The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-29

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make any difference. The boy has but
few hours to live"
1 unlocked and opened the guard
house door, He sat there on the bench
writing the letter to his mother.
''Yank," said I, ''here's my sister;
she's brought you something to eat,
and as your times short the orders is
to let you have it. Knock on the door,
Bell, when he gets through and I'll
turn you out"
She was in there so long that be-
gan to get uneasy. However, thought,
he probably can't eat very fast now;
but | knocked on the door with the
butt of my musket.
'ln a minute" said Bell.
Soon she raped on the door. I'M
locked and opened it part way, but
could see neither the prisoner nor Bell.
''Why, Yank," said l, your candies
gone OUT
YES" he replied, sit fell off the
bench, and didn't have another
match"
''pll give you one," said I.
''Never mind" he replied. 81 have
finished writing"
''Good-by," said Bell.
''Good-by, and God bless you," said
the prisoner.
Bell passed out, her handkerchief to
her eyes, and her sunbonnet drawn
well over her face. l thought l heard
a sob, and said:
There, Bell, run home now. You
have done all you can for the Yank.
| Don't be soft-hearted. Remember, our
boys often go the same way. Good
night" and Bell hurried away with the
handkerchief still to her eyes.
| At twelve o'clock l was relieved. l
unlocked the door and the sergeant
held up his lantern. The prisoner lay
on the bench asleep.
"All right" said the sergeant. "No
use waking him. He'll wake soon
enough"
Early in the morning we put up
scaffold under the limb of tree, and
just as the sun was showing it's face Il
squad of us under Lieut.. Sanders
marched to the guard house for the
prisoner.
The sentry unlocked and opened the
door.
Come out, youngstcr," said the
lieutenant; "time's up"
He arose from the bench, and, with
his hat pulled well down over his eyes,
walked out.
whats the matter, boy? Weaken
ing?" And the lieutenant lifted his hat
from his head to get good look at
him. A mass of long, black, curly hair
fell to the shoulders. The hands flew
up to the face.
Thunder! Bellr exclaimed the
lieutenant.
BELL" resounded from the lips of
the squad, and Bell it was, in the uni
form of the Yankee spy.
well, Bell" said the lieutenant,
1.-The Yankee got the chicken, didn't
he?"
Reckon he did said Bell; land he S
got back to the union lines if he's had
good luck"
perhaps; but do you know the con-
sequence to you?"
No, and l don't care" said Bell.
Hes gone. l wasn't going to see
IVY AihN OiihO GU IL COulU llelp IL.
Most of our force had gone off on a
raid during the night and left the lieu
tenant and one squad there to execute
the spy. He pledged each man in the
squad to secrecy and let Bell go.
q know you're all right, Bell" said
he, but your hearts too soft toward
the Yankees"
mo, it isn't" said Bell, "but he was
such boy, and just my size, too"
In the fall of 1864 several hundred of
us were captured and were being
marched from Winchester to Stephen
son station, from where we were to be
sent north to a Yankee prison. A young
lieutenant came riding down the line.
AS soon as he came opposite me knew
him.
"Hello!" called out. Il see you've
got your straps"
He was off his horse in minute and
had me by the hand.
''Georgc" said he. BELL Avery's
brother"
''The same" said 1.
Don't be uneasy" he said. "I'll
look after you when we get to the sta
ton"
Don't forget Lieut.. Sanders" said 1.
He gave me orders to admit Bell with
the chicken"
as he prisoner, too?"
"Yes; here he is"
| He shook hands with Sanders, and
when we got to the station, while they
were marching our boys aboard the
cars, he came and called Sanders
and me from the ranks and took us be-
fore general We were paroled on
the spot, while the cars bore our COM
rades on to northern prison. He gave
US passes to go through the lines, and
gave me a letter addressed to Bell,
which promised to deliver.
Hes brick said Sanders. I'm
| glad Bell saved him."
After the war, in the fall of 1865, as
l came up from the field one evening
past the sitting-room window, heard
a voice that l had heard before. l
stopped and GLANCED in. There was the
little Yankee spy standing in the mid
die of the room with his arms around
Bells waist
"Oh lieutenant" said she, 81 never
expected to marry Yakee. I'm only
plain southern girl"