Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-05-18

i VIC WCAC GI4A JOA1O0s 81 :,
rally. men! Rally! Stonewall
Jackson is In their rear and giving 'em
Esuty
'1Then we cheered too, until we were
hoarse. The courier galloped on, and
presently our officer shouted:
i Forward, men!> Charger
"And away we went, down the hill
and across field, right toward the
1 Yankee lines, yelling like Indians.
81 held the colors tn my hand and
ran little ahead. didn't seem to
have any feet; seemed to fly, and the
men followed me. Right toward the
blazing line we ran
"All at>.once saw the colonel who
was riding by me, grasp the colors, for
they were falling. looked and saw
that my. hand. my whole arm, was
gone, and hadn't felt 1t! grabbed
/ the flag in my left hand.
~ can carry the colors yet, colonel
] / said. I don't feel any pain
II ran on some so steps, when the
blood began spouting from my Shout
der. dropped. Joe Ashe, one Of the
color guards, snatched the flag, and
they all rushed on
! 81 fell senseless. never knew an
other thing till weeks after, when !
woke up one day In Chimborazo hos
pital and found some funny looking la
| dies IN black bonnets that the boys call
ed the sisters bending over me. If 1t
hadn't been for their good nursing,
should have died"
Perkins ceased. He had been SO car
ried away by the interest he felt in his
own narrative that he had gone quite
beyond his auditor.
"But tell me, Joe" Jennie eagerly
asked she had been impatiently wait
ing for an opportunity for some min
utes tell me, did you ever find your
arm that you droppedY'
mo; to be sure not. never went to
look for It,"
''You couldn't fasten it on again,
them"
"Of course not, child. I am not a
jointed doll"
what pity you couldn'tT' said the
child. what pity! And how do you
manage to dress yourself and tie your
cravat and shoes| she asked, for she
had been burning to make these in
quiries ever since she had seen the one
armed Confederate.
"'Twas awkward at first, but learn
ed at last to do it with the help of my
teeth"
But how when you get old and lose
'emY' said Jennie, who was of an IN
vestigating mind.
Providence will raise me up some
other way" he said, with a pathetic
smile. "I'll have my wife to wait on
me-"
''To be sure, forgot; Miss Mary
Jane will. What did she say?"
81 got one of the sisters to write her
for me, and / set her free. I said l
wouldn't bind her to poor cripple like
me-"
Sand she said no, STREE! s'pose,'
cried Jennie, full of fiery zeal for her
new friend.
Something to that effect" said Joe.
smiling.
"She wrote me that she loved me
more with one arm than she ever had
done with two; that whenever could
get home she was ready" Here Joe's
eyes filed, and he gazed steadily in
the water.
'tWell, now, joe" said Jennie, who |
was suddenly struck with a bright |
idea, maybe If, you would lose both
arms she'd love you betterer and bet
terer."
81 believe Pm satisfied with what
she feels now," said Joe, laughing.
"But why hain't you married?' con-
tinued Jennie, pursuing her investiga-
lions.
Because first had to get well, and
hen l had to get something. to do. l
had been mechanic, and l couldn't
work at my trade with my left hand.
So Captain Ramsey gave me place on
lis boat, and I've been trying to learn
now to write, so that / can keep his
BOOKS. l think I'm doing pretty we'll
SeeY
He drew from his pocket a little
blank book in which were scrawled
livers hieroglyphics, at which he gazed
"Why, yes" said Jennie approvingly.
There's t. with the cross mark, and
here is * with his broken back, and
hats an IL know him by his eye
row. You see, 1 can read little"
he said proudly.
$50 see, said he, laughing and put
ing up his book. Now, must go.
he sun has set. It is time for me to
ee after things for the night"
He stroked Jennie's curly head with
is left hand and walked away, softly
inging in his mellow voice, my Own
fairy Ann" F,
He Knew the Fact.
A small bow had a dog that was