The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-15

| full of promise to find the gallant young
trooper OF whom they talked necessarily,
| full OF project TO make much Of him in
every way, and the very first duty his evil
star had assigned to him was that in the
course of which he had shot his benefac-
tors only son-sweet Rosalie Chilton's be-
1 loved brother.
No wonder Ladue, with his high-strung,
| representative organization, was nearly
mad with misery, yet he had managed for
two days to be very helpful and a great
comfort to the stricken lad, and was hope
fully awaiting the coming of an ambulance
on the third day when his patient suddenly
took d turn for the worse. The division
surgeon said it would be a serious matter
to take him that long ride back to War
renton. and suggested Ladue's going over
| 70 the home of Judge Armistead, at Hope
well. and arranging to have the lad moved
| thither. This was on the Sth of March, and
up TO noon they had no sign of soldiers
| coming from the east or north, although
for three days Johnston had been sending
sick, wounded and supplies to the Kappa
hammock. and was now following with his
whole command. At Hopewell, said the
surgeon. Lieutenant Chiffon would be in
i
vasion, and the judge and his fair daugh-
ter Lucy would do everything possible to
promote his recovery. Ladue could be with
him, too. and If Yankee cavalry should
come scouting UP there in the Bull run
range. why, Ladue could hide and Chiffon
give his parole until regularly exchanged.
So Paul had gone, never counting on Chill
toms taking the bit in his teeth. And when,
1 late at night he 70
weak and weary, he was aghast to learn
that, with only his body servant and a
trooper nurse, Chiffon had started south
ward that evening by the Sudley road, bent
on escaping from the now heralded advance
| or the Union blue. Despite fatigue and
falling strength, Ladue followed, caught
them at the Henry house, and was within
I that historic wreck consulting the owner as
to the best roads to follow while the farm
| wagon, with its solitary escort, was toiling
up the slope from the crossing of the pike.
/ when all on a sudden there came a cloud
OF blue-jacketed, yellow-trimmed troopers
sweeping across the field from the south
east, and Mr.. Henry had barely time to
hide his visitor under the flooring in the
garrett when they were dismounting by the
dozen and jovially swarming all over the
premises.
Another moment, too, and they had sur
rounded the wagon with its helpless load.
Then Averell himself had ridden up to in
vestigate, and one o. his first orders was
! that the Henry house and grounds were to
be protected against all possibility of pill
| lage or vandalism.
Again must it be remembered that we
| were still at a sentimental stage of the
Wharf.-The United States holding long, as it
! has in dealing with savage and semi-civ-
ilized foe, mob, Modoc or Malay, to the
theory that courtesy and forbearance are
weapons more potent than shot and steel
for turning the heart of the enemy and
| leading him to the light. Sad experience
| long since had taught the soldier the fulfil
ity Of such practice. even when dealing
with our brethren OF the South But the
statesmen most in evidence and power
when such matters are under discussion at
the Capitol speak beautifully, eloquently.
from the viewpoint of a section geograph-
ically over the furthest removed from the
seat OF conflict. and impervious, therefore.
to the rule 'experientia docet" We went
into that war with the South hailed as
vandals, hirelings, mudsills and the like.
and stood guard over the teeming store
houses and cellars of scores of families
whose sons and sires were fighting us at
the front, and whose mothers, wives and
daughters too often reviled or ridiculed
their very guardians. 1t is the way of the
enlightened, the merciful and the imprac-
teal, but 1t is the way to prolong and pro-
tract war and make it cost vastly more
In blood and treasure at the far distant
end than had it been fought without
gloves, from the start
The Henry house had been for a time the
vortex of furious fight that July Sunday
or 81 The aged, bed-ridden mother. as has
been said, had died under her own roof
tree, riddled by shell and spherical case
shot. Everybody sympathized with the I'M
happy family, and it was but natural thar
both sides. having done the damage. sbould
seek to repay it by subsequent care and
kindness. Within those guarded walls
therefore, poor young Chiffon, racked with
pain, was borne and given stimulant. and
when. later. the infantry of McDoweIl.s
corps relieved the cavalry. and the black
bearded division commander rode over ~
see the place, the orders to permit no in
trusion or plumber were emphasized and
from his own stores the general sent wine |
and food to the wounded captive and mucb-
appreciated supplies to the man of tho
house.
But, while none save officers of rank or
their representatives might enter, none of
the inmates, even officers, might now go
out save by express sanction of the senior
general along that front. 1t wouldn't do 70
have Mr.. Henry or Black Dan, his hench- |
man, or Chilton's body servant Fabius
Originally Scipio. but changed while young
marse was pursuing his classical studies at
the university because of a manifest ten
dency on the darkey's part to delay even
In waiting) skipping away with Informal
ton as to the numbers. plans etc, Of the |
Yankees about Manassas, and so ii had |
happened that for two days Paul Ladue Law
concealed within the Henry house-once |
when the guard was changed hearing voices |
he recognized as those OF men he well knew
in his Western home. Will he ever forget
the afternoon that brought the division |
commander to the spot? DR.. Alexander |
was gently examining his new and SORE
stricken patient: Henry was smoking his
corn-cob pipe at the back steps describing |
to knot of Sixth Wisconsin men the hat |
tie In which their comrades of the Second |
had been so conspicuous. when the word
passed from SentrieS tho