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Show Love Your Enemies." When tho Eighth Vermont regiment was in Louisiana one of the officers was taken very ill, and left in charge of a picket post. A woman living near by urged him to come to her house, as the climate was malarious. He declined her hospitality, but beforo long became so much worse that his companions carried him to the house in almost a dying condition. con-dition. Mrs. Sparks this was the good woman's wo-man's name perceived his almost desperate des-perate case, but had no medicines, nor could any be procured nearer than New Orleans, ten miles away. What could she do for tliis enemy? Her husband was infirm, and the few negroes who remained re-mained to her were old and decrepit Moreover, it was lato in the afternoon, and rain was failing heavily; but something some-thing she must do, even though tho sick man wob in arms against her government. govern-ment. She sent one of her servants to tho house of a neighbor, five mites distant, and this woman, a violent secessionist, went herself to New Orleans, through a drenching rein, for the medicine. She traveled fifteen miles in the storm aud the darkness, and crossed the Mississippi river twice, and all to save the life of an enemy. The officer remained in the house for six weeks, nnd was cared for most assiduously. assid-uously. Such deeds aro worth recounting; recount-ing; they go far to redeem thehorrorsof war. Youth's Companion. |