The Marshall republican., 1911-08-31
A FIFTTETn ANNIVERSARY. WAR STORY
By f a MITCHELL.

Another ten minutes brought them
home. Souri, led the wny to a rickety
barn. where both horses were stabbed.
She left Mark In the barn while she
went into the house ia inform the 10.
mates Of his presence.
Presently she came out.
dad lows y mought come iu fur q
spell 'thout much resk. They won't
know O. y'r bein hyar yet awhile.
Leasta ways thar's no hurry. But dad
reckons y mought sleep IN the barn
with a eye open"
Il shall o sleep anywhere tonight.
I must go on. hut I'll 20 In with you
for awhile"
A man met them az the door with
white. shocky hair and n stubble beard.
He looked sixty. though he was ten or
fifteen years younger. He walked M II
he were following the plow. His trou-
sers were dra wn nearly up TO bis arm
pits. q double breasted w~aistcoat
served In lieu Of a coat.
Them blue clothes looks kinder
peart to we uns down hyar "a amt
Q notheu but srny." said the man.
II lowed when you uns went up ter
Chattanoogy last June and fred them
big guns at the town y was goen TO
hold onto these hyar perts.-
Perhaps Il was O mistake" said
Marx but I never crittcise the acts Of
my SUPERIOR"
-Coms inter th' house"
Ths dwelling was composed Of two
square log houses. some ten feet apart.
updsr. n roof. With q door between
the two. The man Ied Mara into ope
OF thsss poRts AsrshssssG Tbs'aft1clssr
In Il that struck the soldiers re were
Q vssy high bsdstsad. hstshtsnsd fur.
thse BY . feather bed: Q chest OF
drawsn. and q clock on the mantle
Aat ttcksd iosd seoesh to b bssrd out
b The harm. Thses were some paecss
q rs carpet % ths 6oes. two o. thrss
hard seated chairs aed . soeksr.
what y sot fsr soppssY' II Old
naa astsd ~ bis wife ,sntsrsd.
u doo't want any suppss.- aid Ne
solder. Il only ate a. hour OF tvo
ago." d.
TIE woman. who was bsut down
through some nervous disease. vent %
the chest Of dnwsss. took thsrsfrom .
cob pipe and some tobacco and began
- smoke.
sMueh shaken among the soJsn.
suangerr' she asked.
AT the beginning Of q light therv'ss
good DEAL replied Mark. bot after
they're once In they get on without
much trouble"
Don't mnan that kind Of shsksn-
ager."
"oh. asus. No. I don't think there's
much aqua"
"Fsvery"
There's always more " less camp
fever. Il seems 90 II every man who
campaigns IN this country must have
. dose Of typhoid TO gss scciimatsd."
"rhars Q powerful lot o. fsvss boat
hyar. Thars the typhoid. the broken
bone. the intermitten and the remit
ten. and onct en- awhile We sft ysilsr
Jack when Il IN up the ~xfississippi
from Orisans."
That's q good deal Of fever" ~
piled Marx: but, TO come down 20
business. I want 70 say q few words
to you people. You're sur you'ss
Uniour"
"Sartsn." said the old man
Got q young un In Jim Browns
company Of east Tehnsasseans," said
the old woman. ~ hsan tn all had
the measles In tn spring. Hsnsry
he'd L."
"Yes, that regiment was nearly all
down ut q time. Now. I'm going on
q very dangerous mission. May ! rely
ou-who are your
A boy about thirteen years Of age
had come into the room. and squaring
himself before Mark began 20 stare at
him.
cake" replied the intruder. II have
something OF Importance to say TO
your father and mother" Then to the
parents. won't you please send him
outf'
"Jest's y like. stranger" answered
the father. but mebbe Jake mought
show y the way or somep'n. He's
purity peart."
Jaks's appearance did not bear wit
meas to the encomium.
"well. let him stay. I would like to
rely on this house 10 q place Of refuge
in case ] have to get back here rap
idiy. want you 10 take care Of my
horse. ana II ! new come you ri
keep her. Ill do come I'll pay you
more literally for horse fodder than
you ever were paid before.~
~ talk purity rich fer q common
sojer."
'sDon't fear for that. have money"
and Mark showed a roll Of bills that
astonishsd his IsoSt.
sDo you aerssY'
''eartsn. but tho money don't make