. A hero in homespun. : A tale of the loyal South . that if youmust come, I ought to help you. They may fire on us, said Jack. When wetouch shore and the sentinel challenges us, Ill jumpout and push you as far as I can. Bend low in theboat, and pull into the current, fast. There was need of caution. Two hours Jackpaddled to gain as many miles. Youre not goingtoo far, are you ^ she asked. No, said Jack, and gladly noticed that she didnot know that the Union troops were across thestream, and thus had no suspicion of his real would not undeceive her to-night, but land onthe same side fr
. A hero in homespun. : A tale of the loyal South . that if youmust come, I ought to help you. They may fire on us, said Jack. When wetouch shore and the sentinel challenges us, Ill jumpout and push you as far as I can. Bend low in theboat, and pull into the current, fast. There was need of caution. Two hours Jackpaddled to gain as many miles. Youre not goingtoo far, are you ^ she asked. No, said Jack, and gladly noticed that she didnot know that the Union troops were across thestream, and thus had no suspicion of his real would not undeceive her to-night, but land onthe same side from which they started. The watersran swift and shallow at the ford. Above them wasthe hill with its fifty-eight black-throated turned the boat about, and cautiously ap-proached the shore, stern on. Halt! who comes there ? rang the challengeof a sentinel. Jack knew the voice. It was EphWhitley. A friend ! said Jack, and then in a lower tone, Keep still a minute. Im coming ashore. While still several yards from the bank, he COBB UBR^ A Night Ride on Stone River. Page 307. The Battle of Stone River 307 pressed Bessies hand warmly, whispered a goodnight, and stepped out into the water gave the boat a push with all his might, andBessie bent to the paddle. In a moment he was onshore, and the boat and Bessie were out of sight. Eph called the officer of the guard, and Jack toldhim that Braggs army was in full retreat. Thenews spread from lip to lip, and brought comfort tothousands of soldiers camping that night in the rain. You must a had a hard time rowin here in thedark, said Eph. You come right by your ownregmaint, too. Theyve just got here under Gen-eral Spears, and are camped on the other side be-tween us and the bridge. This was good news toJack, and he soon found his own company. Butfor the sake of one day more of good standing inthe sight of Bessie Granger, he was glad to haverowed one unnecessary mile, and to have landed onthe other side. The ist T
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