Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-07
VOL. XVIII.

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els your husband stationed here ?" in
quired Mrs. Burlington.
"Yes, Mrs. Burlington" replied Mrs.
Crestle. Colonel Crestle was transfer
red to this place by the same order that
sent your husband here"
"Ah! remarked Mrs. Burlington, in a
slightly surprised tone. ''Is your husband
a Colonel, then?"
"That is his volunteer rank" replied
Mrs. Crestle, sweetly," just as Brigadier-
General by brevet is Captain Bullington's,
you know"
The skirmish had proven successful for
Mrs. Crestle. Mrs. Bullington realized it,
and wondered whether that audacious wo-
man, as she inwardly designated Mrs
Crestle, would ever dare to address her
as MRS Captain Burlington" As for
the General, he felt that there had been a
battle, though he could not comprehend
how it had been fought.
The arrival of Colonel Crestle, who
was affectionately greeted by his wife,
couples went into dinner.
Now, what Mrs. Burlington said to the
General at dinner, only she and her hus-
band know; but, after dinner was over,
the General was seen with his fishing
tackle making his way to the trout
stream.
Two days after this, Mrs. DR.. Gilbert
arrived; and with her came her sister-in-
law, Daisy Gilbert. Daisy Gilbert was
uncommonly pretty. She had curls and
dimples and smiles fluttering around and
across her face. She was 1.-THE and grace
full, though petit. She had considerable
independence of character. She seldom
asked advice and still more seldom took
it. She was, in word, spirited little
beauty.
By the time of her arrival there was a
distinctly recognized hostility between
Mrs General Burlington and Mrs. Crestle.
They still greeted each other politely
enough, but Colonel Crestle did not
smoke an after-dinner cigar, IS formerly,
on the piazza of General Bullington's cot
tage; and adistinct boundary line seemed
now to be drawn between the respective
premises of the two gentlemen.
The arrival of Daisy Gilbert produced
a marked effect on the camp. In the first
place only did it inspire the two unmar-
ried Lieutenants with wild passion,
which made them drill their men for the
most part directly under her windows,
especially when right or left wheel was
| jured, and her temper slightly ruff1ed
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| gentlemen, still more marked and intense
was the impression she produced upon
the ladies. Mrs. Gen. Burlington remarked
to Mrs. Crestle that Daisy was so gentle
and modest. Mrs. Crestle replied in
acquiescence with Mrs. Burlington, init
mating that chief charm of Daisy was
that she never gave herself any airs. To
| this Mrs. Burlington retorted that Miss
| Gilbert wasn't always working and con-
| triving to gain gentlemen's attention,
Mrs. Crestle;" and Mrs. Crestle responded
that she wasn't so old that she had to
exert herself to do so. The ladies were
| fast becoming little broad and elegant
in their manner of scratching each other,
being so far removeds from civilization.
Each looked on Daisy as an adherent that
i would not ally herself to either the Bull
| lington or the Crestle faction; though
she was great pet with the General, and
accepted numberless little attentions from
Col. Crestle.
Now, one day, when it happened that
Daisy and Mrs. Crestle were on Mrs. Bull
lington's piazza together, Sergeant came
up with message to the General, which
he delivered and went away.
| sWhat handsome soldier!" said Daisy
els her" said Gen. Burlington. =
"My DEAR" said Mrs. Burlington, ssyou
really ought not to notice common
soldier"
sHe wasn't common soldier" said
Daisy; "for he had braid on his arm.'
''The principle is the same" said Mrs.
Burlington.
'sBut he was handsome, insisted Daisy;
and Mrs Crestle laughed. But Mrs. Bull
| lington did not laugh.
She delivered sort of lecture upon the
evils which might arise from young ladies
looking at young people of the opposite
sex; and then, with swift, feminine logic,
asserted that such evils were intensified
when there was great social inequality be-
tween the looker-on and the looked-on.
! Daisy stood there, very pretty and slight
/ ly vexed, pulling a bouquet to pieces, as
the calm stream of Mrs. Bullington's dis
course meandered gently on. Again the
Sergeant appeared, and stood before them.
Daisy saw him look at her admiringly,
and colored; then she observed that his
eye fell upon the flowers she held. Sud-
denly, almost abruptly, she held them
out to HIM.
''Do you like flowers ?" she asked. eff
you do, you can have them" And the
Sergeant bowed, and glanced expressive
. ly at her-his eye was blue and express
S ive-and then he walked away.
"My DEAR" began Mrs. Burlington
and then she stopped: utterance failed
her.
"Well," said Mrs. Crestle, "has that
sergeant made conquest of you, Daisy ?
First you called him handsome then
you gave him flowers: what will you do
next 90
cob was that the same Sergeant ?''
said the little humbug, irnocently
"Of course it was" replied Mrs.
Crestle.
"I think you are mistaken, Mrs
Crestle," said Mrs. Gen. Burlington, with
dignity. e dy
Indignantly "let us drop the Sergeant. .
And so the Sergeant was dropped But
some three or four days afterward, as the
same people were sitting in the same spot
Col Crestle said
"There is going to be ball tomorrow
night"
"a ball ?" said Daisy, suddenly bright
ening up.
Yes," said Col. Crestle " ball ove1
at Porter's Gap. Shall we go?''
aOh, yes!" said Daisy; "by al
"Why, Ned" said Mrs. Crestle, "ius
think what you are proposing There
Will be miners and all sorts of dreadful
creatures there; and it's fifteen mile!
away from here. Our going is quite ou
of the question"
81 think you are mistaken, Mrs. Cres
tie" said Mrs. Burlington. at is possibl,
l for us to go, and for one should enjoy
it. General, we will go, and will tax,
Daisy with u.s."
: Every we'll" said the General, submis
} sively.
Now, Mrs. Gen. Burlington did no
$ wish to go to the ball at Porter's Gulch
t and only the controversial spirit inspired
l her to do SO. But, of course, it was i'm
: possible for her to recede from her posi-
ton; and SO, on the appointed evening
she and Daisy, together with Gen. Bul
!, lington and DR.. Gilbert, entered the hug
mountain wagon belonging to the camp
' and started for Porter's Gulch. Just a
7 they entered that fourishing settlement
e DR.. Gilbert was recognized, and carrie,
!. off to attend a sick person near. so tha