o sell histories of the
struggle, "When This Cruel War is Over." Whereupon Abe Bolton would
improve the occasion to invoke a heated future for every person in
authority, from the President down to the Fifth Corporal.

But for all this the 400 hardy boys who still remained to answer
roll-call, out of the 1,100 that had crossed the Ohio River in
September, 1861, were as fine a body of fighting men as ever followed a
flag, and there was no better soldier among them than Harry Glen. Every
day had been a growth to him, and every trial had knit his spirit into
firmer texture. For awhile he had made it a matter of conscience to take
an active part in everything that his comrades were called upon to
do. Soon this became a matter of pleasure, for the satisfaction of
successfully leading them through difficulties and dangers more than
compensated for the effort. But while he had vindicated himself in their
estimation, he yet lacked that which the ordeal of a battle would give
him at home, and more than all, in Rachel's eyes. He heard nothing from
or of her, but he consoled himself with the hope that the same means by
which she had been so promptly informed of his misstep, would convey to
her an intimation of how well he was deserving her. When he gained his
laurels he would himself lay them at her feet. Until then he could only
hope and strive, cherishing all the while the love for her that daily
grew stronger in his heart.

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A patient in her ward, recovering from a fever, attracted Rachel's
attention soon after her entrance upon duty at Nashville.

Womanly intuition showed her that no ordinary spirit slumbered
underneath the usual mountaineer characteristics. The long, lank, black
hair, the angular outlines, and the uncouth gestures were common enough
among those around her, but she saw a latent fire in the usually dull
and languid eyes, which transformed the man into one in whose brain and
hand slept many possibilities that were liable to awaken at any moment.
Still womanly, she could not help betraying this fact by singling him
out as the recipient of many little attentions somewhat more special
than those she bestowed on others.

On the other hand, often as she moved about the ward she would in
turning discover his eyes fixed upon her movements with an expression
of earnest study. After awhile the study seemed to show that it had been
satisfactory, and one day, when the Surgeon had informed him that he was
now in a