The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-02-09

one in blue, reclining toward the rear
end Of the long vehicle. the object OF
much silent curiosity but no intrusion
whatsoever. and to the prisoner Long
street spoke as GENEROUSLY as to the
princess holding her little court in mid
car. bidding him be of good cheer.
"Dr. Chiffon has told as, sir. OF your
protecting him from indignity at Cen
t-eville. and OF all the kindness you
did him that night. resulting In your
capture. We cannot afford" and here
the blue-gray eyes twinkled and the
half-hidden lips twitched whimsically
TO let so good a soldier get right back
to business. Neither can we send SO
chiyalric a foe to Libby-at least 50
long as he is wounded as you are
Therefore, Dr. Chiffon, you will see to
his having hospital accommodations.
and now, we must have a suitable
guard" And here the tall general
Strengthened up. studied earnestly the
circle of soldier faces about him until
the twinkling eyes rested on the very
sweet and rosy features OF the one
damsel present. Then briefly and in
official tone, he finished Miss Chill
ton, appoint you, until further orders.
custodian Of Lieut.. and Aide-de-Camp
Benton. Of the federal army"
Verify, as Benton wrote at the time,
these were the halcyon days OF the war.
before ever IL had become the grim
and deadly earnest they we're TO know
so bitterly and 50 very soon. The car
was cleared OF all save passengers, the
train was started before he could find
words with which to thank the courtly
southern general. and the doctor. bend
ing over him, was saying, you must
not discredit my repoht, sub, by look
ing so much alive as you do at this
moment. represented your case. sub
as one requiring constant attention.
otherwise you might have had 10 60
to Richmond"
And so for a day or two these
pleasantries-these courtesies of war
prevailed Then all of Johnston's men
remaining north of the Rappahannock
came drifting in before new forward
move of the union force along the rail.
way. Towards strong division Of
Summers corps swept out in reconnais-
sance, even as the bulk Of McClellan's
army was being directed on Alexan'
dria for the now inevitable swing to
the Peninsula between the York and
the James-full details of the gathering
Of every kind of bay and river craft
reaching Johnston quite as speedily as
they did New York. So that skilled
soldier withdrew still further TO the
line of the Rapidan where he could BE-
nearer Richmond in case Of need.
Then when Banks should have CONT
down from the Shenandoah and GOV
cred" Washington, up sprang that rest
less, watchful, prayerful Virginia lead
er. Jackson, and so stirred the stu.
alton in the valleys that Banks and his
men had TO hurry back through the
mountain passes, and further delays
and complications arose before April
set in and Mcclellan could sail for
Fortress Monroe, and in all the hustle
and excitement, the rumors flying
hither and yon, the marching to and
fro of cavalry and fieet-footed infan-
try, il happened that for full a fort
night DIR. Chiffon and his patients,
nurse. guard and all, had settled down
TO something like peace and physical
comfort at coy, homelike old Char
lottesville. and no man sought seriously
10 hamper or disturb them. From
Gainesville Dr. Chiffon had perned a
letter to be sent through the lines,
notifying the commanding general Of
the union force along Bull Run OF
Bentons capture after gallant effort
to cut his way through. in the course