The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-07-15

quick and short while he gasped
forth the words
"Lieuteuant. row hard hard :
lNrder !! | must reach the camp be,
fore l die. o, God row hard,
w.
die what moan you :" | asked,
with unfeignei nstonishmout.
p. some of those bullets went clear
thro my breast, and am dying
| have stood up again u death as
long as | eau. O Lrcy, my wife,
my wife - was Coxs reply.
Reader. did bond those ashcu
oars any or WAS the ctncb more
than twenty-iive minutes in going
over the intervening four miles
Ask the grand old trees along the
river bank what loug canoe SHOT
past them on that night or ask the
slmrpshoOtcrs of Col VI - Il
division in the Army of the West,
Mt what terrific speed the little vcsseu
shot up the gravel in its hendloug
career Reader. believe | rowod
some that fatal night.
I Beneath n stately ok that grow u
few rods from the river bank lny
the dying spy. Ills curly head was
pilIowcd bya kunps eek, while II
sprea blenket forme the only bed
that wo had for him. The sharp
shooters were stan ling arOun H.
some weeping, aud others vowin Z
their comrale with sOrrOwful couu-
, tcnanres ~ minister was knecllng
besilc tho scout, Offering up a
/ heartfelt prayer in hi4 behalf, while
our surgeon was bathing his tcmplce
. with water, thus easing him in his
last moments.
1t vas scene worthy Of tho pen-
ell OF Raphael or SrD't. Wnln tue
chaplain cctscl, Cox rusa to II sit.
ting posture, anl in feeble tones
addressed II few encouraging words
to his friends. Said he, at the con-
clusion, pointing to me:
"Dp not blame him for anything
whatever. ile gave me my own
way in the matter it is not bis
fault
Here he stopped for breath, and
then proceeded in short sentences
Boys, don't Any Of yDl ever giva
mp the glorious Guioa on any plel ---
for auylhirg 90 earth. Let The fer
cest torturos he p g on yorr body
before you will say one word aYans,
,it. hpyo suffered much At the
B. hluIs II i'cssslplj,ts Eat Ten
ucssce. all because ] loved our
glorious Union, cue of onr many.
Boys, under any circumstances,
Nout giro Wo He stP, thong b
'cary aor, perish.
"L.cutcuaut, uo continued. call.
= ing me 10 bi, lido aud placing a
d miniature m a luraet IA | chain IN
- my hluIs, sem ;hat' - uy pprr
witr at llcmphi7 Wutc her IT,,
pt5tica.rts Of .uy-my my y-l'itn
NI.i you
Il nt', Cox, l will" answered
my yoi,e husky with emotion.
He wns goiue fast, his cy's were
bccomjn glazed, and his breath
hard | shprt OIe, h, rtilH l.,
, aud shouted to us n!i in t)ucs
which wc can never forget
DON I GIVE VI OUR uN-
I ION -Negu! NayGa, NEN'
ER -"
+ Aud falling back upon his pjllo ~
Saml CpX, tho scout ani spj was
dead
/ We buried him beneath tho tai
waving oak, which was symbol O
J himself, ju~t us the golden summer
i sun was sinking in the West. We
E loft the spot with soft steps aud
retired to our camp. Darkness
: came on over the graXo ; all was still
save tee quiet ripping Of the river
and the mourntnl signing Of the
u wind in tho top Of the oak. A hol!
calm pervoded the whole scene, an'
@ the soft 2ephyrs sang sweetly to
gether' over tho patric IS lonely
Q grave.
l have little moro TO add TIL,
- rebels never attempted their intend
ed raid, is all their plaus, inten'
= tion, etc, were in tho possession o
: their enemies, they knew that w
| would be prepared for them, anC
9 they excused themselves, very wise
ly, too.
To the brave scout We were in
!, dcbted for it all and we could ON
o ly say, Req~iescm im Pace 7