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position he had been in when I had
left him.
"Well, well, Manners" he said, turn
ing. "Ah, yon look used upv'
Il am. sir" said frankly. And I
went on with my report of what had
been done in the town toward procur-
ing the boats.
Il am told that in the retreat yes
terday-it is yesterday" he said, with q
faint smile; possibly today is ours-I
am told you took your own cousin a
prisoner"
EYES, your excellency. It was a
strange coincidence that we should be
pitted against each other-old playfel-
lows. the best friends, as we are"
That" said he, sis a condition OF
civil war-kin against kim
He seemed lost in thought; the blue
eyes that Stuart pictured so often
seemed even sadder. But his lips were
| firmly set-pursed together.
AS passed out there was a faint
patter of rain; down below was a
hustle in their lines. Then threw
myself down in corner of cabin
that had been built of rough boards
during the night awoke after long
time, with the sound of spade and pick
in my ears, from their lines, as it prov
ed, for we could hear quite distinctly
every sound from their side. A veil
seemed over everything.
Fog" said one, for while slept a
white, dull mass of mist had scurried
up from the lower bay and wrapped
us up in its folds. AS sat up l re-
Elected on what knew of the situation,
of what had been done the night be-
fore. Nine thousand men with all the
munitions of war We're to be retired
across the river. Was that possible?
Gould we do it without them knowing
1t? 1t seemed completely beyond any
possibility.
Then l was up, and after a bite to
eat was reporting and rushing about
carrying the orders.
Those poor fellows whose powder
had been wet by that slow rain felt
l might remember what l heard them
say, or, rather, l wish had the writ
ing skill to repeat what do remember.
But doubtless twas all voiced by the
Jersey sergeant who declared dubious.
~ that he regarded this night of white,
penetrating fog his last on earth and
began to will his possessions, even
down to his tobacco. Yet am sure
men who We're so raw, SO unskilled,
never behaved better. They had been
beaten, completely beaten and yet
they had some slight spirit left. Twas
as recall 1t wondrous in the ex-
IRENE.
General Mifflin was to man the lines
that they might not suspect. He had
arrived that day, as remember, with
Shoes Philadelphians and Magaw's
other Pennsylvania regiment, splen-
did lot of well disciplined fellows who
raised our spirits considerably. While
slept, that whole long day, there had
been, l was told, some skirmishing,
which had not disturbed my heavy
senses. General Mifflin had seen
earlier in the afternoon from near Red
Hook. the fog then lifting. every evi.
dence of the preparations of the
enemy's fleet at Staten Island. We
hardly knew whether indeed behind
that mist they might not be cutting
off the well devised retreat. remem-
Der how we stood, anxious, till man
of Glover's Marblehead men leaped on
shore.
There's no fog across the river
said he, Starlight; no. the ships have
not yet put up"
Then we said the chance was ours
the chance of victory for the de
feated. The first detachment now
withdrew, silently, cautiously, need
not say. What a running about was
there! lost sight of the prisoners. !
even forgot my cousin back there in
the pen. ME prisoners were indeed
left to the last.
1t seemed the most noiseful proceed
ing. though it must have been quiet
enough. About half had crossed when
there came suddenly a deafening roar
We paused fearfully, every man of us
think. Was that gun from our own
or the enemy's line? q now think II
was not proved which it was.)
The chief stood watching the boats
directing each line, when General Milf.