human
It's no use, I'm going to die, gasped the Confederate, not able to speak above a whisper.
gpt
Are you--you Southern men?
human
We belong to the Kentucky troops,
gpt
Yes; but what side?
human
We are on the side of the Union.
gpt
Then I--I can't expect anything of you. Too bad! I wanted to send word to my sister--
human
We are not enemies, Captain, saving on the battlefield, said Deck, tenderly, for this case appealed strongly to his considerate heart.
gpt
You can rest assured that I will do all that I can for you--within the lines of my duty to the government.
human
Will you? You--you look like an honest fellow--and you are young, like me.
gpt
The major is all right, Captain, broke in Life.
human
Trust him for anything he promises.
gpt
I come from Chattanooga, where I lived alone with my sister Rosebel. She didn't want me to join the army, and we--we quarrelled-- The captain gave something like a sob.
human
I joined the cavalry--ran away from Rosebel--and we--we quarrelled so hard I got mad and took the money--hid it away--down in the back cellar--in an iron pot--eight hundred dollars in gold. If you will do a stranger and an enemy a kindness, go to Rosebel,--or send word--ask her to forgive--ask her--tell her I am so sorry--so sorry--
gpt
Let me give him a bit of liquor, Major,
human
Oh, Rosebel, if I could only see you again, he murmured. He looked at Deck searchingly.
gpt
You will go to her--or send word?
human
I will.
gpt
Don't forget to say how sorry I am--how ashamed I was when I got away--not for fighting for my country--for the glorious stars and bars; but because I--I treated her so. She was always so good, since mother and father died.
human
I will do all I can for you. But your name--I must have that, said Deck. The captain had fallen back, and the eyes were becoming glassy.
gpt
Perhaps he had better have some more liquor, Life,
human
My name is Paul--my name is Pa--
gpt
Gone! muttered the tall Kentuckian.
human
Too bad. And only a boy, Major.