Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-01-12

| iS(fI YOU IN your utH, L nave HO
fear; | am no hircling, nor am | a
| traitor to my country or her cause, and
what is more, am not a spy upon you
or yours. | come in peace, if you will,
| but can defend myself if | must.
You're a spy" ] angrily exclaimed,
and | arrest you as such; aud, further
more, l will see that you are shot some
fine morning at sunrise"
A sarcastic smile curled his lips as |
| spoke, and he boldly answered: To die
I Tor ones country is sweet; but there is
one dying over yonder who is not of
us, nor Of you uns,' as the soldiers
say. Put up your weapons, compde,
and hear me; after hearing my tale,
slay me II You will, shall be resigned.
I've been over yondcr. amid the "mol-
icrlng broom and needles and falling
branches; have walked along the rag
| yea GdSe OF battle where l'eath stalked
| u"iui.' was searching ior Coiilrnue'
p"I louh1 MN not Inc he"rtiess
""H'I"'vS' "S 70" ullS c"ll u.s. lioNcu
'n ne III an u pace ol surety, "t i'",t
an 'llt co"Iu oo io.lhu ana rehcheu.
bu' thelc was one lett ana rs 1 WAS
crossing nfehch near spring L sa"
hlh' SoldiIr IN piue. Inc hte had
AIRY [eacn"' nlil' III iac1 u was
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AS ! reSSeu my manu- On MS he'rt ,
opened MS eyes ana sucn eyes nave
seen tleh' ohiF once III " lli't'ni,'-
"er' tiie eyes OF II woman 'ho sou
gaze lc-lINe yes VI liolilIi Oh S'S,'r'
BORROWER 10 90 aIIl' lor MS country
| lof Such eyes Woulu wound more men
'hah llASh't ""lIS' W men h''rflGalV
I put ny rntecn to his lips he smiled,
then lifted him carefully and carried
him to a place of sa e. and laid him
down as tcndarlv rs though he were
NV sweetheart.
.As ne felt tn, nrcssurc Of the earth
he oro,n,d and aim ,st immediat ,lv
foint 4 Tn II LisoInyrl hands rolaycd
and tbc 1orirt felI to o 1rth. onening no
II falI Maid no att utinn TO FMS IT
fine time ~ I WIS vnr, onyio1s ia hrin,
him hnrk +n liz, and loarn b;s name
his r,cimnnt md his cor,s il rrs,iI1,
Twas somewhat s,lfisb IN this, to be
sura be ause I wor1l tbat under like
circnm stances the hlur shonId trnot
thn orov in the same manner
Il odminist2rcd such rcstoratiycs AZ
Lol ON my, nerson. onl in n faw mo-
nentq WINS rewarded Inv Seine him
SLOWLY rayiv, b,t h. was very feeble
7 sew thot life with him was short and
1T vouId learn ANYTHING of his bisto.v
I mnst Ln octivo os weiI nc discrent
"Op bsconinr str,nocr l,is oIova1
baod Lcann oraI.inr IA tor = LOST treas.
urn n,d | vii own th,t Iv thn lioht
Of m. ellie torch | watched him cnri-
ors1v Presently lis hand clos.d on
tbn lo.kot and I saw tbn miniature
lot me whisper in your ear, my friend
that it was not the face of n rolua,1
that looked ont upon me. but the we'll