‘What is it?’ he said. This reminded the Doctor of a story, and at the general request he told it. "I may lose track of him! If I lose track of him I may have to go through a long life not knowing whether he is dead or alive." 3rd October been laid up with swollen tonsils; I can just swallow hot milk, Maybe later on I'll get cold and critical and sniffy. No, I'm sure And it seems that the dead are there. JOHN WILKES. "Well, you beat me," said Shorty admiringly, as he studied over the Deacon's booty. "I used to think I was as slick a forager as there was in the army, but I simply ain't in the same class with a man that kin go out in this Sahara Desert o' starvation and bring in a four-year-old horse and a wagon-load o' cooked vittles. I'd never even see the distance pole runnin' with him. Gen. Rosecrans ought to know you. He'd appoint you Commissary-General o' the army at once. When I get a little stronger I want you to take me out and learn me the ABC's o' foragin'. To think that me and Si wuz grievin' about your being ketched by the guerrillas. What fools we wuz. It wuz lucky for the guerrillas that you didn't run acrost 'em, for you'd a ketched 'em, instid o' 'em you." Shorty was undone and helped to his feet, when he respectfully saluted. His weakness was so apparent that the General ordered him to sit down, and then asked him questions which brought out his story. "You were promoted Corporal, if I recollect," said he, "for gallantry in capturing one of the rebel flags taken by my brigade." "Give him a wad, Si," said Shorty, reloading his own gun. "We haint no time to lose. They need us over there." "You look—" "Yes, dearie, I know, and it's unaccountable good of you and Naomi to let me come wud you. I d?an't think we should ought to mind helping your brother a bit here, when we've all that to look forrard to. But he's a strange lad, and your f?ather 'ud turn in his grave to see him." They went on—that is to say Rose leaned back in her chair and directed Caro as she took the things out of the trunks. The girl was fairly bewildered by what she saw—the laced chemises, the flounced petticoats, the dainty nightgowns with transparent necks. "But you'll show through," she said in tones of horror as she displayed one of these, and could not understand why Rose rolled in her chair with laughter. "Will you not look at the little babe?" said Margaret, anxious to turn the current of her husband's thoughts. "Confound the unmannerly carl," muttered Tyler, as he rushed forward with his men to seek an explanation in the room itself. The door, however, resisted all their efforts; and this only strengthening their hasty suspicions respecting Lancaster, the stout polished oak was presently split asunder by their axes, and they forced an entrance into a small light apartment, furnished in a style of eastern luxury. From the carved ceiling were hanging the broken links of a gold chain; and on the soft crimson cushions of an ebony couch, and on the floor, were scattered the miscellaneous contents of an exquisite ivory cabinet. HoME春暖花开cc首页ENTER NUMBET 0019www.a8585250.com.cn dxpk.com.cn tianbao365.com.cn www.myvetonline.com.cn www.nanjob.net.cn www.lzfmyj.com.cn www.szchw.net.cn www.doris8.com.cn www.huoei.com.cn anqibao.com.cn