The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-22
LIN THE MORNING.
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Did you see th.a. young lady wh!ie taking with Clarke 7.
 The speaker was tall. dashing look izg man ofthirty-ave. IT the uniform of | cavalry colonel III the confederate service. The time was summer nigh; in $ the e,aoe the hotel parlor IT ! small village f Middle Tennessee. The oeeas,on was a. hop" gwen IT honor of :he presence ei detachment of Forests cavalry inc daring riders whose names are house. hold words 1T southern homes! from the mountains of Tennessee to the valleys oi me Miss.ssipp.. The young lady re- ferred 10 was ! pretty graceful g,ri. with Gark gray eyes. waving hair of a dark reddish gold. and ;he exquisite com 2iexion tha, so often accompanies II.
 Who IS she :" asked the colonel's $ companion.
 ..Tha, is Pic,on's sweetheart. Mss Gar nett.
 = Not the same one that saved hls life after Shiloh :: sad Capt. Barclay
 The same" reloined Col. Terry. She is little creature to do such thing. but she did You see she was n the neigh- borhood a, the ,,me of the battle and somebody told her thai iieten was killed. She went over ;he field and found hin badly wounded through the lungs. but still alive. She sen; bov ;ha; she haG hrough; with her 10 hgri up surgeon and she stayed by Ec,on. The boy ioand Dr. Cewan aGd when they had got back Miss Garnet, had rHsed fe;an gp. s..i. h.s heaG CT he. bteas.. sa :ffat he zou,d breathe Uiore edS-.y. taf9 et.'er,s. examined the H 5.n1 H..t s.. ftaI.i.-s hsfH ard ;oid her that he MS afI..d : H.l> hopeless. ior the leas- r,o.5ea. ever 5ay5n- hln doHr. gan. v sh; pfaiase a is..s henorrhaZe. Il he zoe.A De kep; per feCtiy aaie! uFs.;;.. ,aa=,zrE 4r4 .he bleeding -hc NeG Garag the nigi.: ae IT. Il: have I hz.rc 3anee If eG..n5 tarca.e. Nell. S..a ;.ae sra.e ii,:.e woman. hc -ha3 tc <e. a.et. fa. .... s.Ax ist eefe as apt .e. he8 ssaFe t.-s --y t:ss--.ss-- >F'e 1-.-..z aeye. s,.r-e1 a3 T, ,-it. s.'t& 7. .he mem nc .hcy caf:.e5 h.r .o he nearest B s,e. e4 ait. sll.e E..rseei! ls: fil He m; af .l.see.
 Tha;.s ; sweetheart R9-;h a4sla-. sad Gap. I.. lay. g-,,h sE z ,.i- -ssI4;iar }; -'.c >a et: ai :ke lagfef-
 ii-.,; .,.. i..-- iaEe- Col EerTy v..s 5. Mss Gamer see. e'1},.- a -~a':1 greeting. ;ha; ;oid ;h.; ,he ;~o were fast frlencs
 lei me fnay f.enas n the old bat talon she sad. presently,
 - How many :" he asked. qartically :: r more ;han one
 '.I meant wha. saii. she answered sl,h a merry laugh anu a quick, brigh; blush = 1 have heard from one of them re-y recently.
 Docs Charles know you are here = asked the colonel.
 No ii is no, week since lei, Mem phis. Will they join you here:
 They" he repeated. inquirngly.
 The rest of the command, l mean. she replied. blushing again.
 A portion of II may, bu; for ;ha, par, ina, you are particularly interested m. l cannot say. You know they are ~i,h the old general. and their movements can, be counted with any grea, certainly.
 They are the comets of the ser,lce. sad Miss Garnett. "Qai;e as erratie Al all events
 May have ,he pleasure of this dancer sad the colonel as the band struck up . auadnlle "l know i, $ u>e- 'ess 10 ask you for waltz
 The dance over. he led her ,o q chair and. after Q moments badinage. vas abou; 10 resign his place n favo- of other -laimants for her smiles, when he saw d sudden ghasi.y pallor oveTsprt ad her features.
 Miss Ahce. are you II 2 he e1claim- ed. anNiously. Le; me get you some water
 I, was scarcely raouen, before his re- turn. but even ;hen he was shocked at her white, drawn face.
 "Call my sister" she said 10 another gentleman with her. while Col Terry had gone for the water. and both reached her al the same tune.
 Lucy. take me home" she whispered. faintly s1 am dying"
 Oh no. darling sad her sister ten derly: you wiil be well in the morning"
 As quickly as possibly the carnage was called and the sick girl placed in |.
 When they were lus, starting Col. Terry wished them good night expressing his hopes tha, Miss Alice would have re- covered by morning. She pot out her hand. and eSer!ng her strength sad. dis- :inctly:-
 .-Yes, shall be well in the morning. Tell Charley
 Her voice failed and lifting her slim. xhi,e hand she loosened the flowers she wore at her breas, and put them n the colonel's hand Give these 10 him-yes in the morning" Her voice died away to faint whisper. and her head fell back on her sisters shoulder. The lady who had acted as her chaperone has,ened 70 apply restoratives, and the carriage rolled swiftly away.
 The next morning when Col. Terry called to inquire for the invalid he had no need to ask, for from the door there aoated the mournful insignia Of death