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The Milrlier hoy of IMiMift was a very
[ different iMTHonnge from the wlilt“
I haired. wrinkled, tottering old man of
the pr« '..•nt rl.iy Hob Mert.leii entered
I the Union anuy at eighteen and entue
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out at twenty two Wbeu he wan luus
' tered luto the service he was a rimy
rheelted boy with n perpetual aitiile on
hin face To look nt hint no one would
' have thought that he was going south
‘ to stand up to be shot at. Yet the
only time when he look<*d seriotni wit»
nt being ordered north on recruiting
rwrvice lie was afraid he would tuiss
a tight.
But this was in the beginning of it.
j The enthusiastic young men of that
I p<-rio<l got quite enough of lighting be­
fore they were through with campaign
ing. and those w ho struggled with dis
ease and wounds had a harder tint,
still. But this story Is of the earlier,
r.'ekh ss. devil may care period when
the youngsters who went into the war
felt that they were off on n picnic.
Bol> Meriden was as full of the ro
mance of war as any soldier in the
northern army, lie had rend stories of
spies and their doings and was es|>e-
clally ambitious to do secret service
work/ So he told his captain that if
there was any call from headquarters
for volunteers to go south for Informa­
tion to let him know'. One day Bob
was notitled that such service was re-
<|iiired. mid if he cari-d to undertake it
he was to report in person at head­
quarters. Il<* lost no time in doing so,
and the general after looking him over
Raid t<> him:
“Can you talk like a southerner?”
•■Reckon." was Bob’s reply.
“Let me hear you say New York.”
“Nicu Yniik."
"1 expect you’ll get on In that re­
aped. Have you ever done any secret
service work?”
“No. general.”
The general was silent for a few
moments.
He realized the dangers
the I miv wiis about to meet, and hesi­
tated to send him. He told Bob that
he ran a considerable risk of being
hanged and mlvisisl him not to under­
take the Job. But the young soldier
begged to be permitted to go, and the
general finally consented. Bob was to
proceed south to the Confederate lines,
note the positions and numliera of the
troops and secure such other Informa­
tion as would be valuable to Ids com
■minder.
That evening after dark the spy,
dressed in a suit of “butternut” and a
faded straw hat, presented a pass at
tin* picket line for Abner Shock. He
was permitted to go forth and nfter
walking a few miles, in order that he
might not lie found near the Federal
lines, weld into bivouac In a wood.
In the morning he was awakened
by the sun shining through the trees
and, sitting up, looked about him. The
birds were chirping in the trees, the
air was balmy. Imh*ed, the scene was
as peaceful as any the young man hud
ever experienced. It was difficult for
him to realize that he was between
two armies, whose business it was to
slaughter each other, mid that if he
were known to be n Union soldier in
disguise he would be swinging off
from the limb of a tree.
Arising from his earthly Iasi, ho
imide his way to the turnpike and
walked southward. Coming to a farm
house, he asked for a breakfast and
r«s <-|ved some corn pone and a cup of
chicory In lien of coffee. Being naked
where he came from and where he
was going, he said that the Yanks had
destroy«*«! Ids father’s farm and he
was going down to enlist in the Con­
federal«* army.
After breakfast, for which he paid in
Yanket* shiiiplnst«*rs of the |s*rl<sl, he
took to tlie road again. He had not
gone far tiefore he met a slip of a girl
walking in the opisislte dtr«*ctloii. She
was a «wintry girl of the better class
and quite pretty. Bob, who had seen
nothing but men since ho came to Vir­
ginia. was not mlmhsl to let this young
«•reatnre go by without a word with
tier. Sin* w as carrying a basket on her
arm containing eggs and butter, mid
Bob. by way of opening conversation,
asked her if they were for sale. Siu*
replied that they wer«* not, but lie was
at lils*rty to help himself. He had no
use for «-It her at present and declined.
Then they sat down beside th»* road
ami Is'gan to chatter like mngpies.
Tin* girl, much to Bob’s surprise, told
him that she belonged to a Union fam­
ily; tiiat they were all being treated
very badl.v and that she would like to
go north to Harrisburg, w her«* an aunt
of hers was living. But she feared she
would not la* permitted to pass through
the Union lines and wouldn’t knowhow
to travel if Rhe were. Bob asked her
w her«* she liv«sl, and she said her home
lay within the ('onfislorate lines not
far lielow. Siu* wns taking the butter
and eggs she carrl«*d to a house she
|s»lnted out. What she would do next
she didn’t aucceed In making dear to
Bob
The upshot of the dialogue was that
Bob change«! his mind abont enlisting
In the fonftslenile nrmy and told the
girl that he would l>e back thnt way
in a day or two ami he thought lie
might help her on her way to her annt
in Harrisburg. To this she replied that
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M-lr h.** rr-.tn him ho t«ir«i«M Sw •
hw«fc »he Inriied al the aaiwe moment
and lhev both amlled Then Hob, see
!«■ • • hwter of white tents before
him he«an to rememlier what he was
there for
The next eveninc about dusk Ella
uarneal, the girl fob had Met on his
war south, looking out through a win
dow, saw half a <l<>(e«i t'oi>fe«lerate
troopers rfcllng rapidly up the mad.
in» of them left the others and. coni
j Ing to the house, called
Ella opened
. the window, and he asktsl If she had
geeu anything of a young fellow In a
j butternut suit
She said she hadn't.
, ami, riding on. he Jolneil hla c«>mrn<!ea
Some twenty minutes later, when it
waa quite dark without, she saw a
face at the window' It w»a very pale
and wore a frightened look. Moreover.
It was the face of tlie young man in
butternut she had met on tlie road tlie
morning tiefore.
Itoti Meriden had got within the Con­
federate lines through a gap In the
pickets, had gone about gathering In­
formation, but had excited suspicion
He had liecome awarti of his danger
ami bid himself In a woo«! from whence
h<* had seen tin* men who had suspect-
«si him riding rapidly on the road and
felt sure they were after him. Find­
ing a picket dozing on his pout. Bob
effected an exit and. skulking over
woodtsl ground, had brought up at the
house in question.
The two youngsters held a confer­
ence. and Bob told Elin that the Con­
federates had tried to fore«* him to en­
list in their cause, but he bad succeed­
ed in getting away from them. He did
not dare remain in the house he wouhl
skulk in the woods—but if tlie next
morning she would meet him on the
road within rang«* of the Federal pick­
ets he would see what he could do to­
ward getting her through the lines
and sending her north to her aunt.
She thankXully accept«*«! Ills proposi­
tion, ami Bob skulked away to hide
from those seeking him.
It wns about 10 o’clock in the morn­
ing that Bob, having passed through a
cornfield, mounted a fence nt a rise in
the ground and looked about him. On
the road he saw walking a figure that
he Judged to be Ella Carneal. De­
scending from his point of observation,
he mad«* toward her, and she waved
her hand to him. He soon Joined her,
and they walked together toward the
Union picket line.
Bob knew that at thnt time his com­
mander, who was preparing for a move
meat, was very particular about allow
ing citizens in his camps. Ho, conclud­
ing that it wouhl be necessary, in or­
der to get Ids protege through ami send
her on her wily north, that he shouhi
vouch for her, he told tier that he
would tell the general that he had
found in her a cousin and instructed
her as to the part she should play.
She wns very grateful to him for this
though she regrett«*d that the decep­
tion should be neci*ssnry. On coming
to the picket Bob asked the officer in
command to Inform th«* general of his
coming and ask permission to bring
another person to headquarters. The
Vitlicer was direct«*«! to bring the two in
nt on«*e.
Bob had gathered just the Informa
tlon his commander required. Ella re-
mained outside the tent while Bob
went in aud reported. As soon as he
he had done so he informed th«* general
of his meeting with his cousin nn<!
asked permission to send her north.
The general wns surprised nt the co-
in«'ld«*nc<* and looke«! Incredulous. But
Bol> assured him that the girl was an
unsopldsticat«*«l little thing, barely six-
teen, ami th«* commander gave his con­
sent. lie suggest«*d. however, that one
of his staff take the girl in charge.
Bob winced at this, but was forced to
obey, and ba.de goodby to liis little cous­
in with regret, promising that as soon
ns the war was over he would look
her up.
That, wns the Inst thnt Bob snw of
Ella Carneal till the next dny, when
he received nn order to report in per­
son at general headquarters. What
was his astonishment to find Ids cousin
there with a soldier on each side of her.
“In you two.” sold the general, "are
a pair of knave«. You go south to do
secret service work for me mid bring
back a ‘cousin’ to do' secret service
work for the enemy."
“What do you mean, general?" cried
the astonished Bob.
“I suspected your ‘cousin,’ whose sto­
ry was very flimsy, mid gnve her the
run of our <*nmps. Rut I set a watch
u|M>n her. She was taking down notes
of our forces and mnklng sketches of
our defenses when she wns interrupted
in her work ami brought to me."
“You don’t mean it, general!" ex-
clalin«*d Bob
“According to the rules of war, It is
my duty to order a drumhead court
martial and hang her.”
“Great heavens!”
“There was an impressive silence,
which w ns broken by th«* general. “The
Information yon brought me is very
valuable. What reward do you ask
for getting it?"
Bob took the hint am! said engerly,
“I nsk a pardon for this little girl."
“That let's in«* out." replied the gen­
eral "It Is my duty to hang her. but
since you claim her life as your reward
for n service In which you risked the
death thnt Is due her she 1« pardoned.
When tlie Information she has acqutr-
«•d shall have become useless she shall
Is* permitted to go where she likes.”
After the war Captain Robert Meri­
den looted tip hie "cousin.” though ba
did not go to Harrisburg to find her.
He married her in Virginia, and they
were for years known aa the twa
■Dies.
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