Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-07-07
A LITTLE
REBEL
By ALBERT TUCKER KENYON
Copyright by American Press Assoc
cation. 1911

ing the Confederate General hrafS Ut
Nurfrpesboru. Tenn, was Il cap
tain in the til Ohio regiment VI 'udt
army. one morning while ! was ON
Ger of the picket post deployeu on
either side OF the turnpike leading I'll
rpctly south young girl OF htleen OF
sixteen came to me and asked NE ~
let her 30 through the lines to ner
home. which she SAID was about
mile down the pike. told her that !
mad no authority to do so. but II sne
would go to headquarters very likely
she would get pass.
She said that she had been to head
quarters. but the general was busy
and she was pressed for time. She had
come I'D 10 town to get some medicine
a doctor had prescribed for her moth
er, who was at the point OF death
She looked so distressed. turning
pair of heavenly blue eyes upon me
beseechingly, that | was sorely tempt
ed to disobey orders and let her go
through War is very hard gu the
people of the country where the ar
mics are contending. and | confess ]
had no stomach for that part OF 1t.
The girl saw | was weakening and ex-
ercised all her persuasive faculties
upon me.
while | am waiting here" she
walled. wringing her hands. mother
may he dying"
The brutality of keeping her under
the circumstances was little more.
than could hear. 1t was several miles
back to the town where were the army
Headquarters. the girl looked tired.
and twO or three hours would neces-
sarily he consumed il | forced her TO
go there to make another application
for pass
Gan you see your house from here?
asked.
You can Just see the chimney over
the hill There 1t is. ON the right side
Of the turnpike"
I'll go with you"
expected an outburst OF gratitude.
Instead she threw up her hands IN
protest.
Not for the world would get you
into trouble A Confederate vedette Is
stationed on the road right IN front OF
our house. You would he captured
Her unwillingneSs to impicate me
enhanced my desire to serve her. but
1t also tended to add 10 my uncertainty
az to what TO do My orders were to
let no one go beyond our line WHO did
not have a pass. TO disobey such AN
order would render me liable to very
severe punishment. But | was young
and full OF chIvalry. Would 1t not ~
better for ME to take the risk upon
myself than keep this poor girl from
carrying medicine to her dying moth
er! My offer to accompany her was
that might he able to state that mad
not let her out of my keeping while
beyond our lines Since II was evi
dent from what she told me IA to the
proximity of the vedette that this plan
would not serve | was at loss to
decide what other course to pursue.
The girl kept wrlnging her hands
and moaning till she almost set me
wild with lndecision between the die.
tates Of my heart and my duty
IF let you 60" said to her. land
II Is known by my superiors shall
be court martialed ana doubtless SUI
fer some severe penalty"
She stood for moment thinking.
then said: suppose / start 10 run
You follow me- ana at last give up the
chase"
NO" | said. IL will either let Won
90 through openly, dlSoheylny orders,
Or not ut all"
"Oh. do let me go!' she pleaded
while yon are OBTAINING me YOU are
withholding from my mother what
may save her"
Well" said at last. iii risk It,
Go ahead"
She gave me grateful look, and
saw IN II at the same time something
or pain or regret. | was looking ner
straight In the face. on each side of
which were two puffs such AZ werp
In vogue In women's hairdressing 1T
the time. These puffs were, 1 believe
usually rolled over something to giye
them their shape. There was a break
IN the pun on one side of the girls
head. and a thin line of sometbino
white. over which 1t had been rolled
was visible.
A suspicion struck me.
"One moment" | said.
l reached for the puff and held on IN
II till | had taken out some crumnIad
white paper Smoothing It out. saw
on It writing and figures. A brief or.
animation showed me that It embraced
estimates OF each division Of our Army
OF the Cumberland. giving Its exact
position.
This Ia the medicine" | said IN ,he
girl that you are carrying To you1
sick mother"
mere was no reply. only a look q,
disappointment and vexation that no,
scheme had failed.
corporal" cried, take this cir, IN
70 general headquarters and This ma.
Yer Also, Say that the girl was irving
10 get through the lines with II :"
Then to the girl. you must have q
scared conscience to practice such do
ceptiou." NC
Not at ALL" she replied 81 wa.
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