THE VETERAN'S STORY.
Ho tolls once more tbo tale of strife ,
"When men fought men , and wr.r was rife.
And naught so cheap as human life.
LOVE AND LOYALTY.
DAY STORY BY JUNTOS
it ] HENRI BROWNE.
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OTJ say you love
me , Clarence , and
yet you refcise to
join the south in
her great crisis.
We ara pledged
to ono another ,
and yet you
would desert mo
and the cause I
hold so sacred. "
As she spoke she
disengaged herself from his embrace and
burst into tears.
"Do not weep , dear Clarisse. It makes
me wretched. I do love you passion
ately , devotedly ; but I cannot abandon
my country , even for you. Patriotism ,
honor demands that I should not. You
ould not love me if I were dishonora-
< ishonorable ? Honor should fellow
&HO : i6ar. If you're not with the south
/ouVe against me. You must decide be-
Vtwoen me and the north. I am a true
daughter of Louisiana. I will sacrifice
my love on her altar. Decide ! " As she
spoke her anger arose ; her dark eyes
flashed.
"This seems more like temper than
love , Clarisse. Do you really mean what
you say ? '
"Absolutely. Decide ! "
He looked in her face , pale with emo
tion and steadily hardening with intense
resolve. The tears > had gone , but their
stain was on her cheek. She stood firm
as a statue , her eyes all ablaze. No sign
of relenting there. '
Still ? gzunnriafc1 her fixedly , he said'
slowly , 'I have 'decided. " Then turn'ed1
on his heel , quitted 'the drawing room , '
Stepped into the' hall and into the street ,
closing the door behind him. As the
joond fell upon her ears she threw heron -
on the sofa , and burying her face
hands sobbed out , "O God ! O
! my heart ia.breaMngl"
This happenecHna private residence
in New Orleans , in January , 1861' , just
. # , after Louisiana had passed the ordinance
of secession. It was one of a number of
similar scenes that had occurred between
Clarissa Dnnoyer , aged twenty , whose
great-grandfather had emigrated from
Franco and settled' in the province of
Louisiana , and Clarence Burley , a native
of New York etate , who had beenedu-
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"YOU MUST DECIDE BETWEEN HE
THE NOETH. "
cated in Cincinnati and had gone to .
Orleans siz years before , when lit-
twenty-three , to pnrsne a merau.
\ life. So had entered the counting ; i
of'Pierre Dnnoyer , a commission .
chant , and had risen to a conficu
jjiaca and had become an intimate f i
of the family , with every prosper
being a partner in the firm of Duin
Oo.
Thrown into 'close relations v.-
I'bjujdwmisrintense brnL-
i 'of her ancestral :
. _ _ rely an Amnricau.
had itttnraHy fallen in
And around his knco each coming year
His children's ch'\drcn pause to hear
Of times when menlrrncd polo with fear :
fiery little creature , enthusiastic in any
cause she espoused , and a Louisianian ,
as she hod often said , to the core of her
being. He had sympathized with the
south , especially since he had deter
mined to make his home there , and had
convinced himself that the north had , to
an extent , invaded her rights. He did
not believe , however , that there would
be civil war , even after half a dozen
states had formally seceded from the
Union. If there should be he felt that
he could not ally himself against the
government. And when ordered , in an
imperious manner , to decide between
the south and the girl to whom he was
engaged , he had decided as we have
seen.
seen.Hia course had been quickened by his
consciousness of what seemed of late to
be an overbearing disposition on her
part toward him. Aware that her father
was rich and that ho was comparatively
poor , he may have been suspicions that
tfrfo was the cause of her arrogance. At
least he thought he had given her ample
opportunity to recall her dictatorial
speech , and she had scorned him. "She
cannot love me , after all , " he said to
himself , as he walked briskly away from
her father's house. "If she did , she
would not , she could not , have driven
me away so. "
Clarisse would have run after him to
beg him to return three minutes follow
ing her outburst. But it was too late.
The closing of the street door was the
knell of her hope. Still lying on the sofa
ehe groaned out : "I've destroyed my
happiness. I shall never see him again
never , never ! "
* * * * * *
Clarence Burley lost no time in ad
justing his affairs with the firm. His
expressed resolution to go north amazed
. .and enraged the paternal Dunoyer , who
was 'delighted to learn of ' _ th'o high and
proper spirit'his , , . . daughter had displayed . .
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, to her recreant lover. Burley returned
to Cincinnati , observing with deep con
cern , wherever the boat landed as she
steamed up to Cairo , the excitement and
belligerence in all the river towns.
He was in painful perplexity until the
news of the firing on-Sumter'had elec
trified the land. That aroused every
epark of patriotism in his breast , as it did
in myriads of others , and he immediate
ly volunteered. Within a few weeks he
quitted the city as lieutenant of a com
pany in an Ohio infantry regiment , and
performed military service under Gen
eral McClellan in West 'Virginia. Dur
ing the campaign there , in which skir
mishes were exaggerated into battles , he
gained no littfo knowledge of the duties
of a soldier , and was promoted to a cap
taincy. He learned one thing that he
could preserve his coolness under fire ,
and that what is called courage is large
ly getting accustomed to danger. At
first he had. imagined that every shot
brought down a man , but experience
taught him how many bullets are
wasted , and how many men in immi
nent peril escape unhurt. His regiment
was transferred with McClellan to Vir
ginia , where he saw war in a grander
and more terrible form , especially after
the commander in chief had been super
seded , than ho had doae before.
The hottest engagement in which he
took part as major I have heard him
describe it was that of Gettysburg ,
which' , with the capture of Vicksburg ,
should have terminated the conflict , for
after that the cause of the Confederacy
was hopeless. If the enemy had been
less desperate nearly two years' fighting
and hundreds of thousands of lives
might have been saved. The southern
ers , like all true Americans , did not
know when they were beaten ; or if
they did know it they stubbornly re
fused to make acknowledgment. It
was valor run mad , but it was supreme
ly unwise.
Burley , who is a very good fellow , as
ho was a gallant officer , said toN me one
evening , when we were imtnlgiTig in
reminiscences of the war , that he had no
expectation of surviving Gettysburg.
"I had a kind of presentiment that I
should "die on that field , thonf i I te-
gai M' proo < ptimenti < air nnkcnpcnfti-
tions. Nevertheless. I could not thraw
Of heroes who when called to flcrht
Saw'naugbt but duty shining b. . 'at.
And gave their lives for homo and right.
it off. The iaea was not nearly so un
pleasant as I had fancied it would be
In fact , I doubt if the assurance of death
troubles us much -when we have once
accepted it. To accept death is to die.
So I may be said to have fallen then and
there. I reflected that veiy rarely can
a man perish in a good cause , and that
when he does so perish ho is very for
tunate. He may bo a very ordinary
mortal , but death under such circum
stances makes him a hero and embalms
bis memory.
"Gettysburg was a big fight , and no
mistake. Lee had nearly 10f,000 : men ,
the best and bravest he had over led.
They were confident of victory , and
that victory -would realize their long
sherieued hope. It was their first inva-
CHEERINO HIS REGIMENT.
sion of the north , which had repeatedly
been urged by the southern press , and
they were convinced that it would prove
their crowning triumph. The 4th of
July , 1863 , as they fondly imagined ,
would prove their new day of , ind&-
pendence independence of the detested
north. "
* * * * * *
"On the first day , " said Major Burley ,
"my regiment was with. Howard's com
mand after Reynolds had been killed ,
and we were successful at the.outset by
our superior numbers , taking many pris
oners , but when Hill'came' Tip from
Chambersburg 'and Ewell from Car
lisle , with their forces , they drove us
by their vastly greater strength. It'was'
very warm work , the heat 'intense , the
dust choking. Our brave fellows fought
like tigers. They disputed "every'inch
of ground , but they were fearfully over
matched. They were steadily beaten
back by the power of numbers. The en
emy kept up a terrific fire. Men were
dropping all around me. A tall fellow
near me , trying in vain to stem the mar
tial tide , and crying : 'Stand firm ! Sell
your lives dearly ! ' was suddenly silent.
I turned just in time to see that a can
non ball had carried away his head , and
his shattered trunk fell , with a great
gush of- blood , under my feet.
"A Confederate colonel , mounted and
cheering his regiment on my right , was
blown to pieces by a bursting shell. It
seemed as if no one could live in such a
fire of shell. The enemy suffered as ter
ribly as we. A muaket ball tore through
my cap ; another passed through my
sleeve at almost the same moment.
'When , ' I thought , 'will it be my header
or heart ? ' Destiny must have miscar
ried , or I should be lying among the
slain. Order and discipline finally gave
way. We retreated in wild confusion
through Gettysburg , having lost enor
mously in prisoners , and reaching Gulp's
hill , south of the town , rallied our
broken columns and occupied 'a strong
position.
"The next day Meade , who had re
mained ignorant 'of the action at Get
tysburg , came up with the bulk' of i.i : >
army , Hancock having decided , that
there was the "place to' give ( baitle. ' Leu
confronted us with tHe maai ' '
and the pounding was hyrjfflr Qim ever.
Our force * occupied 'x&oat Cemclcr- - . '
ridge,1 1 and Lw held ' '
opposite. Between Cbe-xi4fGB in ; . . ;
valley aid ob'tte atria * ot Oemctery
ridge the battle
next. I * tft * center ar.
where thn fend rxs low , Sickles lost
his leg and his division was fearfully
cut up. Warren occupied Round Top ,
which by accident wo had overlooked ;
and repeated though unsuccessful at
tempts to expel him were made until
dark. The day was spent in a series of
desperate assaults and repulses , and the
carnage was great , but nothing definite
was gained by either side.
"Tho third day Lee continued his at
tack on our right and left , but evidenuy
underrated our strength and deter
mined to make his strong assault on our
center. Meade very early took the in
itiative and drove Ewell from the place
he had gained on our right. But as this
important result was never communi
cated to Leo , his movements suffered in
consequence. There is no rational doubt
thut a series of Confederate mistakes
caused his retreat and the sacrifice of
the southern cause. Pickett's charge
was the crowning blunder , and Lee was
avowedly responsible therefor.
"Much of Cemetery ridge , which wo
held , is so rough that we could not employ
artillery to advantage , so that , with 200
guns , only eighty were used. Seminary
ridge , on the contrary , was very favor
able for artillery , und the enemy placed
120 guns there and directed them
agaiust us ; but our infantry was so well
protected by the crest -that they mostly
kept out of harm's way. Our chief of
artillery after awhile -stopped firing ,
except occasionally , awaiting the next
movement of the enemy. Leo inter
preted this as the silencing of our bat
teries , and ordered Pickett to charge
with his 20,000 Virginia veterans , who
had not been in action. Leo intended
to sujiport them with his artillery ; but
discovered too late to remedy the de
fect that ammunition was lacking.
"Picketfs division moved down the
slope and across the valley , only to be
met with a fatal fire from our batteries
all along the line. Never did men show
more intrepidity. They went steadily
on in the face of certain death. They
were enfiladed ; great gaps in their ranks
were trade by the awful fire. They
gradually melted away. Enemies as
they were , I pitied and honored the gal
lant fellows unflinching to the last.
They charged over a low stone wall , be
hind which Gibbons' men lay , into the
mouth of our batteries , and fought for
some time with pistols and clubbed
muskets. But our troops concentrated
upon them and drove them down the
slope , completely commanded by our
fire. Unable either to advance , retreat
or stand still , the poor fellows threw
themselves down and held up their hands
as sign of surrender. Very few escaped.
It was a piteous sight , a horrible car
nage. I forgot myself in that dreadful
hour , thinking only of the needless
slaughter. That was the last great
action.
"On the second night the Confederate
army began to retreat in the midst of a ,
storm. While we held councils of war
the enemy slipped away. We might
have crushed him completely and short
ened the conflict by two years. Gettys
burg sealed the doom of the south. "
* * * * * *
Burley had confided to me his broken
engagement with Clarisso Dunoyer ,
which made him very unhappy , but
which the stirring events of the long
strife prevented from preying on his
mind. The surrender at Appomattox
came , and he had received but two flesh
wounds ; both soon healed.
He went soon after into business in
Chicago , whare I encountered him seven
years later in Wabash avenue. He told
me he was married , whereupon I spoke of
Clarisse , and the close of the comedy ,
which'might have been a tragedy.
"You can't expect a man , " he said , "to
be loyal to a woman who has virtually
thrust him out of doors. " To which I
agreed.
He invited me to visit him , and I ac
cepted. I found his wife gentle and in
teresting , and his two' small children a
boy and girl intelligent and attractive.
They appeared to be a most harmonious
family , and I ventured the remark that
he was probably as happy as if he had
married. Clarisse.
"By the by , " 1 continued , "your wife
must somewhat resemble your Louisiana
sweetheart from what you have told me
of her. She is small , slight , dark eyed
and a brunette. I imagine you may
have been drawn to her on account of
this resemblance. I have known such
cases. "
"My marriage was as romantic as my
earlier courtship. By a strange coinci
dence my wife is also a Louisianian , and
I met her at the end of the war. Her
father , once rich , had died poor ; her
nearest of .kin had passed away , and she
was earning her own livelihood by teach
ing music. I tried to help her I could
easily do so , for I had made money in
cotton , and my sympathy soon ripened
into love. Adversity had developed and
enlarged her. She is as strong as she is
noble , as you will see when you know
her better. "
"But what became , Burley , of poor
Clarisso Dunoyer ? I confess I feel a
deep interest in her. You should have
sought her out. I am sure she loved
you. "
"Clarisse lost"
Dunoyer was -
"Poor girl I I had feared catastrophe
for her. How was she lost- ? ' '
"In Clarisse Burley , the mother of my
children. "
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