The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-12

nlssary.
Evening. Yanks." was his gruR cut
not unkindly greeting. What dcvfitry
ara you up TO now"
Talking over old times and Oh COM
rades. captain. that's ALL" rupi,sd Coz.
gently.
We'll. you may have an opportur y
OF seeing some more O. than 'sr. "a
comrades o. yourn. I reckon, h-'3. .
.ong."
what! arc we going to get outr'
mo; they're coming IN here. I sup
pose you've heard the newsr'
At these words young lieutenant who
had sat silently In an opposite corner
reading a copy Of the Richmond DIS
patch weeks OLD threw down the pnper
and listened attentively.
Let uH know the worst. Capt War
ner." urged Cox. We're used to It
haven't got feelings any more, you
know What's tho news7"
'Oh. some more hght!ng in the Valley.
you know. Yaaks licked out O. thar
boots again. as usual. More prisoners.
more hard luck stories"
WHATS THAR" cried Deacon Hart.
Another hght? More prisoners7 Oh.
Lord"
You're on the religious. aren't your
inquired the commissary. scofingly.
I'm n shouting Methodist these forty
years, thank the Lord" answered the
Deacon. holding his hand of cards be-
hind his back.
We'll. your shouting hasn't benefited
Abe Lincoln nor yourself very much so
far. You'd better swing around and
pray for Jefr Davis. / reckon. and be
on the safe side"
Never, iii this right hand"-putting
out his left with the cards. then jerk
ing II back and holding up the right
shall loso Its cunning"
ION. go ahead. Deacon. and pray for
Jer Davis. II they want you to-" sug-
gested Cox. He'll need II before this
wars over"
you can talk with your friends Just
from tho front about that" retorted
Warner, grufriy. Here's one of 'em
coming upstairs now"
A measured tramp was heard ap-
proachlng outside. The comm.ssary
opened tho door. and the new Union
prisoner was marched In between two
guards lie saluted and introduced
himself,
"Gen,lcmcn. permit me- am Col.
Cogsswdll OF the Forty-second New
York"
The Tammany regiment OF New York
CITY" exclaimed Lieut.. Bedloe, soto
yoce.
capt Cox returned the newcomers
salute. and responded:
I'VE have heard OF you. Colonel, and
we are right proud TO meet you. My
comrades here are capt Hunt Of Ken
lucky, Chaplain Hart Of Indiana and
Lieut. Bodloe, from-why. from your
own state. believe. l am Capt. Cox OF
the Tenth kentucky"
col. Coggswell shook hands all around.
aud said:
II am fortunate to have the honor Of
sharing yous quarters. | don't suppose
you nnl II exactly lonesome here"
1.-THE place IL quite populous, II seems
as II the fortunes OF war had picked out
tho flower OF our army to pine away IN
Internal holes Ike this. Oh. for an
hour OF action"
Just walt III the exchange" said the
hopcfnl Hart. with "A dozen men like
MS. they mlght redeem Il whole Rebel
regiment"
II understand" said Ralph Hunt.
gloomlly. that their idea Is to get the
wcll.kept Confederate prisoners back
from the Union camps. and send us as
living skeletons In exchange"
"Do you think. COT Coggswell." asked
Cox, that things are going as badly
with US IN the valley and elsewhere as
the Rehs try 10 make out?"
"Ycs-and Il damned sight worse.
should say, at the present moment"
Then" intcrposed Hart, tragically.
"au Is lost. save honor"
The Colonel drew himself up proudly,
glanced around TO make sure that the
commisslry and guard had retired then
with superb dramatic gesture opened
the coat Of his uniform. which had been
tightly 0uttoned up to his ohm. and dis