Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-17
CHAPTER VI.

prisoners or shoot them down i'll their tracks he would be censured. But with his warm, sympathetic heart appealing for the brother of tho girl dearer than life, he determined to set military authority at de- fiance.
 "You once had me in your power and spared me" said the young Captain, after an awkward silence of Q few seconds. II would be more than 8 monster to refuse you your liberty"
 ''Thank you, Luke. Idon't ask this for myself'
 The friends advanced and met half way between their forces. Leaning from his horse he grasped the hand ofhis friend, who was standing on the ground. Captain Mason said:
 "Albert, it will be all I can do to call those men off, astheir blood is up and they are desperate. I shall do my best, though"
 "Thank you, it is all you can do"
 "Thls will be the last time we can meet as friends on the field of carnage. Though I shall not raise my hand against you my self, the conflict is too desperate for one to screen the other"
 II know it, Luke. God bless you, my friend, farewel-'
 "One moment before you go-where is Lillie?" asked Luke.
 "At home suppose"
 .'She was not when we came by, and wanted so much to sec her. If you meet her, tell her that for her sake her brothers life shall ever be safe. But longer delay is dangerous, go-fy while you can"
 i've can not travel with him."
 ''Leave hlm, then.'
 "No, would die before did that"
 "Who is hea'
 "Captain Jasper Morgan.''
 1.-The son of Colonel Morgan?'
 "Yes."
 "Was it Colonel Morgan whom we foughts'
 Ut waS.''
 "Farewell."
 Again those friends, one standing in the ranks of one army and one in another, clasped hands, gazed for moment into each others faces and parted. "Have they surrendered" ono of the cavalry officers asked, as Luke came back 10 his mounted men.
 "No, it's only a detail to care for tho wounded; let them go'' "And not make prisoners of them!" "Yes, it is best. will be responsible if the order IS wrong To arms, right about" The cavalrymen wheeled their horses about and, with tho Captain at their head, | went laundering from the wood, down the hill to the valley below. Shots could be | heard mile or so down the valley, and | there being probability of the enemy cut | ting them off, he had them hasten with all | speed to the main force. | As Luke dismounted from his horse near | where the fl ght had been hottest, he could not but shudder. It was the first glimpse of carnage he had ever dad The fence | over which the conflict had been was badly | shattered with bullets and buck-shot and in places was completely thrown down. Lying on his back upon the lately mown | meadow was middle aged man i'll his shirt | sleeves, looking like a farmer in peaceful slumber. A bullet had pierced his heart, | and his features were not distorted or unnatural But few rods away at the brink of the horse pond, lay 8 red headed boy of about seventeen summers, shot ill the head.
 An old, white haired man had fallen on l his face with his gun under him. Three 1 dead Confederates lay piled against the fence. The Union dead, twelve in number, | lay scattered about in the corn-field and peach orchard beyond.
 "Glad yer bacl,' said the Colonel, comin g up to where Luke stood gazing on the scene. "We can't wait here long. We're having the dead and wounded gathered uI and cared for, and we must be goln' or we'll nave twenty thousand Johnny rebs all | around us.'
 By the middle of the afternoon the little army was again on the road to Cairo. In the hurry and confusion Captain Mason's | indulgence to his Confederate friend was not reported.
 The soldiers, angered at the resist ance they had met, became moro op pressive to the people whose country they were passing through. Houses were pillaged and burned, and the man o1 civilization became barbarian and rob ber They were greatly aggravated by the 1 1f faJ0 ,l,< waved rebel flags in their faces and cheereC "Jeff Davis and the Southern Confeder acy" At such times some forgot they were gentlemen and gave insult for insult, usual | ly leaving tho smoking ruins of a once happy home as a terrible example of foolist | inSolence.
 Hundreds of frightened and oppressed Union men were constantly flocking tothen for protection, and next day after the figh Colonel Smart had over thousand unarmet men, who had to be fed. Having no pro vision train foraging became an absolute necessity. Being in the enemy's countr. some of these foraging expeditions were at tended with great danger and many wer' the ridiculous adventures.
 On the morning after the conflict in thu valley Luke, at the head of a dozen mount ed men, went up to farmhouse and de handed admittance. They were greeted b, | d uOZcu tugs, UuOs dlC5 repeated pounding, the door was opened and Q thin-visaged, sallow-complexionet woman glared at them from a pair of green ish, dark eyes.
 "What yer want?" she asked.
 Breakfast" Luke answered.
 "Yer aberlition Yankees; an wush't ma die if ye git it here"
 "Oh, yes, we will, Luke answered, push ing the door open and forcing his way in. -
 'Git out'n my house UT I'll scald yer eye outm
 "Save your hot water to make coffee," h retorted, with smile, and, turning to hi men, who had crowded in after him, h added: ''Now, boys, make yourself useful and help this lady get our breakfast Kindle a fire, wiring the necks of the chick ems and do whatever is required; but do n damage to the property unless she is stub born and refuses to prepare our breakfast , The woman threw herself in a chair il corner of the room and began to sulk an snivel, while the soldiers busted themselves One made fire in the cook-stove, anothe | b,.o,,rbt xxo+ar and othoro vporo 1,cafu1 il