Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-23
CHICKAMAUGA.
By Captain r. A. MITCHELL.
[Copyrish;, 1884, by American Prrss ASso:iA-
 ton.
CHAPTER NN

TRIED.
 When Corporal RatiG.u lrfc Miss Baggs with tho general, to whoTa he had unwillin1Iy C0uUurtrd her. iln was in such Cndition uf mind that he for got all about lis horse and started to walk toward his camp. When a cavalry man shows such evidence of absence of mind, it is sure sign that he is in condition bordering on insanity Rati- gan walked somo distance before it Oc cured to him that he was pursuing an unusual means of locomOtion; then he turned back to get his horse. When he arrived at the place from which he had departed, Miss BaGgs had gone. Mount ing. he rode to his own camp, and upon reaching there he first went directly to his tent; then, stunning his comrades, stole away to a wood and threw himself on his face i'll the shade of n large tree and gave himself up to grief.
 70 Lord. 0 Lord, hc moaned, If they'd organized corps of lovely women tO bn attached to each division of the army and the enemy, thcro'd hr no more fShiin for either cause. Each would fight the o;hvr about the women and the | causr would h,v tD take care of itself. "CorporIl EatiEan!
 The corpural put his hands to his ears and groAu,d,
 'CurnprAl RatiSan, say. still thcvorporal would not hear. He knew that some one was approaching, for whether he would or not he could nut help h,;!ring his name called, each ! time more distinctly. Presently a sol , di,r stood looking down at him. ''Corpnral Ratig;n. ho said, 'yer 1 wanted at the headquarters of Colonel | Mayulrl, commanding the tn hri- l gadr "
 What's that for" asked the cur. 1 poral without changing his position.
 "Wuuv>s for court martial.
 Why will people ask questions ex. l Plauatory of di>agrccable events or mis- i fortunes. the answers to which they know well enough already: And why, when the information comes, will they deny its truth?
 If yc say that again. Conovcr. Oill break every bono in yer body.
 What's the mathcr wid y6, cor roral:''
 RatigAn by this time had got up from | the ground. where he was lying, and approached lis tormyutOr
 'non,t ask lnv, Conovrr. me boy.
 .'Why. Rats, yer lookin as if yc were goin to t,' trI,I yrrSrlf.
 Tried: Oi III to suffer ou the rack aS one of llr ancestors did once i'll tho old Tower in Luunon.
 How that
 .'uh. don't ask me. don't ask ms Oi san nivrr endure this trial Oi'l doi' Oill doi.
 .Nomv. brace yrrSrlf, me boy. Ier ill no condition tn be gOin before ; court. What k it all anyway:
 What is il all: \ woman tO be trleC for her lifr. And l caught her, Oi' to bear witn.>s against her. 0 God if thvv'd let mr If hy twin me mp b, tl,, thum'~ nsrhlu and GagSin, car rvin d l,,s ,,n III, shoulders, drumme' 9ut uf camp with shaved head and fcath CTS lV hind Iue ,Lr>. Q Lord. c Lord Oi'll dui Nj'jl dui!' The corp raI mounted his hOrS" an' was >non jo-sinE along at nsnail pac toward ColuIl.l Maynard's hradquar t,rS. There he Wis directed to wher 1 thu cnurt w:.' sitting.
 'CprQoyal Ratigan, you'rr late. " sai the president >tcrnlv.
 The voyir,ral >Alutcd, but said moth in-. He WIS directed to wait till som prrlim!uari,S had been disposed of. an h,, took position ill a corner. It needle all tnr strength of which he was DO: sc>>,pl to mautLin himself on his leg
 l,- F-..0aO lNN i'm, alnut the courtroom. He fcarG >, that if Jhry rested ,n the prisoner, eve for q mrl.. ut. he would sink down thc floor, n heap of blue uniform an boots. Nevertheless the eyes will not a !, ways hr controlled Despite his effort Rati.an'S gave involuntary SlanCcs hel " and there until suddenly they reStt ol the ul}crt they were expected .IG av,jd. sitting opposite, surrounded guards. pale. hu, self possessed, and X 1air of g%orjuuS eyes looking at hi with such sympathy and encouragemol ' that the poor man felt as if the wi <, dowS ut heaven had been opened and ,o angel was luOkiug out to give hi strength. Once his eyes were rlveted ( '' hers there was no getting them aw' J. until he was suddenly aroused by Q voice
 'Corporal Ratigan"' A' Mechanically he staggered 10 pla n. designated aS awitness stand, and hol ., ing on 10 the back of chair stcadi
 himself to give his testimony
 .'Statc how you first saw the prison
 tampering with the telegraph line - yesterday morning, Sept -" said t
 judge advocate, all officer very tall. ve
 slender and very serious looking.
 "Oi didn't see her at all v
 What"
 Ut was too dark to see anything. '
 "Wcu. state what you did see. '
 Il only thought l saw something.
 Come. come, said the preside -, sternlv. We have no time to was st Tell the story of the capture.
 Thus commanded, the corporal braC - himself to give the desired account
 "Oi was ridin to camp-after h;
 in posted the relief, and comin alo the road-it was the road Oi was co in along. Oi-Oi-colOnel. it was V dark none of ye could have seen -. hand before yer face. The corpo
 stopped and gave evidence of sink
 on the floor,
 Well. go OH.
 ,C There was somethin black ir ID road or by the side of il. Oi stopped
 listen Then Oi thought some
 might be tamperin with the lin, ,-a mind ye. Oi only thought it-and ,6t called on whoiver it was to surrend
 Then Oi heard get up, and whati
 it was dashed of. Oi followed it