Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-22

why, Reginald che ssid, ~ soon -
she could And speech, 4 thought your
regiment was out Of tho city by now {;
snd-snd-" she added, as If spologiz-
ing for the tears that still streamed
from her soft blue eyes, 'snd-l was
afraid should never SEQ you again.
Then Why he asked, . little re-
proachfully, why were you not at the
window to SEQ me for the last time 7
When said farewell 10 you last night,
you promised to be there'
She went up to him and placod her
little hands upon biz brosd shoulders.
MY darling she said, looking up in
bis face, I could not do it. I wished TO
member You as I saw you last night
here in the garden-when you hold mo
in your arms and l promised to bo your
wife on your return
well, dearest he said, as he drew her
to him aud kissed her still trembling
lips, mot seeing You 1t the window, l
feared lrst you were III, and halted
my regiment out there in tho street,
much to everybody's wonderment. /
must hurry, Gwendolen. Once more,
darling, good-bye-good.bye!
From where she stood listening, she
could hear his strong, rich voice give
the order to advance, followed by the
tramp, tramp of bis legionaries; che
could hear the gay music and the cheer.
ing crowd; but she did not 10 to the win.
dow, and had her lover returned five
minutes later, he would haye found her
in the little Summer-h house, with her
head bowed upon her arms, just % be-
fore.
The hosrse command broke upon the
quiet of the night, and brought to .
stand. still small party of soldiers who
were escorting an ambulance along the
the street through which the Colonel
had marched his troops to battle some
three months before. And tho halt was
made where he had halted.
This wretched old ambulance has
broken down again. growled tho Corpo.
raj in charge of tho guard. Guess it's
all up with the young fellow inside, now.
If be doesn't get Under the doctors care
In half an hour, he's q dead man.
The words were caught by . lady who
sat in the shadow at q window Of great
house opposite. She rose, aud summon
ing servant, sent him out to make III.
quiries. The man soon returned with
the news that they had . Yankee pris.
oner in the ambulsnce-a young officer
who had been wounded, it was thought
mortally, in y skirmish some twenty
miles north Of the city. The officer was
parsonage Of Importance, and might,
perhaps, be induced to give valuable
news about the enemy, but the guard
despaired of getting him to tho hospital
alive, now that that ambulance had
broken down.
Without 9 moments hesitation, Gwen
dolep, for it was she, gave orders 10
bring the wounded man into the house,
where the guard could also stay. This
was done, and in few minutes the
young officer lay insensible upon more
comfortable bed than he had known for
many long month. A doctor was sum-
moned, and Gwendolen asked permission
to watch by the patients bedside dur.
| ing the night. After some kindly pro-
tests the physician yielded. There will
| be little to do he said: 4 doubt If the
poor young fellow will ever be consciou,
again. This, however, my dear young
lady you must be very careful about: If
by good luck, ho skould regain conscious
ness, wait about fifteen minutes and
then administer tho contents of this lit.
tie phial. Upon that his life depends
without it he will surely die before NOR
ming
Alone in tho ct i'll chamber, Gwendo
len sat and watched, thinking of hel
absent lover, and praying that some goot
Samaritan might do as much for him IL
case of need. At about two o'clock j,
the morning the patient began to move
restlessly on his couch and to moan fee
hlv A. lon0th ha onanad hia ovaa anf