The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-05

cred with white flags. 1t was some time
before the army could realize it, but the
enemy had surrendered and Fort Donelson
was theirs.
CHAPTER K
An UNEXPECTED NETTING.
Cheer upon cheer filed the air, and the
long lines Of blue-coats could already be
seen climbing the ramparts, over which the
stars and stripes were waving.
SIS he killed. or shall l find him among
the prisonersr' Luke asked himself. as ne
entered the works at the head Of his regi-
ment
Long he searched among the living, then
the dead, aud finally went among the
wounded Confederates.
"For whom are you searchingF Gen
eral Grant asked, coming upon the young
officer who had saved his life at Belmont, as
he was making some inquiries Of wound
ed prisoner.
"A very dear friend, General
"How do you know he was in Donelsou o.
the silent man Of iron asked.
Il recognized him in yesterdays charge"
as he relativef'
mo, but an old schoolmate, the play
fellow Of my childhood, the friend Of my
manhood and one whom loved
General Grant was not q man TO give
much outward expression to emotion, but
he had q warm, sympathetic heart. That
very morning he had met an old class-mate
and army friend, taken from him his sword
and made him prisoner, and he knew what
it was TO be Inundated.
eco find him il you can" said the Gen
eral, and turned away as il he doubted his
ability to retain his composure longer.
Luke continued his search, and at last
met wounded Confederate who belonged
to Albert Neh's company, and he said that
he had escaped from the fort on the night
before with Generals Pillow and Floyd.
"He didn't want to CO." said the soldier.
captain Neff's brave as lion, and would
have staid if he hadn't a been in Floyd's
command and forced to obey orders"
Are you sure he was not killed in yes
terday's tightn
- know it"
THANK Heaven for thatr'
"Hes friend O. your'n, is he!" asked
the Confederate.
Yes"
Hes a brave man, Captain, an worthy
o. bein' any mans friend. His men would
have died for him"
"Who was your ColonelF'
"Colouel Henry Morgan. HIS son Joseph
Morgan Is our Major, aud only twenty. He
was wounded in a scrimmage we had in Mis-
souri, last September. If it hadn't been
for friend o. Captain Neff's we'd been
killed or taken there"
WAS you one Of the six with Captain
Neff who was in the woods on the hill, after
that fight in the peach orchard:"
"Yes, SIR"
Il was the man who found you and led
the cavalry from you"
"Why, give US yer hand, Captain, we
'uns hev never forgot We, and ye'd fare well
if ye ever fall in our hands"
"Do you know this Morgan family"
Eyes. know 'om like a book. was Colonel
Morgan's overseer, and had been fur twenty
nve years. When he lived in Tennessee
was his oversser, and four year ago, when
he sold out n come to Missouri, l came
with him. cause he alters said l was the
best man to manage niggers he ever saw.
Never had any trouble with but one o. his
niggers, who was great big teller named
Pete He owned him in Tennessee twenty
three or four ya'rs ago. Pete was stubborn
and whipped him. He tried to kill me, an
his master to punish him sold his wife n
child, n Pete run OF An the strsngest
thing is yet - come. Captain; I'm hanged 4
didn't see that niger last fall, after list
ed in the sarvice."
at was only a striking likeness"
avail, that's what Colonel Morgan said.
but I'd bet hundred dollars it war that ar
same Pete"
"The Morgans are very strong Southern
ers, are they notr'
"Reg'lar fire-eaters. From the old man
down all war Confederate. T tell We the
truth. Captain, / war kinder on tn fence my
self long time. Didn't like shootin' at the
old flag, but they turned we n hundreds O.
others"
"Colonel Morgan has daughter'''
"Yes, Elsie Morgan, an the pizenest lit
tie rebel We ever seed"
"Imet 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 n brother come South"
"Was she in Fort Douelsonr
ayes, till we larnt you'ns war comm an
then she went to Nashville"
'She will soon have to move from there,
for General Grant will not stop at Fort Don
elson''
1T do seem s 4 you'ns hev q way o.
goln' Just wherever ye want to. But II
Buckner d had command at fust instead
O. Floyd an Pillow We wouldn't a got in here
so easy"
"Were there any other ladies here from
Missouri in the Sanitary Corpsr'
"Yes. a hull passed.
"Did you know others than the Nor
gans,"
mo. except the Jennings women, the
Ryans and Oldhams."
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 a. brigade
headquarters. On reaching General Nc
Clernand's tent he found MIN surrounded
by his staff and so busily engaged that it
was some time before be was recognized.
At last the General saw him and said:
Captain Mason, your regiment is in .