The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-06
AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.


uniform of . cavalry company in To
Confederate service. The time was
summer night in 1868; the place. th
hotel parlor in a small;villsge in Mid
die Tennessee. The occasion Was
hop given in honor of the presenc
of detachment of Forrest caval
| ~. the daring ridArs whose names ar
household words in Southern homes
from the mountains of Tennessee {,
the valleys of the Mississippi. Th,
young lady referred to was a pretty
| graceful girl, with dark gray eyes
waving hair of a dark. reddish gold
and the exquisite complexion tina
accompanies it.
"Who is she?" asked the Colonel
companion. ~. I.i
''That is Pictou's sweetheart, Mis-.
Garnett.' ..a er'-..
"Not the same that saved his life
after shiloh" said Oaptain'Barclay:
'The same" rejoined Colonel
Terry. ''Ehe is a little creature to dc
sucn a 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 boy that she had
brought with her to hunt up eur
geon. and she stayed by Picton.
The boy found DR.. CoRan, and when
they had got back Miss Garnett had
raised Picton up, with his head on
her breast, 30 that he could breath
more easily. DR.. Cowan examined
the wound without moving him, and
told her that he was afraid it was
hopeless, for the least motion, even
the laying him down again. ruight
produce fatal hemorrhsge. Ii be
could be kept quiet until morning,
and bleeding be checked during the
night. he might have bare chance
of pulling through WE'LL said
the brave little woman, he shall be
kept quiet, for l will stay just here,
and not let him move And, by
George, che did; she never stirred all
night, and in the morning they car.
rled him to the nearest house, and
she nursed him till he was out oil
danger"
That's asweetheart worth having d
Esid Captain Barclay, with glance
Of admiration at the subject of theil
conversation.
Hall an bour later Colonel Terry
was ct Miss Garnett's side receiving
warm greeting that told that the
Two were fast friends.
''Tell me Ut all my friends in tho
old battalion" she said. presently.
"How msny?" he asked ouizz:-
cally "More than ,one?"
"I mean what I said," she an
swered. with a merry laugh and 6
quick. bright blush. II have hearc
from one of them very recently"
docs Charley know you are
here?" asked tbs Colonel.
mo; it is not a week since | LET
Memphis. Will they join you hereY
"They?" he replied inquiringly.
"The rest of the command,
mean" she replied, blushing again.
"a portion of it may, but for tina
part you are particularly interested ii
l cat not say. You know they are will
the old general. and their movement
can't be csunted on with any degre,
OF certainty"
They are the comets of the ser
vice." said Miss Gsrnett. "Quite a
cratic; at all events"
May | have the pleasure of thi
dancer" said the Colonel, as the bsnC
struck up quadrille. II know it i
useless to ask you for a waltz"
The dance over be led her to
chair, and, after moments gay bad
image, was about to resign his plac,
in favor OF other claimants for be
smiles. when he saw a sudden pablo
overspread her features.
Miss Alice, you are liz, he ex
claimed, aDxiously. Let me get yor
some water"
1t was scarce moment before HI
return, but esen then be was shockec
at her white, drawn face.
Call my sister!" she said to an
other gentleman with her. while Col
onei Terry bad gone tor the water
and bctn reached her about TIE
SAM time
Lucy, take me home," she whls
pered. Il am dying"
"Oh, no darling," said Der sister
lenderly; you will be we'll in the
morning"
As q1ckIy as pos ible the carriage
@as ca led sod the sick girl placed il
It."
When they were just starting Cello.
bel Terry " shed them good night,
expressing his hope that Miss Alice
would have recovered by morning.
She put cut her band, and, exerting
her strength, said DISTINCTLY: eyes,
shall be we'll iE the morning. Tell
Charley" her voice failed and,
lifting her slim white hand, she
looseDe1 the flowers she wore at her
breast and put them into the Colonel's
hand. ''GiYe 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 bad acted as their chaperon
FASTENED to apply restoratives, and the
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