News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-11-06
CHAPTER III.
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A DEFINITE OBJECT

AhG ll-'-L NUlhlHS DuNA anu IOIIu
within the limits Of it's Enclosure"
This was my complaint as | paced
my room one morning shortly after the
accidental reopening of my wound. Ny
mpatience was not without cause.
had gone south, as l have said, with
two objects-to find my enemy and to
gather information. l had failed in
finding my enemy, but had gained a
complete knowledge of the points es-
sential to the capture of north Ala
bama and was carrying it to the gen.
eral on the day was shot. 1t had Oc-
after finishing my military mission, 1
might still wish to continue my search
for my enemy. Besides, there were
other contingencies, such as arrest or
fitness, which needed to be provided
for. ! had therefore arranged that the
generals favorite scout should be at
Huntsville on the morning Of the list
of April to receive any communication
/ might find it necessary to transmit.
If | were prevented from meeting him,
! was to send a messenger and had de-
vised a code of signals by which he
might be recognized. The appointed
day was drawing near was NOT able
to keep my appointment, and there was
no one at hand to whom | could in
trust the message.
chafpd tiIl had exhausted NV small
store Of strength, then threw myself
on nv couch, Little Ethel came in
and like soft r0v If SUNLIGHT hreak.
inc tlrourb stormclouds +nrnnd NV
thoughts into centlpr channels she
held in her hand hououet Of flowers
which. if was easy TO see. She intended
for me but needed announcement to
offer. finally induced her to do 50
and 10 admit that she had been ont n
long while looking for them for me ps-
pecialIy. tried to unIoosen her
tDnyue. to induce her TO contido in mo
Bur in sp;te of all could do she rp-
manned shv. and there was eyer nrpsent
that awe She had shown hpfore of ono
who had taken life
why do Won look at me in that way?"
Egsked
She made no reD)v, casting down her
eyes at nv brown hand. which held her
aimDlpd fingers.
"You mustn't drcad mo becarso 7 am
OBLIGED 70 FIGHT" continual .rbose
are yarttmps There are a great MANY
soldiers in the lond who mini, notbiny
Of killing one another"
Don't thew" She raised her ewes
vide omen with sunrise
"Of course war is cruel, but-but it
sails out much that is noble"
when they Kill each other?"
What puzzing questions TO come
arom such untutored lins! was cast
ng about FOR some explanatory reply
when Sudden interruption relieved
my embarrassment. A negro boy dash
cd into the room. through if and ont
Of another door. He was followed Dy
the white hov I had noticed on the dav
of my arrival. who was srreamino..
"Doegope vo' INC. m break every
bone in vo' coD4arned blocl bodvr'
The words were scarcely out whom
he shot through the door NV which the
fugitive had vanished. Little Ethel
Booked after him with frightened eves
evidently G.,oadjpg a catastrophe.
, who's that?" asked.
'Ruck."
~Your brother?"
yes"
Don't be alarmed. That's only a
bows passjon. It won't amount to oDy-
thing"
p Gle saws such drpodful words"
I .crbot's boNf He doesn't moan orv.
sbing Inv If Elt IFS n habit that ehouid
no h,olten"
7 soon cot bar ouietad ond sba nro+.
Mod ohont her dolls. her nlavhouses
some net Iabbits and a nook in the gar.
den where she kept them. How singu-
hr that war. which absorbed all abou
her should have no Mace in her mind
Amid All the turmoil. the rumbling
cannon, the tramp of men and horses
Dushwhacking. skirmisLing. battles
dis innocent little maid was strangely
out of place. Her mother came in pres
emily and took her away, fearing tina
she would annoy me. was loath t.
part with her. No healing balm haC
Been applied to my wound so soothing