The Portland daily press., 1881-09-19


could learn nothing. And as he sat on the
pile of slanting stone which had once form
ed the steps, he laughed bitterly to himself,
and exclaimed: 'fWhat FOOLS errand I've
come on what fool was to expect, to
find a trace! Why, battle has been
fought over the very lawn; cayalry has
rushed through the garden, aud torn up the
flowers and crushed the life, out otNthSnt
cannon-balls have crashed through the
windows; perhaps ip The very room wheee
| lay and watched her some internal Shelf
existence; and the rain ofgsh0G has battered
the dear old house intSd dust"
But he sat and looked at the dust until
rose iRoAtlie stately hofse, he had remem-
berea. .14t was almost as real now as then.
WkY-er how he had ever been taken into 1t
she- did not JApHg He remembered the utter
wearinessnEitR which the last few miles
had be4n Made, how his head ached under
the Merciless sun, aud how he had stumbled
blindly along the glaring road. And he re-
membered vaguely halt, IN when ne
was being discussed, but to which discuss
ion he was utterly Indifferent, and. allowed
himself to drop helpless burden upon MS
comrades hands, glad that the time had
come when he could be irresponsible.
After that there were days when he was
conscious of nothing but pain. Ineh there
was one dav when toward evening ne open
I'd his tired ewes, and looked about once
more. He had closed them upon burning
heat which shimmered over the helds,
framing in a hot, dusty column OF men
moving steadily into an enemy's land. IL
was a silent procession to his dulled ear,
aud only the monotonous tramp OF heaVliy
clad feet came with mutfled souid from Tue
arth. Even when his eyelids droopea over
his red eyes, they did not seem 20 smut ous
Inc sight. The men sun NED on saneau %
aim and behind, and the heat sun splversu
in waves over the empty heids. when ne
opeued them, cool White curtain was
s~aylng hlfully 10 ana lro oelolo a. IT. ia
window As it would blow back, he could
see the boughs OF trees G ipplhg ana gllsIen,
ing with rain-drops. tie lay ana feIfeshea
himself with the sight; then he looked al
The clean mating with which the noor was
covered, then at the simple sweetness OF the
room, and attempting TO ra'se hiinsel upon
bis elbow, he asked. Nv hers am II
At his question some one on The veranda,
came. aud gathering the curtain aside,
looked in.
sOh, you are awake" said girlish voice,
ana a moment later young girl came into
the room. She came cloee to his bedside
and looked at him WITH almost a profession
al eye, then she laid her hand upon MS
forehead, and said, triumphantly, "YouI
fever is all gone. You feel much better, /
am sure He gradually sank BACK upon
his pillow. eyes, you had better lie down
again We mustn't try to get well toe
soon;'' then slipping her arm under ms
head, she took a glass from stand, ana
lifting his head, placed u 10 ms Ups. ~
course you are better, stF you must take
your medicine or you may nave relapse,
YOU know, and | can't have that" and she
smiled brightly at him.
The draught she had offered him was as
bitter as only a thorough army surgeon
could prepare, but no nectar ever tasted
sweeter.
He had allowed hlMself 10 De put gen tiy
back, sill content to be irresponsible, and
made no reply, not even to thank her. she
settled his pillow, smoothed OUT the gun,
then brought chair and ha sat eown
nll ll;,o A I;tI ths iovaisst dark ewes he had
a a,n ni, soa 80 .ba baoan.
ef0i So, I-,,o,u how sick vou,ve beenp,
81 "a So W. inow ), he echoed,
esva1,,vo had fever ), she informed him
ss7 w - nav . -'
ssvo,, do not snffer now do vouqn
CO.., w -io'
a.. A. - doosn,t make vour head ache
- Ai = t ~ uSs''A ''>0
WIZ a.I l i .adn Tn, oIad n hear Won Va,
~, inueoI -, 80 who hos snaIren
d are JUG ed ~ o. a,- VIZ .1oe,s So ;,
W .nG loi W. H. ;s becausa Won were on
-, nulnpn a;da in1 Ri + mnstp;t eycite Won
~ w ,,oS,,t taI nolitics. besides. we are
SO we w .i'a o lain po' i;nos now
"i sslril olo onu 81,
sev 1ne eno ,,ny1;5as !,
ssI res, yo ~, a a,no ,oholo,,
seVns. III I; ;,, tatan care If Won. that ia.
Two ,,;va,, Vol, vonr medicine. And now il
We Sisen ny, yoa yGun anHthi,g 70 aat ri %
you Ieel lihe tasihs any '1i'i5 " o'''' o
anu PlepaiS -. /. t sold roacbino ont and
~ uId ~ hor sleeve 81 don't want To
e.A A y noio - AS-
cay. ,.,e :; 1,on ol,o;r ooa;n ord
que seytiou =, -
gaAeu at LIN LII ~ ,a',;,,l, So,.uard She ,,Iaoed
nannei' len Sd go ,,,fra r. 49,
It's temihpefatuft. ETIdSSGf5 SIG was accus-
toned to looking upon him simply as q
Cease" and she held her head upon one
side, and then said, rather reprovingly,
s'Your talk has made you feverish. Now
you must go to sleep"
very well; only don go away.
may nave 10, perhaps nlaliiia VIII can
me. however, you shali hoC NC heSieeteu.
Mamma VIII pc glad 10 know you nave
come to yourself AGAIN:
"a. And are you giad9. ne asked si laiy.
"Oh, you THINK, because IN reoeI, l
would have oeen glau 10 nave you uie. NOW
MINK that Is very uiihln l "a YOU, anu .no
dark eyes were nlieu VIII inuisnah' pio-
test; - -,
mo, l couldn inlllk .na.. u now uiu l
co ne W oe III uMn upou yooi iaee
"You were brought here and left, and
although mamma ana mated the slgnt OF
your uniform, you looked so SICK tnat we
were willing to take care OF you;
How good you were ana ne LAY 81
iently staring at heI long .ine witnou .,
speaking. ohe was dainty anu veeV enousll
TO charm any man, ouC W neA' wno nau aor
years looked only upon men "easIei S s5Se
EN- faces, sne seeiheu an aheel. HeI oress
was coarse, Tor me laurics were naru 70 geC
in the heart OF tne conleeeracy ac tnat tline'
but II Photographed lIsel upon nis memory.
AZ length ne pun oue MS naii ~ anu looh a
lolu vi Tue sieeVe ueewc9n nio nnS9is' 1"
was caiico OF d9ii oarH ground, over
which were sprlnkied ools o. 1r. ..lEsi ieu
ne Ieit u Gnougntiuiiy, anu saiu' ii@S 10
oeautlIul oress you nave Oh.
She glanced over it inquisltively and then
burst into merry laugh. dont thlnk
you know much about dress II you call this
beautiful and taking told between her