The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-28

ed and shot ny our mon Having dis
mnced them. he had tainted where |
had found him. Later he had sunk
into SlumhPr
heard the men speaking of him
as n spy and debating whether they
had better hang him Ia n tree or mott
~ the Confederate general command
ing the forces in that region Of his
cap rc Finally one of the men
mounted horse and rode away.
was told ne had long ride before
him and wouldn't bc back before
evening or perhaps 10y noon the next
day The Yankee was put i'm room
upstairs ut the rear OF the house. A
man was put on guard ut the front
door and another Que in the rear, I'M
der the prisoners window.
OF course We weren't So inhumau
as ia leave the mans wound unat
tended 10. aud | rode over To n doe.
tor. who came and dressed N. Mother
gave me some coru poue To take up to
she went out about something during
! the afternoon | killed chicken and
made him some broth He was very
| grateful Ia me and said il was the
! only thing he could have eaten. | was
mighty careful to get rid ~ the re-
mains Of the chicken anil washed the
| dishes carefully fearing that mother
] IA A .I,t 4
would tell father wouldn't hive
| him know that | had weakened to-
ward Il hated Yankee for anything
After | had got rid of tue evidence
al that sympathy father had said would
unfit women for soldiers ! went back
20 my prisoner and asked IL there was
| anything else he needed lie said there
was He undoubtedly would he hang
ed. and ne would like me TO write a let.
ter Ia his mother. saw this would
do more to break me down than n hun
dred guns. ard I didn't wish 10 do it.
, but | couldn't refuse him. and getting
the materials, ! sat down by his bed.
and he began TO dictate The very he.
! ginning caused me 10 waiver. Dearest
mother" spoken in Il trcmulous voice.
was like sticking knife into my heart.
He went on 10 tell her that she must
not gricve for him: that he died for
his country aud had he got through
without being captured would have
rendered il u great service, ! was weak
! enough 10 regret that ! had been the
I r. ,.t tth nf bp
came To The last words. Your loving
son who is about TO die burst into n
torrent OF tears aud sprinkled them on
the paper
This ended the fight for me. My
rout was complete. was ready Ia
turn traitor TO my country by assisting
i'm the escape OF one of her enemies
who might cause the defeat-iudeed. the
slaughter-of her sons. among whom
were my own brothers TO get him ont
of the house during the day seemed
impossible. and by evening the mes
senger might return with soldiers to
take him away. But | was now as
hot for the enemy as had been
against him. | looked out OF the win
dow. There ~as the man on guard
sitting OF wood pile with a shot gun
between his knees \ wheateld eX-
tended from a few yards Of the house
10 a wood an eighth Of a mile away.
In the interval there was not a tree
or an obstruction ~ any kind. The
wheat had been cut and was stacked
on the ground in sheaves. Could any
thing be more hopeless for an escape
Rut that power ~ duplicity. sym
patty. unreasoniug antagouism to see
ing fellow creature especially man
who has awakened the divine spark
OF love-sufler, had been aroused In
me, and | was rs ready To do and dare
in my field * man in his must
act in broad day; | dare not risk wait
ing for night | looked ~ the sheaves
and the guard below, and an idea-no
two ideas-camc to me like the flash
of y gun Selling u part of the bed
covering, | began TO tear II into strips
Are you strong enough" asked
the invader TO let yourself down from
the window by this?"
.! am strong enough. sweetheart
he said. his countenance lighting with
hope and love, to do anything you re
qure"
oh. that word sweetheart" II stuns
me with ecstasy. When ! had made o
rope long enough TO reach nearly from
the window TO the ground went down
stairs and taking an empty buckle,
and giving II TO Sam Warder. the
guard, who "a crown for my treachery