The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-31

the past year. 1 rahaof from home
last week and afrived2at Yicksbua'g
yesterday on the steamboat Belle
Memphis saa' stsa4 ~ x ti'iai
She began weeping again: nag
"Well, where were you tgoing?" I
asked. '99a sit OF Gnlais nHa s92a'
She replied: 81 .ehave friend
whom Iglove better than life. His
name is Harry iDeerins, iand he is a.
lieutenant in Loring'ss division Of
the confederate army I heard he
was wounded and Il started to 60 to-
see dim. II inustsseef linn before hlle,
dies; and now my dear, good friend,'
she. said Tbeseeclingly, E"won't5 you
let me go2' Please dog 6a's' 5ava 81
o2 Iatold{ her T. was so astonished ~
did not know what to say; 'sebdt'
please tell me9allsabouti Harry and
what you proposedoiBgs" ip1 1919
She said she and Harry lad been
schoolmates and were engaged to be
married, and that her father had for
hidden Harry seeing Her 1T all, and
in his desperationahe had gone into
the confederate army and that She
could have no peace Of mind until
she could see him, and she had re-
solved to go to him at the risk Of
her own life, forgshe' said she had
rather die than to know that she
would never see him again, and that
liz L would'not let her through the
Hines she would end her life right
there. ;'i'R ,39@27'' 2lj i!li# 5t'.' '3s'2
Twill rot worry the reader by
giving all that was saidIor my own
feelings, further than to say that i
resolved, let the consequences be
as they might, even at the risk OF
being shot MYSELF, to let her go
through the lines to her Harry; and
how best to accomplish it was the
Question. sn7@i:' $50 sitia sLf' 9 .
|
Sergeant NortLdee was a young
man nineteen years old, and was one
of those modest, plain, straightfor-
ward fellows who would at all times
dare to do right and speak the truth.
He was sympathetic, warm-hearted
! and generous. / knew. him we'll
when we were little boys, We had
gone to school together at Goose
Creek academy at Bowling Green,
4 Pike County, Missouri. The Older
residents Of that place will remem
Der that school. Left an orphan
and not liking the treatment of al
uncle with whom he lived, he haf
run off and experienced a rough life
| When the war broke out he joined
the Pike County home guards anc
participated in the battle of Bust
creek and several other we'll known
expeditions of that regiment, ant
then entered the volunteer service
f, Nortl,fect listened tosthe story Of
!. Ida Mitchell as she related it on tha
still, calm night, under the shades o
a majestic elm tree. His soul spoke
plainly through his countenance tina
he would gladly give up his own life
to assist that poor girl.4 y 7
eve must pass her over, cap" sale
the sergeant, ''no one shall ever know
I it but ourselves"
"But how about the guard?' ''
! 81 will arrange that said North
!, feet. ri will send him back to I'll,
} post on some pretext or, other, hold
d ing his place myself, and while III
is gone Che work can be done, ant
when he returns I will tell him 70,
), have gone with the prisoner to camp
You of course will leave before h,
2 returns" ~ f
I The sentinel was sent back to til,
t post under orders of Sergt. North
e fleet. The fair Ida, now overcom
Z with JOY, thanked and blessed US
thousand times; we each kissed he
hand goodbye, and soon she wa
safely beyond the running river tia
[ divided the hostile armies. .'
+ Did we do wrong in this case
Tested by the cold, rigid rules 9
! war, we did; but, where is the perso
/, whose soul is not frozen, whose emo
d lions lave not become callous, who's
) heart is not made Of flint that wi
not speak out and say we did rigl
e in passing that girl who had take
t her life into her own hands and 70
I lowed her heart to the bedside (
!. the man she loved? ,..... r.,
1 A year after this Sergeant NORTH
e fleet laid down his life at the gate
g Of Atlanta. Often had he expresse
}, to me the hope of again meeting Id