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The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Little Dusky Hero, by Harriot T, Comstock This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: A Little Dusky Hero Author: Harriot T, Comstock Release Date: February 23, 2010 [EBook #31366] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A LITTLE DUSKY HERO *** Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net A LITTLE DUSKY HERO BY HARRIET T. COMSTOCK _AUTHOR OF "CEDRIC THE SAXON," "TOWER OR THRONE," ETC._ NEW YORK THOMAS Y. CROWELL & Co. PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1902, By Thomas Y. Crowell & Company. THIS LITTLE BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO Philip and Albert BY THEIR MOTHER [Illustration: COLONEL AUSTIN STAGGERED TO HIS FEET, LEANING UPON THE LITTLE SHOULDER.] CONTENTS I. George Washington McKinley Jones II. The Box from up North III. The Little Gauntlet and Sword IV. Waiting in the Turret Chamber V. The Boy up North VI. "War, G. W.!" VII. The Battle on the Hill-Top VIII. The Colonel's Body-Guard IX. "I'se Got de Colonel!" X. In the Tent Hospital XI. "It's all yours, G. W.!" XII. A History-Evening at Oakwood A LITTLE DUSKY HERO. I. GEORGE WASHINGTON MCKINLEY JONES. Scratch! scratch! scratch! went Colonel Austin's pen over the smooth white sheets of paper, sheet after sheet. The dead heat of Tampa hung heavy within the tent; the buzz of the flies was most distressing; but the reports must be got off, and after them there were letters to be written to "the Boy and his Mother" up North, telling them--especially the Boy--what a glorious thing it is to serve one's country under _any_ circumstances. The present circumstances were extremely trying, to be sure, but the firm brown hand glided back and forth over the long pages in a determined manner that showed how Colonel Austin believed in doing his duty. Scratch! scratch! scratch! Buzz! buzz! buzz! "Good-mornin', sah!" It was a soft little voice, and it droned away into the buzz of the fli
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