The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-31
A LIT TIE
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~ ALBERT TICKER KENYON

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IN me spring =: 9sti3. when rhp r'ea
era ftrtiara 'ioscrrans WINS confront
s'lG ~ C.n .e,saia'e General Bragg n
A!GiffsM'sssr, Tern. was a can
fai' 70 1',e -th Oi,o regiment III ina
arnif. tee morning white ! was oi
Ger ot VIC li kct post dppluy.d o.
~ithef SIDE ~ The turnpike lending di
rertts soitG a young girl ~ fifteen %
sAses1 cane to me aud asked me I,
'e. hef ~ through The lines to hel
home. w,.icli she said was about n
me 1cnu me pike told her that |
had no authority 10 do so. but If sh.
wpu'f 50 10 headquarters very likely
she wos',; get PASS.
Sha said that she had been to head
quarters. but the general was busy
and she was pressed for time. she had
come u, 10 taWn 10 get some mediciup
doctor had presented for her moth
ef. who WIS Al the point OF deatIl
She looked so distressed. turning d
pair OF heavenly blue eyes upon me-
beseechlrgly. that | was sorely tempt.
ed to dlschey orders and let her 90
through War in very hard on the
people Of the country where the ar
mics are contending. and / confess i
had no stomach for that part OF ii.
The girl saw was weakening and OK
ercised all her persuasive faculties
upon ME,
While am waiting here" she
walled. wrlnging her hands. mother
may be dying
The brutality Of keeping her under
the circumstances was a little moro
than could bear. It was several miles
back to the town where were the army
headquarters. the girl looked tired,
and TWO or three hours would neces.
sarlly he consumed il forced her to
60 there to make another applica ton
for pass.
Can you see your house from here?"
I 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 outbarst of gratitude,
Instead she threw ue her hands In
protest.
Not for the world would get you
INTO trouble. A Confederate vedette Ia |
on the road right In front OF |
our house. You would be captured"
Her unwillingness to implicate me
Enhanced my desire 10 serve her. but
{ also tended to add to my uncertainty
N to what to do. My orders were to
ct no one go beyond our line who did
lot have pass. TO disobey such an
rider would render me liable to very
evere punishment. But | was young
md full OF chivalry Would 1T not be
letter for me to take the risk upon
myself than keep this poor girl from
arrying medicine to her dying moth
rg MY offer to accompany her was
hat might be able to state that had
OF let her out of my keeping while
eyond our lines. Since 1t was evj.
ent from what she told me as to the
roximity of the vedette that this plan
vould not serve | was at loss to
ecide what other course to pursue.
The girl kept wringing her hands
nd moaning till she almost set me
hid with indecision between the die
ties of my heart and my duty.
III | let ysu CO." | said to her, land
Is known by my superiors | shall
court martialed and doubtless suf-
n some severe penalty"
She stood for moment thinking.
len said: Suppose start to run. ,
GU follow me and at last give up the
lase."
No" | said. II will either let YOU :
through openly, disobeying orders, +
not at ALL"
"Oh, do let me gor' she pleaded. =
While You are OBTAINING me you are .
from my mother what G
ay save her" q
Well" | said Mt last. '1'Il risk II. .
, ahead" q
Il |
W In 1t at the same time something &
pain or regret. was looking her o
'afght In the face, on each side of n
lich were two puts such as were s
vogue In women's hairdressing ut
> time. These puts were believe,
ually rolled over something to give
I'm their shape. There was a break Fl
the pun on one side OF the girls | II
nd, and thin line OF something o
lite, over which It had been rolled, n
4 visible. II
suspicion struck me. c,
One moment" said. W
reached for the pun and held on 10 n
I'LL had taken out some crumpied p'
lite paper. Smoothing It out. / saw ',
it writing and figures A brief ex- to
ination showed me that it embraced ii
mates OF each division OF our Army
the Cumberland. giving its exact
ition.
This II the medicine said to the OF
!. that You are carrying to your
< mother" OF
here was no reply, only look Of err
appointment and vexation that her WI
eme had failed. m
Corporal" | cried. take this girl in lo'
general headquarters and this pa
also. Say that the girl was trying
get through the lines with It,"
n to the girl. You must have A 20
red conscience to practice such de. It
lion" thu