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Show H'" j I DAPPLES JUSTNESS. H v . t "Stop, Dapples wm in nit look to I Ml" 1 Tj I I Thn icra WA4 a (trcrn atretcbof muv 1 A?a I nier lawn In fronted a fine oli! Vlrjrfnl- B to&s! t ' farmhouse, th epeaier a slight, ttigbt f JBftff ! fncvd jrlrl gracefully ruoantni on ft Hat Ih''1 Kniit. crr wnr 1 7; r it Tbs an wm limbing ont of itght b 1 STSi lli bind th,rreen hills, and faraway down E'jF' n i tt4 p"Tpr t,('ni cf th Arcoc,,iit cim 1 aH S ' ' tie trttnpcfrrtradlnstrooj, with n-.r HmW nt anilthQ th mufllrd roll of a dram or HF ti J tho fthrill britr of n taal. HL J , OM Vlretnik, thinvn mother of th Hc f U iotiD7 Math, wm orernin with tot lln, Bj ii J dtTutAtciI b ftra Ati 1 twrnrtl, bakr n to B r "r Tf flinf'lt,nn bjr th thumlf m of B h I war A 7i ( ' CWuntl ilorf ton w far tway from HH 1 I if1 hl jilant lioin In thefmnt rank of m t ' it1 tlfathAnl (Unjori htit lrrne, hta only n& f. (IilM,tiU travM 1h Urron cf lnm- H I ; tlon and remained at th famibotiw) H r witli Iif r Invalid mother An 1 a fow fctlli- Hk If t fuloMiifrranli B f 'j i Cantrrlnif AcroM tho innndi An lionr p I - $i afU-rthitvtrrfltbr thn Inrndlnir troo K,( r l It Minflhinn attrictM lh )onn Ulr'a H t nolle a srmirate fistir unler tht H ' V 1' hadiof thacrfalcottonwooiln-, p 'i "btop, I j ft li wvrmut look tothIr H V ij DappUlloijiK.1, AndMU Irtn Imped V I ',, Ilffhtl from her oaddlr, an I throwing P& th rilkrn rrlnt otr tho jtonra neck Hflp , l to wmt tripsin k acnMn tho srouud to HVsS 1 thipot where th flcorvliy KHWP ) Jt aa a tall, oMlerlr Ltforo, rlad In BBBBBalKr U j amir blo with a iI, worn faco, and j an aVandancn of cttrlln, cliratnut linfr Bawij i J Cobntl Moreton'a daughter ltVel Ht 1 i down Dpon tb aeneIM Midler with all K. i j A htr woman' dlvlo cotapaialon lUrrlns K) 6 within her boMin Hj ,' "l'onr fellow." sh ranrmnrrd, Ujlnjt HhJ y her aolt hand upon bin browi "I wish I HkI j cnld help him " T1' 9 !. T1 Mft roic and tho aofter touch Hlj t railed back th veteran ManJrrlnff Ha1 j Knwi JUoprned bla oreannd looketl Hf 3 j ' op In th roan UJy'i face. Ureal Hf L , lomlnona, handtom eye they wire, l j that Mm e how remtaded Irrtm of her 1 I ' brother Tom' eyr( and Tom wm down B I i i) In tho trenches In front of ULhmond M t I Tli compwion In her heart ttlrrM H I j J4 1 arreiln iho tnioothed back tho Uncled B fl J i! carta from th aoldler brow. bYbYbYH' ! t 't "i'r poor Mlow," aho aald. Mcnn 1 do niT ' j . J anrtbtnir for JoaT HT 1 II tmiftlled tip to hi elbow with a Hf ( I illfled itroan. i "My hort threw me,' ho ei plained, i , j nd they left in behlnJ. I think 1 mnit 1 '( hare fainted from tho rain. 1 thank j on H i Tt ry much, bat 1 cmu'i r how you ran i ;ij help me. 1 auppnoo 1 tunut II litre tUl H J thty tako m prlioocr. And I'd Almost a l toon b ahot i ! IrcDtiullod, a smtle that llchtcd her H dark, bright faco Into potl tiro beauty, B , "1 aw In tho enemy' conn try," alio H C h laid, 'but If yon will trust mo I think 1 K R can help yont At least, 1 will ieo that you B p ( aro refiealied and uado comfortable." Hf V ! She pat ber hand to her botom. and bb f U. ' drawl n a forth a tiny whliU aho pat It H to her 1 1 pi and blew a ihtrp llttlo bl&it, B u Dap; lo pricked up bit cray eara and H came canUrlna; to her aide, followed lu J, atanlly by a colored roan servant. ' , "You re,"inlled Mlaa Irene, flathlns a beaming ctuc on tho aoldler, MI hold H irtyrmrv force at a moment's wnni Injf Here, James, help lid KtntUman P to th bork, and thu rlJo (or Jr, Wcrter I " to dress hi llmu.,, James obeyed without a word. And by i th time tho una was fairly out cf right S , tho Union aoMIer, refreshed And mad QHi h comfortable, lay aMeeplnthe lxtcbam IB her of the pleasant old southern tuui ii I) 1 tioL m 11 ' Aleanwhfle, on the lore veranda, Irene 1 II tej.t watch, her plight, willowy finro BH ff ( wrapptd In Aatwrlet mantle, her Itowy Hl yJ( j raven trtaM-a floating on the winds. Bl i r Dy and by, us tho midnight stars cftmo PH lj j ont ana glittered overhead, nuoro the VYB n ,' dreamy (low of the riier, above Uioiuur HOjB i f mur and rnatlecf the forest leaves, nroae B1 j the dash and cUng, the roar &ud trump Hf I cf Adi auclnz troopa. Hlf I Irciie'adarV face flashed and her Ins- Hjl J trous eyes dllatotl hhecrofsed theirr IH . anda ith a awlfl stAp And tnppeit light- H I ly At the door of her guoAt's chamber. H n "lhey Are ooralnff," phe vhlfl;wrrd) j "they will take )ou jrUoner if jouro- l main. You mint ko" ft Tho soldier atarted to I la feet and in ail o hla way out, tut he reeled Hniut H ft a the doorjuet, falut and sifphig for Hnf i V reutlu Bl tjj "I can't w-alkP he cried; 'thcros no 1 i If l hop of caca r 1" l j ft! Dot Irene held cot her lltU, joiing n Jn-r ""l 1 l,; "Yes, them la," ale sild cheerfully HE ,' l'j 'Lean on me. 1 can help 5 cm down, Bj 1 11 5"00 bM rl-a Dupplo. lie knows B) the lUer road, And jou will oviruke B II tour comrades by dawn. Hurry I thero Bf '" ito 11ilo to iomi" H U ilw toldlor leaned npon tho brave, Bf " '; Ulpful jonntt arm, and succeeded Ip H tc n uachlnfflheltwuUtow B I V 'Dupplor the young elrl called. In her H " clear ailvur notes, coino herer Hj Us lu a breath Dapple was at her aldo- Hi a t The girl stool und locked at the Ren tie Bf, I ' creature, and then threw her unns H ( bround hli neck, BQ ! 'Oh, ltple( prittj Tipple," eho I I sobbed, "it urvuka my heart W iutt from sr if KU. Uoodly, DappleJ" fentletnan down tho river real, an1 ai yonr uttuott ipeed " tlapple uttered a sagacious whinny hut tU soldier heiltalM "Why dtn't you toonrt, alrr crIM tb frirl iaitienlly "Will ) cm remain Lrre and ruin both yonrself and xnoT He vaulted Into th slJdle without 9 word. "Away, Diprlfl, like the win r cried Irene, an t the little luounUl n pony bhot off like nn arrow Tt wir wai over, and oneo rooro ovet theblnxteil rnd dewlato home of VI r Clnli peac and freedom reignot Captain Km her ford made It hl bosl nens to go bick lo the IVttmao hills ao 1 to Colonel Moretou' famiboaM the moment mo-ment he wa discharged f rom seTVlcf) hut whero tie itttely old honestee-l atoo-1 be found notbirjr. but a uias of mini, And of Pipplea mltrennot the slightest tiding! conld be obtain. Thrw years went by, and thcxcap-tain thcxcap-tain fonnd hlrmtelf the wealthy heir cf nn old unci an 1 took himself off on a tour ami 1 the Bwlf a mountains. Dappl went with him, as ho always did einrj that eventfolnlght when the brave llttli ' jmny bore blin safely leyond reach ft th enemy II hid ten tho rapta'n 1 , Inw parable companion In all ht wai derlngv II wu with him now am tlingorer the green Tyrol valleys and climbing the Hwlto r itrepn. One tkptembor afternoon, when the captain tour was drawl nq to A close, eumvwhtr in tho vicinity of Monnt 1 llano befell In with a traveling lofty from New Orleans, tt conaltted of Madam Lenoir, her ten and two daughter daugh-ter and n young American My who was her companion and Interpreter Captain Itntherford fonnd tuiiamn charming woman, and while the young eraon of the party bmM thetn Irw In prvadlng ont a collation under tlw tree, lie hyamll thu long, nutling (rrassea. listening to undam'a pretty feminine chatter anl lu hla tern relating I net-dent net-dent an 1 nmtlniwene-t vt hla own war eipeneiico for her edtlkallon Among rther things he told her cf I)npple. and of Ha midnight rid anirnj tln-tluohlllsorc.il VlrglnK Mi lam wai In Vniely (ntermtevl "And (he cnlUnt little p-ny tarried you saft throa;b,M she cried, with Warning i) 0 'Safely thrantrh. madam with the enemy at my wry heels. " replied the captitn. "Mis Merlon" cried laalam, Hwlll yon levethsklnlnM topna the claret mil? And prty, Uiptilu Huthrrford latever beuitue of I ippleT The captain raised hlmnlf to a sitting poet arc Dappfe Dajile," lie callcdt Mcome hereP Troin the forest flndowi near at hand a nuall Ky mountAln tony in me am bllngfortU. aiadjui !noracotiip.inloo advancing with the claret cup lu her thin while ban I, uttered a sharp little cry and watted all the luaclutta Idpicr on the ruatlltig lean-a at I ir feet, "Oh, Dapple, lapplr ilio cried. Dapple tuard the SKeet Volie, and knew It lu nn luitAiit He broke Into a joyous iieUh, and shot like nn arrow for tho young lady side, bhe caught his shaggy head n I held It close to her boeom. sobbing like tho silly child sho was. "Oh, Dapple, my pretty Dapple, have I fonnd ) on at ltr Ma lam Lenoir, lomprehending tho do-noneuitnt, do-noneuitnt, looted ou with filliteulng eye. Two wwki later the pleasant party was brraktntf up. Ma lam and her party wtregfiliig lack to Franco, "And now, Irene," said the captain, "how Is It to be? You Mill not lUtcn to inysultorarct.pt my love? Then )ou will be forcetl tot-art from Dapple again, hhe Is mine by the right of jcMewlon. 1 cannot tfvo her op. Come, now, ftlve yonr final decision are oti wltllus to jrt from me no I Dapple former?" Inno looked up with ler old, glorifying glorify-ing smile. 1 1 could larto part from you," t e snld wickedly, but never again frou Dippld. If you take Dap le yon will hereto take her tnUtreaa, too, Captain ilutberford." An I thecal tain made no objection. A month later aw Dj plo iaUUcm hli wife. Torouto Malt |