The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-11-24

DEATH"
"Yes," SAID nv friend, the chaplain,
"the incidents OF various kinds which
occurred In ramp and 6rld under the OBJ
servattion OF any one soldier during bic
term OF service 10 the late war, are pu
merous enough and sufficiently thrilling
to occupy The idle hours for the remain.
der of his natural life.
"The unwri ten history Of those days
is simply immsnse"-and as he sat put.
8ne away at his meefschsum.the tender
smile which crept slowly over his coun.
tenanee gave promiseof smother remin-
iscence IL We would only wait spell.
Suddenly turning to his two comrades
who sat near him under the same vine.
clad porch. and with whom be had been
talking over the battle Of Chicamauga
he said !: "Boys, do you remember the
Young scout that We used to call the old
generals favorite?' He was from the
city OF c.. widows son Who had
worked bis way Gp through the pubIic
schools until Just as the var broke oni
be Was ready to enter cnllege. Aregu
lar representative American boy and
sharp as . tack. His splendid ability.
his c"olness and courage, became known
to our leader and he vas soon placed
upon the secret service corps snd became
ono of i's most efficient men,. s
It ives on September II that he start.
ed on bis last ride over the line into the
very camp Of the enemy, II need be. to
gather important Information. shal:
never forget how be looked as he stood
waiting for ins ructions; with one hand
he csrsssed his splendid black horse
Prince who pswei the ground In his
to be gone, while with the
other hand he held an open letter, which
he read while iesra slowly fell drop by
drop upon the pages Having carefully
scanned 1t over | saw him kiss the nsme
reverently, end then tearing the paper
inro bits be sent II floating out on the
brerz,. You see it'did not DO
for him to carry any tell-tale names st
such q tima Brave, vas he3 Well,
now, l should say he was. Why he knew
that when he rode forth the chance was
only one to hundred for ever coming
back. Knew that discovery meant death
-.oorsc than death on the battlefield
The text day-t l8h-all day long
the Fourteenth corps was marching past
the slopes OF Mission Ridge toward Kpl-
Iey's Ferrv on Chicamauga Creek and on
the morning OF the 19 h the right wing
had swung round 10 shere the left wing
hsd hem.
On that particular day The generals
isvorite had failed TO come to time.
The st.ip which In time Of peace. conld
be Dsie In Q fss hours ;. had then. to be
accomplished by series Of doublines
and tu .nings. by the longest way round
10 .resch near point, and part OF the
wav most probably would need be on
foot, yet even with oil these bindrances
unless the hoy bad been gohhled up he
vas overdue at headquarters long before
the night OF TIE 10 b. n
Little did the soldiers reslix, how OF
ten and snxiouslv the 'Old Man" scan
ned the surrounding country through
his fiald glass 's, hoping to see that 'droll
hoy" heine brought forward IS defect.
sd prisoner OF war In some one OF the
many DISCUSSES be c'uld put On TO baffl
an amnse the men when once he made
himself knowh to them, after one OF his
successful expeditions.
The battle which had been opened out