New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-26

mlyIltfudSS eAClSe loI sIOrD1Qdlng his
coming here. Did you not know that
you nearly captured him once? It
was last May, when you stopped at,
James for breakfast. He was COM
ing to see her then, knowing, i sup
pose, that her father and mother
were from home and thinking it a
good opportunity to press his suit.
He was almost up to the house be-
fore he discovered your soldiers"
Bessemer's brow grew black So
this was the young brave who had
given him such a turn that fine
spring morning?
Twas just like Godfrey the
girlish voice went on. "He is ever
doing daring things. It is for that
Jane loves him most I think; though
he is handsome too-oh, so hand.
some! l have heard it whispered
often that Jane is no less a rebel at
heart than he, but that she keeps it
concealed to maintain peace with her
stepmother and Edward" ss>
''In truth, dear LADY," Bessemer an
| swered, ''methinks report doth most
grossly wrong Mistress Jane. None,
[ am sure, could be more loyal than
She" But he tore himself away with
some troublous thoughts running
through his brain. -
He sought an early opportunity to
secure Jane by himself. "Come,
sweet Mistress" he said, "and take a
stroll with me. I long to see if I
cannot brighten away that pensive
look upon your lovely face. What
| solemn thoughts have been playing
havoc with your gayety tonight"
Jane looked at him in some sur
| prise. "Have I not been gay?" she
asked. Il thought had. / know of
| no excuse for solmen musings I'M
less, indeed, it be the solemnity of
contrasts, and, in truth, could not
| but think, as watched this beauti-
full scene which you have conjured
for us tonight, what a medley our
| life now is. This afternoon, from
my chamber window, I saw you take
past our house the prisoners you had
| captured. Such sad, weary-faced
men they were, many of them sorely
| wounded and scarce able to walk.
| My heart bled for them; yet here to-
| night we are in the midst of music
and dancing, and they within ear
shot of it all. How cruel, how heart
less it must seem to them"
"Methinks, madam" Bessemer an
| swered, with a sheer born of his ac-
cumulated irritation, though policy
warned him of the unwisdom of
| showing it, "methinks you show
most wondrous solicitude for these
rebels; and what think you I have
heard tonight? That you are one
at heart"
| A merry look spread over James
face. If she could but keep him
fencing with her upon the subject
of tory or rebel, she might prevent
him from broaching the other sub
ject she dreaded, for she was not yet
| prepared to say whether or not she
! would marry him.
"And SO you have found me out?''
she cried in mock dismay. "Ah, col
onel, what punishment will you mete
to me? Am to be carried cap
tive on one of your prison ships now
lying in Charleston harbor? They
say they are most unpleasant places
| to reside in. Or am I to be hung, or
what?"
| Bessemer looked down at her, the
gravity of his face softening before
the sparkle in her eyes. 81 do not
know" he said, what punishment
could be great enough to mete out
to one who withdraws SO precious an
ally from the kings cause; however,
with your permission, fair lady, we
will leave that most serious question
for future consideration. Tell me
rather what you think of the sue
cess of my plan for keeping in good
humor tory friends? Think you not
! this entertainment will make the
ladies wish the harder that we might
remain victors instead of those IN
mannerly rebels and inspire our
sympathizers among your neighbors
with renewed ardor? Come, sweet
enemy, give me your opinion"
Il doubt not yon are right, col.
| Onel, Sney answered SaucllV. Me
thinks have heard that it did indeed
tax the fertile brain of your general
and yourself to hatch schemes for
keeping in line your tory allies; but
my Aunt Susannah says such is ever
the handicap of bad cause. The
enthusiasm of its followers, lacking
the fuel of righteousness, soon smoul-
ders and must be constantly rekin.
died; while good cause-well, she
would remind you that the American
patriots do not need a dance to in,
spire them"
| "a neat speech, my beautiful
REBEL he observed; ''but is this all
the reward I am to receive when
had far more in mind the hope OF
giving you enjoyment than of enter.
tanning your tory neighbors? Nay
do not turn away. Hear me out
This morning when I rode from your
door my pulses throbbed with hope;
but tonight something in your man
ner thwarts me. What has reared
this barrier between us? Have you