The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-24

to march, He looked as if he had had
his head an shoulders took Off an set
on ax'in little further back. When
the war broke out he never got any
more scutherly than Washington: he
wa, took sick an hal to resign an
come home. But he was al'ays mar
shall o the dav at political meetin's an
the Fourth O July-al'ays top O the
shelf, little higher than the other
dishes. You lever would O thought
that he would submit to a graveyard.
He took particular pains all through
the war not to. But here he is-rignt
down almost under my left foot
Barker remembered the ca, tain.
every inch Of him. He had heen or
derly sergeant in this comapny that. as
an organization. never saw a battle -
not even sham one. ard he was after
ward an orderly private in a regiment
OF whom only a fifth part brought peace
home with tn m.
Here's old John }. Partridge's pres
cnt location" continued the other.
What a manner old John J. had He
wa, one o your village dukes-a reg
lar Old out-an -out high cCckalorum.
When | was a boy | used to etraightan
up an look As intcre tin as | could, an
kind O pleadin' like. eff [ saw him com
in along the street. in hopes he would
give ne a nod. He was considered rich
in them day: with prob'ly ten thou
sand dollar, easy.
An here's Johnny Wilson," contin-
ucd the impromptu historian, stabbing
a mound with one of the miniature
flags in the head of a low, humbly
marked grave. What fish. He may
be sober now. for he been dead quite
while. but eff so he's not responsl be.
An still he wa, the life Of our whole
company when he wasn't in the guard
house."
just then a young lady rode slowly
along the little clay street that skirted
one side Of the burying ground. Her
strong, black horse seemed to love
every motion of the bride rein ar
whip, and more than obey it. She wa,
a girl to be obeyed, with her large.
black eyes and stately manners, and
still it was evident that the horse was
in love with her rather than in fear
The eyes, while imperial in their ex-
preston, could BE- tender and appeal
ing at very short notice. And one
never knew which of the two methods
of ruling she was about to adopt.
She was known throughout the coln-
try as The Governors granddaugh-
ter" being descended from the great
man now lying under the monument.
People do not always like those they
look up to: but everybody liked. re-
spected and Tea ed her at the same
time. She h. a great deal Of the old
Governors governor blood, as we'll rs
the sweetness of another line OF an
cestors. 1t was rumored that she vas
soon to DC married to the eN-tea deal
cr's nephew. who had just inherited Il
couple of millions, all made out of Tea
in Boston, an it was hoped and 3c-
make that @2,OOt,UOo into a series of
mOnial bond had long been cOnsllm-
mated. Her first lover had driftcd
South just before the war. driven
there, it was said, by her continued
half refusal to wed him. He finally
married South, joined the Confederate
army, died in its service. and his coffin.
with what few remains it held. unem-
balmed as they had been, had finally
been brought North and buried a few
feet from where the two Northern ex-
soldiers now stood. They looked at
each other and smiled Significantly.
An that girl puts me in mind, Bar
kerr" said RUSSELL that right here's a
man l don't know exactly what to do
with. This Albert Sutherland hare
was a soldier, an they say he was a
strictly business fighter, too: but ne
tit-he fit - on the wrong side. What
d'you say; had we better give him a
flag. Barker, or no? l cant decide
whether we'd better try to make him
| into a Union soldier or not: it's hard
enough to reconstruct live Southern
err, hut when it comes to dead one
don't know exactly how to take hold "
It's difficult thing to settle down
alongside of your Judgment, Russell, y
replied the hitherto silent man,
"whethe" to decorate Albert or not.
! I've been tryin' to appoint yes or no
as answer to that ere question ever
since we came in here. these boys We
have been p.antin' signals on will be
Just covered with flowers tomorrow.
! an they desarve it. too. Why do they
deSarve it? Because they fit on the
| right side.-an' here's this fellow. right
in here with them who tit right az in
'em-may be killed some of m-an
| the question arises. he'd he ought tC
! have flowers or thornS: | have heard
some say. Is he entitled to any place
| In this graveyard at ali:
Well Barker, rejoined the other
its more than days hard work for
the head an heart 10 decide what any
one deserves after he's dead. sup
pose God Almighty is the only one
! that ought to consider himself com
,etent to do that: an this mans dead.
Yes. 1s'pose he is" replied the
other. THAT is. the body department
of him: but amt so sure concerning
the remainder
Well. the remainder of him is {
good ways Off. probably. anyhow. Bar
ker." replied his companion, dryIy
Ear enough away SO We re cdn't have
any bother with it.
I've been a thinkin about that, too.
replied Baker. There's Il few people
believes that when man dies without
havin' done up his life to his own sat
isfaction or any one elscs. he gets bach
here. some way, al spies around to tr,
if he can't fix It up different.
Ghosts" inquired Russell, with ;
laugh in his tone. AS this sonorou
monosy llable was pronounced the littl,