The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-03-28

readily, II foun Tom loose, n I follered
him all over tn United States
'I'm glad y got him, e" replied the
father. go in n git yer supper.
CHAPTER VII.
OLD FRIENDS MEET
It was the middle of August before
the different columns of the Army of
the Cumberland began to cross the
mountains between it and Chattanooga
in pursuit of the Confederates who had
withdrawn to that place and there i'll
trenched themselves. Meanwhile the
Slack family had arrived at their home
near Jasper, in the Sequatchie valley.
Much to Souri's surprise, everything
about the place looked uncouth. When
she left it a year before, it was all she
had ever known. A ten months resi-
dence in the north, surrounded by every
comfort, associating with the daughters
Of refined people, had made great
change in her. Now the furniture ap-
peared dilapidated, the rag carpets
rough. Indeed there was u disappoint-
ment about "sweet home" that she had
not expected. Nevertheless she did not
nit down and repine over it. She had
no means of procuring anything BETTER
but she found that she could do great
deal of patching. With considerable fore
thought she had brought some cheap ma
terial of different kinds with her from
the north, and this she used to the best
advantage. She made neat valances for
the beds, cushions for her mothers rock
ing chair, scarfs for the bureaus-in
fact, with very little she made quite
revolution in the house.
Her great anxiety was her brother.
Jakey had attended we'll to his studies
while at school, but his teachers had
found it impossible to change his meth
DDS of expressing himself. AS soon as
he reached Tennessee he began to re-
lapse into the state of semibar barism i'll
which he had lived before the coming
Of his advantages Souri, knew that
there was no hope for improvement i'll
her father and mother. Instead Of trou-
bling them when their ways of acting
and speaking shocked her, she refrained
from comment. but when Jakey dropped
into his old ways she tried hard to check
him. Besides she felt that it was neces-
sary to keep a strict guard over herself,
for she had noticed that when under
any excitement or when her feelings
were deeply touched she was apt to for
get herself and be once more the <*poor
white girl of former days.
There was another cause of solcitude
as to Jakey. 1t must be admitted, not
withstanding Jakey's good points and a
certain original shrewdness there was
about him, that he never was the same
boy after his few hours of service on
Colonel Maynard's staff. 1t was con-
stantly when war Colonel Maynard s
| aid der camp" or when tho colonel
n ME rode inter Tullyhomy, F" or ''when
1 I carried the news of the revacuation. -
Then he would strut about with his
hands in his pockets, much to his ia
TIERS amusement and Souri's dread
that he would run away and join the
Union army. But one day when he
threatened to do SO Souri, took him to
task for 1T and made him promise that
he would mot. This ended her anxiety,
for Jakey would as soon have forgotten
his military honors as break a pledge to
his sister.
The Army of the Cumberland was
now advancing by every possible route
toward Chattanooga. One of the routes
taken by the Union army lay through
the Sequatchie valley and directly past
the Stacks little farm. One evening
Souri, was leaning over the gate
thoughtfully when she saw several
mounted men in blue, with yellow fac
ings, trotting down the road. They
were the first bluecoats to appear Of
the host that was coming. There is a
certain jannty air, devil may care ap-
pearance, about trooper who becomes
used to being always ON horseback.
Each man and horse seemed the same
animal. Their sabers clanked in uni
son, and they were chatting and laugh
ing as if they had come to the south
with only the most peaceful intentions.
When they reached the gate where Sou
ri stood, one of them, lifting his hat
politely, asked.
| would ye mind me goin to the
| well for little water?''
In the brilliant display that was re-
vealed by the lifting of the mans hat
Souri, recognized head she could never
forget-the head of Corporal Ratigan.
Why" she said, ''ain't you Cor
| poral Ratigan?''
II am, me young lady, and if Dim
not mistaken ye're one'of the party that
was goin through the lines one day a
few weeks ago"
Ito be continued)
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