The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06

DAYS there were dreary ones. and
shall never forget the shout our boys
put up when the order which turned
our face TO Camp Thomas ut Chickn.
mauga. was read TO them. u act our
blood on Gre. and ! cannot rcpress my
feelings OF state pride even now when
I recall the happy faces Of those Bay
State fellows as they prepared TO
shoulder their muskets and start for
the south A ma jority OF the regiment
wanted TO DO brlgadcd with other rcgi
ments from Massachusetts. but with
wisdom and foresight the chief execu
tive commanded that the troops from
the north should be brigadcd with
those from the south and west. u
was n wise policy TINT threw the men
from Michigan with those from Texas.
aud those from California with those
from Maine and Vermont. and the men
from Massachusetts with the honest
fellows from Georgia The spirit OF
friendship which had been growing for
over thirty years was to I've cemented
by an alliance against n common enc.
my This was how we found ourselves
In the same brigade with n Georgia
regiment and with another from Ken
lucky.
We mingled With one another from
the first on friendly terms; we shared
one anothcrs rations and nurscd one
anothcr's SICK met every Georgian
with nu outStretchcd hand. for felt
somehow that they had claims on inc
which the others did not possess. The
indy ldual was lost In that great.
crowded camp. and those with whom
| talked ~ the Turpius did not seem
10 know them But was destined 10
hear news Of my friends much sooner
than | thought.
had been sent To division headpuar
ters one day WITH message from my
colonel As stepped under the avn.
Ing Of the tent saw an officer In
majors uniform sitting at a table read
ing some reports The face was par
TALLY In shadow. but | saw AT once
that Il was Bud
How much he sncw ! did not know
was eager To- learn. lie saw me be-
fore ! spoke. and not waiting. az had
done he lcapcd from the table scat.
tering the contents over the floor. and
rushed to mo with arms outstretched
Impulsivcly he threw one arm around
my neck AMI with the other grasped
my hand lie saw how deep my feel
ing was aud did not speak ut once
Bind" asked finally. how are all
at the Fitness; II was the question
which was most natural TO my lips.
for | had hrrn hungering. yet dread
Ing. to hcnr news of them
"About the same. Nothing ever
Changes there. he said
"Nour father aud mothcrr' asked.
Both are we'll. thank Cod
"And Miss Elem ! ventured
For moment bis fare clouded
when he told me she was not Ike
what she used to be Then suddenly.
as II some idea had shot across his
mind for til" tirst time, he dropped my
hand aud. looking me squarely In the
face. said:
she has never been the same since
you were there lie seemed suddenly
TO stiffen with dignity as he added
Palmer, II thought your visit there
had wrought this change heaven only
knows what ! would do. Before TAX
ing my hand again answer me honest,
ly, Palmer. did you trife with my little
sister when you were with us at the
PinesT
Before God did not"' I cried "She
rejected my love. aud that is why ! left
so suddenly. | will iell you all about
II, Bud. as ! wanted to do before
left" said
II believe YOU. Palmer" he said. lay
Ing his hand on my shoulder again .