Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-25

this indenture witness for you both
for her as we'll as you! Go on away
now, and don't bother me any more"
Our forces passed up the valley of
Virginia and rolled through the old
Rockfish gap. We oyerspread all the
Piedmont valley and passed down to
the old town Of Charlottesville. It
was nearly deserted now The gay
southern boys who in the past rode
there with their negro servants and
set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's
intent of simplicity in the narrow lit
tie chambers of the old University of
Virginia now We're gone with their
horses and their servants. To-day you
may see their names in bronze on the
tablets at the university doors.
/ had quartered my men about the
quiet old place when heard the voice
of my sentry challenge and caught an
answering word Of indignation in a
woman's voice.
near the curb. and one of its occupants
was apparently much angered ! saw
her clutch the long brown rife barrel
which extended out at the rear over
the top of the seat. "You git out'n the
road, man." repeated she, "or I'll take
a shot at you for luck. We done come
this fur. and l reckon we en- go the
rest the way"
That could be no one but old Mandy
lIcGovern. For the sake of amuse-
ment should have left her to make
her own argument with the guard haG
| not in the same glance caught sight
of her companion. trim figure in close
fitting corduroy of golden brown, a
wide hat of russet straw shading her
face. 1t was Ellen!
Her face went rosy red as has
tened to the side of the cart and put
down Mandy's arm. She stammered.
unable to speak more connectedly than
I myself. Mandy could not forget her
anger and insisted that she wanted to
see the boss"
81 am the colonel in command right
here, Aunt Mandy" | said. Wont |
do?'
.You a kunnel?" she retorted. Looks
to me like kunnels is mighty easy
made if you'll do. No; we're after
Ginral Meriwether, who's comm here
to be the real boss of all you folks.
Say, man, you taken away my man
and my boy. Where they at?"
with me here" l was glad to an
swer. safe and somewhere not far
away. The boy is wounded, but his
arm is nearly well.''
"Ain't got huff ightin' yit?"
"No: both he and Auberry seem to
be just beginning
"Humph! Reckon they're happy,
then. If mans gittin' three squares
a day and plenty o, figbtin'. don't see
whut more he kin ask"
Corporal" / called to my sentry,
who was now pacing back and forth
before the door, hiding his mouth be-
hind his hand, put this woman un-
der arrest and hold her until l return.
She's looking for Privates Auberry
and McGovern, G company. First Wiz
ginia volunteers. Keep ner III my ol-
fee while they're sent for. Bring me
my bag from the table"
1t was really pretty fight, that be-
tween Mandy and the corporal. The
latter was obliged to call out the
guard for aid. "Sick 'em, Pete!" cried
Mandy when she found her arms pin
ioned, and at once there darted out
from under the cart hairy little
demon of a dog, mute, mongrelish,
pink cared, which began silent havoc
with the corporal's legs.
looked again at that dog. was
ready to take it in my arms and cry
out that it was my friend. 1t was the
little Indian dog that Ellen apd had
tanned. Why, then. had she kept 1t?
Why had she brought it home with
&r2 doubt which waV the contest