The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-02

TATHEN CASTOR reached Ham
HAy bright the following day. he
wv fastened to tell his friend.
Tom Camp. The - young
mans heart warmed toward the white
haired old soldier in this hour of his
victory. With sparkling eyes he told
Tom of the hours he spent in heaven
beneath the limbs of an old magnolia.
Tom listened with rapture. Didn't
| tell you if you hung on you'd get her
by and by? So you bearded the gen
eral in bis den, did you? He's got an
awful temper when you rifle him. You
brigade was ordered into a charge
where three concealed batteries was
cross firm and men was fallin' like
wheat under the knife Geeminy, but
didn't he cuss! He wouldn't take the
order fust. and sent to know if the
major general meant it. tell you us
fellers that was layin' there in the
grass listenin' to them bullets singin'
thought he was the finest cusser that
ever ripped an oath.
Gle reared and he charged, and he
damned that man for tryin' to butcher
his men. and be never moved till the
third order came. That was the night
10000 wounded men lay on the field.
and me in the middle of 'em with a
MIME ball in my shoulder. The Yam
KEGS and our men was all mixed up
together. and just after dark the full
moon. came Up through the trees and
you could see AS plain as day. begun
to sing the Old hymn. There is a land
Of pure delight and you ought to have
heard them 10000 wounded men sing!
while we was singing, the general
came through lookin up his men. He
seed me and said:
els that you. Tom Camp?
Il looked up at him, and he was
cryin' like child. and he went on
from man to man cryin' and cussin'
the fool that sent us into that hell
hole. The generals a rough man ii
you rub his fur the wrong way, but
his hearts all right. He's all gold. /
tell you"
well. I'm in for tussle with him
Tom"
"Shucks, man, you can beat him with
one hand tied behind you if you've got
his gals heart She's got his fire, and
a gal as purity as she is can just about
do what she pleases in this world
"I hope she can bring him around
like the general. I'd much rather
not fight him."
"Where's Flora?" cried Tom, looking
around in alarm.
81 saw her going toward the spring
in the edge of the woods there min
ute ago. replied CASTOR.
Tom sprang up and began to hop and
Jump down the path toward the spring
with incredible rapidity.
Flora was playing in the branch be
low the spring and Tom saw the form
of negro passing over the opposite
hill, going along the spring path that
led in that direction.
"Was you talkin' with that niger
Flora?" asked Tom. holding his hanC
on his side and trying to recover his
breath.
Eyes, said 'Howdyv when he stop
ped to get a drink of water, and ht
give me a whistle" she replied, will
a pout of her pretty lips and a frown.
Tom seized her by the arm, ant
shook her. Didn't l tell you to- rur
every time you seed niger, unless
| was with you?"
eyes; but he wasn't hurting me, ant
you are!" she cried, bursting into tears
eve a notion to whip you good fo
this!' Tom stormed.
Don't, Tom; she won't do it an!
more, will you, Flora?' pleaded Gas
ton, taking her in his arms and start
ing to the house with her. When the!
reached the house. Tom was still pail