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OnehotdayinlateSeptemberDickRunner,aformerslave,came
toBettiewithastrangereport.Hehadbeencheckingafarmhousehalf
amileawayfromtheVanMetrehome,afarmhousehethoughtwas
empty.Butinside,heheardlowgroans.Followingthemtotheattic,
hefoundawoundedUnionsoldier,witharifleathisside.
WhenAuntBettietoldmeaboutherfirstsightofthebeardedmanin
thestainedblueuniform,shealwaysusedthesamewords."
Itwaslike
walkingintoanightmare:
thoseawfulbandages,thatdreadfulsmell.
swhatwarisreallylike,child:
nobuglesandbanners.Justpainand
filth,futilityanddeath."
ToBettieVanMetrethismanwasnotanenemybutratherasuffering
humanbeing.Shegavehimwaterandtriedtocleanhisterriblewounds.
Thenshewentoutintothecoolairandleanedagainstthehouse,trying
nottobesickasshethoughtofwhatshehadseen-thatsmashedright
hand,thatmissingleftleg.
Theman'
spapersBettiefoundintheatticestablishedhisidentity:
Lt.
HenryBedell,CompanyD,NorthVermontVolunteers,30yearsold.She
knewthatsheshouldreportthe,presenceofthisUnionofficertotheCon-
federatearmy.Butshealsoknewthatshewouldnotdoit.Thisishowshe
explainedittome:
"
Ikeptwonderingifhehadawifesomewhere,wait-
ing,andhoping,andnotknowing-justasIwas.Itseemedtomethat
theonlythingthatmatteredwastogetherhusbandbacktoher."
Slowly,patiently,skillfully,JamesVanMetre'
swifefannedthespark
oflifethatflickeredinHenryBedell.Ofdrugsormedicinesshehadalmost
none.Andshewasnotwillingtotakeanyfromthefewsuppliesatthe
Confederatehospital.Butshedidthebestshecouldwithwhatshehad.
Ashisstrengthreturned,BedelltoldBettieabouthiswifeandchildren
inWestfield,Vermont.AndBedelllistenedasshetoldhimabouther
brothersandaboutJames."
Iknewhiswifemustbeprayingforhim"
AuntBettiewouldsaytome,"
justasIwasprayingforJames.Itwas
strangehowcloseIfelttoher."
TheOctobernightsinthevalleygrewcold.TheinfectioninBedell'
s
woundsflaredup.WithDickandhiswife,Jenrue,helping,shemovedthe
Unionofficeratnight,toabedinahiddenloftabovethewarmkitchen
ofherownhome.
Butthenextday,Bedellhadahighfever.Knowingthatshemustget
helporhewoulddie,shewenttoherlong-timefriendandfamilydoctor,
GrahamOsborne.
DrOsborneexaminedBedell,thenshookhishead.Therewaslittle
hope,hesaid,unlesspropermedicinecouldbefound.
Allright,then,"
Bettiesaid."
I'
llgetitfromtheYankeesatHarpers
Ferry."
Thedoctortoldhershewasmad.TheUnionheadquarterswere
almost20Milesaway.Evenifshereachedthem,theYankeeswouldnever
believeherstory.
lltakeproof,"
Bettiesaid.Shewenttotheloftandcamebackwith
ablood-stainedpaperbearingtheofficialWarDepartmentseal."
Thisisa
recordofhislastpromotion,"
shesaid."
WhenIshowit,they'
llhaveto
believeme."
Shemadethedoctorwriteoutalistofthemedicalitemsheneeded.
Earlythenextmorningshesetoff.
Forfivehoursshedrove,stoppingonlytorestherhorse.Thesunwas
almostdownwhenshefinallystoodbeforethecommandingofficerat
HarpersFerry.
Gen.JohnD.Stevensonlistened,butdidnotbelieveher."
Madam,"
hesaid,"
Bedell'
sdeathwas.reportedtous."
He'
salive,"
Bettieinsisted."
Buthewon'
tbemuchlongerunlesshe
hasthemedicinesonthatlist.
Well,"
thegeneralsaidfinally,"
mnotgoingtoriskthelivesofa
patroljusttofindout."
Heturnedtoajuniorofficer."
SeethatMrs.Van
Metregetsthesupplies."
HebrushedasideBettie'
sthanks."
You'
rea
bravewoman,"
hesaid,"
whetheryou'
retellingthetruthornot."
WiththemedicinesthatBettiecarriedtoBerryville,Dr.Osborne
broughtBedellthroughthecrisis.TendayslaterBedellwashobblingona
pairofcrutchesthatDickhadmadeforhim."
Ican'
tgoonputtingyouin
danger,"
BedelltoldBettie."
mstrongenoughtotravelnow.I'
dliketo
gobackassoonaspossible."
SoitwasarrangedthatMr.Sam,oneofBettie'
sneighborsand
friends,shouldgoandhelpBettiedeliverBedelltoUnionheadquartersat
HarpersFerryinhiswagon.
TheyhitchedBettie'
smarealongsideMr.Sam'
smule.Bedelllay
downinanoldboxfilledwithhay,hisrifleandcrutchesbesidehim.
Itwasalong,slowjourneythatalmostendedindisaster.Onlyan
hourfromtheUnionlines,twohorsemensuddenlyappeared.Onepointed
apistol,demandingmoneywhiletheotherpulledMr.Samfromthewag-
on.Shocked,Bettiesatstill.Thenarifleshotcrackedout,andtheman
withthepistolfelltothegrounddead.Asecondshot,andtheotherman
wentsprawling.ItwasBedellshooting!
Bettiewatchedhimlowertherifle
andbrushthehayoutofhishair."
Comeon,Mr.Sam,"
hesaid."
Let'
keepmoving."
AtHarpersFerry,thesoldiersstaredinsurpriseattheoldfarmerand
thegirl.TheywereevenmoreamazedwhentheUnionofficerwiththe
missinglegrosefromhishay-filledbox.
BedellwassenttoWashington.TherehetoldhisstorytoSecretaryof
WarEdwinM.Stanton.StantonwrotealetterofthankstoBettieand
signedanordertofreeJamesVanMetrefromprison.ButfirstJameshad
tobefound.ItwasarrangedforBedelltogowithBettieasshesearched
forherhusband.
RecordsshowedthataJamesVanMetrehadbeensenttoaprison
campinOhio.ButwhentheraggedprisonerswereparadedbeforeBettie,
Jameswasnotthere.Asecondprisonwaschecked,withthesameresult.
BettieVanMetrefoughtbackachillingfearthatherhusbandwasdead.
ThenatFortDelaware,neartheendofthelineofprisonersatallman
steppedoutandstumbledintoBettie'
sarms.Bettieheldhim,tearsstream-
ingdownherface.AndHenryBedell,standingbyonhiscrutches,wept,
too.
Clickthebuttontolistentothepronunciationsofnewwords
NewWords
tellvi.
actasaninformer告发
Yankeen.
(intheCivilWar)anativeofanyofthenorthernstates;
acitizenoftheU.S.北方佬;
美国佬
great-auntn.
anauntofone'
sfatherormother;
sisterofone'
sgrandfatherorgrandmother
civila.
国内的;
民间的
confederatea.
oforbelongingtotheConfederacy南部联邦的
capturevt.
makeaprisonerof;
seize俘虏;
夺得
unknowna.
whosename,nature,ororiginisnotknown
formera.
ofanearlierperiod以前的
farmhousen.
themainhouseonafarm,whereafarmerlives
groann.
asoundmadeinadeepvoicethatexpressessuffering,griefordisapproval呻吟(声)
atticn.
thespa~justundertheroofofahouse,esp.thatmadeintoalowsmallroom阁楼
Union,then.
thosestatesthatsupportedtheFederalgovernmentoftheU.S.duringtheCivilWar;
theU.S.A.(美国南北战争期间的)联邦政府;
美国
a.
oforhavingtodowiththeUnion
riflen.
步枪
awfula.
terrible;
verybad
bandagen.
anarrowlongpieceofmaterial,esp.cloth,forbindingawoundorinjury绷带
dreadfula.
veryunpleasantorshocking;
terrible
buglen.
amusicalwindinstrumentusuallymadeofbrass,usedchieflyformilitarysignals军号,喇叭
filthn.
disgustingdirt污秽
futilityn.
uselessness
futilea.
leanvi.
supportorrestoneselfinabentposition靠,倚
establishvt.
findoutormakecertainof(afact,answer,etc.),prove确立,证实
identityn.
whoorwhataparticularpersonorthingis身份
identicala.
同一的;
完全相同的
Lt.abbr.
lieutenant陆军中尉
companyn.
连
volunteern.
personwhojoinsthearmy,navy,orairforceofhisownfreewill志愿兵
presencen.
beingpresentinaplace
skillfullyad.
inaskillfulmanner灵巧地,娴熟地
skillfula.
havingorshowingskill
fanvt.
扇,扇动;
激起
sparkn.
火花
flickervi.
burnunsteadily;
shinewithanunsteadylight
drugn.
amedicineorsubstanceusedformedicalpurposes
supplyn.
(pl.)thefood,equipment,etc.necessaryforanarmy,expeditionorthelike补过品
prayvi.
祈祷
valleyn.
astretchoflandbetweenhillsormountains;
thelandthroughwhichastatedriverorgreatriversystemflows山谷;
流域
infectionn.
感染;
传染
infectvt.
flarevi.
burnwithabright,unsteadyflame(火焰)闪耀
loftn.
aroomundertheroofofabuilding,attic阁楼
ferryn.
渡口;
渡船
headquartersn.
(usedwithasing.orpl.v.)theplacefromwhichthechiefofapoliceforceorthecommandingofficerofanarmysendsoutorders司令部
proofn.
evidenceshowingthatst
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