Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-11
4 YANKEE IN GRAY
By CHARLES B. LEWIS (M. QUAD.
,CoPrigh,, lSo4, by American Press Assocla.
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iHAPTER x.

wayS. ti,lJS and forests. its houses, barns
 and sheds. its every breeze by day and
 night for three long years. echoed the
 f,1cc shouts of contestants and the
 .rvans of wounded men. Nature made
 it garden. War converted it into a
 vast graveyard.
 The FcdvIals had begun thelr march
 up the valley from Harpor's Ferry.
 Jackson was ordered over to bar the
 wIy. Historians may write with pref
 udice and politicians speak in bitter ! u,Ss. Let Us be fair and conscientious,
 even if we cannot be neutral. Jack
 sons fIst battle was on the broad fields
 of KcrnStown. All historians who have
 written for the future have pronounced him wonderful man i'll the science of
 war. Before his command was fairly in the valley Royal kenton and others
 Were fir ahead. scouting for informa
 ti0n. Their reports decldcd Jackson on
 moving swiftly up and attacking the FrdeIals as they reached kernstown. l He was beaten back and fairly routed. ! but that was to be the first and only time.
 As Jackson s own brigade swept for
 ward into the fight Kenton was in the
 ranks of the Shenandoah guards. On 1 his right was Steve Brayton. on his left l Ike Baxter. He had known but little l of his company since detailed for scout l duty. He divined that Captain Wyle's | bitterness had intensified, and that the I prejudice against him among his com | rades had rather increased with his ab sence. He had been detailed from his | company, and his return to it as Jack son ordered an advance and everybody l knew that a battle would be yaging within a couple of hours proved his metal in the eyes of all. And yet not l over dozen men in the company had a l nuf IT word for him. Ike Baxter, un- | der the tutor>hip If his master, was car l rying out d plan to drive him out in dis | grace.
 He un's were fur no good. and yo' | kin lay to that Ike had whispered from man tu man. 'Jist yo' fcllers | keep yo'r eyes open! I'm gwino to do | il. and If he m tries tu play the traitor | I'll put bullet straight into his car i ca>>, Mtbbe he un kin fule Gineral i Jackson. but be m cant play no Yan- kyr tricks on me-
 -AS lLt lIItIl IlNu lNlI W iIIl OI lllc III | WHY Steve Bravton found opportunity to say:
 Look we're, Kenton. Ike's goln to play yu' some Onery trick if the chance comes. and vol better be ready fur him. He uu hHt,s yu' like pizen, and he un's irwin to make all the rest do the same. "
 'i am aware of that. replied Ken tvn, "Iut can You tell me the reason tur it:'
 "R,ckvn thar ar several. In the tu~r place. yo' didn't happen to be bo' n l q WI we're. while Ike Baxter and the r,>t If us critters did. In the second, 1 yu took tn, shine out Q the officers at l Bull Run. In the third, as nigh as 1 kin make out. thar $ a gal in the case. l Looks to me like Ike had been hired to ! talk agin yO'. At any rate, he's got the boys all stirred up, and yo'd better be kverful not tu git too fur ahead of the crowd i'll case We hey a fout down yere!"
 How does it happen that you are not down on me with the rest?' asked k,utun.
 Reckon thar ar several reasons in that too. FuStly, yo' could hey got away to the Yankee army if yo' had ] W s4llNtN NI- O dluu |. ana ludl = d purty good sign yo' un ar all right. NrXtly. yo've got pluck, and l like plucky man. Mo neXtly. the mo men We hey the less chance of my bein hit myself. Lastly, I've seen Captain WyIe and Ike Baxter with their heads together about yo'. and I've heard that both yO' and the captain was sweet on the same gal, and I've sorter put two and three together and made seven. I'm goin 10 be right alongside O yo' in this fuUt, cause l like yo'r way O fghtin. but yo' jist mind what tell yo'! The bullet which hits yu' today is liable to come from our side
 JaCkson's command. numbering not quite Coco men. made a rapid march of 10 miles down the valley to strike blow at General Shields command of 5000. They were waiting for the Con frayrates. Jackson attacked at once.
 Even while the rear If his marching column Was still two miles away be at tack, |. IL WAS fierce and bitter fight. AS daylight began to give way to twi- light on that dismal March afternoon the guards Were ordered to charge a ] batter " which was making portion of | dashed forward to be met by volley which killed Cr wounded a dozen men, and al swift move on the part of q Fe;i- crul regiment resulted in the capture of nearly oil--half If the others. An hour lat. Jackson was retrcauug. He had heeu drtyatyi.
 Ike Baxter was among the wounded. With others he was taken to the field hospital 10 bc cared for, while the un- wounded were marched to the rear and placed under guard. Ike had been hit in the shoulder. While his hurt was being dressed he said to the surgeon: If a Yankee deserts to our side and fights asin yo' un>. what happens to he un If yo' captur' him?"
 He'd be shot!" was the blunt reply.
 % But 'posin he un also played spy fur our side:"
 He'd be hung instead of shot! Do you know of such case?"
 Reckon l do. and feel it my dooty 10 tell yo' about him. Jist tell yo'r gineraI 10 inquar among the prisoners fur q man named Kenton-Royal Ken ton. He un's a Yankee deserter and spy fur Gineral Jackson!''
 But why do you tell of it?" queried the surgeon.
 Cause 1t ain't fair deal"
 Half an hour later kenton was taken before General Shields under the charge made by Baxter. The latter had over reached himself. Had only the two been captured it would have been diff ferent matter, but there were 20 of the guards who gave testimony in favor of kenton, though it came from most of them grudgingly. A search of his per son brought to light pass from Gen eral Jackson in which he was mentioned as a scout.