The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-29

A correspondent Of the Detroit
Free Press tells this very interesting
story:
Reading about bridal tours permit
me to relate 4 strange experience.
Some months after the close of the
war, a gentleman residing in Texas
overlook on the road well dressed
soldier. The soldier was accompau-
led by 4 pretty, neat-looking girl OF
| apparently about eighteen years of
age. She carried bundle in her
/ hand.
The soldier stopped to ask direc-
tions about the road. The gentle
man found the stranger was q con
federate soldier returning to his
home in Texas with his wife. He
invited the stranger home with him
to dinner. The soldier-a fine
looking Texan-told his story. His
home, he said, was on the Neueccs.
He belonged to Johnsons 5 army, and
had gone through all the various for
tunes of q soidier-been once wOuu-
ded, and twice q prisoner.
In one OF his various wanderings
he had met and fallen iu love with
the daughter Of a widow residing in
the northern part of South Carolina.
The widows husband had fallen at
the battle of Manassas.
The widow, from competence
found herself reduced almost to
want
When the war closed our soldier
went to the house OF his intended
mother-in-law, and for q month
worked with all his might, mending
fences and putting the farm in the
best order he could then thinking
it time TO see about matters at home
and his old mother in southern Tex
as, Of whom he had not heard one
word for two wears, he prepared 10
return. but it was hard for him to
leave his sweetheart, especially
when he was unable TO perceive
when he could make money enough
to return TO her.
She settled the matter by saying
she was going with him. So one
morning they were married, and
started for Texas on foot, with
knapsacks on their backs, and with F..
out cent Of money.
But, said the bride. we found
people very kind. We made friends
all along the road; we were never /
turned of at night, We always got .
plenty to eat, and the people would .
often make Us little presents OF /
money"
"We would frequently oyertake a /
WAGNER, who would give Us a ride /.
as tar as he was going our way. /
When We came through New Or I
leans we had to get passes TO cross
the river The northern general no
ticed that my shoes were nearly /
worn out, whispered something to /
one OF his aids, who went out and !
came back with a pair of shoes, and /
the general asked if | would oblige !
him by accepting them. l have
them on now
When we left he shook hands /
with both Of us, and said we were a
'plucky young couple When l 4
get To nv husbands home | shall (
have Travelled over SIX hundred +
Iniles-and most Of It on foot. 1 /
would not take anything in the
world for my trip 1 have found I
everybody 50 kind and good to Us I
both.
The young husband looked into /
his wite's bright face and smiled, as T
though he thought he saw there the /.
reason why every one was so very
kind.
But were you NOT afraid to come /
so far with a wild Texan? ," some one +
asked.
-Oh, no." was the smiling reply. /
Il always liked the Texans-they I,
make such brave soldiers" "
You haveindeed proved that YOU .
like one of them.
After dinner the gentleman had .
his carriage brought around, and /
carried them a days journey home /!
ward.
As he shook honds with the bride, I:
all wished her pleasant journey.
'Oh, never fear that, " she answer
ed. Il am almost home-a hundred
miles or two isn't much. ! am
happy as a queen.
They drove on-the happiest I
couple ever seen. Now wasn't she (
q heroine? ?
lido not think that many women :
would have undertaken such Q bri- :
dal tour
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