The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-08-20
(From the Louisville Courier-Journall
lin THE MORNING.
A True Incident OF the War.
BY II. n. ADAIR.

talking with Clarke?"
The speaker was tall, dashing- 1ook-
ing man of thirty in the uniform of
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 a detachment of Forests
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 a pretty, graceful
girl, with dark, gray eyes, waving hair
of a dark, reddish gold, aud the ex-
quisite complexion that SO often accom-
panies it.
"Who is she?" asked the colonel's
companion.
"That is Picton's sweetheart, Miss
Garnet"
"Not the same one that saved his life
after Shiloh?" said Capt. Barclay.
"The same" reioined Colonel Terry.
She is a little creature to do such u
thing, but she did. You see, Sue 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 boy, that
she had brought with her, to hunt up
surgeon, and stayed by Picton. The
boy found DR.. COwan, and when they
got back, Miss Garnett had raised Picton
up, with his head on her breast, SO that
he could breathe more easily. DR..
COwan examined the wound without
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 a bare chance Of
pulling through. We'll, 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 n sweetheart worth having, r"
said Captain Barclay with 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, she said, presently.
"How many?" he asked, quizzically;
"more than one %
81 meant what said," she answered,
with a merry laugh and quick, bright
blush; 81 have heard from one of them
very recently"
"Does Charley know you are here p
asked the colonel.
"No;it is not a week since | left Mem
phis. VIII they join you here?"
They?" he repeated, inquiringly.
"The rest of the command, | mean, y
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, y
said Miss Garrett. "Quite as erratic, at
! all events.
MAY | have the pleasure of this
dance?" said the colonel, as the band
struck up a quadrille. 81 know it is
useless to ask you for waltz"
! The dance over, he led her to a chair,
and, after a moments gay badinage. was
about to resign his place in favor oil
other claimants for her smiles, when he
saw a sudden CHASTITY pallor overspread'
ing her features.
"Miss Alice, You are ill!' he ex.
claimed, anxiously. LET me get you
some water
1t was scarcely moment before his
return, but even then he was shocked al
her white, drawn face.
"Call my sister, she had said to an
other gentleman with her, while Col
Terry had gone for the water, and boil
reached her at the same time.
Lucy, take me home, she whispered
family, 81 am dying"
"Oh, no, darling" said her sister
tenderly, lyon viii be well in the morn
ing"
As quickly as possible the carriage wa
called and the sick girl placed in it. .
When they were just starting Col
Terry wished them goodnight, express
ing his hopes that Miss Alice would hav
recovered by morning. She put on
her hand, and, exerting her strength
said distinctly:
Eyes, Ishall be well in the morning