The Springdale news., 1889-06-21
CHAPTER K.
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.

long lines of blue-coats could already be seen climbing the ramparts, over which the stars and stripes were waving.
 s'Is he killed, or shall l find him among the prsonerss" Luke asked himself, as he entered the works at the head of his regi- ment.
 Long he searched among the living, then the dead, and finally went among the wounded Confederates
 "For whom are you searching3" Gen eral Grant asked, coming upon the young officer who had saved his life at Belmont, as he was making some inquiries of a wound ed prisoner.
 "A very dear friend, General
 How do you know he was in Donelson" the silent man of iron asked.
 T recognized hlm in yesterdays charge"
 "Is he relativef'
 No, but an old schoolmate, the play fellow of my childhood, the friend of my manhood and one whom l loved.
 General Grant was not man to give much outward expression to emotioni but he had q warm, sympathetic heart That very morning he had met an old classmate aud army friend, taken from hlm his sword and made him prisoner, and he knew what it was to be humlliated
 .Go find him if you can," said the Gen eral, and turned away as if he doubted his ability to retaln his comPosufe longer.
 Luke continued his search, and at last met wounded Confederate who belonged to Albert Neff s company, and he said that he had escaped from the fort on the night before with Generals Pillow aud Floyd.
 < He didn't wantto go,i said the soldier. s.Captain Neff brave as lion, and would have staid if he hadn't been in Floyd's commend and foread n 0bpV orders a
 " Are you sure he was not killed in yes terdays fightf "I kneH 1t. V
 "Thank Heaven for that?'
 He's a friend O yourn, Is he!o asked the Confederate.
 "Yes "
 He's brave man, Captain, an worthy O bein any mans friend Ills men would have died for him.n
 "Who was your Colonelf'
 "Colonel Henry Morgan. Ills son Joseph Morgan IS our Major, and only twenty He was wounded in a scrimmage we had ln Mis- souri last September If it hadn't been for a friend O Captain Neffas we'd been killed or taken there
 Was you one of the six with Captain Neff who was in the woods OH the hill, after that fight in the peach orchard!'
 "Yes, SIT.
 Il was the man who found you and led the cavalry from you"
 "Why, give us yer hand, Captain, we 'uns hey never forgot ye, and yed fare well if ye ever fall in our hands.
 Do you know this Morgan family"
 st Yes, know 'om like book. was Colonel Morgan's overseer and had been fur twenty hve years When he lived in Tennessee was his overseer, and four year ago, when he sold out n come to Missouri, came with him. cause he alters said was the best man to manage nlggers he ever saw Never had any trouble with but one O his niggers who was great big feller named Pete. He owned him in Tennessee twenty three or four vars ago. Pete was stubborn and l whipped him. He tried to kill me, an his master to punish him sold his wife n child, n Pete run off An the strangest thing is yet - come, Captain; m hanged I 1 didn't see that nigger last fall, after list ed in the sarvice.n
 'tIt was only striking likeness
 "WaH, that's what Colonel Morgan said, but I'd bet hundred dollars it war that ar same Peten
 "The Morgans are very strong Southern CTS, are they not}a
 "Reg'lar fire-eaters, From the old man down all war Confederate. r tell ye the truth, Captain, war kinder on tn fence my self long time. Didn't like shootin' at tho old flag, but they turned we n hundreds O othersn
 "Colonel Morgan has a daughteri'
 "Yes, Elsie Morgan an the pIzenest lit tie rebel ye ever seed.
 Il met her once and saved her from ar rest and her house from being burned
 Her mother died ten vars ago, an she wouldn't stay up in Missouri when her father Tn brother come South"
 Was she in Fort DonelsonF'
 "Yes. till we larnt you ns war comini an then she went to Nashvllle.n 'She will soon have to move from there, i for General Grant will not stop at Fort Don I elsonn
 "It do seem s f you'ns hey way O goln just wherever ye want to. But if Buckner 'd a had command at fust instead O Floyd an Pillow ye wouldn't got in here so easy"
 "Were there any other ladies here from Missouri in the Sanitary Corps"
 "Yes. a hull passel.o
 '.Did you know others than the Nor gans."
 tNo. except the Jennings women, the Ryans and Oldhams.n
 Luke thanked the wounded man for the information he had given him, hoped that he might soon recover, learned that his name was Dick Sneed, and promised to see that he was well cared for.
 On leaving the hospital an orderly in- formed him that he was wanted at brigade l headquarters On reaching General Me i Clernand's tent he fouHS him surrounded i by his staff and so busily engaged that it was some time before he was recognized.
 At last the General saw him and said. 1 "Captain Mason, your regiment is in a