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"John Ring seized the sword that had long been so precious to him. JOHN RING SEIZED THE SWORD THAT HAD BEEN SO LONG PRECIOUS TO HIM
s--“and I could not wear it, and could only wear a plain one for service and keep this hanging in my tent on the tent-pole. John Ring used to handle it adoringly, and kept it polished to brilliancy.--It’s dull enough these many years,” he added, somberly. “To Ring it represented not only his captain, but the very glory and pomp of war. “One day the Confederates suddenly stormed our position near New Berne and swept through the camp, driving our entire force before them; and all, including my company, retreated hurriedly across the river, setting fire to a long wooden bridge as we went over. It soon blazed up furiously, making a barrier that the Confederates could not pass. “But, unknown to everybody, and unnoticed, John Ring had dashed back to my tent. I think he was able to make his way back because he just looked like a mere boy; but however that was, he got past the Confederates into my tent and took down, from where it was hanging on the tent-pole, my bright, gold-scabbarded sword. T OF THE SMILE HOVERED ON CONWELL'S LIPS AND I COULD NOT WEAR IT I COULD ONLY WEAR A PLAIN ONE FOR SERVICE AND KEEP THIS HANGING IN MY TIN ON A TENT POLE JOHN RING USED TO HANDLE IT ADORINGLY AND KEPT IT POLISHED TO BRILLIANCY IT'S DULL ENOUGH THESE MANY YEARS HE ADDED SOMBRELY TO WRING IT REPRESENTED NOT ONLY HIS CAPTAIN BUT THE VERY GLORY AND POMP OF WAR ONE DAY THE CONFEDERATES SUDDENLY STORMED OUR POSITION NEAR NEWBURN AND SWEPT THROUGH THE CAMP DRIVING OUR ENTIRE FORCE BEFORE THEM AND ALL INCLUDING MY COMPANY RETREATED HURRIEDLY ACROSS THE RIVER SETTING FIRE TO A LONG WOODEN BRIDGE AS WE WENT OVER AS SOON AS IT BLAZED UP FURIOUSLY MAKING A BARRIER THAT THE CONFEDERATES COULD NOT PASS BUT UNKNOWN TO EVERYBODY AND UNNOTICED JOHN RING HAD DASHED BACK TO MY TENT I THINK HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE HIS WAY BACK BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE A MERE BOY BUT HOWEVER THAT WAS HE GOT PAST THE CONFEDERATES INTO MY TENT AND TOOK DOWN FROM WHERE IT WAS HANGING ON THE TENT POLE MY BRIGHT GOLD SCABBARDED SWORD
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