The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-08-22


march at a moments notice This |
done be seemed to forget everything
again Tut the wounded boy.
MY brave boyp he said, kneel-
ing by him and putting his arms
abou. him. "We owe you every
thing. You can't be much hurt.
You must not be much hurt. You
must get we'll and / will put you on
my ssafI. You shall be little cap.
tain. You have accomplished more
for the cause than ] ever have"
"A cap'nr exclaimed the boy.
"Yes, q captain. Anything. You
shall always be with me-"
A transient look of pleasure
passed over the boy's pale face.
Then he seemed to remember some
thing. "You better send me hoaD.
My pap won't know whar / ben"
"Tll take you home myself. Or
derry, get an ambulance! Bring
ban,iages! Be quick! Why doesn't
the surgeon Gomez
There was scattering of aids
and orderlies. The ambulance came
add ,he surgeon came. but when he
looked at the child he shook his
head.
"He will live, doctorr asked the
general. as though commanding the
surgeon to save the boys life.
Again the surgeon shook his
head The general TUNED abrupt
ly away.
Il want to go fur to see my pap"
said the boy feebly.
The commander turned and took
him in his arms, carried him out TO
the ambulance, and gently laid him
in it. The surgeon got up on the
seat with the driver amt the gen
eral sat at the r,ar end with his
feet on the step, while aids and or
deries followed mounted, an order
ly leading the generals horse. And
thus they went slowly TO the boys
home.
When they arrived they found
the house surrounded by Confed-
crate cayalrymen. The lieutenant
whom the boy had met two days
before came out as the ambulance
drove mp to the door. That morning
before daylight he AMI bis men had
surprised Tom Lane and half a
dozen Union guerrillas who were
sleeping there. A fight had ensued.
Tom was killed, and his nea-
three oi them badly wounded
we're prisoners.
The cloud on the generals brow
darkened as he heard the story
He had brought death wound t.
a child, and now he was bring ns
that CHILD to home where lay the
dead body of his father killed by
the men whose cause the son I'D
served so nobly--killed by his owr
order.
The general lifted his charge ten
derry from the ambulance and car
ried hun INTO the house OF mourn-
ing TIE wife and mother was
there, with several Of the neigh
, bors who had come TO be with he
, 10 her affection. She sat in rock
ing chair, we. ping.
| ''Maw," sail the boy, excitedly
I'm goen' fur to be d cap'n'
In the gray Of the incoming tn
woman had seen her husband sho
, down before her eyes. In t twi
light oil evening she saw her boz
! carried in, bleeding, with deatl
written IN his pale face and in hi
wild eye. The double affection
overcame her. She swooned anC
was taken to an adjoining room.
The general laid his light bur
; den on sofa. The boy caugh
, sight of little girl about his owl
, age who had come To the hous
, with her mother.
Mag, he said, did y git my
, letter."
, No. said Mag, 81 dldL't git e.
letter, but | sor one OF them sOjers
take sump.n out'n the b.sx."
, The general glanced sharply a
the lieutenant. The young office
took crumpled bit Of paper from
, his pocket and handed it to til,
commander, who was about t,
transfer it to little Maggie, wheI
the lieutenant whispered TO hin
that it contained the Information
, by which they had caught The I'm.
ionists.
F The general sat mute, with thu
: unopened paper between his fingers
A reproot tor his subordinate wsi
on his tongue, but he did not speal
, it. In warfare it is essential Il
examine private papers. The DO.
who had done them SO signal ,
{ service had been robbed Of hi
childish scrawl and the iniorma
ton it contained had been used t.
surprise that boys father: Will
. bowed head the soldier handed th,
paper to the little girl
, AT this moment the wonder flu
boy caught sight Of his father ly'
ing stiff aad stark Oh the bed.
!. Pop he exclaimed, with /
moan, "pop"
He had never seen death, bu
something told him that this wa
death. With difficulty be raised
himself and up on the lounge.
did you shoot my pop?' b,
, asked, looking with his great, hon
!. est eyes at the lletenant.
>, Without word the officer turn
Ell as one might turn from storm
of bullets, ansi ioti the house. 'rh,
boy fastened a proach vi gaze or
the gent raj.
What a } let him shoot my
pop 'ur?'
my boy-my little hero" begar
the soldier. He could not go on
How could he make child under
stand the necessities of war! Chiv
alrous war! that permitted him Il
read u child's letter and kill The
child's father,
Il didn't do nothe TO you uns
What YOU Gns want1' go N XII.
my pop fui? p muaned the boy.
Little Maggie was standing by
looking on with childish wonder.
alag" said Tom, II witt y thai
, letter. | writ it ail myself; 81
ont. The sojers touken it, r.ck
on"
The general drew The girl up &c
the loupup anal INT her hand Ia
tina, OF boy. The Two ,hil,iren IL.
matt ed In this position to The end
| The boy soon began 10 waaue.