The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-11
Ml,a S h e nan d Ga h |A
Of CivH va, Romance of She,fdan's Ride
By Henry Tyrrell
Iaded on Bro~soa Hosooyds Great Pldv,

was either sick or wounded. lay on .
couch. with a coarse blanket over him.
Two or three OF the card players Joined
their unmeiodtous voices In GROOMING -
old-fashloned Methodist hymn
That's right. boys" said the hyma-
leader. an misunderstanding Hoosisr
whom they addressed sometimes ~
Chaplain" ana again a. Deacon"
cheer up n Bit II you can't be cheer
full. be as cheerful as you can. Think-
think OF your heavenly homo"
Too far or" muttered Capt Coz.
Kentuckian.
welt. then. think OF your earthly
home-of tho apple trees in blossom
when you left it-of the afternoon sun
light fallin' on Il this minute. out there
In Kentuck. or Ohio. or wherever II IL.
Mines in Injiana. thank Godl re-
member when was''--
Deacon" protested tho sick man.
I'm not feeling very clipper to-day"
''Oh. youil come round all right. To-
morrow's Thanksgiving. A. was say
ing
That's what poor Raiph's afraid Of.
Deacon" interposed CaOt. Coz. ''Aouot-
ony u whats killing him. and I'll leave
II TO you II the novelty isn't hong since
worn or those endless "Reminiscences Of
the time whom you used 70 Boz
chimed the GA9rua.
An rixht. boys-pose al the fun at
me you liks--ssnite me on the other
check. You know I'm meek and lowly
Darn this hand O cards. anyway. But
with all your cutsness. III bet nve doI-a
lars mono o. you can tell how We use1
20 take In eah out there ON the Wabash
Hsyr
I'm . landsman. Deacon. but I'm
not ashamed TO learn navigation even
from former deck hand on Noah's Ark.
How do they take In san on me Wa.
bash. anyway
We'll. sdr. they 20 out alofx on the
towpath and knock down q mule"
"Ho. Ho: how's that. Raiph p laughed
Cox. rising and rotng over to the eick
man. couch. Come, brighten up Are
you sick In mind. toor"
Hunt sighed. impstientiy. Dsacsa
Hart rallied again.
Look on the bright side-vnst nav
happen any mint. Suppose. nrst thing
you know. you git called out ana en-
changed. lest ~ soon ~ our army cap
lures sone rebel prisoners-N Il ever
does. Then you can 70 home ON crutch-
es. and the neiehborsll bring In a
dozen different things 1t once 20 KIN q
cure you"
II don't seem to care about anythAuG..
said Ralph Hunt. sloomfiy. III I oHI't
die on the feld. It may - well hs here
~ anywhere else"
us good thing I'm hsre % Av>
you spiritual counsel" interjeCeed -
con Hart turning away from his oaedv
Tor second. "Oh-is Il my d>aiY~
captain Cox Sat beside Hunts oouoh.
and conversed with him IN low, easDeee
tones.
"Thsre are other places" saM Dc.
besides the field a battle. whsrs .,
man can DO brave" =
"oh. no doubt" was the bitter rsuay.
You md Il easy to keep 10 your oour-
age when am in despair"
What do you meanr'
You know. We were boys together.
and ! have always put up with second
best. You've always stood in front OF
me. Tom Cox-at school. at sport. in
business. In love-
Tell me one thing" urged Coz.
Have I ever played you faiser
NO. you haven't. You haven't peeds6
to. Your cursed fatal good lucy does
Il all for you"
Now you talk like q whining child o.
NO. l don't. A. this moment your
hearts Utmost thought Is Identical with
mine Marie Msson-great God! How
my heart beats at the speaking of that
name'-Marie-she was the one woman
IN all the world 10 me. Why did Won
cross my path there. too, when Il was
rs sure as fate that her preference
would fall on your"
'lf II was fate. what's the use of,
talking about II now7" retorted Cox.
dassedIy. And to what avail to eithcc
OF U.S. now. can that girls favor be-
you know she II an irrevocablc South
erner, like all the rest OF her family.
You know that I came out for the
Union. as you did. when the first gun
was hired on Sumter. Perhaps you don 4
know. but l will tell you now, that VIII m
left Lexington she-Marie Mason
said she would rather see me lying
dead on the battlefield wearing the
southern gray. than marching against
her people In the blue uniform OF the
North. That was our parting. Well,
you and l have drunk from the same
canteen. we have fought side by side,
In the same battles: we have both won
our captains swords--and lost them
Now In misfortune We are still together,
And yet. on the petty pretext OF dis
parity in our lots. you would Danish the
one ray OF sunshine penetrating these
prison walls-our old comradeship."
you are we'll and strong. l am NJ
pleaded Hunt.
Il don't forget that. either" MUIR
INJURED Cox. softening.
i've talked too much. I suppose.
It's all over now. Here's my hand, Il
you will take It."
Cox did not take Il Immediately. but
answered:
Its all right. Ralph OILY. sivS -
little tiYe to get over it-fer 20 snt