The National tribune., 1903-10-22

Exactly" echoed Shorty. I'VE GER
tainIy ought to help those poor fellows as
much as we can. Nobody knows what
they've been through, and how much they
need it, as well as we do
but the papers say that there are just
terrible things the matter with them,
shivered Annabel. There's no telling
what you might ketch from them"
Yes: you must remember that you nint
nigh well yet" agreed Maria. You hain't
nearly got your strength back
"Ketch nothing" repeated 81 scornful-
ly, his old contempt of danger exhibiting
itself. i,
1--WE amt the ketching kind" echoed
Shorty. "OnIy them fellows ketch dis
eases that 20 round looking for them to
add to their collection. We never caught
nothing, no matter where we went.
I'm going over there" said 81. in the
old tone of brushing aside obstacles in the
way of what he thought he ought to do.
"I'm going to see il / can't find Wills.
Holcomb, Larry Brannigan. Rob Nc
Quade, Jonas Hunt. and Hank Grout, OF
Co. A You remember, they were prom
ised commissions in a Georgia regiment,
if it could be raised. while we were there
at Atlanta, and went outside the lines to
get recruits. and were gobbled up and sent
to Andersouvilie."
Eyes, we heard after that they'd passed
us on the way. AS we were being brought
to Rough and Ready for exchange. they
were being carried back to Andersonvilie,
and weren't allowed to go with Sherman 5
piained Shorty. '"They shot the fellows
| they had already recruited. They were all
mighty good boys. Remember how they
dashed forward with empty guns to beat
| back the Johnnies and save us when we
got those clips at Chickamauga"
mo; 1 don't just remember it myself.
said 81. "Me and you wasn't just rcmcni-
bering things about that time. A musket
barrel across our thinkers had sent our
memories off on furlough for awhile But
all the other boys said they did, which
was Just as good As recollectins 1t our
selves"
| "Well, we must go over there and look
out for them. We were hoping, all the
way across Georgia and South Carolina.
that we'd come up with them, somewhere,
and that's why we tried so hard to get
into M;llen. I'm ashamed that we haven't
thought more about them since we've been
here"
Look up the timetable. Annnbel. and
SEQ when the train goes to Annapolis.
said ST. 1--WE can get back sometime to-
| night. You girls can put in the time shop
ping and seeing the sights. You won't be
lonely for few hours"
"Indeed, IL you go we're going along
with you said Maria. .r.
idea of going of and leaving u.s."
but you are 30 afraid of ketching
something, and seeing something" remOn-
strated 81.
"Well, we amt as liable to ketch things
as you are" remarked Maria. with
asperity, land as for seeing things, you
have no right to see things that your wife
can't look at It" A mans no business to
20 anywhere where he won't take his
WIFE" and she looked meaningly at Shorty.
as II laying down the law Of the Medes
and PersIans for their household.
"All right. That goes, Maria" laughed
Shorty. "But don't think You and An
mabel would'vs looked well trottinE after
me and 81 for the last few months"
THAT'S was before you were married,
sir Th 1nEt ar: I.EL ,6 d ss n S,; r..d
and come right along" said 81, to avoid
any further marital law-making. 1--WE
hain't much Tina"
The train carried them out through
northeast Washington, past the great forts
which guarded the valley Of the Anacostia.
past the great camps, being formed for
the reception and muster-out of the armies,
cries of the shameful defeat Of Gen. Win
ders militia BY the British troops in 1914.
and Of tho tragic duels there between pub
lie men, and arrived at Annapolis juno
ton. After tedious waiting there. they
were carried by the wheeling. rafting old
switch train down to the dingy little vii
lage which was the Capital of Maryland
Still under the superstition that u State
Capital must be place Of cvtrao-'iinari
appearance and interest I'D t'"t n
Maryland Nv Ms~r'rnh p" s,r'".i.i-,.
quite wonderful IN - 'r- w.
about In arazcc'"s.' IT - III ia