, 1881-06-10
A RENCONTRE.
LOOKOUT uorxruS -HESrEIsnAcK 1880.

LOOKOUT Norxr,IN Is63-B -BESrELsnAcK 1880.
Yah. I shpeaks English aIeetle: perhaps you
shp~aks retter der German"
NO not word" Well. den. meester. its hardt for
to be OnnderstAndt
vas dre yGhr in your coontry, fights in der army
init sherman
Twentiet Illinois manipulating Joe Hooker'S
commando"
$50 you've seen service in Georgia. veteran. eh;'
Veil, tell you
SLust how it was. l vent ofer in sixty, und landt
III Nei York.
shpends all my money gets sick und near dies in
Ven gets peter I tramps to Sheecago to look for
some work.
Pretty yoang then, I suppose" Yah, svansig,
about; und der beoples
Vat goes for 10 ask for some work, dIy hat none
Fiery one iaaght; but holds my head ope shust so
oniv dot var comes along, or should haf die be-
lief
Ever get wounded? l notice you walk rather lame
and unsteady.
Pshaw! got wooden leg, eh! What 5attle2 At
was there. too-wait Il Intnute-your beer glass is
empty already;
Call for another There! tell me how twas you got
wounded that day.
Well. charge ope der side of der mouEtain-der
sky all smoky und hazy.
We night all day long in der clouds; but nefer got
hit until night
Butt don't care to say mooeh about 1t. Der poys
called me foolish und crazy;
Und der doctor Vot cut Ofe my leg, he say, 'Goot-
dot II sert me shust right.
But dinks wood do dat ting ofer again. shust der
same, und no matter
EOt any man saw We'll let's hear il: yOu needn'
mind talking to me-
For ! was there, too. tell you-snd Lor how the
bullets did pAtteF
Around that breastwOrk of bowlders that shelter
ed our Tenth Tennessee!
$50? Dot vas Tennessee regiment sharged upon
in der efening,
Shust before dark; und dey Yell as dey sharge, und
geef u hurrAh.
Der roar of der guns it yer orfuI.' .Ah, yes, /
remember. twas deafening.
The hottest masketry hring that ever our regiment
saw"
''Und after drove dem back, und der night comes
on. listen.
Und dinks dat hear sOmepody a-callin'-a voice
dot cried,
'Pring me some water. fer Gott's sake'-I saw his
Oonder der moonlight. On der barapet shust ont.
side
"a l dhrow my eanteen Offer to he lie but he
Dot his left handt gone, und his right arm
Den shump ofer. and gif him to drink, but shust
as ran, sir,
Bang! come q sharpshOOters bullet, and dat's how il
yAs-dot is all.
And they called You foolish and crazy, did they
Him You befriended-
The reb, 1 mean-what became of him? did he even
"Der tell me he crawl to my side. una call till his
strength all ended.
Until dey out NIT der stretehers, und carry
on from the ground.
''But before go. he ask me my name und says he
'Yaeob Keller,
You loses you leg for me. und some day if both OF
leefs,
1 shows you don't forget'-but he must haf died
poor fellow;
nefer hear OF him since. He don't get well be-
liefs.
'Only. always got der satisfachshun ofe knowin-
Shtopl watts der matter? Here take peer.
you're vite u sheet
shteadyl your hand my shoulderi gootneesi
dnks you goin'
To loose your senses away und fall right of der
seat.
'Geef me your haLdts. VOtl der left Cne gone!
Und you q soldier
In dot same battle?-a Tennessee regiment dots
mighty queer
Berhaps after you re-" 'Yes Yacob. God bless you,
old fellow, told you
I'D neVer-no never, forget yon ! told you I'd
come and I'm here!"