The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-10-16

the Ninety NINTH
All the world knows how we
hustled our batteries to the heights
and how we pounded away at the
Johnnies and how they pounded bach
at us. Then Mcclellan gave the word
for the Ninety-ninth, with some unim
portant support, to charge the enc
my's left, and with a wild hurrah, we
upped and atted 'em. l was running
at the head of my company across the
valley-toward them, of course, when
I felt sudden sharp, singing sensa'
ton in my side, and the next moment
/ lost consciousness. When l recov'
cred l found myself in clean white
bed, with kindly dark face bending
over me and pressing a glass of some
cooling beverage to my lips l don't
mean to say the face was pressing the
glass, of course, you might know that
1t was the owner of the face to whom
] was indebted for that charitable at
tention. I heard the old nanny say:
I reckon he'll drag through now, Miss
Codelia, honey
Aim mighty sorry to heah it,
said a soft, musical voice. 'Ah wisb
all the Yankees were at the bottom OF
the Potomac. Aid have poisoned hin
il All had seen him befo yo' nursed
him.
81 looked in the direction of the
voice and l saw one of the most beau
tiful girls my eyes had ever rested
upon.
81 thank you, madam, for your
kind Intentions l said, sarcastically
'She tossed her beautiful head will
a disdainful expression Misuhrablt
Yankeei' she murmured Then she
got up, and with a queenly air swept
from the room.
Il didn't see anything more of hel
until the next day l tried to put or
an interesting look and pathetically
begged her to tell me how the battl. I
had gone.
1--WE licked you out of yo' boots,
she said, triumphantly. 'Yo' can make
up yo'r mind that. we are going tc
keep on doing it, too. All came il
here to see how yo' were getting
along
1T was kind of you-noble-gen
erous,' said. I appreciate it beyond
measure. l.
Hold yo' hosses,' she said All
don't wont any of that so't talk from
any Yankee l was going to say thai
Am not going to have yo' loafin
around here any longer than All have
to-
"She was still reviling me and ali
Yankees when we heard a sound Of
gruff voices below. and almost direct
" the tramp of heavy feet and the
slank of saber coming up the stair
My little rebel screamed and shranb
nto a corner of the room as mo
nent later three Of my men entered
Ind with a Shout of joy discovered
ne
Have they been i'll treatin' or
busin' you, loot? asked my trusty
'rderly, Smith, when his transports
i delight had in some measure abat-
d. Say the word an we'll smoke the
ghole caboodle out The blame rebs
eserve it, anyway
THE girl screamed again Smith
had ferocious manner of
alzing. I begged her to be calm,
oweyer, and assured her of my pro-
sction. we miserable Yankees do
OF war upon women / said Smith.
have received nothing but the most
inform courtesy and kindness at the
ands Of the inmates Of this house.
owe my life to this lady.
Il locked at the girl as I spoke, and
thought that she seemed remorse-
H. AS my men raised me she es-
sped from the room. the last that :,
IVY of her then.
Il met her in Baltimore twenty
ears later She was the most unre-
instructed woman l ever saw-and s
e most unpleasant l ventured to :,
mind her that was the young Off =
+ whom she had Hospitality enter .
ined after Antietam. I remembered :"
+ directly
g An remembah you puhfectly, subj
e answered. 'Ah, .remembah that
! wanted to poison yo' Aim sorry :"
at All did not Yo wouldn't have y
en- carpet-baggin around heah if
/ had. All neglected an opportu- ~
" Then she turned her back ION u
D."
Then what do you mean when you
Id that the war had brought you
ppiness?'
I was exchanged into the commits Il
lat in consequence of that wound. y
lid pretty we'll there and was able pi
marry the girl | left behind me-" N