The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-12-02

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breathe her last lying out there,
too, without shelter or fOody Oh,
IN Coos name spare us our home
spare us!-spare US !"
"When told her orders had TO
be obeyed she screamed and faint
ed, and before she came to her
grandfather and sister had been
taken out IN the orchard ON their
beds and the match applied to that
homo, but not by my hands. No,
one OF the troopers did il, but not
me,and couldn't even see it done.
Besides, had caught that little |
girl in my arms when she tainted,
and her there, tanning her with
my hat. When she came 10 her.
self again l led her out in ths or
chard, where her sister and grand.
father were.
found my right hand bleeding
profusely. Her falling against it
had reopened a very contrary
wound received several weeks be-
fore. When she saw the blood she
tore a strip off The sheet on which
her grandfather was lying and tied
it up 'enderly, taking more pains
than my mother would have done.
We had no time to lose; so when
the narrow string was tied whis-
pered a few words OF sympathy to
her, held her hand in mine a Sec
ond, and saying just loud enough
Tor her to hear. "All is lair in
love and war, DEAR" mounted
my horse and hurried on To catch
my companions.
| looked back once and jnsI in
time TO see her look first at her
home, almost in ashes, then al the
old man and her sister, after which
she bowed down her head and
sobbed fearfully. How my heart
ached for her. What could say /!
Nothing. What could We do !?
Only ride away and bemoan the
cruelties of war.
My eyes were misty as | gallop.
ed along, going further and further
away from one l should have liked
to have stayed near and helped.
MY heart beat wildly that night.
1t had thumped before many
times to battle tunes, but that
night it beat 10 a very different
tune-one that is old, but always
new. 1t aroused strange emotions
in my heart and body, and made
, me care just a little more abou
life than had since ia been 9
soldier.
l Ididn't intend to turn coward
Oh, NJ, l fully intended to fight OF
bravely and well, but at The same
time 10 take a little more care o
myself than | had been doing.
: had been a little reckless, a trifl'
} headstrong, and concluded 10 stol
ii. II there was chance of M
r getting out whole and sound
1 wanted to. That was much NOR
preferable than making my az
! pearance minus my limbs. Their
e was some one l hoped to see again
!. sometime, aod l wanted 10 appea
q to the best possible advantage.
!, Three weeks after that nigh
I while crossing the river gong owe
e 10 Maryland, a shot from some
!. where, l never knew where, foun
y a resting place in my s ide. | g
i over all right, but once over ha
|. to he taken IT, the nearest hospita
. and there l stayed for numbe
e OF weeks fighting with very inca
q lever brought on by the very ugl
e wound in my side.
o AS | lay there suffering nigl
and day my thoughts travele
'e back 10 Richmond many times, IAN
le | wondered how Jared my lit
'e girl in gray. l had a tender, war
A. feeling for that girl, and, with Il
y exception Of my mother, thong
ID OF no one else.
a She had a wonderfully swe
or face, and the vision Of her haunt,
le me night and day, and determi
o. ed to once again some day Wis
l Richmond in quest of her, lhous
ks l thought ii rather improbable lh
III | should find her.
re It was two years after The "
", before | could take the trip, a,
rt when l did get there it seemed
Ve only come to BE- disappointed.
RI, searched Tor two days wiiho
ut hearing anything whatever OF HI
ee and then | asked The postmaster
he knew anything of the Bank
he He gave me some information al
to directions, which gladly follow,
he but without finding her. But
lie wouldn', give up. l Sill search
lis for information, inquiring Of a
* one and every one Of her whel
~ ab0uts.
Finally l met an old fellow W
RS, informed me that she lived SON
'es where ou, III the country. than
We ed him TOR his information, /
,e. while it wasn't very clear, it "
ID, the best l had been given, and
ke trudged on. That evening | pass
he quite a number Of houses, seve1
IRE stores, and then ! came to sht
u, \ small, poor looking affair, vi
in this sign in front:
in
IN. MISS BANKS, MILLINER
on 1Old Hats Make New Here
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