The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03

you I felt for a long time, feeling that you are. indirectly. ct lesst the cause of this fnis- fortune Co me. and therefore tho author ci tho greatest bodily injury ever done me: bu, instead of being . calamity, 1t has been q blessing in disguise, for If I had never been wounded the chances are that should not today be living"
 (aow I came to be responsible for Broxan's wound will be told iater.)
 Brossn was a young man with ideal Irish characteristics and temperament, and in- tensely loyal to the South. Tho company liked him.
 The next morning went by rail to Selma. passing through the beautiful and fertile cane brake section. For miles and miles along the road were continuous rail pens, each about ten feet square and twelve or fifteen feet high full of corn paid by the farmers as . part of their tribute for tho support of the Confederate Governrnent: and as we looked ct this vast amount of corn we could not under stand how there could be such stinted rattons even of cornbread to the Confederate soldier. when 1t looked to mo that here alone was enough corn to feed all the men and horses of the Confederate Army for months. But the explanation Ia that our transportation faciii- ties were wholly inadequate. Even "during those closing days of the Confederacy'' no de- stroying vandal hordes had set foot upon and blighted this fair section. To me just returned from desoiate Tennessee the contrast was most striking. and as I looked out across the broad. Rf8SNe only by the hoEtson. upon friendly homes with evidence of a1I3sfee and luxury about them and saw larS1 Eo<1<s of slaves quietly as ever pursuing their 41I< labor, silently exclaimed in my heart:. NNatpy. thrice happy. even yet knowing nothin< cf the horrors of war"
 Reaching Selma at once boarded steamer for Montgomery. arriving next morning and at once reporting at the hospital. whsre I found Dr. Clark in charge This hospital was situated not more than one or two blocks .A A..~- ~&Tt TtSA was assigned to a comfortable room. Here, as at Lauderdale, found soldiers working for furioughs and transfers. but the surgeon here. as there. declared he had positive orders to grant none. The next day engaged him awhile in conversation in his office. finally suggesting in as modest Q way as could that a furlough of one week out to my hcme near Perote would be appreciated. As walked out of his office he told me to call early next morn ing. Having before me the pleasing prospects of furiough next day, carried . light heart to my room and possibly fell asleep that night in blissful dreams of home and loved ones. It was late next morning when awoke. Ar ranging my Confederate toilet quick as I could. hastened down to the surgeons office and haply found him alone. He at once begun to write out my furlough. but had not half fins ished when a big crowd of soldiers came rush. ing up, each clamoftng for fufloueh. At this the surgeon became indignant and brushing aside the sheet on which he was writing my furlough along with other stationery, he said with some warmth ''r told you my orders were 10 give no furloughs. and I shall give none. Go back to your rooms" ct the sauie time casting glance at me that had the full significance of land you get out of my of ice." promptly and deferentiaily obeyed the silent order, carrying away heart as heavy as 1t had been light and greatly vexed with the crowd who by their precipitancy had caused me to lose my furlough. But tho real cause of my misfortune was the fact of my having aNyA nd n0kt ftiliv understand the full import of the doctors rec quest Ito come early''-before the other soldiers got up. Two days later I found the surgeon alone fin his office. got my furlough. and day later reached home
 ITO be Cohtinuedl