The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
A BRAVE DEED IN BATTLE.
THE ACT or 4 soUTH CARoLINIiy
At sPOTTyTLTIyTI.
Sehn ~. NIrbotis Carried water Mt the Risk
oF His Lirs 10 n Wounded IcesraI omrrr-
A. EH-CSsrrdsratsts stSvJ or the Rra,r.t
Deed REe SaS Dustns the War.

Of HIS Liz ts q wsuaded Iresrsi omrrr-
A. Es-CSsrederats's story or the Bra,r.t
DEED Rgs sau DustnE the war.
There were three Of them. They met at n,
club al the same hour every Afternoon. and ibsr
fellow clubmea had come . call a Gers ....y
alcove Their Corner Everybpiy s.ra .a,,s
corner was meant, and no one though. o. IN.
trudiDg unless invited TO !nin the :r0. ~. nd
served side By side In the Union army. and "a
third-well. a. be put It himself. 30 had
served as a mark for them ia tie Cy.!.l.
crate ranks. Bat they we're The ,,.ss
OF friends for all that, ani na.y r.-y
occasionally did Mr.. Johnny Rrb show aor h.I.
Ing about the late NJ pleasantness. IL, Tl.--
day he was late. This Wa out % sc .-. b. Tor
As a rule he Is the mos; pqnetusl II 3. 'a-,e,
strange 10 say. since he is a faI.5I0ytei >a4tn-
orncr.
Where can be Be r said one o. his -gu;aa.
ions.
"wbereT r. echoed The o.brr. and Their 'acy
discussed their respec+i1e ,nif.:s tor = ..r4..
WHERE cat be r. 2 Suntzr rae won.E ~.
denly break out again. aa4 SlmL@- Tr9wg.d
respond each time a l:ts mere elni-h' ,.r.
"wherer' Then they tA11ttsi ard e.mrar.i
their liquid cApsc.Ies some roa-e.
At last ,Ir. johnny !'e9 IppeA-ed. u" ,ams
shutting in uneoncsEteiiy osi tOok hs us. ~
armchair.
tA- Ot9E. nc y 4psEAA~ a-#HA. ~
white-haired veteran to tie Other. what .us
news today
why are you so late r asked Ngaase.p ae.
Where have you benl You have -.vsr
been late before since W. hezan 20 me-; .e-=."
said Number Two. giving the usual CT.s-. 80
manhaJtans, DRY. ant Z vLisEeT s:-z..a'
Well. l reckon l am a ii;i!e ists. l.,ed
the Sogtherner. Bat: you see / IN: D ...1r
from home and We got TO ~;Aikins t7.- a
i.IIcE An. 1 fGFEy-. 10 EE.. the lyIr- . g~-rH
" You should have ben here. ,s.- $780,.
One. Yea knew We wanted TO ce.g.l .- o..
seats TO sec the Grant rHr =-s.'
after ali SAID Nj. JoSaay Eeb, v5.a
Not -ee The parzGe!" calculated - -
in aInaz.Inent. Tie dsT.. =cG szg! Ll.-,
OF not 'f 5a 'eat paFAtS, go " p .
Mante! TO IL with you. That. = .lc INA
What made you change y3-E MINI
Ban iaIkin' over wsE Lu=- VIII Il Il
friend. ~sn,we-ed the Co-t=.sra:e. or IN
can help 1t. Heap . times vaen y0- .-..9s. -:
to'talk!a' about he ar ! bo- - ~. - --....:
seems 10 ne as II ! TJ1lc caOke e -ea-a -.
then / take a few extra glaze. / a.. "a
solt a. counter LrrtAnt and !o- chap -;
Of liquor, Wen. sA ! ~ss s.yn.i -as' IS
friend sa- be says 20 me: 'Szy. jim Az E ~
making a great TO do over putin ~ = E2g-.-
mcut over Gen. Grant. and ] AAG 70 adm: "a.
as brave = deed a. 4 Confederate sgI---- e-s-
accom- li.hed on the ye-y day whs- GeL- g-.:
massec some 1000 truOF- Tor tx r--T.I-- a.
piercing our line near SpOttsy!TsnLs Cor:
Here NJ. johnny Rs5 deliberately s,o,;s3.
and blowing his nose TIcIe1s!r. O=saa 70 Il
about something e!~.
Tel. : aboot IT,. insisted his 40 t-=atA
He thought a few minutes and TIER w.n; q.
Well; / reckon | XII. tY- - lie s.o-r o.. .
hero vel! WORT, te!lln. Il w4s Oh Meg -
lovely day, inIefi. 4. said, Gen. Ca. as
after u ho; and ne-ry; INT lie strz>E :, 3:
strong point. and the s;o.-nin co.---s
Here engaged in a deadly cross frln. b.
lets yh.ZE-i around Ike ~E.gI-sE-E o. =
blEc--E times ~ these paris We .v.----
ioss- Be,o:e we knew ! you mIie ami =.
iaHi charge against Us and Ut gave yo1 & -.
can s-e en- ntGW-urde- IT, So ~ -:
Sr-Pe. AID canister that swept the t,:e-.
Yif5a.f@ , s1eGS; f.; IL w. a S:E 2: se!.i
woun.e4 from the s:nokin' he!I. YoG Ii
enre further on A. oaoe or sJru-sa Ike VS.
ihro"H ".i 70 Eafch To.[ mo eE2eurs, aa4 vs.
.earf1- Oar men had hastily dug rife pits 20
P7u;ect them from the sure aim o: tie Fe1e-al
heaJs: Cp even 10 the edge ot those PITS
Ia o1e OF me pits were found tou- O. fvs
Carolina Volunteers. An racatnTv. auEgIs-
Tet-aeT-sa lst was among th;m. His aszs v4S
burg. a LITTLE Carolina town in tie hsaur.I
tteSmoni NL The wounded h.a been ~
:oF hours Gnatieu-r-- The sun b-annec a.:r-:
and nG;re- upon them. AID they Ee-e >C1s-a'
ISF7sly from Pain. los OF b.o25, and ID
iIt4I SEDSAI- ana curses were S1Nk---l - -,
Not nfteen feet from the rile pt pro:ec-,-
South tH!o!Inans lay a ~rnoT,aly wolnGe- .--
Water water be cried. VIII no or -.
me watsFt JUS oae drop. that's all X -@E
AS the day wore on his cries. instead a
S,dln grew more pit!ful. and il was ev..--!
that he |aS sUtttEtE more and mu-S. F.rs.r,
Nichols could stand il TO .1n-e-. Eewzs g-. .
Hose efe-vcs-cat boys. who was always -
OUT ;or th.n-s 20 d ;ov Other people Ar..>. :
cried; VITA ;ne teA-s s'feAnia dowa h. chess:
Boys 1 can't stand This any LONGER. -
Eoia 10 take the poor fellow ny canIee@ o.:
"Eyery3ody tried to dissuAde him. To sh.r
him the dAnseE Of his gadert0kin s9ue e
as2ye the PHI for, an instant Instantly c -s
Of nul!, Is from the guns % ;bc Ya2ke, s->-.-
tina! the Yanks were sill in the r:EE.
II The mean time the dy;a. Officer DaAaei
please. Only one Tiny drop. "
The tsndss,hsaEted b.! could not be sa-et
oasUcrc az ge s,;GarnA are: mak:n 80
c.earin the little embAnkment. ouce on he
other SIDE II was an easy matter fo- HIM 10
the furrows OF the coruttld where :as
battle had been waSrd. He crAwlei slowly along
from a sumac bush; ne tied his S.n;cen - 10
Talk about gratitude, ! never heavi gratitude
expressed as that Feieral Officer expressed IL.
s Ss ue map besS SSS s SSais a N,sha ais 10 !" TX
him tic his gold w4t,! IL the stick, that
at!on. But III nv ]>6':.cr' sr"acd NJ ihir very
idea and returned = h2 bad come, amid u hail.
Inc nil he I'D 80 .,,r,&"s TO- c,cnrT tho
track to- him. aut with a 1'sa,l leap he was
among his 'r,.u&s y@.g STORY without. "a much
as \ h-.,r >grt..l'p 80. ,H h> Iuiud his heroic
act. IA".''N ''' ,>l'Ats. ,'ui hraNr-t iced l
saw d. NE vi y = L. WIS no agt Of in:
oNr p $50 <l'" al uut Nacvor - his enemy
"Nha- ~~,erai,v 20 "v,"vc - friend would 10
~ ,rv,' .ar man wNr 'rouarGSd his life 10
N-ss ,1e ~'i.Eter'aB d al eacMy = asked Number