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Show ) HOED UO K. 111e ol<1 ~orrcl " 'e got nt that honsc. Tle'11 ao for llcr. Cnmc, C!l fT',,c, 1ake her Hrt<1d l (' an<1puL it on the sorrel. \Y-e·n j w.;t t:1ke your horse, and the old 1na n's . :ttldlcs nnd all. " \Vhile he was speaking, he tlismonnte<1, and npproa 'h cd Julia. S he said to l1in1 in h er Ro l'Lcst t ones : " I :tnt Rurc, sir, if you know how I prize this horse mH1 for what a l1oly purpose I uoeJ hin1 now, you vv-o ul<l not take hitn from 1ne." - " \ Vo tddn'L I, thongh '? Con1e, got clown ·wi thout tlny 1noro p:tbvcr." lie ..:Cizrd her by the ann :-tn<.l pull ed her so rou()'hly l ~ ( O\nnn u·<l that he " ':lS cr]n<.l to Jeap to the g round. l ie 1hrn li fted her veil :-tn<l Raid : " By - - that's n preU.y sccesh face. I 1n ust have a ki ss." Ilc sceme l nbont to snit the action to t he word, 'vhcn t he cr;1ck of a pistol \ Vas heard and he fell deadD octor Fai rl:tx h:1t1 proven Le<.l t ho j nsu1 t. I nstantly a n~·h t en ' uctl, which was so sncl<len, rapi<1 an<l Uri f, that .Tnlia conh1 distin o-niBh nothing but, the ii ri11p- of r cvol vers until it ,vas o~'er. ~he W3S ncar Lcing t r:unplcd upon Uy the hor~cs in the n/fray, bu L Hhc was l>c1ow tho range of the hots. In a 1ninntc the fi ring oe:t!-ic<l. Two of tl1e 11 ederals by dead on t he g round ; the other t wo were flying an<l apparc~ Hly woun ded.. Caleb was down, Ulccding J'l·et"ly. 'I hrec Uarrc~s o( hi: p i.'<lol were empty. D octor J<'airi:~ x Hat on l11s hor. ·c, looking at the two retreating sold tcrs. I>rcsontly }1e ~aid: " Julia, they l~:we q ni •ted old Dick," and he began to Stnk upon tho h or~e·~-; n eck. She ran to l1im anJ snppor to(l hitn \\rhile he slippo<1 to tl1e crround. ' " \Vhcrc arc you hurt, Uncle Dick ?':0 she asked, in groat alann. ROE B UCK. 2D5 " Ilorc, J ulia; hmt to (lcnth." "Oh, no, y on will uot d ie," she cric<l, "you will not die." " Y oR, I kno w-I en.n Ji ,.c hn t n fc' w 111 i rll! 1 c . . \Vhon tho br·)atl1 is out, y ou must leave l ll<! a11d 1'5:t\'O yourself The Y i llain ~ will Rend others af't cr ll!-i. }' ll not k eep you long·. 1 fir1 isl1 t'<l two or th en1. I Lcl icvo another, tl1 :lt1ks to UalelJ, i::; not lot1g for tl1 iH worl d. Three Y:wke<:.' tho le·.· to <.J cstroy our peot >1e." "Your voice is trong, Unelo J) ieJc I_Jct n1c cx: uni ne your ·wouuu. 1 am sure iL cannot l>c i~t tal. I '''ill go for help." " You 'vould liko 1o do ROlHci hi ng for Unc.:1e ])icJc J3u t it is 1L'Cle,".'. ]{aisc my 11 c:1d a ] iUl c- ,'0- llO \V y on h:tve n1y hcn<l in yo ur lap I can l> n'al he a f'e\v 1ni n nt e~ longer, an<l I ,· hall die ea!-'y. All .J t1li:1, what a t rngedy of Lr:tgcdics we have "ritll csscd, with Yankt'e p ower ior tltc devil of' tho secne and Y:udceo poli('y fi>r the plot. If' I conlcll iv·c a 1i Ulo while Jong<'r I woulLl l'<' ])l'll L of nJI the sins of tl~e ·Yankee: as tl lc'y h:we rep ent 'd RO :mg rily of' onr s in of sl:n'ery tl 1ese mnny y ears. Poor old Virginin) she ·was clr:twn jnto th is '''ar l>y the nctiou of the St ;Ltcs North an<l Houth oC her :trl( t now she has 1o ' fh~'d tL lHOr e an l .· u fli.~r more tlwn any of thcnL \ \r ell, I have don' my du ty th ank Uod. Only a it'W minutes 1norc, n1y cle:lr gi rl. [ wi~h l1e h:ul bc'<'n a gc>n tl cman who RhJL Jllc-I f ·:tr he was n <.:ur. \Vc~ll , ] l(> rg ivc l1im ; h ..: was a , oldi t' r. I :un y 'ry wcaJ -. l i en; is your pu:·sc in my p oukc t,. I was bO ' ()l l l<~f to l eave withouL ~n· i \'i ! l~tl' iL t o ) ' OlL r sll:d l noL neeLl iL ' 'rhcre I <llll goi !lg. .Ask t he peop le o( thaL h o u s l~ to take care ot Il l)' uo<1y anll of C:.tlel>-p oor CalcL, I iear he i~ badly wouuueJ "-- |