The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-23
wounded piled up in front of the con.
federate lines and the confederatea

. wounded piled up in front of the con.
federate lines and the confederates
were left mourning for brave COM.
rades who fell. only as brave men
fall, and hug"ing their friendly rails
M In prayer giving thanks to their
God-no atheist in that gathering
for HIS protection in the hour of lam.
ger. As the sun began to end his
daily journey. desultory firing still 60
ing on. the m~ajor--then a boy of IS
or ~ years-observed his captain leap
to his feet. and saying TO those near
him: 1 am going a short way TO the
front jumped over the rails. He
put n short distance away then he
jumped back. Erasped his canteen.
which was filled with water. and over
tho rails again to the person with
whom he had been talking. The bull
lets were flying around him: in his
work of mercy n charity he seemed
to bear a charmed life. His listening
or. is all l can do for YOU Just now.
God be with YOU, and il possible Il
little later I will endeavor to give
YOU more assistance
on regaining his position he was
asked to whom he was talking at the
front" He replied: ~ badly wound
cd federal soldier. a brother Mason
in distress A little later. when dark
night s~npervened. in a measure insur-
stretcher. and with the aid Of some
Of his mon he brought the stranger
into our lines for treatment"
The major concluded his story with
these words: That hour resolved
that if II order could impel a man
to- risk his life in giving succor to a
disa enemy. l would unite II. V.
hour. and l kept most religiously the
resolution"
Another incident Of tho same sort
was related recently by IL man high
IN Masonic circles in Charleston. Dur
ing the siege of this city by the federal
forces Major Rion, with a small cs-
rort. attempted to visit TT. Sumter,
the trip being made in a small row.
boat. No danger would have been
broken in the course of tho voyage
across the bay, and the occupants then
discovered to their dismay that the
strong lido and wind were sweeping
their little craft out of the harbor
straight toward the vessels of the
biockading fleet off the bar. There was
nothing to be done. The broken oar
Nv oodl uIlildndSFaDIC ana
Major 1sion and the men With him,
IN spite of their. efforts. soon saw that
unless some miracle interviewed they
would be captured. A worse peril
than imprisonment. however. soon
threatened them. Their boat, drifting
helplessly with the tide, was borne
down upon a vessel of the federal
rect: From the deck of the warship
the was given to halt. This
the confederates could not do. their
broken oar rendering it impossible. Al
second command was given, and
thoush the men in the row boat held |
up. the broker a to show why they
did not obey the command. they
heard an officer on the federal ship
Eve l,is MN to a sentry to aim
MS musket at the boat. At this mo-
ment an idea occurred to Major Rion.
VINO was a Mason. lie stood up in
the boat and made a signal that ali
Alasons knew. and at once he sa an
ohlcer on the warship leap forward.
A sharp command was given, the SEN
Try lowered his musket and soon a
noat put out from the warship's side. |
me ~confederates We're taken on
board. treated with the utmost con.
sldcration and later paroled and sent
back to Charleston. The officer who
saw and understood the signal was
During the Boer war in South. Afri-
ca many interesting incidents took
lowing stories We're told by a resident !
of Charleston who served through the
campaigns:
While Ba%bbington's brigade was
marching through the southern Dor
tlon OF the Transvaal a young lieuten.
ant of one of the home regiments was
sent out with a patrol of six men. Att
eT T'0nnnlfnrfnO fn>
Young othcer attempted to lead his
men back to his W camp. To his
dlsmay he found that he was lost. For
hours they wandered about the yeldt.
ano We're becoming exhausted. both
from want of food and from continue
GUS marching. Finally they saw a
house with a light in 1t. but did not
uare approach (. for fear of running
INTO the hands of the enemy. The
lieutenant left his men behind a small
rocky kopje. and crawling up stealth
NY on his hands and knees. he man.
aged to reach the window and there
ne saw a large number of Beers gath.
cred IN consultation. After Watching
mem 1or some time he noticed that
was a Mason himself, so he had no
lear. and Immediately made himself
known. He told the Beers of his trou.
pic and asked their assistance. With.
out any to do they went out and
Drought his men in, gave them a fine
meal. provided them with comfortable
quarters for the night and the next
morning guided them to their own
lines. A few days later two of these
men were captured by the Beers. this
TIME they had no Mason with then to
work the wonders of that order, and
they were treated as ordinary prison.
crs of war.
Another striking example of the
influence for good this order has in
inc Following experience of a man of
II or the volunteer regiments. He
mad led a wandering life and acquired |
MANY bad habits. Among them was
a terrible weakness for drink. How
ever, in his early days before he left |
homo. and was still living under tho
,nhnehce of a good home training, |
nc mad become a Mason. His regi-
ment was campcd outside Of one OF
the larger towns of tho country, and
much drinking was going on among
the troops. He had been under the
influence Of liquor for several days
and finally had spent all his money.
while loafing about the saloons in
the hope OF being treated by his
friends. which they avoided. because
they knew his weakness. he found a
purse with nearly two hundred pounds
IN gold in 1t. Instead Of going and
spending the money for drink, he took
It to the colonel OF the regiment. The
Hlan was a Scotchman, and when ask. |
ed why he did not take at least one
orink OUT or the money. he said: ut
mought ha bsne a broother's."
a lover is apt to lie a good deal.
and some times he knows it.