Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-12-02


Corporal PUNK.
"You white-livered houndi"
Corporal Punk" exclaimed Marga- !
ret aud at breath.
Corporal" said Gen. Heath, ''you are |
in the presence of the general-in-chief."
PUNK Strengthened up and brought his
hand up TO his forehead awkwardly by
way of salute. You have come too late;
the case is closed"
CLOSED, general? Closed without my
story? Closed without my SEEM that
animated tombstone where he so nearly
placed noe? Dead nnen tell no tales,
Enoch, but I'm not dead. Do you see
that hand, that arm2 They're to pull
the rope intended for me, only you'll do
the danglin'."
Come, corporal, the general-iD-chief
wishes to know of the military situa-
ton. Private Mellodew has charged
Lieut.. hall and Miss Bench with con-
spring to state falsely that Gen. Long
street has gone northward, while Pri-
vate Mellodew asserts that no such
move has taken place"
He lies. The move has taken place;
/ saw it with my own eyes; that is, after
the young lady saw it; for deserve TO
be shot for being asleep. ] knew that
dog"-pointing to Mellodew-''was up
TO some deviltry when met him among
confederates, so L left the lieutenant
and Miss Beach at the ford and rode
back. got these things on the way
pointing to his disguise-"and walked.
straight into Col. Archard's lines. i.
found Enoch there, settin' on a log by
a campfire with Maj. Berante-that
gentleman there. / crouches behind
tree and hears the whole confab. Enoch
tells the major that the lieutenant and
Miss Beach have gone on with the in
formation of Gen. Longstreet's move.
The major calls halt till he kin report
the fact to Col. Archard-that gentle
man there Maj. Berante gifts permits
sion to send detachments on to chase
'en, then goes TO house near by and
comes back with paper- ] don't know
what it was, but 1 tux it tibet he wrote
it himself. Ieastways he tells Enoch
tibet if he will make up some yarn to
throw distrust on Lieut.. Halls and Miss
Beach's story, and take the paper to
Gen. Heath, maxim up another yarn
about how he stumbled on il, Enoch
might come back and git big pay for the
Job. Enoch said he would do anything
to git even with the lieutenant
They gifts up from the bivouac. and
Enoch starts for the plantation fol-
lers him out onto the road, but was so
riled thet couldn't wait fur him to git
fur enough from the rebel camp before
/ tackles him. Enoch boilers like loon,
a vedette comes rurnin' from one direc-
ton, and an officer Of the picket from
another, and they pinned me down and
! TUX us both to Maj. Berante.
"Well, I was in 4, hole Thinkin' 10
| gain time, tells the major that hey
| important information I'd like 10 SWAP
fur my life.. and he agrees to give me till
mornfn'' to make il all up-for thet's
what was agoin' TODD. In the mornin
tells him n cock-and-bull story about
Gen. Grant sendin' troops around by
Nashville and Louisville to Knoxville
snakes eyes o. his'n, takes in the infor
nation. but keeps me in limbo all tn
same Well, to shorten up, I've beer
watched by confederate guards lots o
tiIoes in this war, and they haven't KEEP
me long at any one time. Last night
give one of the men watchin' me 4 posta
quarter to go to the sutler for run
and"
General" interrupted Gen. HEATH
Corporal Prunk's testimony makes a
clear. The work on which you sen
me has been accomplished, but not b
me. Lieut.. Hall and Corporal Plum
have done their part, but it is this brav
, GIRL pointing to Margaret, who, ha'
ing assumed the ignominy which RICH
fuzzy belonged to others, in face of mi
, understanding on my part and its COZ
sequent harshness-a harshness L sha
Z regret to my dying day-while her tS
: associates on the expedition wei
y asleep, saw the transfer of Longstreet
h corps.
"And now" he continued, 'havir
a witnessed her vindication, it only T
f mains to defend myself against Il
# venom of that serpent. Maj. Berant
+ you were about to read a certain lie
Il ter from me to the mayor of - wh'
il you were interrupted by Corpov
[e Plunk's entrance. 1 beg you to pr
" ceed.'
le OlfcuIuSldutldl CNlOCACE, hC SSl
m ''I have always considered WORTHLESS
r and this mans testimony convinces 7
m that have been right We're 1t wor
it my while, and had time and opp
~ tunity, could easily refute all til
has been brought against me- Instes
en- / win give you something that is
u black and white, written and sign
he by that man" pointing to Gen. Heat
ny whose treachery has long been s.
,e- pected, but now for the first time
to be conclusively proved"
ng Then he read:
his Fort -. Texas, March -, Is6
at ssTo the Mayor Of -.
M The consideration you offer Is am
but It will require several days to disa
eu the men, as / dare only order the WI
en-. drawal OF a few muskets at time. max
ba | axcuses 70 send arms and ammunition