Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-18

ing my companion 20 be careful. we
ereps on cur hancs and knees fully 100
yards along The creek. passsng vitSfn
ten c- nfte>n xteps OF three s<asx1s~-
The little rivuis, endet In larger
branch not SO feet away from whers
bad stood when ospturcc hin lives
a. this poirt wherr tke utnost eautioa
had &C be used. After a few minutcn
~s succeeded In gstting around tAs Va
detse.
God blsss 200. Prank Eve hAe sx-
changed names iong eeforel. I VII
never forget you. and my mother snd
sister. Who shall know of tAis- VII re-
member you as the eest frtene tAey
ever bad. sithcugh they never kn~w
you I hope we viii nest again vhen
there Ia 70 auch thing war
II don't remenber what / said An re-
aponss, but when ist 80 OF his hand
aud erept back 20 camp I somehow
went with feeling thas bad bid good
BY 20 my own brother.
Il never sAw o. heard OF my 'Nank'
/ during the WaF. but ofteo thought %
| him. When ths war cios~d a. Apo
nattox was a captain. ana went home
sfnsr my parois a broken man. Tia
old farm BAD run down from ne~lecA
and my old parvnts Wsre la need- BY
energy and economy I in time sue
ceeded Ia clearing he Old houaeSteat
% debt and building uP our fortunea-'
IL vas years betors 7 could breathe the
tree alr ~ indepentenoe.
Ten years ago / concluded 20 take
IMP cut Weat. Ny eleess son. Henry.
who had worked falthfuIiy. accom-
panied me. IL wa Ina tie spring hat
we started. While cro@aing q brc-ed
prairie IN one Of our new wsstcfu atatca
our ergins Jumped the track many
miles from the nearcss station - ~ htch
, We could apply for bslp. We we're tn
formed that a. least seven hours would
Z elapue before aasistance could posaihly
, reach uN About thrrs miles 20 the
south we copld see iarVe rAnchs build
: ing With the usual string Of stables
: and little houses about g.. We arrived
. al the ranche gate. where an OLD. gris-
7 glsd heryier or cowboy invited us IN.
after ws had explAiued our situation.
~'who ia the owner OF the ranchef'
? inquired.
= Mai Henry Vance. air. and be win
be glad 70 entertain you. Eenti~men.'
= was the repiy.
miliar. bat bad known 80 many
J. Vanccs that thought ent little oft
"Ar hour OF 90 later, while seated
n az dinner with the mAior and his farm
'e fly. kiA good wife happened 90 remarks
You are Virzinlan, air. ars
q your
~ Yes. madam. se i've in sight Of the
10 Blue mountains. in what consider The
/ -. -. =
~ The major often talks % that part
D. OF Virginia abe replied. lie served a.
re the union army under Mcclellan And
Grant You look Ike a soldier you1eeli
'n sir. We're you one. may I Askr
~ wus. madam. . solGier for ths
el- lost eause. and served during the wAl
nd under Lee and Jackson. I replied.
~Tndsedl Did you hear the gentle
tle man. majorr she interrogated-
ta- Were you thsrer I inquired. nov
Sst deeply inserc@ted. although not In IN
- least anticipating whAs was coming.
I'd "'Yea wa. and one night. the on
old after the second days battle. Will
wandering about In seareh OF SONS
ted thing 10 eat got oussi1e our lines an
: was taken prisoner by Gy0ong eonfss
p a crate v{dett@-'
nd what I exclaimed. rising 80 nr
lm~ feet. struch with Astoniahment. 'To
een are rot the young Ohio soldier 7 toe
me that night. aud sfterward slipped %
ueh OF our camp back within his o~u lines
a 'My host had risen and stood starir
'ice az me with aasonishmsnt. blendsd wf'
get anxiety. on ala frank eountsuane
but Can IL be posNioie.' said be. his vot
the fairly quirering. that the man ha
most wanted and least expected ever
NJ see. stands before met Thank Go
my friene. that once more can To-
I. into your face and thank you." Mar,
him addressing his wife. Kitty Heeti
ost- Thu gentleman. Cap1 Rainss. Is {
man % whom have 60 often taIk'
we he was The eonfederxte soldier boy W
me gave ne hslf-stsrved enemy. all
ratlons. and aft<rwRrd ruu The risk
low his life ~ the hands OF hts friend.
ody conducting me through hts camp ba
can into sy own lnes. He is the maj
would rather see than any ether 70
iout on earth'
me- by this tine everybody was excit'
ortA Mrs. Vance snd both the girls Ne
anv. shaking my hard and embraeing me
looe affsetionstsiy as shsy could have do
dor g lorg Lost relative. pnuer was I
vait. sight e. Nc one tkoaght % soythi