Maryland free press., 1866-07-12
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'sssWeib Captain lMounty GaHeron hG
StosethS1pfises nsaod ssf .sasle Fai q ass ..
xlsNhst sade' you mean's sis2' 'aaskedi the
y6uhgscsptaini iwithlanosir iutended to- bf
entirely free from schssfaiat. nsal 4o7 na,
biSWh3s ayons shsvei certainly ahesrd thai
he Ma EmiIy PsgelatcI tobssmatriedI next
sBtstN. y. said the senior orseoniInanaer ,Ewalk.
fhkfroual itlfc window of the hotel toward q
{aDle flied wishrpspers ever which his
brother officer had been 'glanciags ssvh iien
,OYke voting captaiaagaveoiths pila Of ems
seiopss h his feet sanl angry ytess.i sndshis
7sce hsd changed 10 ssadssk and heavy
frown. Then his lips gre#ls whitet Ibis
chest lsbofed; he's brushed the; dzrkshair
hurrisdlys and ndrepeatediys lfreaeahiss fore.
head, but q did. not reply Had not his
ffaend beeif walking 10 and fros immersed
in own thoughts, he would have noticed
the pallot and sgitatioulof the. young man.
but he did not. .ob s9gie
lssYes, Emily Page will be MRS. Came
ron, aud Fred's n lucky man. Emily is
not only beautiful, but the rarest woman in
tlfs;wSfld for native good sense aud.wom-
auly wisdom. 10 4Tha ovaOpkedas. radi-
ant as the amorniug when Iwished him joy
an hour ago. He deserves good for
tuf,e.5 n Ei?a9lT : lnaG Ell: !. wsl . s7a -ssH
-,4Still young 'donnt said pot a. yord-7-he,
alasl was.aEejectedl suitor ofiEailyt tP age;
h65the. snpeBiorlof Fred Cameron IN posi-
tioa, wealth; svervrhfng but good looks and
reputation, had been kindly, but decided
ay-tepulsed.d; His pride. was mortified as
we'll, oas,his!! love- wounded; be. was not
generous could not be- magpanimous.
and tisisublow struck heavily and. wounded
sorely.. A hate sprung. up in bis heart to,
ward the brave ane generous Cameron,
and. he said in an ,undertone, with an air
of exultation that, made his ghastly face
look fearfal, che is uuder my orders"
Then, 1conquering his emotion, he turned
again to his letters, aad buised himself
with their contentsy while his friend still
walked to and fro, -humming q song. t4-
'r'NNhen do you return to the barracks?
asked the lattar, as CAPITA inMount sprsng
up from the table aud looked at his watch.
ITO .morrow,"was the reply 80
= II suppose Cameron will have bis quar-
ters, put in military ORDER" continued the
other. 'r.I'envy you efGcere, when you,
get Emilyoiu your 'society--7she would
shine nywhere; let me sec, you have three
ladies beside the commandant's WIFE,. Y on
ough To- enjoy yourselves" ~. a.l,
"Humphr'. replied Captain Mount. III
eff strikes. me you don't receive the
news of this intended marriage very gra-
ciously," persisted the elder captain, as
they prepared to leave he>hotel.'a' o, d.
= sIt is nothing to me who Cameron mar
ries," was the answer; "hc has nothing to
do with ine bat to obey orders, and Ihave
nothing to do but enforce. them; he has
come near being osshiered twice. 4a.y.'
,. "What!' Cameron? Why,I thought he
had the reputation Of being themost ex-
I'm ,lars officer in the army. %ao's,a n,ll |
DO "Reputation il not always honestly
ear ied,'' was the snccriHg reply. .'ta |
" They passed from tho stepsto the side
walk. A beautiful yuuns lady, gracefully
dressed bowcd'as she went by. but there
was abiush on her cheeks. and her eyes
were cast down. Both. officers lifted their
hats in sulutation, but Mount bit his lip
hard a I'd hi, eyes a,shel fise,, for it was
Cameron's intended. EnilyPage.; O..