Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-08-17
(From the Louisville Courier-Journal.l
lin THE MORNING.'
A True Incident OF the War.
BY II. n. ADATR.

"Do you see that young lady In white
talking with Clarke ?"
The speaker was a tall, dashing-look-
ing man of thirty-fve, in the uniform of
a cavalry colonel in the confederate SER
vice. The time was a summer night in
'63; the place, the hotel parlor in a small
village of middle Tennessee. The oc-
casion was hop given in honor of the
presence of detachment of Forest S
cavalry, the daring riders whose names
are household words in southern homes,
from the mountains of Tennessee to the
valleys Of the Mississippi The young
lady referred to was pretty, graceful
girl, with dark, gray eyes, waving hair
of dark, reddish gold, aud the ex-
quisite complexion that so often accom-
panies it.
"Who is she?" asked the coloneIs
companion.
"That is Picton's sweetheart, Miss
Garnet"
fNot the same one that saved his life
after Shiloh? ?" said Capt. Barclay.
The same" reioined Colonel Terry.
s'She is little creature to do such a
thing, but she did. You see, she was
In the neighborhood at the time of the
battle, and somebody told her Picton
was killed. She went over the field and
found him, badly wounded through the
lungs, but alive. She sent a boy, that
she had brought with her, to hunt UP a
surgeon, and stayed by Picton. The
boy found DIR. Cowan, and when they
got back, Miss Garrett had raised Picton
up, with his head on her breast, so that
he could breathe more easily. Dr.
~ ,o7 |,
moving him, and told her that he was
afraid it was hopeless, for the least mo-
ton, even laying him down again, might
produce a fatal hemorrhage. eff he
could be kept perfectly quiet until morn
ing and the bleeding checked during the
night he might have q bare chance of
pulling through. =. Well said the
brave little woman, he shall be kept
quiet, for [ will stay Just here, and not
let him move. And, by George, she
did; she never stirred all night, and In
the morning they carried him to the
nearest house, and she nursed him till
he was out of danger"
"That's sweetheart worth having"
said Captain Barclay with a glance of
admiration at the subject of their con-
versation.
Half an hour later Colonel Terry was
at Miss Garnett's side, receiving warm
greeting, that told that the two were fast
friends.
"Tell me of all my friends in the old
battalion, shezsaid, presently.
Chow many?" he asked, quizzically;
.<fmore than one 90
81 meant what / said, y she answered,
with merry laugh and quick, bright
blush; 81 have heard from one of them
very recently"
"Does Charley know you are here 2"
asked the colonel. .Ire s5fntt
"No;it is not week since left Mem
.phis. VIII they JON you here?"
They?" he repeated, inquiringly.
'f'The rest of the command, I mean, :"
she replied, blushing again.
ga portion of it may, but for that part
that you are particularly interested in, [
cannot say. You know they are with the
old general, and their movements can't
be counted on with any very great GER
tainty." -
"They are the comets of the service. %
said Miss Garnett. "Quite as cratic, at
al events.
"May I have the pleasure of this
dance?" said the colonel, as the band
struck up quadrille. 81 know it is
useless to ask you for a waltz"
The dance over, he led her to a chair.
and, after moments gay badinage. was
about to resign his place In favor of