ONLY A YANK: A MEMORIAL SKETCH.
TIIK HUf of M m dirlly In th linof
Humana marrh l th r, and had Urn the
vu it a hfht VirmUh Utm two d
tvhmrnl t4 U" that had rMlwhoth
tt'$ path afWr tb main army had iwept by. When
ibp lid lttl rIJ"l on therp ly a tp or more
of iMti t lb Irampt"), II A UinI ward, hitut in
jffjr au4 in Uu Of th f-rnf, the dead were
Uil rtjt in ijnrn.i Mm and to 'jn'W tt!rljr
f f"l f r, f lh Utur, th were hurried under
ffUttd at I ihp winded there w but one, a wrr
I; ia 1 fl l him If
M rurn him V all the oiUf ornery Moo naUl"
ll f men of ih ilJjr and thp women (they
can I n'rr cruel and urjut than men whenonrp
lby xt thMi.wlir) r.rrird Kim at he lay tlfrr un
lf an oil rim, hit and ufTr-rinjt-
I'.ut ! ii 1 r4 nm plain, I- wai ( proud, though
it M'tiil h mutt hair water tl any ot.
71p kirmih had taken pla in the early dawn,
and lh t 'U-y iun rp hifh trr relief ramp tithp
WMjftd'4 "Miff U I, ! lifi bl wu fait ebbing
aay.
All that f"fttin there had rajl t content in thp
big whit btjp i-n lh hill overtaking thp common.
Tl" UVrtt mtt the arit-rrat of the town, and
rM of thp !'-1" tt ty Father an I two n were
In the Kiticr, an! In the h"j' thrfp only remained
Vabria UVere, th falhff'a :tr, an-l little (Jirrn,
lh Kil; U M()iUt an l tlp I I I .f thp ii-n f lkf
"Aunt Val" r'l Mini, honrrrr, t thp
f iY fi!.( a tic Utur anj trait that lil hot uit
frf, an ! ! fi.H t- I tA of tlp hauglitjr,
aiUtfary la-lj h ml! hr falhrr'a rlahlihuftit
illi a h'fh haixl
(Vi lhi jftiftilr twthhg !r n hal rril until
hfrj ftUr ) rrr J tsi an ) hrr rjr f Uar -hlin
ad I i.'2rn
" I Ml u, Aunt Val I mul f il n ari l if
thtfp It ahjthit thp j.. r Mlw iior-.li Sr him y
It thrfp h!j 3f, anl I am urp h la lufTrritijr M
M (iacn UVftp, nil h, f twh thipjt! Aint
ahmr t. t;;rl it? It jM l- tii&Mrtiljr,
uMn'l it? I"-! h cht U arr, ar.4 J p, tui,
if hp irit T r Uir j uf h tnn!r r ; an 1 you'rp a
j fitt; f.Slal tlatjhvr, ait t jwyiKt fatUr'a lifp in
jn arlr tutj u.nril at thp hanli juit yrh
turn, at 4 antirjf t-i 4n th-t at4 rrt
thtt Uk U life? Up will jri t!l at lf iinV)
th anur, anl jiur fathff or lh tUr fr-ay Jp j a
Kul'ft fhtfa hit
M I'.ut I can r4 i hitn Jjpthrrr that ar; I
fl hlr a h.Uf ifJtr alalia It U M J .Tffrtit fm
Irinjc in Utile I must at least wnJ Mrwe to pr
him Mif water."
M You hill do no luch thing, mi. I have f
it; an4 wht n the UVerca rk thejr mean it. Yj
are all Fwinton, jut like your puny mother"
VaWia UVere had gone a etep Uk) far.
Thank heaven if I am like my beautiful lad;
mamma, rather than like you I Hut you will fml that
I am all UVere to-day, and mean juot what I u;,"
cried the girl in a fury, and before her aunt eoul 1 rt
ply nhe ha4 dahed from the room and wai calling inj.
eriouly
- Mow, Mow!"
" Here, mifie."
" (J t rvjme water and come with me to the wound
ed jollier down there. Hurry! "
Uwd, mipie ! "
" Mind me." Thrn changing her tone ahe laid
aomi-thing hurriedly that made the oid negro trot off
promptly to oUy her.
" (iwen, (Iwen LaVerc I " Aunt Valeria wan ahritk
Ing; Irut that little lady only hurried out of doon,
raU hing h r un hat from it hook aa tdie crowd the
hall.
Five minuti i later the woundwl youth flt, ratht
than Paw, that aome one wan beside him.
" Want aome watah, mapea T "
"(Jrtat heaven, yes 1 "
The voice waa faint, but fervent Some one held a
rup to hi lij, while a pair of ninewy arma held him
up. The draught revived him, and lifting hii hear;
lida he tartl a little at light of the pretty, girlish
face with trar dimmed eyes and quivering lip.
" you M very had, are you hurt much V l
aked, all rt w rve melting at fight of hia aufTering.
" I g'J'-M I am done for; but no matter now, if yoa
will only leave the water."
He trj'-d to t s bravely, but a apwm of pain
di'torted hi routitenance. ;
" I pity you aol" ,he criel, impulnively, " anJ j
I lon X care it you are 4 only a Yank I ' "
Again the big, black eye opened and toanried hf
farp, iN.mething akin to a amile of amusement IliUirj
over hii own, but it waa only momentary.
M M.r, what can we do? Aunt Val will J.' or
kill foe, I jrufM, if f ukc him to the houae; but I
can't leave him here."
Th nrjro acntch! bin heal, muttering-
d )ntv, Miaaie (5 wen, I 'clar I dn'."
M b, M,r, I have it! IWt you think Marcwy
Hup would let ua take him there ?"
" Uwd, now, MiM)p (Jwen, like tt nut"
u Yoy itay and I'll g and ," ihe aid, ui. k!y.
whe wai f.,M but a U rn minute, but it amn.d to
thp ut"d U,y r tn