The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-03-19

Sureiy ms 10 NOT Philip WayneY
less sad ones. and must prove a severe
shock to you. There Is no til Vir
ginia'
No -th Virginia?" echoed, scarce
able TO comprehend his meaning, mo
til Virginia? 1 beg you to explain
Sir; surely"-and I looked about me
upon the various uniforms of the serv.
Ice present-"the war has not yet
'ceased-we have not surrendered?'
mo, my boy" and the old hero
reverently barred his gray head in the
sunlight, but the -th Virginia gave
itself to the South that day In the
Shenandoah"
l must have grown very white, for
young aide sprang hastily forward
and passed his arm about me. Yet
scarcely realized the action, for my
whole thought was with the dead.
DO you mean they are all gomez" /
questioned, tremblingly, hardly able
to grasp the full dread import Of such
CHASTITY tidings. Surely, General Lee
ZONE among them must have come
back
so few" he responded soberly, his
bat still retained in his hand, so few
that we could only scatter them in
other commands. But you have not
yet fully recovered your strength
You must not remain longer standing
here. Major Holmes, will you kindly
conduct Captain Wayne to my head
quarters, and see that he is furnished
with a uniform suitable to his ranH.
For the present he will serve as extra
aide upon my personal staff"
turned away, the Major leading me
as If l had been a child walked as
man stunned by some sudden, unxe.
pected blow. When / finally joined
the mess upon the following day. clad
now in fit uniform, 1 had regained 10
small measure OF self-restraint. and
with II came likewise renewal OF the
military spirit My welcome proved
extremely cordial. and the converse.
tion Of the others present soon placed
In my possession whatever OF incident
had occurred since that disastrous day
OF battle In the valley. No attempt
was made to conceal our weakness,
nor to disguise the fact that We were
making a last desperate stand. II was
evident to all that nothing now re-
NAMED but to fold our tattered battle.
flags with honor
Directly opposite me, at the long
and rather scantily furnished mess
table, was seated a captain OF infan.
try, quite foreign I'm appearance-a
tall, slender man, wearing a light-col
ored moustache and goatee. His
name, as / gathered from the CONVEX
sation, was Carlson. and ! was con
siderably surprised at the fxedness
with which his eyes were fastened
upon me during the earlier part of the
meal Thinking We might have met
somewhere before, ! ransacked my
memory IN vain for any recollection
which would serve to account for his
evident interest in me. Finally. I ven.
tured to ask, as pleasantly as posi-
BILE:
Captain Carlson, 90 I remind you
OF some one, since you regard me so
intently7"
The man instantly flushed all over
his fair face at this direct inquiry.
1T vas not dat" Che almost STAN.
mered In sudden confusion speaking
quite brokenly), bot. sair. It har come
to me dat you vos an insulter OF WON
ems, an had refuse to fight nit mems.
/ know not; II seems not So"
was on my feet in an instant.
scarcely crediting my own ears. yet
on fire with indignation.
] know not what you may mean"
said, white with anger. But 7 hold
you personally accountable for those
word4, and you shall discover that