Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1881-11-26
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A TRUE INCIDENT OF THE WAR.

A TRUE INCIDENT OF THE WAR.
"Do you see that young lady in
white talking with Clarke?"
The speaker was a tall, distinguish
ed-looking man of thirty-fiye in the
uniform of a cavalry colonel in the
Confederate service. The time was
a summer night in 1868; the place,
the hotel parlor in a small village in
Middle Tennessee. The occasion was
a shop" given in honor of the pres
ence of a detachment of Forests
Cavalry" the daring riders whose
names are household words in south
ern homes, from the mountains OF
Tennessee to the valleys of the Mis-
sissippi. The young lady referred to
was a pretty, graceful girl, with dark
gray eyes, waving hair of a dark,
reddish gold, and the exquisite com
plexion that accompanies it.
"Who is she 81 asked the coloners
companion,
"That is Picton's sweetheart, Miss
Garnett."
"The same that saved his life
after Shiloh 7" said Captain Barclay.
s"The same, "rejoined Colonel Ter
ry. "She is little creature to do
such thing, but she did. You see
she was in the neighborhood at the
time of the battle, end 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 q boy that
she had brought with her to hunt up
a surgeon, and she stayed by Picton.
The boy found DR.. 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.. Cowan examined
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 pro-
duce fatal hemorrhage. If he could
be kept perfectly quiet until morn
ing, and the bleeding checked dur
ing the night he might have "a 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 stir
red all night, and in the morning they
carried him to the nearest house,
and she nursed him until he was out
of danger
"That sweetheart is worth hav-
ing" said Captain Barclay, with a
glance Of admiration at the subject
of their conversation.
Half an hour later Colonel Terry
was at Miss Garnett's side receiving
a warm greeting that told the two
were fast friends.
"Tell me of all my friends in the
battalion" she said, presently.
allow many ~ he asked, quizic-
ally; "more than one ?"
~ mean what l said," she answer
ed, with a merry laugh and quick,
brihgt blush: II have heard one
of them very recently"
"Does Charley know you are
here 7" asked the colonel.
"No; it is not week since 1 left
Memphis. Will 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 general, and their move
ments can't be counted on with any
great certainty
They are the comets of the ser
vice." said Miss Garnett. "Quite
as erratic, at all events"
"May l have the pleasure of this
dance ~ said the colonel, as the
band struck up a quadrille. II
know it is useless to ask you for
waltz
The dance over, he led her to a
chair,and after moments gay ban
dinage, was about to resign his place
in favor of the other claimants for
her smiles, when he saw sudden