Show faithful unto death ono of the bravest acts I 1 witnessed A during the whole war said an officer of the army ot of northern virginia 1 waa as that of a sold soldier ter who ho was as probably not over sixteen wo we had thought of him as only a boy although he lie went with the regiment on all ot of its marches and lived with nith it in all its encamp encampments ments one day there was a fierce engagement in the midst of it a bullet struck this boy in the breast and he fell our colonel ordered his men to dismount and as ho he himself sprang from his horse hor sethe the boy called out in a weak mice A 1 I will K ill hold our horse colonel stopping la in the midst of the tile storm of bullets to gaze in pity on theu the white hite boyish face the colonel said but you cant do that lad you are dying 1 I know I 1 am colonel the gallant boy replied but I 1 can hold the reins ahen hen I 1 am dead the colonel placed the bridle in the trembling hands and went nent forward when the fight was over oner he hurried back and found the boy lying dead den d the bridle reins still wrapped tightly round his limp right hand youths companion |