Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . re interrupted, saying: Doctor, you seem tohave your scheme pretty well planned, and it looks asthough it might be a success. This Dr. Blackman seems to have been a communica-tive individual, and Jackson having sounded him all thathe wished at that time, the Captain and Jackson took theirleave and repaired to their hotel. When there the Captainwalked into Jacksons room and stood for a moment look-ing straight into Jacksons face. Finally, he spoke in aboutthese words: UNCLE DANIELS STORY. ~^ Mr. Jackson, I am a rebel 1 I am what
Uncle Daniel's story of "Tom" Anderson and twenty great battles . re interrupted, saying: Doctor, you seem tohave your scheme pretty well planned, and it looks asthough it might be a success. This Dr. Blackman seems to have been a communica-tive individual, and Jackson having sounded him all thathe wished at that time, the Captain and Jackson took theirleave and repaired to their hotel. When there the Captainwalked into Jacksons room and stood for a moment look-ing straight into Jacksons face. Finally, he spoke in aboutthese words: UNCLE DANIELS STORY. ~^ Mr. Jackson, I am a rebel 1 I am what is called a traitorto the United States Government. I am in favor of thewhole country becoming-one universal wreck before I wouldsubmit to go back into the Union. But, sir, I want you toremember, if you should ever think of Capt. Redingson mthe future, that his mother was a Christian woman, andtaught her son to have some of the instincts of , sir; I am no nnirderer; no city burner; no poisoner!I have listened to aU these things and remained partially. BURNING OF THE WILL-0 -THE-WISP. silent. But, as God is my judge, I will not be a party toany of these schemes. I will obey all legithuate orders, so faras money is concerned, and as a soldier wall do my duty;but no man has a right to order me to commit murder orto perform inhuman acts, and I will not do it I Jackson listened to him, and then gave him his hand,saying: Captain, you are a man, and a gentleman, with trueappreciation of what may be justified in war,which cannot be. and that 274 UNCLE DANIELS STORY. The Captain said he would go the next day to see thesyndicate that was to take the bonds, and as soon as hecould arrange his matters he would leave London. Jackson told him he would go with him, and theyparted for the night with that understanding. The next day the Captain made a visit to the oflBlce ofthe syndicate, where all the preliminaries were , at the Captains request, and in pursuance of t
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