The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

10 RReGruiting Sergeant Blank, Camp Street, N
sIR-Will you be so kind, as to visit
90 4t stones lnfirmary, Canal Street, room
l was wounded at Manassas, but am f,
Vi recovering. have the doctors permissio
ce ana by your acceding to my request. W
- confer great favor upon
10 one of your recruits,
n HENRY CLARK.
le The boy waited for an answer. an
a wrote on scrap of paper:
J, I O'Clock. SERGEANT RJ tNt" ;,
Accordingly, 1 repaired there an
t was shown into room II, but what wa
d my surprise, iustead of Henry CLARK
TO find Henry Clark's sister, the lad
y OF the matoon colored silk, and fame
r scarf; she, who had come to my offic
8 Ill her carriage, in behalf of her broth
l er who had gone to Virginia, in Capt
elnclair's company of cavalry, ant
: whom L expected to see instead of her
NO wonder looked surprised, and n,
wonder she saw it. Seated, or rather
reclining on a sofa, attired in neal
dressing gown, she looked pale; vet ]
thought her better looking by far, than
when saw her at my office; but why
was she there, and why had she sent
for me? were questions Iinvoluntarily
asked myself.
"How do you do, Sergeant? T am
so glad you have come" she said,
land l see you are surprised at find
ing me here instead of my brother.
Give me your hand, and take seat
beside me and you shall have an ex-
plantation, which, trust will be salts
factory to you"
L took her hand, and accepted the
proffered seat.
II have sent for you Sergeant,n she
continued, "for two very important
reasons. One is, want friend and
confidanie, and the other is, I want
some one to talk to in order to relieve
the tedium of my imprisonment; for
such L call it. So now, if you will
promise secrecy in what lam about TO
relate, and will render me some ser-
vice, if compatible with your sense of
1uty. l will give you my history,
which may be, not altogether unin-
'eresting; after which, any advice you
nay offer me, will, I can assure YOU.
'e most thankfully received.u
After receiving my assurance of
rlendship, and expressing desire to
'e of service to her, if possible, she
elated
THE STORY OF HER LIFE.
"My maiden name was Martha
ing. l was born and raised in Van
'uren, Arkansas, and was educated !
the convent of the Sacred Heart l
ly parents were wealthy, and no .
loney, nor pains, were spared to Il
lake my life a happy one. At the a.
se of sixteen, L graduated and re- u
Irned to my home. Soon after, L be- =, =,
me acquainted with dashing young
'valry officer, by the name of Ar :,
'ldy, then stationed at Fort Smith. -
say that / loved him would but -
ebly express the feeling | entertain % "
for him, for believed him to be ~
lie, affectionate and kind, as well as VI VI
ave and patriotic; and L need not
Il you, that to girl raised as I was, ~
most on the frontier, the two latter Oh
affiliations were of no minor impor- -"
Ice. He proposed marriage, and of y
ccepted, l dearly and truly loved 80 ..
n, ahd believed he did me. But W. W.
hen Lieutenant Arnoldy asked my
hers consent, he met with Il flat ~,
lsal. Yet my father did not turn
|, for when he found | was deter lou
ned to marry, he yielded with re- sii'
tant consent, and tried to make me WI
'py. At the age of eighteen, was ma
de Mrs. Arnoldy, and for a year I
ID very happy with my husband i,l''
soon after discovered coldness on the
part, which increased daily, until '''
bliss was turned to sorrow. told her
of his Inconsistency, and begged of ne
to spare me the humiliation, and "S
f he was daily bringing upon me ~
he only Iouobod ond n,odd I'LL - but
tears and supplications. / bore 81 81
lnder all my trials like a true wife, ..io VI.
fortitude almost heroic, for |
ly, truly loved him; although a . H
IN of misplaced confidence, he
my husband, and l would not de-
him, yet daily l was advised to ,
}. Sometimes / would not see him A
a month, and when 1 did, he coup
ID meet me with a scowl. Thus Ire' 1
gs progressed until the knell of or re
sounded from Fort Sumpter. The abou
next day met him at my fathers the
e; he came to bid me good by. %. %,
egiment was ordered East and Il,
vas to accompany it. L begged HON,
not to go, aye, on my bended pro, prov
! 1 besought him with tears i'm dotad
eyes, not to leave ME to fight near
st my native land; but he was til fo
rable, harsh and brutal, calling sIaol
damned rebel. My spirit rose Good
N me in an instant; all my love, teen
e affection had ever entertain asked
r him, was changed to hate; l sIcn ~ u.
ed him from that moment, and thing
him so; told him more, and MARI
God to be my witness, / told Ilu n n
would turn soldier and meet tho,,,,
n the battle field and fight him from
death, and time will tell how by sa.
ri keep my word. 1 was not y wa
and could not come folk
Of my properly until ed to
ime; but now, thank God, for are
) at my command, and 1 have sa.'ls -. y
T it as you will see before I'm fbis a
yh. After my husband left bound
} time in coming to this city. 1 at -
roous and aN-affad davalor, lnult