Louisiana capitolian., 1881-09-20
I'm THE MORNING. !"

''Do yon see that yonng lady in whit
talking with ClarkeW
The speaker was a tall, dashing lool,
ing man Of thirty-fvc, in the uniforr
|ofa cavalry colonel in the Confederat,
service. The time was q summer nigh
10 1868; the place, tho hotel parlor in
small village Of middle Tennessee. TIL
occasion was chop given in homo
ef. the presence Of u detachment Of 'sFor
rests Cavalry" the daring riders who's
names are household words in Southern
homes, from the mountains of ofTennesse'
TO the valleys Of the Mississippi. Th'
young lady referred to was o pretty
graceful girl, with dark, gray eyes, way
ing hair Of q darka reddish gold, and thu
exquisite complexion that so often ac
companies it.
"Who is shes' asked the Colonel't
companion.
THAT is Picton's sweetheart, Miss
Garnett."
"Not the same that saved his life after
Shiloh 7" said Captain Barclay.
"The same," rejoined Colonel Terry.
'.sShe is q little creature to do such a
thing, but she did. You see, she was in
the neighborhood at the time of the bat
tie, 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 a surgeon, and she stayed by Picton.
The boy found DR.. Cowan, and when
they got back Miss Garnett had raised
|Picton up, with his head resting on her
breast, so that he could breathe more
easily. Or. Cowan examined the wound
without moving him and told her that
Ihe was afraid it was hopeless, for the
least motion, even laying him down
logain, might produce v fatal hemor-
|rhage. "If he .conld 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 l will stay
lust here and not lot 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 nurs-
led him until he was out Of danger"
"Thats sweetheart worth having" f"
said Captain Barclay, with glance Of
|admiratioE Mt 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
|fastf riends.
"Tell me of oil my friends in the old
battalion" she said presently.
"How msnyp he asked, quizzically ;
''more than Onep
~ meant what l said,' she answered,
with q merry laugh and q quick, bright
blush; II have heard from one Of
them very recently"
"Does Charley know that you are
heyep asked the Colonel.
''No; it is not we, k since / left Mem
phis. Will they join you hereV. IA
''rheyW he repeated, ,nquiringly
"The rest of the colnmsnd, l mean ;,
she replied, blushing again.
"A portion Of it may, but for that part
that you are particularly interested in
can not say. You know they are with
the old, General, and their movements
can't be counted on with any great GER
tainty."
"They are the comets ofthe service" !"
said Miss Garnett. "Quite as errstic, at
all events"
"May 1 have the pleasure Of. this
dance?' said the Colonel, AZ the band
strnck up qNadrille. ~ know it is
useless to ask you for q waltz"
The dance over, he led her to a chair,
aud, after o moments gay bsdipsge,
was about to resign his place in favor oI
other claimants for her smiles, when bel
saw sudden ghastly pallor overspresd|
her features.
'M;ss Alice, you are i'll p he exclaim.
ed, anxiously. "Let me got you some
water.o
1t was scarcely . moment before bis
return, but even then he was shocked at
her white, drawn face.
"Call my sister!' she had said to an.
other gentleman with her, while Colsnel
Terry had gone for the water, and both
reached her at the same time.