Ifyou ever bestow tn ought on me. just
| let it be this-'Lons Star s haaaGn. . =. L."
Such was clone Stars note: and those
| initials signed to it, were the only clue to
whatever name might be his.
But, when Saul Macy unfolded a gold
| locket; the exact counter-part OF that
| which came in Edward Rcyere's letter from
| the front, and which had averted bullet
from his heart-the husband and wife were
| struck with astoniShment.
Mercy exclaimed Susie. ''Husband,
there's the winged serpent--what do you
call it, dear?'
'Yes,' responded Saul; "There is the
tUyperla, and there are the letters-''W .B.
s'And he says it belonged to his family :"
said Susie.
'sAhd Mrs. Revere said it belonged to
| her family!'' added Saul
cts another mystery" said Susie.
"But, Lone Stars ltuBaG7a, added Saul
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