The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-05-09
INVISIBLE POWER
The Secret Of Life and Death.
A. j. III. DUGANNE.
AUTHOR OF "UNDER THE SHIELDS, .
1.-THE TENANT HOUSE, 1.-THE
SEVEN CITIES" ETC.
CHAPTER xxxyIn.
NEWS FROM "THE FRONT. !"


About that hour the postman usually
reported; and Corporal Amelia was on the
sQGi piCe,' for q "ring." Her letter came,
and her promised husband was coming, it
announced, that night; but the letter con-
tanned other news which started Amelia to
find her mother and sent mother and daugh-
ter ont to father
Captain Revere had shared in cavalry
fight the evening before he wrote, and his
horse had been shot under him, and his cap
shot through, with only scratch" on his
forehead. But the sjoke Of it Was,n Ned
wrote-he had "got even" with "Lone
Star" and paid him off for that shooting"
at Libby Prison window. So
Then followed narration of the stioke;''
which was neither more nor less than a
report of as fierce and bloody a sabre fight
as cavalry man ever saw. lone Starr
was the cause of it.
after leaving New York, had made his way
through Maryland, into Virginia, intending
to pass through the Southern States to his
home, in Texas, with firm resolution
to end his days of fighting, when the war
should end, and reclaim his nI-spent life
from its evil causes. But, in Virginia, he
fell In with old companions, good and bad.
and, as ill-fortune and ill1win combined TO
lead him, went astray from his road to Texas
and reformation. IF he had rejoined the
rebel regiment he had served in, no harm,
fallen t'Lone STAR" but he became as
sociated with guerrilla troop of the "cow-
boy" and E4skinne7" sort, many of its mem
bers outlawed by both armies; and, while
registering and raiding with these desper-
ADDE'S, our Texan became, in a sober NOM
ent, advised of proposed "raid" on some
Union outpost, defended by cavalry force,
of about half troop under Captain Revere.
The name of Revere recalled New York,
and brought to ttLone Star So memory, not
only che kind face of Susie Macy, but many
kindly ministrations under her hospitable
roof, which young Fanny Revere and her
mother always doing what their good he art
prompted, had helped him with. "Lone
Star" rode all night, to reach Captain
ReYere's camp, and warn him of the coming
attack upon his force; and then "Lone
Star" rode off, not waiting to be thanked,
with good resolution to go back TO his
guerrilla comrades, and tell them he must
be making for Texas.
But his guerilla comrades were keeping
eyes on 'Lone Star" and spy had "trail-
eds him to ReFere's camp; so that, when
the confederate returned to his troop, the
troop were ayerse to his departure for
Texas; and his guerrilla captain insisted
that Tennessee 'black-iack" would do
for Lone Stars exit from this life, as well
as Texas one. Lone Star, being accused
of betraying his confederates, denied the
charge, claiming that he only paid off a debt
of honor by giving the 'aYank" q chance for
s'fair play" and "hee-fght," Texas
fashion. But such logic was net ineligible
to s'border ruf6ans," such as he addressed !;
and their only answer was to bind the
Texans arms, adjust slip-noose about his
Eeck, and prepare to lead his horse and
saddle from under him.
Lone Star had witnessed such summary
proceedings in more than one State, South
and West, during his rowing life; and
made up his mind to ssdie like man." if
he had not always lived like one. So, he
tried to think of prayer his little sister
in Texas used to pray, and hymn she loved
to sing; and when the guerrilla captain
roared out" Git, thar ~ Lone Star broke
out into a verse of poetry