Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-09-23
I'm THE MORNING
A TRUEINcIDENT OF THE WAR

A TRUE INCIDENT OF THE WAR.
"Do you see that young lady in white
talking with Clarke ?"
The speaker was tall, distinguished
looking man of thirty-five in the uni
form Of cavalry colonel in the Confed
crate service. The time was a summer
f~ht in 1868; the place, the hotel par
sssee. 1speall village in Middle Tennes-
"a hss2or ~ zqsion was shop" given
f,.sl,eat of .sFoen e presence of a detach-
q 1d t e;sysas B.. si ss;
of Tennessee to the valleys of the Missis-
| sippi. The young lady referred to was
a pretty, graceful girl, with dark gray
eyes, waving hair of a dark, reddish
Rgold, and the exquisite complexion that
accompanies it.
'Who is she?" asked the coloneTs
companion.
THAT is Picton's sweetheart, Miss
Garrett"
"Not the same that saved his life
after Shiloh?" said Captain Barclay.
'The same" rejoined Colonel Terry.
| ''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 that Pic
ton was killed. She went over the
tleld and found him, badly wounded
through the lungs, but still alive. She
sent boy that she had brought with
her to hunt up surgeon, and she
! stayed by Picton. The boy found DIR.
Qewan, and when they got baels; Miss ,.ss
iss tsg ssssSsssiiiiSss
med the wound without moving him,
and told her that he was afraid it was
hopeless, for the least motion. even
leaving him down again, might produce
fatal hemorrhage. If he could be
kept perfectly quiet until morning, and
the bleeding checked during the night
he might have "a bare chance of pulling
through WELL said the brave little
woman, he shall be kept quiet, for I
will stay just here andnot 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 until he was out of
Danger"
''That's sweetheart worth having"
said Captain Barclay, with glance of
admiration at the subject of their con-
yersation.
Half an hour later Colonel Terry was
at Miss Garnett's side receiving warm
greeting that told that the two were
iast friends.
'Tell me of all my friends in the old
battalion" she said, presently.
> CHOW many r. ne aaskeo' qoi1AieaiJ
farpore than 1na r .aiI,.. she answered,
h lneap y Iiaasugh and quick, bright
sYfsh :. II have heard from 'one' of
them very recently"
'Does Charley know you are here ?"
asked the colonel.
mo; it is not week since l left
Memphis. VIII they join you here?"
"They ?" he replied, inquiringly.
''The rest of the command, / mean,"
She replied, blushing again.
"a portion of it may, but for that
part 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 great GER
tainty."
They are ths. comets of the service"
said NJ: - IS cratic,
SVentss ute sI&< a
dance z, | have the p1easn,a
osra9ck up a o 1he colonel, as the band
J ! trbas 70 ask you for waltz
Did afe a eyer he p . ll l s issss
lbout to resign his place in favor of the
dther claimants for her smiles, when he
saw sudden CHASTITY pallor overspread
her features.
"Miss Alice. you are i'll !" he ex-
claimed, anxiously. "Let me get you
some water"
1t was scarcely moment before his
return, but even then he was shocked at
her white, drawn face.
"Call my sister," she said to another
gentleman with her, while Colonel Terry
had gone for the water, and both had
reached her at the same time.
= g. cy, take me home,' she whis-
f5d, II am dying"
"On, no, darling" said her sister,
tenderly, "you will be we'll in the
morning"
As quickly as possible the carriage
rs led and the sick girl placed
have recovered Bye Just starting Colonel Colonel
opt her hand, and exertinng nsiice would
said distinctly: ghe put
Eyes, shall be well in the morning.
Tell Charley" her voice failed, and,
lifting her slim white hand, loosened the
flowers she wore at her breast and put
them into the coloners hand. "Give
these to him-yes-in the morning"
Her voice died away to faint whisper,
and her head fell back on her sisters
shoulder. The lady who had acted as
their chaperon fastened to apply re-
storatives and the carriage rolled swift
" away.
The next morning when Colonel Ter
? ~ called to inquire after the invalid he
nsd no need to ask, for from the door
$ there hoated the mornful insignia of
death. Shocked beyond expression, that
hardy soldier turned away, unable then