. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . 1111 RUINS OF THE HOUSE. 86 JOE IS SKRN NO MORE. her baby fingers on my black face and she said, Judah, tellmamma—I am not hurt—but I caint see! Honey, de nex dayshe shut dem po little eyes on dis world, and missie, whoseheart broke den, followed her lamb to de hebenly pastures wharde good Lawd tends to all deir became of your master? Massa Steve? He went ober de sea, and he died in anoder country. De plantation and all de slabes went to his „^Iy«^V brudder, w
. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . 1111 RUINS OF THE HOUSE. 86 JOE IS SKRN NO MORE. her baby fingers on my black face and she said, Judah, tellmamma—I am not hurt—but I caint see! Honey, de nex dayshe shut dem po little eyes on dis world, and missie, whoseheart broke den, followed her lamb to de hebenly pastures wharde good Lawd tends to all deir became of your master? Massa Steve? He went ober de sea, and he died in anoder country. De plantation and all de slabes went to his „^Iy«^V brudder, who had de big house yo sees ober dar on de road put up. No one eber goes near de old place, ] fer dey say its hanted. ■ ■:■.iff::-/4r;:-^f:;^. Y?c~A. A SOUTHERN MANSION. But the old home and Joe? You dont think he had any-thing to do with setting it on fire? Massa, de good Book tells de po creatures dat dey musntform no pinion to hurt deir neighbors. It goes agin me to saydat he did, but yo didnt know Joe, and I did. Did they suspect him? I neber could look dem in de face to know, but Joe neberwas seen after de house was burned, and dats many years inde past. Ralph drew a long breath, and bidding the old negress good- BILL OFFENDS TILE NEW ALAN. 87 bye, he went back to camp with a sad heart. When he enteredthe camp he found the men gathered in knots, discussing thenews they had just received of a coming engagement. What are we going out for? asked a new as to give the rebs a chance to lay us out, or be laidout themselves. What do you suppose we go to war for?Old Bills gruff tones nettled the man. It dont hurt you toanswer a civil question,does it? Well, not see General Mc-Call has had an ad-vance guard out recon-
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