The Salina Call from Salina, Utah • 4

LOST III lODSsn A'1 we managed to beat off the enemy and they were soon In full retreat with our boys In hot pursuit At the very beginning of the chase the horse ridden by the young colonel of a rebel regiment stumbled and fell I happened to be close behind this man when the accident occurred and believing him to be badly hurt I quickly dismounted to render him such as- Brant until she was within a few feet of him He straightened up then and greeted her with a solemn courtly how while his cheek flushed The girl was very pale- and her eyes were red with weeping She carried an armful of roses which she silently and reverently deposited on the dead grave Then facing the man oppositewith a look of pitying appeal A i-T f- t- evidently the work of an artist of more than ordinary talent It was a wartime scene representing a battlefield in perspective with troops engaged in a running fight In the background half obscured by clouds of smoke In the foreground were the figures of two infantry officers who had crossed swords in a duel to the death One of them wore the blue regimentals of the northern army the other was clad in confederate gray both were stalwart typical soldiers The artist had caught the spirit of the encounter his genius had endowed it with life action atmosphere The play of the muscles the expression of the faces the fire in the eyes of the combatants were wonderfully realistic The picture represented the exact moment when the federal officer gaining a momentary advantage over his adversary was ending the fight by driving his gleaming Bword through the body painting" said Col Brant coming up behind Challoner and looking over his shoulder "is no favorite of mine It memorizes an episode in my career as an army officer that 1 would give worlds to forget The artist was an eye-witness of the scene and his portrayal is spoken of as the sistance as I might apparently he was not hurt at all With a yell be sprang to his feet and rushed upon me with drawn sword Of course I had to defend myself Three times during the fierce fencing that ensued I begged him to desist and avoid unnecessary bloodshed Twice I was In a breadth of being killed by his skillful onslaught but in the end I was victorious and he fell I Intend ed only to disable him but unfortunately my blade passed Hear through his body Six weeks he was In the military 'hospital here before he finally succumbed and his body now lies In the Poplarville cemetery By the suddenly exclaimed the colonel name was Col the same name as yours I believe My God sir I hope he was not a relative a a The words died on his lips for at that moment the younger man turned around and faced him Riohard Challoner was pale as death his breath came in quick excited gasps his eyes shone with a fierce vlndlc tlve glare was my The words fairly hissed through clenched teeth am Col son And you were the man who killed him you! By God sir you shall answer to me for that act!" Col Brant was struck dumb with horror "My reason for coming to Poplar ville to begin my business career continued the young man hoarsely "was because my father lay In your cemetery here I wanted to be near him to care for his grave I never He broke off suddenly and seemed to restrain himself by a strong effort Then with a quick nervous gesture he turned on his heel and without trusting himself to utter another word he strode from the room At the foot of the stairs he met Dorothy who was waiting for him The sight of his white face and blazing eyes startled her she cried He brushed past her without an answering sign took his hat from the rack and an instant later the hall door closed behind him The day which custom has set aside for the annual decoration of graves dawneP bright and beautiful Poplarville was in holiday attire The air was freighted with the perfume of flowers the buildings were gay with bunting flags floated at half-mast and the Poplarville band discoursed patriotic music In the public square Col Lewiston Brant mingled with the veterans of his post and not a few remarked his grave demeanor and the unusual sadness that seemed to have settled down upon him Apparently he had aged ten years In as many hours Col Brant delivered his Memorial day oration with an eloquence born of deep feeling and sincerity He moved all hearts by his simple touching tribute to the heroes who had laid down their lives in their defense and closed with this appeal while we are honoring our dead let us not forget the graves of those other brave fellows whose resting place is in our cemetery the men who were pitted against us In that awful who fell as devoted martyrs to a cause which they believed to be right Remember them also' with your Sowers your tears and your In a secluded part of the cemetery that afternoon Richard Challoner stood alone beside a grave which was marked by a granite headstone bearing the name of his father So occupied was he with his own gloomy thoughts that he did not notice the timid hesitating approach of Dorothy I she took' from her bosom a lettered handed It across to him "Read this she said In a frightened quivering voice was written by your father to my mother many years ago before I was born It has been preserved among other treasures left at her death Reverently Deposited on the Grave Dead Aunt Mary found It last night and we wanted you to see It and please refuse Written by my father to your he said slowly with a deeply puzzled look "Yes yes Oh please read It It will help you to understand This is my last request He said no more but took the letter from Its time-worn envelope and read: Mrs Lavlson Brant-Dear Madam: It pains me to learn that your husband's supposed responsibility for my condition has almost prostrated you Pray do not worry on that score 1 assure you from my inmost soul that I not only forgive your husband but I have already begged his forgiveness for forcing him to commit an act which he so deeply deplores The fault was entirely my own and I alone am the one who should suffer Believe me I am profoundly sorry for what happened and It is not a sorrow that is influenced by selfish considerations or tire fear of death Since I have been in this hospital Col Brant has become my most valued and best-beloved friend What he has done for ine can never be told but he has made tne realize that there are true gentlemen at the north as well as In the south and that he Is one of the noblest men in the world I thank you dear madam tor giving me this opportunity to say that so far from feeling resentment I entertain only sentiments of warmest friendship and gratitude toward your husband Sincerely yours WILLIAM HALLOA KR The color came and went in the young face as he read and the light in his eyes softened to a tender glow Finishing he crumpled the letter convulsively in his hand and came round the headstone of the grave at a half-dozen quick strides he cried seizing her hand is a glorious revelation to me Let us hunt up your father at once I will go down on my knees to him If you like With you for a wile and Col Brant for a father-in-law I shall be the happiest man in Poplarville" There are some people whose religion fool the most credulous person on earth but they expect the Lord to swallow it As the one blood their fathers shed Bring ye and bind the Peace that saves In unity these sacred graves The Flag! their sacred heritage Their children shall engage Their sponsors in a new For them to cherish let that chrism On their dead brows descend and bless Th ancient bond of faithfulness With Its renewal so shall ws March onward to grsat destiny Nor one untoward memory stand Between us In the Motherland Harrison Mills In he Sunday Magazine LIFE OF three-year-oldboy SAVED BY ACTIONS OF FAH- FUL BULLDOG YOUNGSTER GOES FOR DOCTOR Leaves Home In Quest of Physician for Dying Father and Loses Way Guides Rescuer to Spot New -Friends mourning with the widow of Joel Biggs chief engineer of the battleship Connecticut who died of pneumonia in his home on Flushing avenue Jamaica learned of perils which Erwin Biggs thre years old encountered in an effort to aid his dying father perils which nearly cost the life Numb from exposure and overwhelmed by terror the boy was rescued at night from the woods where he was hopelessly entangled in the undergrowth Biggs returned from the battleship cruise around the world withodt mishap Soon after the fleet returned he suffered an injury to his head and came home on furlough Pneumonia developed later Erwin a sturdy little chap for his age saw his grief and sought to comfort ter get doctor-man?" he announced as he rut on his coat and hat Mrs Biggs harassed by anxieties paid little attention to Erwin when he left the house accompanied by his pets and companions a bulldog and a Newfoundland puppy He trudged unseen by anyone who knew him to the woods which skirt the city Just why the child expected to find a doctor in the deep woods Is not known Subsequent developments furnished an accurate picture of the quest When night fell the child was in the heart of the woods and lost The search for a doctor had exhausted him and he was disheartened by failure His face and hands scratched Guided by the Dog Judge Humphrey Found the Child and bleeding told of his struggles In the undergrowth before he collapsed The Newfoundland puppy trotted back home and stood whining at the door Mrs Biggs could not understand why Erwin had not returned but solaced herself with the thought -that he was safe with neighbors Instinct perhaps told the bulldog that his little master wailing in the thicket needed help Erwin said later that the faithful animal stood by for a time then licked his hand and departed The child left alone Increased his cries County Judge Burt Humphrey of Queens was walking with his niece Miss Mabel Thuillard near the edge of the woods when the dog ran toward them with manifestations of delight They followed him feeling sure that his unusual actions had significance The dog led them within sound of the lost voice no one lives in Judge Humphrey said to his niece is a child doing In these woods at this time of The dog bounded forward' as Judge Humphrey advanced unmitf takably indicating he would lead the way through the tangle Tle cries grew fainter as Judge Humphrey plunged through the underbrush and briars and and he trusted entirely to the dog It disappeared but a few moments later Indicated Its whereabouts by Incessant barking Guided in this way Judge Humphrey found the child weak frkm exposure and exhaustion and so terrified he scarcely could whisper-After disengaging the vines whiclj held the boy Judge Humphrey carried him in his arms escorted by the bulldog to the clearing where Miss Thuillard wag waiting OL LEVISON BFANT was a little 6tartled by the newa that his daughter was engaged to be married subject to his fatherly approval Still he felt that there was no need for worry Dorothy was 20 and since her death had been left almost entirely to the care of her Aunt Mary at Poplarville while her father was occupied with his business affairs in the city It was natural therefore in her lack of adequate parental protection that she should turn to matrimony as the most convenient and comfortable refuge Col Brant had come down to Poplarville in response to an Invitation to deliver the Memorial day address at the public exercises to be given under the auspices of his old Grand Army post He had formerly been a resident of the town That was before the growth of his business necessitated its removal to a larger field and made it advisable for him to take uj his abode in the city Dorothy spent the greater part of her time It Poplarville She was not partial to city life especially as It separated her from Aunt Mary who was a second mother to her and from the Old homestead to which she was greatly attached It was Dorothy who met Col Brant at the railway station when he ar rived on the evening preceding the 80th of May 1885 and it was Dorothy who blushlngly confided to him on their way to the house that a very handsome and a very worthy young man had been paying court to her for two months past will call on you this evening papa to ask your consent" she said softly "The growled her father have already given yours I "Why of course" And so it came about that Richard Cballoner the fortunate suitor for hand called at the homestead that evening and was formally Introduced to Col Brant He was indeed a handsome and dignified young man whose frank geniality and courtly manners had already made a stanch ally of Aunt Mary and at once made an agreeable impression on the colonel He was a budding young lawyer of unimpeachable Virginia stock who had recently established himself In Poplarville for the practice of his profession and had bounded at once into popular favor In the course of the evening Col Brant and young Challoner retired to the library on the second floor of the bouse to Indulge In a aulet smoke and a private interview Here Challoner broached the subject of his love for Dorothy and soon gained the consent of the grizzled old father to the proposed marriage When they were leaving the room after finishing their cigars attention was attracted to a picture on the wall and he stopped to look at it In a moment he seemed deeply interested Then he caught his breath sharply and gripped a chair to steady himself The picture was a painting in oils gif is a fi rs a a tfjs a sa a nun To the Devoted Dead A Memorial Day Poem 44444444444444444444444444 EYOND a golden the skies Are sapphire drifted argosies Bear showery pearls away But their rainbow tints On field and wold th flowers of May Departing May that In her arms These infant blossoms of her charms The dearest gathers and her last Farewell bestowing comes to cast Them on the mound of Memory With mirtlal step and roll of drums What spectral host Is this that comes It Was Dorothy Who Met Col Brant work of a master but I should have destroyed the thing long ago if my sister had not begged permission to keep it My sister Is Aunt Mary you know She fully understands that it is not to be displayed on the wall when I am in the house but I suppose this is a case of forgetfulness on her He paused but Challoner did not speak or move In sorrowful voice the colonel continued: "The picture Is calculated to perpetuate the memory of a most regrettable affair As you probably know one of the nastiest skirmishes of the war took place only five miles from this spot Poplarville was in a panic But mp fa itjs a is a IS a a a SX SSISIII XKK aja if if Vf fXMSf SXSaf iff iff if f'g git it SVXSKS Between the gates that guard the dead? Haste they to seek the willing bed? Impatient Is the grizzled head Of daisied pillow? Say not so! While yet their Winter passeth slow Here blooms perennial their Spring And here the pledge of Hope they And that dleth not bestow Where once thelrheart of youth was fain Its rich florescence whits and red Upon the field of strife to shed-Folded the petals that remain The morning glories of their That drooped not In the midday Have shut on Peace as to a stem Stripped bare the banners of them All hath the beauty vain Their glory to Invoke again About the feet of these that stand Besids the headstone hand in hand Who once were their children kneel And break the close emerald seal To let the sweet rain find ths roots Of grass and flower and the shoots Of rose and myrtls bid to grow That the dust In love entwined Shall breathe upon (he Summer wind Sweets from the mold they bless below Ah let the banners come and go For old remembrance dip them low Above the Dead that dared and died God knoweth who are Justified About Ills Work He movetn slow The roses fall the roses He will not we flood The Earth with our Impatient Nor that avail of all we shed To paint one rose a dbeper red Nor heeds th Rose If of the clay Beneath th tint be blue or gray Nor Love while human 'tls to err Shall be Truth's hard Interpreter Plant nothing over me that keeps My heart apart from him that sleeps As faithful In his narrow As I in mine shall with the Dead The Dead are nor ws Dare break their hallowed amity Plant then the myrtle blue and whits Its flower si Southern suns delight To deep Its or Northern snows To blanch Its color plant the rose Both white and and for the stars The periwinkle fade the bars Of separation stripes as red i.