The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-05-04

Ilt her S agoni1ed face ever before her
and the determination to save little Hal
strong within her. \ jagged stone cut
her bare foot, hut could not stay her
even for an instant. Now she saw tho
roofs of her fathers house illuminated
by tho spreading fire and now again
the shells went whistling over her head
Rabbits and squirrels sliurried madly
past her, escaping from the advancing
troops. She heard the sound of many
footsteps and the sharp banging of the
Federal rifles. On the rising ground be-
fore the house black figures hurried to
and fro-theNan Of Butler $ army. But
she did not stop. What wero the enemy
To her when Hal WAS missing-wound.
cd hya chance bullet perhaps and dying
i'll the fields
With II roar tho house caught fire,
and a shower of sparks scared into tho
air and fell among tho trees. \ bullet
pinged not feet away from Nell, but
she heard il not
Hall Brother Hall" was the song
her heart sang, and she needed no 9TH
CT sound.
y branch, shon off from its parent
tree crashed down upon tho heroic
child and bore her To earth. Sho crawl
ed from beneath it, her shoulder bruised
and torn and With sharp pains i'll her
ankle that told of serious strain. She
could run no longer. hut limping was
still possible, so onward she limped
At last tho lawn was reached, and
Nell felt a heavy hand descend upon her
aching shoulder.
Hold hard therei" cried IA voice
"What in hoaven's name are you doing
here
Tho child looked up into rough
bearded face. hegrimed with powder
yet not mkindly.
1.-THE habyl' she whispered hoarscly.
"I've como back for Baby Hal. "
The bearded man let the sword which
he carried fall back into its sheath.
"Oh. you've como back for tho baby?
Como back through tho shells and bul.
let's, ELI. My girl. You're IA regular Joan
of Are
mo, sir, I'm Confederate. And
please, won't you helpme to find baby"
The hig soldier caught Nell up i'll his
nrms
Why, your poor little foot = cut. u
he cried. and your shoulders bleeding
too This is awful "
bon mind my shoulder Mr.. Yam
Eea Let mo find baby.
Tho Federal officer put his spare hand
To his mouth by way of speaking
trumpet and shouted in stentorian tones
'Has-any-ma -a-bahy?
From the right eame an answering
hail. and IA soldier eamo running cut of
the darkness
We found eelored girl and IA baby
over there, sir, no said. "rhe girl had
been knocked down by some burning
timbers from tho barn.
Two minutes later Baby Hal was
cooling, just as If nothing had happened,
upon Nell's lacerated shoulder. Poor
Pho'be, badly though not dangerously
hurt told how III flying blindly from
the Foderals she had been struck and
disabled by falling beam.
As the story spread among the Fed
eral soldiers they gathered around Nell,
cheering her 50 loudly that Aunt Dru
silla, sitting disconsolatoly upon her
stump in tho woods. heard tho uproar
and wondered what il meant.
Not long had tho honest old negross
to wonder, for presently there marched
through the woods guard of honor
surrounding the Federal officer who car
riod beth Nell and tho baby in his
strong arms.
"Oh chile, ehilol" cried Aunt Dru-
silla as she gave Nell her very heartiest
hug. "Ao' done give me n pow full scare.
But it all right now, bress do Lawd,
an dem dar Yankees amt so bad after
all. Chicago Inter Ocean.