The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-22

lory,' says Jon, poEte as a dancing
master instead OF fghty, like me-,
nor Is either OF us he. | am Mr.,
Jonathan Nonner This Is my father,
stephen Vonner. NOW may we
pass
Oh" they says, disappointed, look.
ing close. Wrong one.
Where are you going" asks the
first one And where's your other
reputed son?
You're further than usual from
home tonight, says the second one
Tin a southerly direction
None OF your business says /,
still hghty. i've lived here since
seventeen.ten-and my ancestors. IN
not that old myself alone-and J
don't think Ill ask anybody when /
want 20 20 away frC<r my house
little, north, east. south or west. or
prove that my sons are my sons.
None OF your business"
Yes, daddy" says Jon, in that po-
lite way, 1t Is some Of their bust
ness. These men are here for our
protection II you will look closely
you will see that they are in the uni.
form Of the United States
Well that was SO And they seemed
a little less tightly at ions great POI
likeness SO ! let him do the talk
ing
eve are going 10 town to enlist
in the Union army" Jon goes on, with
the oil all ready for the water, and
my brother Dave Is az home. That
accounts for all OF us
Well, that fabbergasts 'em ST
more.
Il should say that one Of us is go
ing 10 enlist" Goliath amends
Which one?' asks the first sol
der.
Il" answers Jon. There's meet
ing in Excelsior tonight to organize
a Union company
Well. joins answers got EN- so that
they didn't know what 10 do. They
whispered together a little, then one
of EN- says:
"on your word Of honor, is that
your errand?'
ION my word of honor, says Jon.
holding up his right hand
Wen know If you don't enlist
says the other soldier.
Certainly" says Jon.
"HoW ever" asks the second one,
your supposed brother Dave doesn I
intend to enlist?'
No, says Jon.
Why" asks the soIdier.
Jon smiles and says.
Hes got better and more import,
ant business on hand
Oh says one. He's at home
now"
Pass" says the other Enough.
I heard one say TO the other as we
went on
we ought to know which OF the
three II is now
yes" says the other one
1T must be secret from these
two They're all right
Now. what do you think that
means, Jonthy?" says |.
That the sooner one OF us enlists
the better That will take all this
watching and threatening and sus-
piCiOn away Some OF our kind Sc
cessionist neighbors are giving us en-
tirely too much attention And ] sup
pose many things we do innocently
add confirmation. Even the night
watching, for purely honest reasons,
has probably been the worst thing We
could have done The Union pickets
take IL for something entirely differ
emit And something disloyal, no
doubt-such as protecting the work
of the Knights and sympathizers.
As We passed old Jake Kimmelwas-
ser's house. he was sitting on the
porch all dressed up in the uniform
he had worn In Mexico. He had got
wound In the head at Chapultepec
and was crazy Every time they
raised a new company. Union or Con-
federate. he enlisted--and then went
home to bed and forgot Il. Now he
came running out. and, like we-Jon
and news whole regiment, he
drilled us clear into the town-mak-
ing US march and countermarch.
wheel and obisaue--till he fell back
ward in some mud and had TO stop
and clean his unlform-of which he
was mighty proud.
To me Il was foolish. 7 cot mad.
But 70 Jon II was a great lesson. He
obeyed every order
Saws he; nm
There IL a crazy man. And what
is Il survives him? Not love, not the