Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-04-07

she almost wished her.elfs bold soLlier
boy" No prOudsr sight bad her eyss ever
Witnessed thaa that Of her gallant hasband
a.. AZ the head % his brave band ofeaval-y.
h. st out for the baulc-6ell
." AID Am ! 20 be lest beliBdy- she ask
cd. As El-ard sPr,ng iron has saddle and
entered the tent 90 give her parting kiss.
~Certainly. desrest. What could Ne DO
With a woman on the battle -fehg-
90 feel A. Il oOuh sghf. too. EdwarI.
Tray lct NE Accompany yOu."
" Not for the VIDE World can consent.
Some al would most sssurriiy befaH you;
ard you ~ouh be. .; least. but stumbEng
block IN our way. have given Stanton
the chsTEe Of afairs here. and. until 1 re-
turn. or you hear from me-. follow implicitly
BIS directions. should fan. dear Lucv.~
ani his voice trc-nblc,l .ligh,iy. go back
10 your mother ~itAost delay
Laey's eyes we're dim Nth tears. but .he
soon wiPed them s~sy 60 watch the h,tie
band whiSh her husband led as they rsllop-
Cd across the broad plain.
The battle-6sld was not far distant. snd
soon she hard the roar q artillery. The
lood boom.ng of oannon and the fendi.h
Kissing of sheIis. that SPED 6ercer thAn thun-
aeri"g bolts through TIE AR. ,st her yearly
frsntic
4" stanton - she cried. going to ,he door
-bere be vas busy Pu,iing things in march
order.
- Is there a horse here'"
les. na'snn. q couple
'' fhea saddle The swiftess Tor me Ian
goInr oGt for ride
90 But. uA'am. the captain said-"
. No matter -hAt al. captain said. nus,
have the horSe and AZ once
Il have no ladys saddle
No matter. sadjie Of auy kind vii
do
% Bot madam-
Stamping her Eitle foot.
Look yOnder," ARd she pointed -
the northeast. "A heavy rebel force /.
cosnIng unexpectedly. upoa our iroop-.
NHb as~itt horse. can reach nv bu.-
bands column and give tAe alarm IN tine
20 eircumSent them. No~ DO nv biddin-
4f oncei
stanton. IN fear and wonder. oi,eved. and
-hca be led fOr1h the higb-meitle,i .,eed.
Lacy appeared in a regular military sui, %
ber husbEnd,s. With her curl. 90 nicely
-tO~ed away hcnesth the elo.e-ftffng can.
tiAi the man IN waiting could searc-ly bs-
heve the boyish looking soldier before han.
vas no other than the captains wife.
Shalt not accompany yon. nadaun.-
- Aske'.. as ste 'prans bghsly into the sad
die
want no retainers. stanton stsv
~here you ar. and follow the Capsaia'. or
dcrs
L1cy dii rot Wait for bin to finish thc
scntence. but putting spurs 90 her steed.
took t.e route her husband had taken. AMI
~as. after an hours faiiguing ride. IN toll
sie~ % the battle. She paused sus a mo-
mcnt and looked Dack The enesnv were
advancing rapidly. She hooked before her
- the contending arlnies. SHELLS shrieked
past. and the force of artillery caused tie
TO
Her s'eed curved bis proud neck snd paw
ed The ground inspatisnt % proceed. Sbc
gave hin the rvin. for she sav whcrr tie
dense volume q smoke "a slosly rising.
the form of Ed-srs. A. all event. a va.
a cavalry company. snd she dssbed boldly
f,rsard
Nearly deafenei ~ the roar q artillery
ard sfif.,l by the smoke. she aiil kept on,
until having rsaehcd Kiipsirics'. division.
she ~a. disnounted BY the siumplins Of ber
horsc
VIII you point me 70 Captain Bar-
nett'' company p she asked
T. the ieit. replied the soldier al.
dressed. d" bat i' is Impossible Tor you %
reach Lim
Il must see him or dis in iLs uemg,.
81 rcd.
Ani .be iid see hon. leading on Lis brave
but th.naed company into iLe ihickes, ofthe
condief
Sd called 70 BIN once. tvice. ihrics. ere
be heeded her. AID b. thea gave her bot
passlug x g'auce.
" Ibc enemy are coming in large iorce
from the -est Make haste. ard they nav
b, taken in The gorge tarry Gu tl.sy reset
tLe brov % Gle hili and The day j. lost 70
you
licr voicc must have been strangely al
tered. ,or Der hasbau did not recognize t.
iie leh his company in charge oi thc fr.t
llcut sought hhpltrick ard ia a 80 n.ia-