Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-30


back. This time a middle aged woman sat
between me and the window. Seeing me
arousing she left her seat and came toward
me, at the same time calling to some one
through the doorway:
"Alliem she said, "you may come now
A young woman-yes, mere girl-entered
and instantly | thought of that sweet voice
heard in my delirium.
81 am so glad you are better" she said,
shyly lingering behind the elder one.
After pause the latter said:
"Now, daughter, l think you may talk
about his affairs"
My eyes were again fixed on the shore lands
and repeated word for word the old thought,
81 came from there-from there" Memory
stopped at that.
Yes" said the young one, from there;
but you were brought; you-you couldn't
walk yourself"
This was said with naive expression Of
curiosity and pathetic interest.
"Who brought met" said.
"Another soldier. He had you bound on
board and one end dragged on the ground
and he carried the other"
was lost in thought This was new to me-
where am ~ said, looking around the
room.
"Why, in our house, on Hampton pike"
After watching the effect of this explanation
for a moment she added: "You lost YOUR
way, l reckon"
Slowly recalled and recounted audibly
nv adventures of the trip toward Newport
News.
81 lost nv way-the path was not there
| The water-oh! the water-the fever-the
darkness and the terrible swarms of buzzing,
singing beesl"
YES. Won had fallen from a tree He
nicked Won nm and GOT Won here ms soon as
| iight You-vou might have died ~ she add
ed. tenderly. looking down and blushinp.
The mother now came forward with some
nourishment. and I Law and fed myself Ian
cuidly. with the ewes of this fair Young sa-
marian watching me and ready answers
waiting for every question.
Before I turned to sleep that night knew
that was by chance in the care of a humble
Virginia farmers family. and that kind nurs-
ing had saved nv life In n few DAVIS | was
| able to 90 ont ON the little front porch. and
there | passed the long summer afternoons
cheered not a little of the time by the COM
pany of Allie. whom. on account of the same
ness of our ages. her parents seemed to turn
over to nv commemorative as a matter of
course.
Allie EXPLAINED it one day after regarding
me n long time with a pair of wistfui ewes.
I've never see anvbodv now. not since the
war and il is RIGHT GOOD To have Won To talk
to
The farmer and his wife were taking an
afternoon breathing spell ON the little cottage
lawn within hearing.
"Daurhter. did Won tell the soldier how he
came to be here with usr' said the mother.
"About the way he WAS carried berel Yes
mother.n
"No. | mean why the other soldier lef,
him to MS. You see.n she said. rising ana
walking toward the porch. s.the other soldier
wanted 10 know how we stood ON the war
and said: We are Virginians sure enough.
.Then Won 90 SeceshT he said .Wasut
Virginia ITnion oncep | said .Ya-a-s, h,
answered. right doubtfully. And won't sh,
he Union arainr | continued. He thought
over it a spell and then looking at wore Dor,
weak body he said. We'll. I can trust Won
ANYWAY, Then he left voun
The farner rose nm and nacad hack an,
forth in the yard looking with car.lass mo
lions but with an anxions face in all direc
tons ..They are Unionists Mt heart y | said
. "and that means social outlawry.n