Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-08-12
ONLY A PRIVATE.

thrown up Il rude DrelStwOrk OF sand
and stone; cloud of savages sur
rounding the carthwork, in which
was the great overland stage-it
was n scene calculated to excite fear
and sympathy. There were women
in that beleaguered fort az we'll as
men, and their pale faces, parched
lips and dry, fearless eyes evinced
the stony terror caused by tho pros
pect of certain death.
A dozen troopers under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Marks had been
sent to guard the stagocoach. When
they found themselves confronted
by such overwhelming odds, they
FASTENED to the grove we have men
toned and hastily threw up the
earthwork behind which the sol
diers and passengers were defend
ing themselves. Tho face of Lieu
tenant Marks was almost as pale as
marble, and he had long since ceased
to give orders, for it was now n
pitched battle, in which every man
"uS t'i' Wv - ,t'i,i'','>''i
were already down. Many redskins
had bitten the dust, but the over
whelming numbers of savages about
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tb,p hn boI hnan hofnra NIa,.,.ah.
no politicol mil IN love offa;ro ond
began TO look obnut for soma r,oons
to conquer again.
The plan he fell upon was tho
most ncfarious that can be CON
ceived. One day he and some other
officers and friends enticed George
into saloon, and during the after
noon induced him to drink so much
champagne that he became utterly
unconscious of his acts and sur
roundings.
While he was in that state re
crulting officer who was present in
duccd him TO enlist III the regular
army us private, and he was as.
signed to the company to which
Lieutenant Marks belonged.
wien STONE recovered conscious
ness ana realiZea what he had done,
Nc Resolved never 10 drink another
ulol ol iiitoAica''hS iiquor' he was
angry "n" i'ileo win mortlhcatlon.
rrien''S '"hio 10 his reiiel ana OIL
ierci 10 Puich'Se NE uisciiarse' Dut
he declined Their Kindness and de-
termlned TO serve.
Marks, who had been his constant