The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-12-20

mas, SAID Settle,
"You have your wish ron,iad Mason
"Didn't Won notice tbo clo,,i. Lafaao H.
dark came? Here's vour snn,,, >,
Settle looked of the bn,rons ond q
broad flake settled nnon bis ,,ot',n,,od
face 1t was followed by another. and
then many more. and in five Minutes
they were falling down rnon tho con,r
like a great white veil Tbo Ground ,,.,,
soon covered. and tho FaI.os oor1t;,,,,,'J
70 oo,,,o L., ,,,,.n ~ i-'"SS NOh'in"eu
inches deep. But if ceased nv and Inv
and clear silver moon sbone in no
cold, pale heavens. It was very beon-
tiful to Mason. who had in bis sonl a liz
tie of the poetry of his native hills This
was the grace of God after n month Of
battle. He sat in the lee of q font and
looked at the white evnonso of tho oortb
and the dim line of tha horton
The content of tbo sol,lian. IA 80 !,
crease. 1t was a well sboItorod and VOL
provisioned army. and tbis was uho+
they wished. The soIamni+,, which +bo,,
had felt Mt first beron 70 va. 80. al
their shirts rose tTbo oo,lr, 49, ell IA
with lest and Iougbtor pn;obt a. 80
Aickerino over tho sno+,. ~ 80
hundred fires. and hesido oaob sa p G nnod
story was told Tho oo,,,,, mo-, H.; So
with Iigbt and GOOD ELL, ~ was luminous
A cleor voice u.o, ,,,ifc.., ,,......,.,..
and some ono ho,,o,, p,i,'eu P p
SOM of CHRISTMAS. ''"s' - was I"
i and S to1nI as. went their hasty way
Where tbo VIZ r,i 'Vm 49,, s.' ,' sheu
And now thew checked tIoir ooo.o, +,o.1
@'
mothers song the Virgin sung
II was g trained roioo ,bo+ .a 5
presently others ioirod ,rh ma suns a.ii
rose over the bmsboI oa,,1,, p're 81 az. an
sentinels WALKING LooI. an r,.+I, -; ~
snow. trod softlv Mo- hrn,n ' =, - 'iie
an th.t tho soIdiar,. I ~ ms ioiioM GU
they sane the san,o o,.a,. -, anu Nc, enei
listened for a Iong time t, 9"' H.. n%S 81,
he orosa and yoii.od to,,,a ~ ~ y, anu y!
edge of the csr}n anu '"e ou''i
Good follow Mason soid So++lo g.,
lowing tbo tcptncI.ian I'LL ~. w
'but. like I'll the Eentnct;ann .i,,
hills, he's a nowder Aosh ,l.bo, 'ne
touch him ou a sore snot "a -
have any man than Dan Mason b,,nti,,d.
me with his cHn" '''-7
81 amt cot ANYTHING bu+ cousa 90
like him." said Johnston 81 rocolloot
how he tool, me off the foId Of Sbi,oI'
when | had that bullet tbroncb NV lo,,
and couldn't walk Didn't enam 70 ,,i,,5
the bullets any more than no would
hoilstonaS 'u
Hes that way to his friends >, 70.
sumed Settle. who had grown tolka+ivo
but it's lust AS | toll Won Ua don,t
love his enemies. and | don't know
whether man ,nelt 10. either Ever
hear about the quarrel between him and
Tom Markham over n kirl inst beforo
the war came on? Markham lived cIoso
by, and it was hot between EN- They
say Markham wasn't fair-plaved soma
low down trick-I don't know eyactIv
what it was, for The war began met tbon
and Dan and came away to If Will
Markham Joined the other side"
The others bent their heads noaror
eager to listen 10 rood story Will
Settle proceeded with fnrtber dotaus
Mason continued his walk maanwb;Io
to the farthest edge of the comn Tis
mind had gone back TO the sama stn,.,,
that Settle was telling. He was think
ing of Markham ard of the Girl ovor
whom they had uuarreled. The hot
blood leoned :, lis bo,d ~ -.
his first he shook il in the darkness Had
Johnston seen him then he would hove
felt the truth of Settles words that
Mason was not man who "Ioved b;s
enemies"
In truth if was never nort % mr.,
sons code TO love his enemies Il baa
been taught to him in his native 80,
tains TO exact an ava for an aro a. n',
tooth for a tooth Even now os bo
thought of Markham and tho groot 49,,
that he had Suffered from, bi,7 ~ , Ills
for the time when the war would end
and he might seek his revenge. He bore
no luminosity toward the soldiers on the
other side except this particular one
Markham. He fought the others from
sense of duty and, the war over, he
could be good friends with them. But
there could be no forgiveness for Mark
ham. Again he cIinched his hand ond
shook 1t IN the darkness. His sense of
=, nIe wrong done hlm was as keen as ever.
IWo years of ineessant campaigning had
MOI diminished H. ana when the excite
nieht ana danger OF each great battle
were over he ipund that the memory of
II Would come PACK to him as strong as
oeiore'
Mason stood at the northern rim of
the camp. The sentinel who walked the
9eat there was p friend of his and nod
ueu a. n'h al ne passed. The moon
tho e, piiShter tnu clearer than ever in
nv tle 'iouuIeSS sies' ana Mason, looking
pacN at ,he cilp' saw it brilliant with
81. .ua"S nSntS, year ana sweet still came
the words of lie hymn: