Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-18
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any general in the army"
Margaret paid no attention to me. 4 I
She had risen and was looking about !
listening
(Which way now2T Asked
"We mast go in the opposite direc-
ton from the dogs-down the creek
We retraced our steps, walking on
the bank instead of in the water, till we !
came to the place we had left-the place 4
where the creek crossed the road. We i
had scarcely reached it whenfrom the J
| southwark came a clatter of horses
hoofs, rafting of arms and accoutre-
ments, shouting of orders. 1 turned Il
and saw a. cloud of dust, above which II
waved battle-fiag. Margaretss endur-
ance was exhausted. Covering her face I
with her hands she stood waiting, re-
signed to whatever fate was.ias3Ore-for 4
| us.
They're coming" said Is
| ssWho?" Il
1.-The rebels
I heard din in the Opposite Sfirec~-
ton, on the. crest of the hilE bet weenr
us and the plantation. Through gap
ut the summit came a scattered body
of cavalrymen- 1t was easy Sor SET THAT
they were ftyEtives. Down they CAME
more following, looking neither to the
right nor to the left, paniOsss1 ickem
mass; they dashed past us,and on to-
ward the confederates coming Up the
road The latter, seeing that tbf, vera
Just in time to arrest a panies'dr" ew up
in line across the road andie Sf iolidly
waited the coming of the fu9itSE4 es..
A single horsemaD shot thron 9Th the
cut at the crest of the hill Dirsr tly be-
hind him came another, then third,
then a column of cavalry lJeaIi ng the
stars and stripes
oh. blessed. embleml Only. q few
yards of bunting, dingy, wornl rent
can never sea that field of blnesi studdad
with stars that alternate wa lite and
e red, without standing again'k n fanny
where / stood that day with the Cir
who had endured with .Irus-s o, many
: dangers
Is Our mem were coming hEesx he wind
e but not too. fast for me to recu4 ynize th'
y man who rode at their headSGI dderanS
horse dashed on like a censz. rur; Will
huge leaps. the hOrse's eyes; not mon
Us cleaning, his nostrils ,not-I more dis
to tended. than those of thefge neral.
There was shock lbetvvael the tw
d. opposing lines, shouting swearing
I'd voileys. The confederatess were en-
TX, barrassedSitht their panic-ssT ickennon
5o rades; the union troops max b .wedg
through their center and sent theI
o. flying down the road
The general having o1dk red a, pu1
ed suit turned his horses hes ID and rod
ay leisurelE back
Tor s.General!" 1 cried, ass hlss was, ridin
ed past without seeing u.s..
nix I expected to see hrs d ace light L
with Joy; instead. as sood as his ey'
CHI rested apon US he stsIfsesIs and.lo0a0t
at us dminously.
ped ssWasve brought thes nsews, general
it, Without needing my words,
lew turned 20 Maj. Pinsa who was nea
lir Major" he said, in as.voice that fro
AS the marrow IN my bones, ''scrrest tho
Id. tvvot and take them te>the plantation
general cried ''whsA' does IL
lnean?"
,ove at means, ar, that yors,awe not t
thu first man who hasS-been yrtnned by
old vvnman-"
that Il have been, saved by Il Woman
my Take them away"
feet sGenerali For Gods sake eg-plaf
ssYou have come back here to pa
eff a spurious report that theraxPec
the move has taken place. when we In
b we that it has not
) the Margaret and. I looked at b&acA OF
d to- aghast,
w 40 ''what proof: have YOU genera
miss Margaret asked
;umc proof. One of your naeun cam'
not an hour ago and raEealsi4 the WI
gain, plot"
re-vs 'syTho?"
private RnOch 1kellodktw"
ssHe les" criedS, 'SWill you bel
one a coward hefore your OWN aide
w fall csnp?"
:, y me- "There is supporting evid
.,1,Ia5 against the aideI~
II 7 - but Corporal HlnnlsS-he knows
az eli truth
'sRs has~not retIurra6L~
~ s'But he wilR,'
: sMellodew repoK7s that hs.
taken IN. Disguise in the enemySks
's"i ~ and hanged"
l turned again to Margaret
ri'a''sse Margaret oriedl '&who is to sft6'
'ugges- from that houpdg''
Vnacn sSnardi'> cried the general
yProP- A eorpopal anaehsSif a dozen mel
up and surrounded us. We wei
weak to, walk, and MOUNTS wer
though Vided for US, on which wa code
, at the plantation, not as triumphant b
I'd Mar of important military iDf0G'matio
Win ne1 as prisoners
.rawliny XXX
Us fully A STRANGE MEETING.
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