Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-15

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IN lieu OF coat, and an old wooden
hat covered his head 10 the back Of his
necl
...rhern like clothes looks kinder peart
to we uns down hyar ez amt seen
nothen but gray said the man Il
lowed when yon uns went up ter Chat
teuoosy last june and fired them big
guns at the toxin Y was goen to held
onto these hyar parts"
Perhaps It was a mistake said
Mark, '.lHf [ never criticise the acts 81
ny supeIiors.
.sCome inter tn house.
The dwelling was composed Of two
square log houses, some ten feet apart,
under one roof, with floor Between
the two. The man led Mark into one
Of these parts or houses. The articles
in It that struck the soldiers eye were
a very high bedstead, heightened fur
Their by feather bed; chest Of draw
ers, and a clock on the mantle that
licked Ioud enough to be heard out IN
the barn. There were some pieces Of
rag carpet on the floor, two or three
hard seated chairs and rocker.
What y got fur supper the old
man asked as his wife entered.
Il don't want any supper" said the
soldier. Il only ate an hour or two
ago.
The woman. who was bent down
through some nervous disease, went TO
the chest Of drawers, took therefroIn a
cob pipe and some tobacco and began to
smoke.
Much shaken among the soiers,
Stranger she asked.
.sAt the beginning Of fight there's
good DEAL replied Mark, but after
they're once in they get on without much
trouble
Don't mean that kind Of shaken
ager.
Oh. ague. No. don't think there's
much ague.
Fever
There's always more or less camp
fever. It seems as if every man who
campaigns in this country must have
dose Of typhoid 10 get aeelimated.
"Thar's powerful lot o. fevers bout
hyar Thar's the typhoid, the broken
bone, the intermitten and the remitten,
and onct en- awhile we git yaller jack
when il comes up the Mississippi from
Orleans"
That's a good deal Of fever re-
piled Mark; .but, 10 come down to busi-
ness, want to say few words to You
people You're sure you're Union:T
'.Sarten, said the old man.
Got a Young I'm in Jim Browns com
pany Of east Tennesseeans, said the old
woman. Il hearn Ia all had the mea-
sles in tn spring. Henery he'd it.
yes, that regiment was nearly all
down at one time. Now, I'm going on
very dangerous mission. May / rely
on-who are your
A boy about thirteen years of age had
come into the room. and squaring him
self before Mark began to stare at him.
Jake" replied the intruder, Il have
something Of Importance TO say TO your
father and mother Then to the par
ents. Wont You please send him outsn
jest s Y like, stranger, answered the
father, "but mebbe Jake m0ught show
y tn way or somepn. Hes purity
peart.~
Jake's appearance did not bear witness
TO the encomiurn-
We'll, let him stay | would like TO
rely on this house as place Of refuge in
case have to get back here rapidly. l
want you to take care Of my horse, and
if / never come you can keep him. If
do come I'll pay you more literally for
horse fodder than you ever were paid be
fore"
"Y' talk purity rich fer common
sojer."
Don't fear for that. have money"
and Mark showed a roll Of bills that
sstonished his host.
do YOU agree"
'.Sarten, bat the money don't make
no differ. I'm Union man to the back
bone"
Have you any citizens clothesg'
"Thar's Henery's store clothes ez he
left when be went TO jine tn army
"Wll they fit me-"
Reckon So Henery's bout your size
Slack took the soldier into the twin 4
log cabin and there gave him a suit of I
clothes which were intended for best
wear, but they had evidently been so in
tended for years, with frequent devia-
tons from tine intention. Mark took of 4
his uniform, which, with his rife and pis- 4
toll and other aecouterments, he put under
the bed. Then he drew of his boots $50 I
loose that he could easily remove them
without unbuckling his spurs and put
on pair OF shoes. A felt nat completed
his attire.
La sakesf' said Souri,. raising her
hands as she met him passing between
the cabins, thus arrayed for secret serv-
ice.
As Mark entered the room where he
had left Mrs. Slack and Jakey their eyes
stood out wonderingly. Jskey's admira-
ton for the soldier in uniform had been
great. but one who could suddenly trans
form himself was an object Of curiosity