The evening world., 1912-11-06
/ S h e n a n d Oah !
Va, Romance of She,fdan's Ride
By Henry Tyrrell

That was al hs ever said on the SUBJ
jsct. and II was not until long after
ward through other sources that the
detailed story came out Of how The
Yankee trooper. running away unarmsd
In company with . negro slave. who had
volunteered 70 show him the way. had
encountered the v1ndiotdvs Thornton.
and after . Desperate hand-to-hand
combat had slain him with his own
weaponA
"And twas afshsr Col wiss no
was a-aookins. too, I'll % baAa." put 10
Barkst. who was waiting upon Gem
erai Buokthorn at the moment. That
Thornton was pisen divil for gettin'
him the credit to say that he was .
powerful awkward mon to handle In .
rough and tumble foight.''
Mention OF the military prisons re-
u,1nds ne" said Gen. Haveriii,
that have . letter written shortly
otter Cedar Brook. BY . Capt. Cox.
a Kentucky regiment Capt. Cox
waS Ia Libby with-with Lieutenant
0edjoA He himself escaped from there
soms time later with the considerable
number Of Unioa omcers who crawlcd
out through Capt Roses tunnel from
the eonaf. He mentions another come
sade-OaO2 Hunt. ~ I remem ber-who
waD finally exchanged when dying Of
oonsumptioo. and lived Just long enough
- roaeA AomA"
1oe conversation now turned TO Kerr
ohlva3 West ana ne last engagement In
wAloh ~ had participated. In the shen-
Anooah Valley. ~ Ssrgt. Barket ad-
WAteo61y knSw moro about this than
any ethsr man alive. including Col.
Wsst himself. the company now unani-
mously decided to give him tho floor.
Barket was In hs element. especially
when he observed that old Margery. the
cook. had fingered in tho Background
among his attentive audience. lie had
hak . dosen seaoups and a sherry glass
o. two Arranged on the hearth rug to
rsprssent the Union and Confederate
iinas. while he illustrated the cavalry
charges and artillery nrs with -four
ishes Of Gen. Buc,sthorn's walking stick.
Just In the hottest of this battle of
0aydsr Creek. whin Col. West and I
rode to the front to rally the regiment
and turn upon ths victorious inimy-it
was at this Pint fogsninst the brow Of
os MN. - moind-sure. the Colonel
he sailed out ahead wsdout any coat or
hat. and wid only . shtick IN his hand,
and ysfis out charge. b'yssi Oinsrai
6hsT4dan's oons baokr They save won
ois cnser md ~ swspt o'ans ever tlss
'Nioo-roos" osssd aears,ry. a p.,.
ket's stidk smaShsd Q iins OF tsscup ~.
tiiisry.
Tho aksaak On cur isft fank vas
chscked. but Win ~ shtopped 10 tahs
breath. who're vas brave Col. wistY
Heaven only knowA Axtss the folsht
was pvSr Miss Gertrude ana the oeher
eah bsArchss for him on the nsId. ma
thin. Of . suddint. 1fiss Gertrude 10
on all BY herself and disappear. beAin1
the schoolhouss"-
mo. Bsfkst-t wls ths ohuruA. Ana
ths Colonel ana were married <hsrs r.
Gertrude herssf. on the arm Of Ksr.
chival West IN . hsand-nsw uniform.
suddenly appeared upon the scsne. Nv
Ing been ushsred IN BY the maid q TIE
'front.' door un0bessvsd. while the battle
or Ceoar Creek was raging. NcP ana
they come aiouA Close in thsAP raar
followed . quist civilian, Who On ssend
sianes proved 10 b Bob HltinsAam-
ana whore Bob was NAAeline W..t
could not b far lw1y.
WeloomA Col EilfnshamP rosrsd
osn. Buckthon. we had . ionG amt
70 Keep you out Of Washington, but
lines now"
Il see that hag has tuse ham raa..s
eSsn over Fort Sumter, on the fourth
anniversary Of the day IN Charl.s,on
whAoh We all remember % we'll" said
General Haverill. IN Q tone of devout
uAnkfuinsss that had no ring OF tri-
umph. ""
7 think" replied Bon, that virr,ni,
VIII be about righs for us-Mad<aina ana
myself. The o4d Dominion u dilapI-
dated. fsuoedsss. and w~r~troddsn. But
her soil II elastic. and her air has
something inspiring IN It stffi. Madeline
aays me loves Belle Bosquet. She
wound hardly recognize the old place
now-but hope her presence Their,
wal bring Il back Ia Me again"
The schoolhouss and the church.
which somebody was speaking OF A min
ute ago." said General Buckthorn, IN
what sounded riiUs an agErieved tone.
must be our national headquarter.
from now on"
Mot forgetting the hcspdtais adaeti
General HaverfN. with a fond CLAM
1t his wife and Edfth. They are still
IN full commission II IL for us, as
immortal Lincoln said, to strive on 10
finish tho work We are In; I. bind
up the nations wounds; TO care sor
him who shah have borne the battle.
and for his widow and for his orphan:
to DO an which may achieve and cherish
just and lasting peace among our
solves and with all nat4ona.'"
THE END.