The Glenwood post., 1907-01-12

army that would sweep like a besom
of destruction through the fertile re-
gions of Georgia and the Carolinas,
leaving ruins in its wake-with the
resources that had hitherto upheld
them. dwindling lower and lower.
while their credit was utterly thing
of the past, it YVES evident to every
thinking man that the Confederate
cause was lost. even before the last
decisive campaign had been fully start.
ed.
Colonel John was doing his duty.
He received much praise from his
commander, who knew he could de-
pend upon him, no matter what the
emergency might be.
In all probability, If he cared for
advancement, and lived few months
longer Colonel John would bear the in.
sigma Of a general.
He deserved it.
His heart was wholly wrapped up In
the cause and he was ready to under.
go any privation, to undertake any
dangerous mission If by so doing he
could serve his country, and hasten
the happy day when the sword would
be beaten into the pruning hook, and
peace descend once more on his be-
loved but distracted country.
Often his thoughts went out toward
Mollie.
He sent her a. few lines occasion.
ally and heard from her in return.
That she was well, sufficed.
There were no terms of endearment
between them.
1t had not come to that.
Still, as he sat in his tent Of an
evening, or about the bivouac fire, the
soldier many times thought of her, and
the fact that she belonged to- him
that she was his wife, gave the colonel
the most intense satisfaction.
He saw nothing more of Major Wor-
den. though once in battle he believed
he had a glimpse of figure that made
him think of his enemy.
This man was the only one who gave
him cause for anxiety.
Knowing that Worden still enter
tanned a passion for Mollie, he had
vague fears lest in some way the Con-
federate major, sinking all his gentle
manly traits, might endeavor to get
possession of the planters daughter,
even before he had carried out his
threat to make her coloners widow.
Thus he had certain vague fears
which the receipt of each communica-
ton from Mollie served to allay for
the time being.
He waited impatiently for the time
10 ,,,,o u-ban Sherman would hppin
tearing up and destroying the railroad,
thus cutting adrift from the North.
and henceforth depending on what
stores he had and what his army
could secure en- route.
Alas! for the poor Southland.
It was in the throes.
Never did rich country suffer
more from the horrors of invasion.
Knowing that Sherman expected to
depend in some measure upon forag
ing, 1t would be the stern duty of the
Confederate army to destroy every
thing possible that might be of value
to him.
With this going on in front and
Sherman leaving devastation in his
rear, what an awful trail the march
across fair Georgia must become.
In war drastic treatment must be
resorted to, since heroic measures are
often necessary in order to save the
patients life.
The surgeon removes limb, but
saves his case, whereas little de-
lay must have brought about mortifica.
tior and death.
Those who suffered most during this
great military march were bound to
admit that it was a necessity on the
part of the enemy, and brilliant
policy destined to bring the disastrous
civil war to speedy termination.