The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-06-05

house negro took the horses, and the colonel
seated his guest in the shade on the veranda-
They talked Of st. Louis, of the Hayes admin
sstration. and, at last, of the meeting on the
Illinois railroad train.
al think you said you still hated the YAM
KEGS Colonel?" said Adams.
" Hate 'emi / shall die hatin' 'eEn, sab, re-
pIied Colonel Caldwell. "0fcourse, know y0H
are no genuine Yankee, but Western man But
must say that since the cussed Hanks burnt
INV town and nearly roasted me- can only
think OF one man in the whole Federal army
don't hate"
"Thev burned Prentiss, I remember" said
CAPTAIN Adams "Who is the man who is so
fortunate as TO not be hated Colonelf What
did he do2"
Dol Let me tell you. When the soldiers
set fire 10 the town ! was lying up stairs in my
own house. with both legs broken by a shell,
and in splints The cussed niger who was
nussing me ran off and left me to burn to
death j sw'ar / thought was gene! Well,
sab, A soldier heard me calling, an he sat
urated blanket with water, ran up stairs TO
me put me on his back with the wet blanket
over me, and carried me out through smoke
and fire, and saved my life at the risk OF bls
own Fact sab, sho' as you're born; and be-
lieve would die for that fellow If 1t were nee
cessary."
"What did he do with you?" inquired Ad
ans.
"IIe carried me on board the steamer Queen
of the West, and turned me over prisoner TO
the surgeon, and afterward had me exchanged.
Think of that, sahi Can i ever forget Jhatg
81 should think not" replied Adams. good
deal embarrassed and somewhat agitated. What
was the soldiers name?"
His name was Adams, sah-Lieutenant
Adams, Of the engineers"
Captain Adams here turned his head away,
while he took from his pocket Doctor Charter
lot IF
the colonel, he said:
'I should have given you this before; please
read il now Colonel
Colonel Cauldwel opened the letter, and read
these words:
Colonel Cauldwell win allow me to introduce
gentleman whom he has met before-my esteemed
friend, and has preserVer from fiery death, Cap
1our friend, W. CHARTERvALE.
Caul6well read the letter hastily sprang TO
his feet, and graspiRg Adams by both hands,
exclaimed:
"Why. cuss me, is it possible2 surrender
at discretion; you have got me and there is no
retreat But why, in Gods name, didn't you
tell me long ago, and save poor We've al this
trOubley"
Because. Colonel, did not choose 20 buy
her love with her gratitude"
And you tel me she doesn't know that you
were the Lieutenant Adams who carried away
her brother through fire to safetyF"
She certainly does not" replied Captain
Adams ] preferred 10 wiz her heart, If at all,
by a ghtforward attack. And, besides that,
Colonel vou never asked nae for my name"
sand ] believe, Captain Adams" said the
colonel, you had no other business down here
in Mississi pi but to see meg" And then he
xOared with laughter as he took the captains
hand and pulled MIN into the dining room,
saying:
Jack Downing used TO say, 1 an yours TO
serve.
AT the urrent solicitation OF his host Captain
Adams decided 10 remain uatil the next day,
and after supper in the evening they sat on the
veranda smoking and fighting mosquitoes for
hours, and talking over war times and the
present state Of feeling between the people
who had fought on opposing sides There was
perfect good feeling, and both gentlemen ap-
peared TO be candid in what they said to each
other.
"And do you Southern people expect to be
so bitter towards the North ioreyer2" inquired
Adams at one time.
"Weli," was the reply, forever is a long
time. / think shall still feel SO till my dying
day, sab; / can't help it."
I" But large numbers Of the Southern people
already feel differently, dc they not"
"Yes, suppose they do; but large numbers
of our people were for the Union and against
the Confederacy during the wa, and OF course
they feel ree0nciled."
But ] an led 70 believe that laree proper
fi0n OF tie Confederate soldiers are disposed 70
accept the result phil0sophicaIly, and 10 cult
vate good feeling towards the Northern peo-
pie"
Yes: just as the major ate his crow-he
could cat H. but he didn't banker after it,"
We'll, Colonel there was certainly no hu-
rniliation iH the defeat Of the Confederacy?"
Humiliation!" exclaimed the colonel. be-
coming excited no sab II was me glorious
than yOar victory. The world never saw such
gallant struggle befo And the Eaen who
= beat us were our race and blood, and ought 70
be our equals, man fer man. But they largely
ontnumbered Us; they had al advantages at
sea and the prestige OF the old Gag; they had
the manufactures ef arms and the skilled
men by thousands In al departments; they
suffered no blockade and had the free cess-
merce o. the world; they had abundant SUP
plies while we were exhaased and nearly
starving; their men were clothed well led
wei. armed well, aud possessed al tie adTan-
fages which an oYerfowing coE1raiEsary, trans
pOrt ztion and hospital department could give.
Humilationl Ny God, sab, we are proud Of
such 2 eeteati
"Then why not shake hands and be friends
for the mutual good Of ali secti0nsg" asked
Captain Adams. Our country is your coun.
Try, cur Gag IS your fag, with al it implies
Rnd zssures"
On. yes Captain, that is ali SO. And sup
pose that closer inteToonrse- railroad and con-
mercial dealings and the interIockiHg comMon
3nterets OF the sections-will at last W. pe 0u
RnimOstscs. But il VIII be when 1 am dead.
After 3 brief silence, the eOisRel hastily re
Alec and lighted his pipe. and csntinued:
" Bnt right h'yer, Captain, let nae say tbeS
who assert that the Southern people are hs
now loyal to the old Gag, and patriotic Is thi
North ever was le-or they do BOT understand
ms. There il sitting now in the Bresidentia
chair man whO-2s 1 believe aRd the Who'll
Democratic party Of the Ssuth and OF fh
North, too believe-acas aeUer cieoiedf And W.
lJioW OF we believe we do that our own czndi
date was elected aRd is al this InODeEt III
lswlul Pres 6Genf Of the United States Did W
rebel aud 20 70 war over this outrage2 w
could have done 50 with an almost certainty q
success: feE. besides the Southern Democrat
almost One-haif OF the Northern people ar
Democrats What did we dor We subnritte
70 great wrong for the sake Of peace. Wa
there no patriotism IN fhat2"
81 Iadmit there was" replied Captain Adams
but yCuT people had not yet recovered frol
the disaster and poverty Of war, and were ns
an a condition 10 resist
No. sab; you are wrong thar, Captain. Pro
perlty is safeguard 70 peace. 4 satisfied pc
ple never willingly go to war if they have
do their own fighting. IL was not exhaustio
sab, which makes my people and my parl
submit 70 this great wrong. for the DemOcra
OF the North at least are prosperous; it vs.
love Of country, sab, and il speaks mo for Il
stability of the United States Government ths
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