New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
TIE B1DGE SAVED him.
THOUGH WAR MIGHT RAGE THEY WERE BROTH.
Frs STILL

THOUGH WAR MIGHT RAGE THEY WERE BROTH.
Frs STILL
The s,xt,eth annual dinner OF Gamma Beta was
certainly n great success Al the long table .t 80
uue.,s OF all ages and from all parts OF the land
The f.as, was ended when the Captain arose rom
his place near the head Of the board straight
figure and alert OF eye he bore his sixty yean
lightly.
BOYS" said the Captain. ~ haven't bsea 70 .
Gamma Beta dinner for forty years-ihe hs un'e
I went was a boy in college As look a'ouna
me. I am glad am not the Oldest aiu'nnus Ae0'
for feel as young as any freshman But came
here tonight 10 tell you story. and II you nave
patience 70 hear me. may as well begin Renem'
Der. we old ones are garrulous at times ana STOP
me when you have had enough
His audience was all attention. ana tne cap'Am
lighted a fresh cigar, blew out pun Oh snoSe An'
began.
II was the first Northern man 70 pant eo'',n
Arkansas after the war The state h'a ue'a'e'
for the Union cary In "a. bu, there was p'eNv
OF lawless secessionism about. and Nor'hemels
life and property were none too SAFE. beIo'e "~1
been long at my planting got nonee lr0ni 'OA'
Of nv .ecession!st friends that must stop opera
lions or leave the district II had any resa.a ~.
my lfe-!n short. they gave me 10 understand .~'
n they caught me. they would string NE w Wv
nearest tree as as my name was ''"
er,s Now didn't intend 10 stop piah'hs' a"a
didn't intend 10 be hanged. so went ahea'' INV
told them they could hang me-if they eo''A INV"
- IAN.
about a month after that was ro's .
across country one afternoon 20 get 'i'ue ~.
,... don. IN the nearest town. As I entered .
lonely piece OF road dozen men jumped ou' :, '"
woods pointed their guns at my head ana go 49,.
me 10 halt and dsmount. saw couiu 10 - 80
but surrender at discretion. 80 came w o.,
my horse and marched OF IN s'e".e ,,,o
minutes we turned into lane tha' leu 80 noel.
the woods, and kept on until we came ~.
clearing One OF my friends brough' gu. ..
slung one end OF It over the h'''o ~ ,,,,,A
venient tree. and had the o'hef e"H shy
aroSnd my nee ns IN YOU has ever felt hans.
mans rope around his neck so you can ~ IN you
fei, pretty serious and thought my sass % 10 liz
had run out for certain. But man had happy
a. ssos ssse tsa, Dchas ss
e.eeen. cigar: IN pSss a and much s's sSones: .
coId m%sser y S Know that have bu. s,y ts
minutes more to live. l want 10 aSH before you
GIVE me time t., s,. Sm9Se win Wi you Join ms' f
will lind them most excellent. , ne lighted our
MY csptors sri%Iy o asse said Word Well bss
I made that cigar hold out, you may .ss began
It would burn Little by fi there 1e was just .scss
go s' mueS ef Ana the captain held up BIS s
ing stump. measuring Its small Ie''"
cally with his finger. -. tor few
"'Weii' thought to myself here goes ,. nj the
more pufrs anyway-and was JUST 80 coming
very last OF them when We heard no.S rode up
through the trees. A ne-looking teno~s the com
who seemed to be a sort OF commands. vvhoye you
pany Hello. boys he called out, ere going
got here? We've got Roberts. ana va the Oh.
TO hang him. said they. All right. ss "a"
GER and came over TO have a look AZ ms W,,. badge
Now had on my watch-chan tnls sisd mono
here and the captain touched a J" 81 have "
gram OF gold that hung to his breast long - !
ways worn II there. and expect 10 az SonfedersN
live NV coat was open and as ,ne We'll tfh
came up his eye caught the paige, Close y
ne turned all sorts OF coors, and aImrntsrnty, q
my ear whispered the name OF gu. ,hs rood y
the same time grasping my hand VIII. WIZ ~ a ganL
Gamma grip. 6ven with the streng'n ia he rn
Then ne turned to his men. boys;; 60, And
man Is my friend-you must let MN MN pneck led %
an instant he took the rope from my n.y. his pocket
my horse, pulled a pair OF pistols Ir5 said be
and handed one TO me. NOW. osohh ast YOU car.
defend yourself. and get away as pe and made
lost no time in following his adv(d1 that 10 oil"
my escape And here am to-day anu hsn the CAP
There was storm Of applause nv, wr seat. IN
But. Captain" cried more than ,s on1 man that
got you free, and did you ever see M" Who was
newell ne belonged to one OF our s ouss did. .
tsrs And did ever see him again.. .houder q
The Captain laid his hand on the %" Eyes.
an elderly man In the seat next 70 ,hs boys yosF
can see him this minute Ned. tell INC W.
ao<t he