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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