The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-03-05
An UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.


Barrie t.nf irto ibs sistr ebsir Tbs
Msior ps,hsi to.sra him. and slosiy OIL
"a bis pipe irom the rrfnsd i,r
M.lot Wright. nia be. At lat | sspt
10 leave the peat
The old scbllsnsn looked % qniclly.
Leave toe post. n.t' WY. vhsi ioi'
TIA yeaeg tai.sr arose sna siood 10
trent ei The eenn.ni,ni
You've BEEN more than ifisnd snd
HAD commander 10 ne, sif, snd come 10
yoq to ssh tbis fsvor
Yea did rish. to come TO ne Wlss
the trouble, ny toy'
| Y.ss sso. shen be va ayouhsstei, be
h,d loved tho boy. mother. aud she1 hsf
con had oons IRON ibe "Poirt" be had
nisd TO be more than "a kiod commander
and . ffieud TO him. II vas with the 40
licnnis of father for . ton.
Curtis ny dear boy, What 10 be mstsetf
| thonsht you sete content bsrs aud
you've made sn old nsn itSl like iisiss;
ba, nov tell ne, wbss's 90 yo1r piba'
.nd be rested bic hsnd On Burts'a shttl
der
The li.utsnsnt wtlked up sud down the
room tuios bsiore be besso. Msrlsrtt-
! thought 90, broke 10 tbs M,l)r;
ihoush, IL wss the LILLE q It
M, no, cir, 90, that Il isn't her isnlt,
snd Butks sank toto tis seat sssio end
hid bis face 10 bis hsnds LIS Robinson.
Tas other m,p recalled sn episode 10
bic own youtb n be a.zd Of the boy be
loved.
NJ Ior. listen; I'll tell ,ou oil Yos'fs
the beet friend | have 90 earth. sud you
sill understand. Youkuov Margaret sp6 |
| we're IS good 50 engaged Tor reHly
year. Well. when Robinson bsc,me sick
.. Fort Lssvenworth and vas exchanged
TO Ibis post. yon know how clad | was;
Tor L vas ny chum and olss,ms,e. you
know. Well he hsdnt been here lons
shsn / as how II wu. He vas trying TO
-in Margaret
Not he. your beat friendi
Fdeudl A uus friend doesn't steel
away the gil you love. l nw this
mouth ego. and didn't cay . word TO Mar
s,ret or to him. Finslly, Peggy he
hsli smiled Il mean Margaret. began to
nas Inn; 90 todsy vent TO her. Msjor.
,ni released her from every obligation che
bsi towsrd me.
The old man nodded nusinsly.
Aud she told ne she didn't love me cry
more, and thl did love Ed Robinsop,
Barke wen. op, but she ntly denied thst
he bad ever told her bis feelings. or tried
TO praiadice her against me 10 tho least
s lie wanted to defend him, you know. 30,
M,j1r, I've thought it all OVER srd We
uons 10 you to eek il osn's leave the .
post esn't stsy here snd see her HIS
voios bali broke ~ hs hid bis face 10 his 2
asnds.
Not tonight, my boy. Stay
No cir, iusistsd the younger msp.
You'd better take man With you.
No. cir, l want to bs alone. Aad nov, q
,ood.by. dear cir. Yoa've slssys bern 90 .
rood! Yla seem like father. You know a
nine died when l vas 20 youns ! never Z
Irsw how it islt TO havs one. Ii
A bsli hour later horsemsn left the Il
post by the west stooksds gate. He rode .
1 . walk With bis chin on bis breast, and b
ssnsd oblivisss to erythipg. The cool b
nountsin brcez, sssg softly 10 the tall b
,rsss - each blade bent ito head to hear d
be music. The blue hemisphere above o.
listened With . thousand eyes, which u
nth ,shir merry twinkle tried TO make
be man forge. bic sorrow, but on be rode. l
,orkss vss not the only note OF discord
or il be hsd noticed the northwest Ky; be d
,ould have seen the rt1setion OF many b
tss, and bad Q listened stten,ively be b
'oulA have heard the weird uotes OF 90 10 o
led soog and the beat OF many dancing c
EFT Bot on be ro1s, aud - the morning
90 family tinted the ni,t high up on the b
pount,ins. he entered the foot bills and Y
Iss los, to visv. q
That morning. - the A.i,r returned
rom guard mount. . sirlish voice called pl
D him from ths bslsony OF The post sur I
cons house: III
M.ior, l van, 10 see you. Come over. b'
o. %
The somnsndant bit his lip - be turn th
4 aud saw Margaret. 70
Gone, that's ds.r. l want to ask you 40
me hing; and - the msjor vent Up the in
oop: Where's Our,isi q
Y,s ought TO Know. Msrssret ~
II ! haven't the least ides. answered 10
10 girl, With eyes vide open. 60
You dont know shat you've done. little 20
al. You've sent the best man 10 the v,
orld svsy from you.
Carts eonsl ri'
he lsit lssl night Too know. Margaret, DO
~ close Cor,is and / sfs 10 each other. lo'
ID be told me sli n,
Bat, major, Whist lei
don't come - 90 envoy from hin. my
.r. All have to cay to yoa 10 tbst Cur N
10 the best boy tbst ever bfesthsd. and tb'
st you've los. biu. Good by, little go
RI. ono. heard c.ss similar to this.
d-bui nevsr mind. yoo've done yonr los
~, 90 doubt sie
After lie nj u LEI, b,r. Margaret set Ev
! . lors time simply repeating 10 ber ss'
II. Curtis rorsl sonsl Aad tten che 90,
TO thinking ever their frisndsbip. how
ash b. hsd really been to h.r. aud sos Oh
o3. aud brave snd hind. Sac hsd real yor