The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04

ton. At last, dying from want. sor-
row and fatigue, she stood in the com
mandant's room at Fort Delaware
with written permission to see and
speak with the boy she loved so we'll
They tell sad stories of Fort Della.
ware in the south. They call it the
Libby prison OF the north. l don't
like to believe it. Neither do you.
They say that after IL certain engage
ment the northern generals accused
the Confederates OF outrageous cruel
ty, and in retaliation u score or more
prisoners were taken from the tort
aud ANONYMOUSLY hanged. Perhaps
they are mistaken, and that there
were better grounds for hanging than
that.
liy some means q rumor had gained
credence in the prisoners barracks
that something OF the kind was to
take place, while the impression pre-.
vailed that special vengeance was to
DO meted out TO the soldiers OF Ala
bama. because OF alleged outrayes
committed by regiments from that
state. Young Rogers WAS not II COW.
ard. but he had no desire to meet SO
nnsoldierly n death. With that in.
ventive genius which develops so rap.
idly among those held in confinement,
the prisoners in Hogels' "Cang" dug
out the stone work and earth under
| Que Of,tl,,, ;nalss .s z.,' ,h.s secured.
not only a comparatively safe hiding
place for pifered provisions. but also
for one or more OF their number when
occasion demanded that they should
keep under cover for u time.
The runner that retaliatory meas.
,lres We're, in order struck consterna.
tion to MANY Il brave heart. and
when, for any reason, q Federal or
derly came TO the prisoners barracks
and called the name of IL ".Iohnny
Hrh. there was Il general feeling of
mls@lvlng. and an effort made, when
possible, to discover for what purpose
the prisoner was wanted before an
swelll,G to his name. So that when
one day the barracks We're excited To-
fever point by the calin. OF dozen
names or more, aud the name oi ".Ior
Rogers rang with startin. distinct
ness IN Ne ears of that young Alal,u-
mlan, he did not wait to he seen, but
hurre'lly crawle'l into the GRUB"
hole, and held his breath for lear of
discovery and the consequences that
would follow. Three times the orderly
called.
".1or Rogers Joe Rogers. Joe
Roger, rang through the long corr-
dor
Then the prisoners crowded around,
and he orderly seemed to he unaware
that Rogers had iall"d to answer to
his name. ii" went away. and on the
records 1t WAS written that Joe Rog.
Crs bad been transferred -as even the
officers thonsht-to hr hanged.
a sad look came into ,l,. lace of HE
commanding officer when tile white
hatred woman gave him the slip OF
paper that to her meant so much.
''H"gers Is not here now" he said,
finally.
She looked at him, 'lazc,l 1py the III.
teli..enre.
"Not-herey"
"No; liz has been transferred"
"Whcrc9"
The officer had a heart.
"l-l do not know" lie said. He
could not tell that sad eyed woman
what he believed to be the truth.
But he could not 'lrre,vc her.
''lie is drnd'' she cried, wildly, and
tottrring forw;tr, she claspcl lel
hands ACROSS her breast aud sank IN.
to u chair.
"My poor boy" she sohbed "Ilov
ed you so, and yet was too Iate1"
The pnrchrd lids closed over the sad
gray eyes; TIL" tired hcn'l fell forwa, d
the nervous fingers relaxed their hold
"Come." said the officer, kindly
"you must 90 now. cannot permit
you to remain here"
There was no answer
81 an, waitlr." he began and then
he paused abruptly. Something
strange III her appearance startled
him. and he stopped down and pcerc'l
into her face. As he did so tcal.; came
into his eyes. The sweet faced mother
would never see the valley OF the Ten.
ne>ser again.
| She was dead
| News lilies in iaIis as it flies else.
where. In his hiding place that night
| young Rogers WAS told the story of
his mothers ,lenth. Stron. man
| though he WAS. the shock was almost
NOR" than he could bear. and he
.rir%ea bitterly at the thought that,
even dead, he might not look upon
her larr. l:rt II" was ulaI for one
tilin.. There We're kind hearts anon.
the boys in blue. aud they took the
body of lie den'! mot her acros, to
New Gas'l'. and there in the old
church yard r"v'rsntly laid it to rest.
Eo.' mtnaa' d 10 r~rapr detection
tor tie i"w w'".Es r"iililn,n. before lie
close %. Tia. war. After the surrender
h" WIS liberated and returned ia
Alabama, rhrl" he lives aud there
| me, him. lietold me this story. an,!
] repeat !; b"rau'" it comes 80 near
home. 1t Interested mo. think 1t
wi! you. Philadelphia News.