News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-01-15

"a surgeonw | cried to the troopers,
| who were sitting on their horses look
ing on. Some one go for surgeon
Ride qulckr' said the captain in
command. turning to the man nearest
him. land bring a doctor and a con-
veyance from the town." Then to an
officer: Lieutenant. follow those men,
and don't come back till you have cap
tured every one of them. Take 20. men
with the best horses. With fresh
mounts You can run them all down."
A man dashed off toward the town
and 20 more after the retreating guer-
rillas Jack lay with her head on
Helen's shoulder. her eyes closed, her
face white as a cloth, we all about her,
dreadng every moment that the life
blood would run out. Presently she
opened her eyes, looked about her, then
tainted away.
"Oh, my God" cried Beaumont, she's
gone"
Keep off," cried Helen, "and give
her air."
Jack" cried Buck. terrified at her
ghastly appearance, wake up"'
|, with a soldiers knowledge of the
thirst of q wounded person, dashed
away in a hunt for water | found
well in a yard on the outskirts of the
town and, drawing the staple to the
chain that held tin cup, brought a
plentiful supply. Helen was still sup
porting her cousin. Buck was stridng
about nervously, with his hands thrust
down into his pockets. while Captain
beaumont was kneenng, his eyes peer
ing into Jacks as though by his ga=t
he would hold the life that he dreaded
was ebbing away. l sprinkled water
in her face, and she opened her eyes.
looking about her as if unable to under
stand her surroundings.
"What's the natter"
CuTIOusIy enough, the words were the
same as those | had first heard her ut
ter when, wounded, l reclined on a
sofa at her home.
you're hurt, Jack" said Helen.
cam going to die?"
"Oh, no, dear. hope not"
Don't die" said Beaumont in a bro.
ken voice. Don't leave me. i couldn't
bear it."
She looked up into his face sadly. 81
have been a bad girl to yo', captain.
Forgive me-"
Forgive you? love even your harsh
words"
"Oh, Helen" she said, 81 hope I won't
dieu
"You won't, surely, Jack"
Because if | do | can't dance any
mo- fo' the colored people. Who'll look
out fo' 'em, Helen? Papas away, and
no one else cares fo' 'em as he and |
do"
They'll have you with them for
many a year, Jack"
An open wagon appeared in the road
and drove up beside us. A doctor with
satchel in his hand got down and ap-
preached Jaqueline. Making a hasty
examination of the wound, he ban
daged it, then told US to lift her into
the vehicle. The seats except the front
one, had been removed and their cush-
ions placed on the bottom. Some of
the cavalrymen tossed in their blan-
kets, and | smoothed them over the
cushions, making a comparatively COM
Portable bed. We placed little Jack up
on it. Helen got in with her, and, the
rest of us walking beside. the cavalry
acting as escort, we bore her to the
town and lodged her in room in the
main hotel of the place.
We found the town agog with news
of the first days battle at Pittsburg
Landing, and | knew that my general
would hold himself ready to cooperate.
| determined to join my command at
once. Having been assured that Jacks
wound would not prove fatal, ar
ranged for the transportation of the
party as soon as she could be moved,
then gathered my little force in her
room and announced my intended de-
parture.
Il must now bid farewell" l said, "to
my little army, every one of whom has
become dearer to me than life"
Like General George Washington"
said Buck, "sayin farewell to his ossi-
fers. There is a picture of it in my
American school history"
"Goodby, Buck. Remember to get
book and pencil and break yourself of
the habit of saying bad words"
81 will. by thunder"'
"Goodby. little girl" | said to Jack,
bending down and kissing her on the
forehead.
Where yo' going?
81? Oh. I'm going away"
Helen's eyes were cleaning. "Where
are you going?' she asked, repeating
Jacks question, though in a different
tone.
l had managed to keep my connection
with the Union army thus far secret
Now knew there was no need to keep
it longer.
ITO the Federal army, where l be-
long"
The mute agony on Helen's face told
what my disclosure had cost her Ex-
tending my arms, | cried one word,
sweetheart
"Renegade| she Kissed.
"Helen, dear love. hear me-"
She turned her back upon me and
swept out OF the room.