The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-21
cared now when 1 oon., turn Up about break

iese time The Yankees out at Sessumspo. ! ,
want me for something o. ruther. and I'm un-
osr rest would have woke You up TO tell
you all this by word err mouth, but thought
You needed all the sleep you could git afte-
yestyday's scare don't see as anybody's got
much ag inst me. wisht they had more. but
reckon they'll turn me loose when they find
out what small game they We bagged. The fell
Ter That's watchn mo while I'm writin this
don't seem to think thars anything very tur-
ritying ahead OF me, so you mustn't be cum
germ up anything dreadful IL j amt back
home by II o'clock, please tell Dolbear TO be
sho ana hoe out the rest OF them turnips.
had laid oil to do it myself fust thing this
mornin, but these gents Is so pressin in their
invitation I'm 'bleeged to go with EN-.
+. S.-The above is joke. With love to sis
Your attached son, s. ID. MARTIN.
Pallid, breathless, terrified, with this |
note fluttering in her trembling hand,
Mrs. Martin burst into the room occu-
pied jointly by Liza and Mamie Colyer, |
who We're both startled into intense,
wide awakeness by her wailing cry.
Liza oh, Liza, wake up, honey, and
give me some comfort. My hearts like
to break "
Liza, barefoot rosy from slumber,
bright eyed and disheveled was by her
side in second
What is it. minnie? The smoke
house?"
'Smokehousel Oh, my Lord, no! It's
your brother, your brother Seth. The
onlies' one had left. +"
"Sethl"
He's done took, honey. They've
rested him. The Yankees is got him
out at Sessumsport this ve'y minute,
and how do ] know what they're dom
to him? And, oh, my Lawd, just bet
anything it was them red stripes down
the side of his poor legs. He said them
stripes made him look like major gen
eral, and / reckon them fools thought
he was. Poor boy And him never hav-
ing chance to shoot anything but beef
cattle. -
She wiped her fast flowing tears on
the cuff of her gown sleeve and sighed
resiguedly'
"You needn't say word, Liza. IL
was them red stripes. But when women
has to cut their men folks breeches
: out'n old shawls it amt always easy tC
S tell where the stripes is goin to hit
-, Oh, my Lawd Now, girls, you know /
t ain t." and they mingled their tears to
gether while casting about for words
} comfort
: At the same moment out at Sessums
port Seth was being ushered into tn
70 presence of the man who had ordere'
% his arrest.
s. The whole business was bewilderln
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TO mons breaking up the solemn silenc
of of his sentinel watch; the long, tryin
1T ride with nothing more flexible I
IN steady himself by than the leatht
e strap about Corporal Greenleaf's amp
~ waist line; the unfamiliar aspect
Sessumsport, seen by the gray light
a dawn, besprinkled with the white ten
We of an encamped brigade; the old cour
n house, transformed into military hea
to quarters, with the huge national II;
se fiuttering Imply in the rain dampen'
ed air: the room in Widow Morgan's &C
on tage into which he was ushered by d
dy guard, with much show OF respect I
ut, its solitary occupant That occupaI
OF ricidlv erect in front of table strev
WITH maps anu p"pNiS' '"'
IN, the door and rose as Corporal Greenle
saluted and informed him that his
ct ders had been carried out to the letse,
ere "And yhere's your man, major
waving his hand toward Seth with
III air of not considering the game woI
Oh the candle.
"You can go, corporal, and put
guard before the door. am not to
interrupted. "
Then Major Martin of the Fifth ma
a step toward the trembling, bewlld
ed prisoner standing alone, where
be and Corporal Greenleaf had stood
ing pether q moment before. The Fede
yes officer extended his hands The re
ght prisoner did not notice it.
any Brother Seth, we meet aga
strangely.
the The sound of the old familiar yo
side rich, mellow, unchanged, compile
lote Seth's downfall.
He covered his pallid face with
ght, work hardened hands. His tall, ga
ST. form quivered with the shock OF re'
men milton. ~,
airy, "strong Strong Martini Oh
eaf' God, boy. that I should live to see
: he wearing that uniform!'
can And tears trickled down his wea
70 so stained cheeks.