The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

VII wanted to enlist. | agreed to SCI
rs him next day. 1 had already procure
a suit Of mems clothes, and at the a
wv pointed time, /, by the aid of barb
le and little Spanish brown, appeare
T. to personate that brother, who d
!. not exist, only in name. Sergeant &
you recognize me now as Harl
Clark ?"
was too much astonished to al
1 sWer, and she contained
1--WE went on to Virginia, and entere
+ into a severe course of drill, 'twa
whatI wanted. On the 21st of JULY
we were marshaled on the plains {
Manassas, the news papers have give
) you an account of the battle, but no
of me. [ only did my duty, and wan
no fame, but all that live long day,
prayed God to grant me the favor o
crossing swords with him, who hae
poisoned my young life, and drove
from out my tender heart, the last
spark of femenine compassion, and
turned my sanity love, to hellish hate.
Across the field, hither, and YOU I
rode, over heaps of dead, and dying,
amid the smoke and din of battle.
gazing and searching for him I could
not find, until at last when the whole
Federal army was in full reteat, WAS
struck with stray ball, which pene-
trated my left breast, and tainted
from loss of blood, and fell from my
horse. l lay on the field all night,
and next morning was picked up, and
carried to the hospital, where my sex
was discovered.
When DR.. Stone came to Manassas
l made his acquaintance and signifed
my desire to return to this place with
him, and here | am. [ shall soon
leave this institution, as | am nearly
well, and shall then leave the city
again, to return to my home in Ar
Kansas, to raise a company of cavalry
as Independent scouts. I intend to
arm, and equip them, at my own ex-
pence, for the purpose of prosecuting
my search for him, a traitor to his
wife, his country, and his God, and
when have found him, I too, am
willing to die. Now Sergrant, will
you accept a commission in that COM
)any?"
| informed her, it would be impossi
lie for me to do so, under any consid-
ration, and gave my reason; which
he accepted as sufficient. She left
he city soon after, went to Arkansas,
aised, and equipped her company ac-
ording to her programme impaired !
} me, and rendered her services to .
he Contederacy under the name of
apt. Harry Travick, and the next we +
ear of her is at the battle of Sharps- n
lrg, September 18th, 1862, where she a
wounded in the foot, taken prisoner i.
ld released on parole, she again re- c
-" =" A'o" OIicdlIS Dut having y
IT there myself, I failed to see her. n
however, she was exchange II
, and on the 23d of November the is
lowing year, she participated in the III
tile of Lookout Mountain, where u
e escaped unhurt. From this time. y
It'll the Goth of July, 1864, | lost track ~ ~
her, and supposed her dead, but ". y"
er the battle of Winchester, we find a, a,
i'll hospital, shot through the 49,
builder, and strange to say at that nj
ne fight Capt. Arnoldy fell mortal NO
wounded. She heard of it with GO
ming regret, but whether she ever lie
gave him or not, / never knew. ra,
is was her last battle. After her nj,
overy she left the service forever. oe
ONE time during the summer of DC
| met her in New Orleans, when Du
informed me she lived in Mobile MI
h husband whom she had lately bii
rricd, and was happy once more. TN
that same care-wOrn expression al u, :
,ered about her face, tell-tale of ~ .
heart, which time cannot efface. "I " -
knows | hope she's happy. I saw JnI
in her trouble, and pittied her. 90
life has been a checkcred one, but tbi,
soldier she was above reproach. tai,
ind reader, this is no fancy sketch, abl,
a true story of one whom the writ w
as well acquainted with, and all to
liberty he has taken in this nara ticn
is merely to use fictitious names. n