The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1873-01-04

the conversation; so Daisy herself final
| ly made aremark. >S
g [ suppose General Burlington told
you that you were to ride out with me
whenever wanted to 60"
Eyes, miss, replied the sergeant.
Now, don't talk in that stiff way,
said Daisy, when you know 1 know
| better. Please don't be sergeant, Mr..
| Curran."
"'Very we'll, then" said Mr.. Curran,
becoming elastic suddenly, eff you are
so kind as to let me be my old self"
why, of course" said Daisy, Ser
geants are not interesting"
Thanks for the implied compli-
ment."
Don't suppose that l imply any
thing" said Daisy. Only please tell
me your story"
q have none to tell, said Mr.. Cur
| ran.
"Oh, very well, thenl' said Daisy,
and pouted. She could pout.
Well, really, Miss Gilbert" said
Mr. Curran. ''there is very little to say.
[ was born at an early age"
"You can skip that, said Daisy.
Well, then, continued Mr. Curran,
:" ! was engaged to be married by my
uncle, who has taken care of me since
my parents died. and whose fortune /
/ was to inherit. Now. it is good thing
to be engaged. Ny uncle and myself
were agreed on that point: but we differ
ed on another"
"And that was?'-asked Daisy.
And that was the woman he select
ed. As | was going to marry for myself
and not for my uncle, l demonstrated.
! Remonstrance made row, and I enlist
ed for three years. The lady in ques-
ton is married; my uncle is ready to
welcome me back; but / insist on serv
| ing out my time, which lasts about five
months longer. Now, won't you tell me
| your story?"
Mine!" cried Daisy, "Why, moth
ing ever happened to me-"
81 am very glad to hear it, said Mr..
! Harry Curran; then there was silence
for little while
- 1t was curious the way we first met;
wasn't it?" said Daisy.
Very" said Mr.. Curran.
So, after this, Daisy rode out fire.
quently with her sergeant; and, as peo
/ pie generally mind their own business
west of the Mississippi, nothing was
! said, except by the private soldiers, who
naturally cnvied their comrades luck.
/ But one July day when Gen. Bulling-
/ ton sat. radiant in Panama hat and linen
| duster, under the cottonwood trees ON
! the bank of the creek, endeavOring to
! beguile some unwary fish, he heard the
steps of horses, and he heard voices.
| The voices were soft and low; he looked,
! and saw Daisy and her sergeant, and he
/ heard them call each other Daisy"
and Harry" His first impression
was that lie was dreaming; then as
! he listened i'll astonishment to what they
were saving, he felt very young for
! few seconds: and then with an elephan-
| tine bound that threw his tishing-pole
ont into the creek, he sprang to his feet,
and cried out, Stop
They stopped. They were on the
/ opposite side of the creek; and the gen
! eral was forced to elevate his voice
slightly, SO that the tableau was not en-
/ tirely impressive.
What, said the general sternly,
! q" does all this mean?'
Then Daisy began to cry, and the
sergeant tried to explain, in n straight
| forward and manly way; and the general
! felt himself growing steadily younger
and younger, and finally said,-
| You needn't say anything more. L
I iOn KNOW ABOUT Sucn lIlluSS mSSelI,
! but come over to my house Immediately
| on your return to camp"
And the pair rode of, and the general
| walked off slowly to his home.
| . never was worked up with any
| thing romantic before" he said to him
| self; land I Will never be again. What
| right has sergeant to he no sergeant
Mt all? And what Will Matilda say?"
This is what Matilda said: she adj
vanced smilIngly to meet her husband,
| and said,-
"What a charming little romance
| this isl
What said the general: you like
/ it?"
" Certainly" said Mrs Burlington:
- it is an excellent match. Why, gen
! eral, he will come into half million.
| And the wedding is to be here in camp.
! His time is up in seven weeks now.
The general sat down and wiped his
/ forehead.
"Well," said he, u do not under
stand women"