The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-07-24

Own Nhnts Tltdu b' lAAlIi AAUUhNFGn her
/ tuck Il from dc bureau dc night De reb.
come TO hang Massa Luke" and he held mn
the handkerchief, on the border OF which
were the words embroidered ia black:
LUKE MAsON.n
"Whati My Godi can this"
Hole on. boy, hole on, this man weak
I'll tell him. you can't" said Mr.. Ncf. die.
playing an energy Luke had never thought
he possessed
To the falling man he hurriedly explained
that he had found the cradle floating, and
that the child was alive and that his brother
had reared him. Colonel Luke Mason wa,
that child The Confederate Colonel was
failing very rapidly, and while Mr.. Neff had
broken the news TO HIM quickly, be had
done so in d way not 30 excite him The
diving father reached out his hand and
claspcd that Of his new found son.
"My boy" he whispered, I've found You
at last.n Then he called 20 his daughter.
wno started a. II from stupor. Come here,
Elsie, my child" Placing Luke'a hand In
hers he sand Here is your brother"
Brother and sister silently folded their
arms about each other. What was IL tina,
held all silcu. ana spell bound under that
wonderful rcgclauoni That Luke WAS the
lost son 81 Colonel Morgan none could
doubt, yet not a word was spoken, no shout
Of JOY Were the witnesses stunned with
the announcement, or was 4 the prescuceoi
DEATH
Lille came 20 them, and Luke, placing
one arm about her, turned % Elsie and said;
"Can you love her as a sls;erp'
Eyes. yes, q" she sObbed
Colonel Morgan, without altering another
word, turned his face toward the dark, dis
cOlOrcd wall, and peace came 20 his troubled
soul. SoquIct was he, 50 silently did the
change come, that the praycrful watchers
knew IL not until all was over.
IL was LuRc's regimcutal chaplain who
performed the burial service, and he and
MS sister. whom he had only 50 recently
known. stood by the grave aud watcred il
with their tears.
Luke determined at once to drop the
name Of Mason and take his proper name
Morgan. But this be found almost lmp0s.
sble while in the army, as all his papers
were made out ia the name OF Mason. IL was
afterwards asocrtancd that Luke Mason,
the original owner Of the yellow haudker.
chief, was "a mUiattO, who was house scrv.
ant OF Mr.. Morgan, and his handkerchief
had by some means got into the possession
OF the nurse, possibly presented to her 10y
the original Luke himself, who Was quite Q
ilirt in his way.
Colonel Mason got leave Of aU,oncc for
a few days, and went with his sister, Lille,
Mr. Neff and Albert, who had been paroled,
across the river into Kentucky, where theJ
would be safe He persuaded Lille 20 be
come his wife and they were quietly mar.
ried at little country church in Kentucky.
His sister kissed him GA parting aud told
him 20 care for their brother Jasper If he
should find hun. He promised 10 so, gave
her 10 Albert and told him 10 care for both
If he should never return
Luke reached his regiment Just in time 10
join General Halcck in the Corinth cam.
paign. HIS regiment had meanwhile been
fully recruited and assigned 10 the brigade
Of General McArihur.
Old Arkausuw Tom was constantly with
his beloved Colonel. lie seemed To have
lost much Of his jovial spirit SINCE his three
companions had left him. 1t was during
one Of the terrible assaults on COriuth thai
the brave old veteran fell dead at Luke's
feet. The Colonel stopped 20 raise the
fallen man. when ne tell wounded aud was
carried 10 the rear, so that no never looked
on the wrinkicd face Of his brave old friend
again
The Col0noPs little wife came 10 nurse
him back TO health, aud he was able 10 Join
his regiment just after the taking Of Vicks
burg. He found his brother, Major Jasper
Morgan, in the hospital dying from wound.
HIS wife and sister were autographed for,
but came too late.
IL was IN the charge at KcncsaW Mount
ans that Blackhawk, who had insisted on
beng iuke's body servant, fell pierced by
a bullet IN the bowels The Colonel sprang
to the ground and raised the head Of the
dying negro, and asked what he could DO 10
relieve or help him.
"Nuthin', lnassa. Am dc fight oycr.'
"FOr the present II is"
II 3 done fur, any way; yo can u help me,
massa. Would ye help me, who tried TO
drown yc when babyl'
yes, B!ackhawk, l have forgiven you
that"
But, massa, ye dun know all
What else is there 10 know?p
1t war ne dat sighted de gun an pulled
do trigger dat killed yer father.n
With an exclamation of horror Luke
dropped the head OF the wounded negro and
staggered 70 his feet. Mounting his horse
he rode TO whore the regiment was form.
ing Tor another charge, and when next he
saw Blackhawk life was extinct
Nhcn peace was declared Luther Nor.
gan, or Luxe Mason, as we have known him,
llau Just Oeen commissioned Brigader.
General But he resigned and went home.
ms sister had married Albert and they
were rebuilding and refurnlshing the ola
Mem homestead. Mr.. Men had died a year
before.
Atter short visit 20 brother and sister
Luther Morgan and his sweet young wife
went to Ohio and settled In one of the small
or towns OF that great State, where no en-.
gagged IN the practice Of law, in which pro.
lession he has won both fame and money.
True TO his duty and true 10 his love, he ~
now enjoying the blessings for which he