The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-12-14

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your fun Infantry command By day
break September Goth. Let this 81
perscde all other orders. propose L
attack In force In the neighhorhoOd o.
sailors ford, and shall expect you Il
. advance promptly at tho first sounc
OF our artillery. II Is absolutely essen
| tial that We form prompt connection
OF forces, and to accomplish this re-
suit viii require a quick. persistent at
/ tack upon your part You are hereby
/ ordered TO throw your troops forward
without reserve. permitting them tc
be halted by no obstacle. until they
| como into actual touch with my col
| umns. The success or failure OF my
| plans will depend utterly upon your
strict observance OF these orders,
"R f. LEE,
General Commanding
handed back the paper. and lifted
| my hand In salute.
You have mcmorized TT"
Word for word STR"
Repeat II to me"
He held the paper before him as
did So and at the close lifted his eyes
again to my face.
Very good" he said. quietly Now
let there be no mistake; repeat II over
to your companion as you proceed un
I'll he has memorized It, and one OF
you must live long enough to reach
| LonPstreet. ! advise you to take the
| Langley road-it is the most pro.
tected and not try to pass beyond
| the old Coulter plantation until after
dark, or you will run the risk OF be
Ing observed by the enemy's pickets
Beyond this ! must leave all to your
own discretion"
lie paused. and still fingered.
thinking he might have something
more to add.
Are you one OF the Waynes OF
Charlottesville" he asked gravely.
Colonel Richard Wayne was my
father. sir"
"Ah. indeed remember him
we'll" and his face III up with most
tender smile. we were together In
Mexico, a Virginia gentleman OF the
old school He Is dead, believer"
He was killed. sir. the first year
of the war"
Il remember; II was at Antietam.
And your mother? II my memory is
not at fault she was Plerpont7"
She Is now in Richmond, sir, and
the old plantation is but a ruin"
War is indeed sad" he said slow.
Iy; and ! often feel that our southern
women are compelled to bear the
brunt OF II. What heroines they have
proven! History records no equal
to the daily sacrifices ! have witnessed
in the past three years God grant 1t
may be soon ended"
Then, as II suddenly moved by the
impulse OF the moment, he again ex.
tended his hand.
We'll, lad" he said kindly the same
grave smile lighting his face, our
country needs us. We must not
waste time here In conversation. am
very glad to have been permitted to
meet the son OF my old friend, and
trust you will remember me to your
mother. But now goodby. captain. and
may he In whose hand We all are.
guide and guard you ! know that
Wayne of Virginia will always do his
duty"
Bareheaded and with proudly swell.
ing heart ] backed out of the tent as
might have left the throne room of
an emperor, but as grasped the reins
and swung up into the saddle, I be-
came conscious that he had followed
me. Craig auns up his hand In quick.
soldierly salute. and then. with a sin
Gle rapid stride, the general stood at
his horses hoad.
Sergeant he said-and was
struck by the incisive military tone
Of his voice SO different from the gen.
tleness shown within--"l am informed
that you are intimately acquainted
with the roads to the westward"
Every bridlepath, sir. either by
night or day"
Then possibly you can inform me
whether the Big Hickory is fordable
at Deer Gap"
Not for infantry at high water,
sir; but there is another ford TWO
miles north where II Is never over
waist deep"
That would be at Brixton's mill?"
No. sir; the other way"
Lee smiled, and rested his hand al |
most caressingly on the troopers |
knee.
You are a valuable man for US to |
risk on such ride" he said kindly.
But ! desire you to understand. ser.
seant, how deeply ! value the service
you are about to render. and that