Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-15

foscurd them.
In a small wooden shoi in the Con-
federate lines, low down IN the Dip ne
tween Missionary Ridge and Lcosou;
mountain. Joe Joliffe Tor. ~ We may
now call hlm. visoount poneralle) lay
listening 10 the measured tramp OF tie
two Confederate soldiers that were on
guard outside. and watching through
the chinks Of tho rough plsnking the go
ing down Of the last sun lse was ever 10
Sec
At dawn he must die: and the
thought Of that swift and Sudden doom.
falling upon him IN the fullness az his
life and vigor. srnt chill through his
bold heart for tae first time.
1T was not that he feared death: b,
had cared II too often and longed for 10
too earnestly for that. But IL was not
thus that he hao expected 10 Gle lie
had hoped 90 fall in the front - bstti~.
with the fierce. feverish Joy Of the con-
bat pulsipg holly through his veins, and
the shout OF victory In his ear. AMI the
old regimental colors waving above him.
And now. instead of all this. he was 20
he shot down in cold blood Is a detected
spyi
And then there arose before him. as IL
in mockery. the glorious VISION that had
so often frightened his dreams at time
when all his waking moments were
black with misery and despair. he
seemed to zee himself going back TO
claim before the world the noble BIRTH
-. - he Fssl1
deprived, and the bcsrothed bride from
which he had been cruelty parted. lie
saw her Frightening his grim old feudai
castle with the sunshine Of her presence.
and aiding hiIn TO relieve and elevate
the oppressed ienantry whom bis stern
father had ground down into the very
dust. and to make the name ~ Trash
landlord" title Of honor instead Of by
word and n curse And now. IA the
place Of all these golden dreams, there
lay before him only bloody death and
a naInelcss grave
IL was true that ono chance q life Stiil
remained 20 him could be bat have
lronght himself 10 accept IL lie knew
for he had been tod 80 plainly enough
that IL he would consent 70 be false 30
the fAg under which be had fought. and
aid in misleading and betraying the
army 10 which he belonged. his life
would he spared Perhaps there might
have been found some men. If men they
can be called. base enough 90 sooept
mercy on such terms; but II was not 80
with Arthur Fortescua The bitberest
foe Of his dreaded and hated race he'd
never dared 10 hint that there bad been
among them at aay time 70 vile thing as
traitor. and sheir last descendant would
have persisted by the cruelest death that
hatred could devise rather than even
think Of saving himself by such rnesns-
The red glow Of sunset was Just dying
away from the brow Of TIE vast rocky
wall o. Lookout mountain and the Eisi-
tering bayonets that crested Il, when
Suddenly there Was heard just outside
the shed q hearse chalie6ge. and then a
murnur Of voices among which the
prisoner distinguished one that sounded
strangely familiar % him Then the
door wac rnbarrsd, and IN came young
man ~ his own agss, IN the Uniform of
Confederate onscer
Years had PASSED since those two men
last met. bat they knew each other In q
moment, ard the brave young south
erner. starting back, esolsimes IN . tons
% stvong emotion
'sfaooS hssver,si A.
Hush, Percivsl.r said the off-~, In
stinctively trying 70 lift lIis bound hard.
In warning. That name musf never ~
spofea again; ] vii die - have hv~d
unknOvn
fof a. instant the Young of,osr sve
bis friend IN silsooe. biting he lip 81
they bi-4. and then ne SAID as~psirsueiy
Yen know I wouia give my lie fos
yon any Dag. hat even f~ vcsv sass
must not forfeit mr. bOnor. Yea 49,
nny best friend. saf still ycu belong -
the enemies Of cur cause; 4 csunof iei
y0D sscepes~
Il know ron cannot. my dear by
yrjoine6 Arsssr kindly. -snd ! shesld
never thipk ~ asking ycu b. Or 4. zen
rsav 70 ssr~ - ttst Nov. " voH have
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