The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-12
Refining In Her
HorIe. She Sat
and Stared at
Him.

Riding like bs wind. The 9arpeth md
was appalled, pc'tbes terty NOTICING
nesting beside The stresu he determined throw
mercy OF the Inhabitants Riding toward It, he dmouneI
knocked at the door. 1t opened by young girl
'On our sideT asked the spy
"lseckon my brother is with General Wheeler"
Good; I'm Confederate soldier Hide mer'
Ned was hurried to the barn, where, climbing ladder
gained the haymow Lest his horse should give him away
girl led him over crest and tied him in thicket Ned
while threw himself the hay. At his smelling
had Its effect, and he sank to sleep.
When he awokc 1t dark Descending the ladder the
ground floor he stepped out into the night Far the south
were the footballs coming galop Curious get
sight of the rider Ned stepped behind the stable
waited The footballs came rapidly till horseman
tered to the place and going turned
yard and threw himself the ground Through gloom
The hunted desperate could stand this skukng
no longer He stepped out from his hiding place.
Mars john cried the painting SAM "wha yo away from
me fof Come away from hyar Yo's been betrayed"
Eyes. and by you
"oh, Mars joint Oar dey come now"
who Is paying for this treachery?" Ned
"'Fo' God, Mars John, hain't done nunen.
Niger hyar In his place done glib yo' away"
"sam, you the blackest niger ever knew"
oh, wha' I gon to do? I max promise tell
don tell dey git yo sho Fo God Mars John belonged
cherwynd and always been wild de family since pcka
nlnny Missy Elsie she TAX wild her day m
and wnep she cum back she all arembn yo
DAT young man. Stick him. and II Union soers git he
rack yo' warn him. Don yo eab him till he
Federal lines But don tell him who sent yo'
let wha yo' tryn to do"
sam" sasped Ned, catching the boys hand forgive
recurrence of the sounds gaoping gave no time
for further words, "wait here till get my horse,'
mo time ~ dat; take my hose"
noticing he bn,
Of the house and groped his through the brush
ness the thickness of the brush the very
confused him. From the the hill called "Fo
God, Mars John hurry up! Deys right US"
Ned heard spuer and darting owsnd the
horse Mounting, he spurred the hill
yard Too late Cavalry surrounding the place
rode right into the Gordon
He taken the papers found
The officer command of them
where did you get thisT'
Ned made reply looking at the officer with
though his face white As
the establishment Of his captors increased Then private
soldier and handed the officer the
you've evidently been through the adiutant generals
engineers departments It's wonder you the
records Of the whole staff and hauled them south"
Ned taken back to town, where his
before building There
staircase 10 upper
him in with only the darkness and anticipation
morning prison guard took him
from his placed him between soldiers him
Clyde commanding tight wing of the
Army Of the Cumberland The general pine table
writing, his flannel blouse open account of the heat
Presently the general fiji hed his writing
envelope addressed IT, called orderly
him, then turned TO the prisoner.
"Who are youf"
Edward Stone"
confederate solder?"
"What corps?'
"--th Tennessee cavalry"
force?'
General ~ B. Forests"
"You of Forests men!'
Eyes"
"a genius"
Neds ~ with pleasure ut this tribute from enemy
the he admired
Weln said the general after tnless tell
tha