The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-09-08
SIN THE MORNING.
A True Incident Of the war.
,m the Louisville Courier-Journal.

HHHlHt AN N2V AeAN& Vo EriEEEEr
True Incident of tho war.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
do you see that young lady in white
talking with ClaIke2"
The speaker was q tall, dashing locking
man Of thirty-iive. IN the uniform Of q cav
alry colonel in the confederate service !.
The time was q summer night in ''63; the
place, the hotel parlor in Q small village Of
middle Tennessee. The occasion was q
"hop" given in honor of the presence Of q
detachment Of Forests cavalry, " the dar-
ing riders whose names are household
words in Southern homes, from the noun
tains of Tennessee to the valleys Of the
Mississippi. The young lady referred to
was apretty, graceful girl, with dark grey
eyes, waving hair Of q dark, reddish gold,
and the exquisite complexion that so often
accompanies it.
!. "Wne is she?" asked the c~olonel's com
panion.
That is Pioton's sweetheart, Miss Gar
nett"
"Not the same that saved his life after
Shiloh?" said Captain Barclay.
The same,1 rejoined Colonel Terry.
"She is o little creature to do such q thing,
but she did. You see, she was in the
neighborhood at the time of the battle, and
somebody told her that Picton was killed.
She went over the field and found him,
badly wounded through the lungs, but still
alive. She sent o boy,that she had brought
with her, to hunt up a surgeon, and she
stayed by Picton. The 10Y found DR..
Cowan, and when they got back. Miss Gar
nett had raised Picton up, with his head on
her breast, so that he could breathe more
easily. DR.. COwan examined the wound
pithOr,f roouirn him ord &o1I hor that 10
was afrai it was hopeless, for the least
motion, even leaving him down again, might
produce a fatal hemorrhage. If he could
be kept perfectly quiet until morning and
the bleeding checked during the night he
might have q bare chance of pulling
through WELL said the brave little .wo-
man, he shall be kept quiet, for I will stay
just here and not let him move: And, by
George, she did, she never stirred all might,
and in the morning they carried him to the
nearest house, and she nursed him until he
was out of danger"
That's q sweetheart worth having"
said Captain Barclay, with q glance of adj
milation at the subject of their conversa-
ton.
Half an hour later Colonel Terry was at
Miss Garnett's side receiving a warm greet
ing that told that the two were fast friends.
Tell me of all my friends in the old bat
%tallion," she said, presently.
How many?" he asked quizzically;
more than One?"
II meant what I said," she answered,
with a merry laugh and quick. bright blush,
Il pave heard from some Of them very re-
Gently"
docs Charlie know you are here?"
"No; it is not a week since I left Mem
phis. Will they join you here?"
"They? he repeated, in%quiringly.
"The rest Of the command, I mean"
she replied, blushing again.
"a portion of itmay, but for that part
that you are particularly interested in I can
not say. You know they are with the old
counted on with any very great certainty"
said Miss Garnett. ''Quite as cratic at all
events" @J Ag&
MAY I have the pleasure of this dancer"
said the colonel, as the band struck up a
quadrille. Il know it is useless to ask you
for a waltz" The dance over, he lead her
to a chair, and, after a moments gay bad
image, was about to resign his place in favor
of other claimants for her smiles, when he
saw a sudden CHASTITY pallor o%verspread her
features.
"Miss Alice, you are ILL" he exclaimed,
anxiously. '""Let me get you some water
It was scarcely a moment before his re-
turn, but even then he was shocked at he1
white. drawn face.
"Call my sister," she had said to another
gentleman with her, willie Colonel Terry
had gone for the water, and both reached
her at the same time.
Lucy, take me home," she whispered
family, II am dying" IA -lfF q
"Oh, no, darling" said her sister, ten
derly, you will be well in the morning"
AS quick as possible the carriage was
called and the sick girl placed in 1t.
When they were just starting Colonel
Terry wished them good light, expressing
lis hopes that Miss Alice would have re-
covered by morning. She put out bel
hand, and, exerting her strength, said dis.
tinctly:
Eyes, I shall be well in the morning.
Tell Charley-"h her voice failed and, lift.
ing her slim white hand, she loosened the
flowers she wore at her breast and put then
into the colonel's hand. "Give these tc
him-yes-in the morning" Her voice
died away to a faint whisper, and her heac
fell back on her sisters shoulder. The lady
who lad acted as th.ir chaperon FASTENED
to apply restoratives and the carriage rolled
swiftly away.
The next morning when Colonel Terry
called to enquire after the invalid he haC
no need to ask, for from the door there
aoated the mournful insignia Of death.
Shocked beyond expression, that hard.
soldier tn rned away, unable then to ever
offer his services if they were needle d
He went again after awhile and saw Mrs
Cameron, the hostess of the sisters durin,
their visit. From her he learned the brie
details of Alice's death. Her attack haC
been a sudden spasm of the heart. and she
had never rallied. She had spoken blu
once; and they caught her lovers nam,
and a repetition of the words "in the NON,
ing"
Poor Charley, who will tell him?
groaned the colonel when the lady's voic
ceased.
you are his best friend" she answered
II think no one else could do it so gently.
II can't" he replied, shaking his head,
II would rather face a battery. Why, vol
don't know, you can't think how his yer,
life seems bound up in her; and now"
They buried her next day, six of Picton's
friends carried his dead love to her grave
and then came sadly back, each question.
ing who would bear the tidings to the gal
liant sabreur far away with the old brigade
That night the order came to join the
main command and by daylight the troops
were miles away. AS they reached thu
vicinity Of the appointed rendezvous, a de.
sultOry firing warned them of an approach.