. The rebel's daughter; a story of love, politics, and war . Because, said Victor, deliberately, I believe you to bethe only officer on that bench who needed to be told. Wat? You young puppy! Wen der kohrt isli out, denI shpauk you mit mine flat sahbel! The colonels face was blue with rage when he roared out histhreat. If it had been Victors purpose to rouse him intofiercest auger, he had fully accomplished it. But he himselfturned as white as his wristband, as he retorted: If you mean tight. Colonel, I shall not accommodate if your arm be no truer than your judgment, it would bemurder
. The rebel's daughter; a story of love, politics, and war . Because, said Victor, deliberately, I believe you to bethe only officer on that bench who needed to be told. Wat? You young puppy! Wen der kohrt isli out, denI shpauk you mit mine flat sahbel! The colonels face was blue with rage when he roared out histhreat. If it had been Victors purpose to rouse him intofiercest auger, he had fully accomplished it. But he himselfturned as white as his wristband, as he retorted: If you mean tight. Colonel, I shall not accommodate if your arm be no truer than your judgment, it would bemurder in me to accept your challenge. The president rapped vigorously for order. Gentlemen,he said, I regret that justice to the prisoner demands thatthis trial shall be brought to a close before you can be dealtwith as your highly indecorous conduct deserves. I now•adjourn court until — shall it be to-morrow morning? , and Mr. Waldhofst, will you have sufficient time to pre-pare your flTitten arguments by to-morrow ? And it was so determined. ^•^^. XL. A WOOERS WILE, HERE was rejoicing at May Meadows. Colonel May,having resigned his seat in the United States Senate,had returned home in time to participate in the jubila-tion over the acquittal of his sou Leslie. Great was Nelliesjoy in welcoming home her father. Never had his daughtersgreeting been so tender, — never her smile so radiant, as whenhe pressed her to his heart on his return from Washington. Mrs. May, too, was abundantly happy. Not only becauseshe had her husband home once more, nor because her sonhad, so to speak, been snatched from the jaws of death ; therewas other cause for exultation in the glorious news her husbandbrought from Richmond: he had been offered a seat in thecabinet of President Davis. This was cause for rejoicing in-deed ! She had found it hard to forgive him for refusing totake her with him to Washington, as a senators wife. Nowshe would be compensated. To shine a star of the first mag-ni
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