Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-12

nEa.nsi i tiiousamd Confederate horse
men, aud when victory seemed about
TO perch on our Aag,a Battery Of ar
tiilery played .uch havoc among us
That the btylcs blew a retreat. In
the confusion, thirty or forty of US
were cut of aud made prisoners.
Good afternoon, Colonel. I'm sor-
ry for you, but you could have Jared
worse y
Close at my right hand was Colo
mel Lo Vile hearty and well, and his
sabre not yet sheatlied after the Il ght.
a hundred men wondered as VIC
shook hands but VIC understood
ourselves.
81 can't let you ride off as you did
before" remarked the Colonel, rs he
passed with me behind the line of
battle. '.But you shan't be long u
prisoner. I'll have you exchanged,
within three days"
And lie Kept his word. While
other officers went off to Richmond,
! went to Washington, aud then to
my regiment, duly exchanged. His
influence was what effected it. lie
was not married yet, but he informed
me that lie should be in few nonths,
and in his joking way invited me TO
his wedding, which was to take place
at the Hastings farm house.
II think II! comc," replied; "and
in case l should capture you again l
shall clear of this debt you are one
ahead now."
Nothing was moro frequent than to
change the cavalry from left to centre,
from centre TO right, and back and
forth until IL might be said Of them
that ucy did not belong 10 any ones
division. So l thought nothin.
strange of it when my regiment took
u march ofseveutr miles: sand brought
up one night on the road to Winches-
ter, not half mile from the old farm
house. There was 10 be an advance
on that road, aud we were to take
the front. Infantry and artillery
were in forcc at our backs, and We
learned from scout soon after itark
that the Comfetierates were cn tho
re; reat; leaving not soldier between
us aid the farm house.
There was no one in the advance to
order inc to make an advance, and az
we had selected campiug spot, nc
advance was made. Something kept
telling me all the time that Ccloncl
lie Vile was near. could moi shake
oil the voice, and So wandered down
the road where the pic!lets were be-
ing stationed. The advance was
within a dozen rods Of The farm
house. AS it had not been disturbed,
| pushed down almost TO the house,
following with the reserve picket.
Everything was still around the
place, Gu. we saw shadows Oh the
curtains, and finally entered the yard
aud walked up the path. Nearing
the door l heard deep solemn voice
readin. or repeating n ccrenichy
Stepping boldly up, followed py tn!
men, opened the door upon mar
riage ceremony. Colonel Le Vile il
full uniform, held the hand OF Kat,
Hastings; u minister stood before
them, the parents Oh either side, ,onc oil
two citizens were there as witnesses
The group was thunder-struck, and
Tor moment no one moved or spoke
"Guod evening, Colonel" l re-
marked. "You invited me, you re-
member, and am here ~
held ,Le door SO that none Of my
men had looked into the room.
now whispered to them to go back
the road and look sharp, and then
entered the roo:-..
The clergyman had taken seat
and was ordered to go on, aud no cx
plantations were made until Mis-;
Kate Hastings was Mrs. Col. LeVille
Then we explained. There wa'
laughing and crying and a regular
tine," Us the old ladies say.
The Colonel did not know that th'
Confederate rear guard had passed
Oh, but was intcuding to wed Kat
and move south AL hour after. lii
.uoAeu AT llc anu read my decision
and Kate leaned OH his shoulder ant
wept that hc was again prisoner.
| What happened.
| Well, nothing to you. don't wan
to hear anything about "army resu
lations," "conspiracics," ""court mar
tials," and such talk. 1t is, however
my opinion that Col. LeVille go
away somehow.
l was down in the Shenandoah
Valley a few months ago, and whom
do you think l took dinner with
The Colonel looked as bright an'
happy as new SILVER dollar, an'
Kate was more charming than ever
The war rested hard on both, Gu
peace aud lovo had made the farm
house a little paadise, and there wa
money in the crops growing ON ever!
foot Of ground.
A curly headed boy was raein'
about, aud lie was named after me
If they h=d not toll me this, shoul'
not have had the courage to repi.
that l had handsome little daughtc
) way up i'll Michigan mained Kate.
Neither Uncle Sam nor Jefferso
Davis ever knew how the.cu.tonis u
war were outraged; and it is Too lat
to court martial either ono of u
, now.
A South American reporter ha
got the start Of us now by stain
that the oldest man i'll the world he
at length been discovered. His nam
Jose Martino Continko, a resident G
!. Cape Frio. in the province Of HI
tJanerio, Brazil, who was born on tn
Goth of May, 1894, and is therefor
nearly 1874 years old II is said ths
lie has forty two children by 81