Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-12-07


the Wilderness TO again confront
Grant audexact more blood.
Report as quickly as you can.
sergeant Blay; and ii You bring mo
thekind nG information want. /
promise 20 aid in your promotion.
On that promise, General, | can
face any peril, because, when am
ranked q little higher, | shall thereby
Mintor my wife one OF the best girls
Who ever loved man. She said
before went away. that she would
only wed with me when ! became an
officer.
Indeed, What Is her name?"
Jennie Eilmors," and he gave her
address.
Full otgrim menace as were those
hours preceding the crash OF another
stupen1ous battle. the General was
struck hy this remarkable evidence
81 double loves and ambitions.
II shall remember. n he said. grave
~: s'nnd ilyon meet with accident
Jennle Fillmore shall know that you
are brave unto dsath."
In the broad daylight while the
division ~ Robinson was al work
clearing tho distractions ahead of
the advancing columns, and while
The uncrrsng rifles Of the Confederate
sharpshootars we're mercilcssly pick
Ing or the pionerrs--Juck Ever.
ett had gained a safe covert near
the River 70. and had gath.
erred enough 10 know that Lees whole
army, shattered though il had been
in tho havoc Of the Wilderness, was
ancc nenin Ia eager shape TO meet
the boys In blue
The hustling network OF the Con.
iederuto brigadcs had now become
80 intricate, however, that the Union
scout dared not venture forth.
Presently q wngon train came fling
along III the direction OF Spottsylva-
mia Court House, nndn curious event
trnnspircd, Of which Jack awaited
himself
The drivers were shouting. swear
ing. nndnrodding thepanting beasts,
when suddenly mnddencd animal
kicked eDyngcly. striking Its driver
Eqnnreiy III the stomach The fellow
doubled up and dropped ms IL shot,
aud "a hasty examination showed
that hr was dead
There was no time for delay; itwas
known that detachment Of Federal
troops were making n movement
ostensibiy to capture the train; the
wagons wcrelonded until they would
not sustain the weight OF another
pound. Tho dead Confederate was
dragged to the bushes Mt the road
side and LEFT within a few feet Of the
consenIed scout.
When the wagons had passed. jack
glidcd quickly to the side of tho dead
man: a few minutes thereafter the
Union hoy emerged upon the road,
wearing the dirt.gray garb Of q Con-
setlernte teamster.
simultaneously another and soli-
tary wagon came numbering into
view, It's driver cursing his brutes
while he goated them roughly in his
endeayor 60 overtake the train from
which he had become separated.
A aolid shot came whizzing from
the direction OF the Federal army,
md the forepart of the wagon was
instantly wrecked. The frightened
horses sprnng away; after them
bounded the teamster, with yell OF
nlnrm. nor did heeven glance Mt the
disguised scout standing ut the
fringe OF the road.
lack Everett advanced tothe de-
molished wagon, and as he halted
pirlish form leaped lightly from the
debris almost into his arms.
Ala the two stood face to face he
uttered sharp cry:
"Irnpiel--Jennic fillmore"
"My nameis Fillmore, but IL is NOT
Jennie. "
He dashed hand across his eyes,
excluiming: y.
loft Jennie far in the North when l
nut on the blue and came to fght IN
the war -
"Who was .lennie1 Mhom 20 you
asked the lovely girl, in
quick, peculiar way, running to MS
side and placing one plump hand up
on his arm. t,un
well. the Jennie ] mean was born
here In the south; she's n Northern
rirl now You are so much like her
4 tbonoht IL was she.
"And her name is Filmore2"
"Yes." Yhod
"My namei Agnes Fillmore. ! had
~ Alder sister named Jennie, butshe
~, o a,.a ! 10 the North before the war,
bent on making @ good ,lyinS, ~
never heard from her. msyOe '
one YOU know is my sister,, .,,;s
Jack was dumbioundeu py Vms
for as the girl spoke ne ~