The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-16
A Brave Confederate.

Brave Confederate.
Lieutenant @. A. Coryell, formerly
of the One Hundred and Forty-first
New York Volunteers, Twentieth
Army Corps, was with Sherman on
the famous march to the sea. One
bright Sunday in December, 1864, the
lieutenant was detailed to take charge
OF the picket line in front Of Savan-
nah, on the edge Of a. rice swamp.
There was a truce between the pick
cts and everything wore a Sabbath
like stiffness.
Coryell had nothing to do and was
out Of tobacco. How to get a chew
was the question. Finally handsome
young officer from the Confederate
side str0lled out between the lines
Coryell hailed him at once:
Il say, Johnny, If / come over to
you, can 1 get tobacco and return
safely to my linesr"
Come along. I'll treat you right"
How do I know that I'll not be
taken prisoner
q
man and Confederate officer"
Coryell thought q moment and then
decided to make the venture He laid
aside his sword and belt and started
across the high and narrow dixie
leading to the Confederate line. On
either side of the dixie the water in
the rice fields was five feet deep.
The lieutenant reached the opposite
shore without any misgivings. The
Confederate produced some tobacco,
and trade was made in no time.
Then the two fell into a pleasant con-
versation.
Suddenly Coryell saw a signal fiut-
ter from a house some distance in
the rear of the Confederate line.
What does that meanr' he asked
sharply.
Il don't know" replied the Confed-
crate.
Just then an orderly dashed up on
horseback, and, with a dignified sa-
lutte, said to the Confederate officer:
Lieutenant, the General orders you
to take the Yankee officer to head
quarters
Coryell was dumfounded. Then be
looked at the Confederate lieutenant,
and noted his honest eyes and lis
manly face
Am 1 your prisonerf" asked Cory
ell.
II offered you my protection" he
said. go to your lines. / Will fol-
low you over the dyke, and if my
body can shield you from Confederate
lead you shall reach your command in
safety. Good-by and God bless you.''
The Federal started on bis return
trip. He was half way across when
the first shot came. There was an
other and another, until a whole bri-
gade seemed to be firing at him.
The fugitive walked rapidly onward
until he reached the Federal lines and
vaulted over the breastwork Then
he looked back and saw his protector
standing on the dyke. The Confeder-
ate waved his hand, turned about and
marched back to his own size. He
had kept his promise like true sol
dier.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Flag Above the Schoolhouse Door.
In cities and in villages, in country dis
tricts scattered wide,
Above the school house door it fioats-a
thing Of beauty and of pride:
The poorest child, the richest heir-'tis
theirs in common to adore,
For it's their flag that proudly floats
the flag above the school house
door!
What does it mean o careless boy, 0
thoIEhtless girl at happy play?
Red for the blood your fathers shed on
some far-of eventful day
White for the loyalty and faith of count
less women who forbore
To mourn, but gave their all to save the
flag above the school house door,
And blue-sweet hopes ethereal hue
the color of true loyalty
Red, white and blue, united in one grand,
harmonious trinity
IT'S yours to love! it's yours to serve!
it's yours to cherish evermorel
God keep it ever floating there-the Gag
above the school house door.
Youths Companion.
Negro Knew the Signs.
Stonewall Jackson's negro body
servant knew before anybody else
when a battle was imminent 1.-The
general tells you, suppose" said one
of the soldiers. "Lawd, no, sirl De
gin'ral nuvver tell me nothin'! / OBJ
servates de 'tention of de gin'ral dis
way: co'se he prays, jest like we all,
mornin' an night; but when he gifts
up two, three times In a night to pray,
den / rubs my eyes an gifts up, too,
an packs de haversack-ca'se l done
fine out dere's gwine to be old boy
to pay right away"
A bar for prison windows which
win resist the work Of saw has been
patented by a Philadelphia inventor
It has 4 number OF longitudinal holes
near the surface, which are filled with
glass. This Is very severe on the saw,
and IL likely 10 discourage the sawyer.