South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-11-24

She's not an enemy cried Dora,
angrily. She's mother
Come with me, Dora said the
Lieutenant. Ho lifted her on the
donkey and led her to the farm house.
where the wife of General r. had
her quarters. She was n gentle. mo.
theriy woman, and he told her the
story.
Il am going to the commanding of.
ficer to telegraph for permit to pass
the lines. You can discover whether
she has anything contraband about
her. But l would stake my life ON
the honesty at the child
You will have a ride of twent,
miles in the hot sun, Lieutenant said
Mrs. r..
do you know the childY'
No; but | cannot help thinking,
what ifthat poor woman yonder were
my mother and this child little Alice9'
Mrs. R took the girl up to
little chamber which she told her
should he her own until the Lieuten.
ant returned, kissed her and left. She
felt impatient with the dreadful tur.
MOL ard sorrows of the war. This
poor mother, dying alope perhaps.
and the child wandering thro' the
country Why was there no one who
conld set it all right?
In the meantime Dora had hidden
her basket, locked the door, and kneel-
Ell down by the side of her bed. She
was praying with all the strength of
her little heart to God to help her.
Aud on the other side of tie moun-
tam, IN solitary house. her pale worn
face, while she too spal<c to the same
Friend, who had been trusted all her
life.
Down the valley galloped the Lieu
tenant-a stranger 10 them both
prompted, ne thought, by n casual
likeness of the child to his sister.
\ ct WAS there not some One who
heard their prayos and made this man
tue agent to answer them? The One
who couidand would in Ills own good
, time set all this turmoil and all 9TH
cr5 right?
At the end of the day Lieutenant
Graham opened the gate of the farm
house, Mrs. R, with Dora, hur.
red 10 meet him.
i know by your face you have sue.
ceeded,' she said
y es; the General is the most in.
exorable OF foes as far "a men are
concerned, but he has n wife and chill
drcn OF his own. Here is 4 permit
and an order for guard II take the
child through the pass
The officer himself rode with the
guard through the gap.
Goodbye, my little prisoner. You
will soon be with yoar mother, and
hope that you will find that she does
not need the medicine you are carry
ing her, he said, as they parted.
Dora's eyes were full of tears.
You have been so good to me- she
said, dropping Spots rains and hold
ing ont both hands. Il wish could
DO something for YOU
'Oh, be good to the first Yankee who
falls in to your hands, you little rebel
lIe replled, iaughlng.
There lsa sequel TO onr little story.
Mrs. Nettley, with her daughter re.
moved for safety to her brothers.
plantation in the Eastern part of the
State, where they remained during
the war.
After the skirmish which took place
in the neighborhood, Major Netiley's
house, Icing spacious, was taken as a
temporary hospital, TO which the
wounded of both sides were carried.
Dora and her mother was busy among
them, doing what they could to aIle-
viate the sutterhgs until the surgeons
had dressed the wounds.
There was one young man of about
20 who was wounded in the leg. Dora,
as she raised his head to give him a
drink OF water. met his eyes. They
had y strangely familiar look.
what is your name?' she said, "a
she took the cup from his mouth.
Felix GrahamY
What regimeht?'
Ensign Fourth Michigan
Dora ran To her mother, fairly
stammerlng in her excitement.
lie is go like the lieutenant at the
gap. mammal And the same name
And promised; promisedr
Mrs. Nettley in her turn grew in
;erestod and excited. She went 10
the commandant when the time came
tor sending the Union soldiers away.
There Is Young man among thcm,'
she said, whose wound will probably
Prove fatal it he is removed. I owe
debt OF gratitude, rs / believe, TO
one OF his name. IT yoG will leave
bin will nurse him as faithful and
well as | eau
Mrs. Nettley was woman whose
requests were usually granted. Felix
Graham remained at her house two
months.
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