The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-29

cludcd he was one ~ them.
There was an interval In the passing |
regiments. and no one WINS near hut the |
Captain and me.
"What are you going 70 do'" asked
him.
l was sitting ON the fence, with my
feet dangling. Il wasn't very grace
full position. but ! was only country
girl then. and didn't know any better.
II don't know he said. wearily;
II suppose ! must ride back 70 N.
There's hospital there"
II he hadn't been q Yankee and a
robbcr. or a prcsser. which Is the same
thing. I'd have asked him TO come into
the house az once. he looked 20 sick.
Aren't you ashamed OF yourself, ]
said. ITO take horses that don't belong
70 youy''
He did look ashamed. 1T isn't
pleasant business" he said "You'd
better get that pony Of yours out o. the
way; thcrcll be more troops along here
by and by"
| When he said this his voice sounded
30 pleasant. and he looked 30 sick, that
/ made up my mind 70 ask him In.
But couldn't bring myself 70 speak
kindly TO him. couldn't forget that
he was Yankee soldier.
"Come into the house." ! said
sharply.
He looked at me out Of his melan-
- - ..t.L ..x~..a
mo. thank you. I'll ride back q
NJ" and he turned his horses head
TO ride away.
called 70 him 70 stop He obeyed
me. and went out into the road and
took hold Of his bride
What do you mean BY that? ht
asked, surprised
II am going TO press your horse
"What for?''
ITO keep for the safe return OF thos'
you've taken"
He looked at me sort O. dazed. III
! put his hand to his head, and didn'
seem TO know what TO do. ] led hi
horse up to the veranda- He dis
mounted and walked feebly up tn
I steps and sat down on a bench. while
). took his horse round TO the barn.
Well, the Captain was put 70 bed
/ He had typhoid fever. and a very ba
q case il was. Occasionally when troop
\ would come into the neighborhood,
4 would mount my pony, and ride owe
/ 10 their camp and ask 70 have SUI
' gcon come and see him. Between IN
4 surgeons and my nursing we got hi'
/ through the crisis. 1 nurscd him 70
: six weeks. Then he became conva
: cscent. and il was very nice 70 hay
e him sitting up in an armchair on n
. vcranda looking 50 pale and handsom'
!. used TO sit BY him with my work. mn
4 he seemed 80 gentle and 50 patient
J. not at all like he appeared TO me whe
y I first saw him riding back 70 the bar
q 70 press the horses-that began
feel sorry he wasn't one Of our men \
y stead Of being nothing but a dessestab
I Yankee
/. One day while l was sitting on q
=. verandn beside him. sewing. he said:
n Miss Molly. are you still holdiI
l. my horse as q hostage?"
n YES. Ours haven't come back yet
A. "Don't you think you could let
" take him when get well, II shou
q promise to 60 and find your horses Al
a. have them returned?"
" I'm see about that when you 9
rs wellr
en He'd been talking already about
I ing on to join the army. but didr
| think him well enough. and didn't mel
Il. 70 let him 60. He couldn't very well |
m without his horse. 50 l wouldn't
Ne him have II.
To- What hostage do you require
token Of my appreciation Of 70
a kindness since I've been sickF'
II asked.
"You haven't any thing TO lea'
nd Besides. I've done very little. I'm sure
he He thought moment. Then he sal
somewhat sadly:
nc Yes: there's one thing can lea
only one. I'll leave that with you
w. / couldn't think Of any thing he h
except his revolver, and was sure
wouldn't leave that II wasn't apr
ks. pirate. / waited for him to tell q
but he said nothing about Il then
are Al last he was well enough 70 |
AT least he thought 80; l didn't
was still a. weak ~ . kilt
led but l saw how anxious ne "
he and I didn't oppose him a
longer. So one pleasant morniI
Nv when the air was soft and the ro'
vas were dry. told one Of the color
liz boys 70 bring the Captains no
around from the barn.
The The Captain stood on the veraT
II ready TO mount and ride away
blanket and rubber poncho "
ar strapped behind the saddle, just q
md had left them, and his horse was
sol- anxious to be on that the boy Co
-cw hardly hold him. The Captain =
Il my hand in his 70 say goodbye.
ne looked straight into my eyes Ilowe'
them 70 his spurs.
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