The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-09-24
wisdom. Angel of light. Still I did not

2ngei on Eoisc- Tleip IHc Uo"h. brother and she laughed merrily. like the jingling of glad bells. helped her down. Get on the horse and run. You can send him back. He's mine. Pa gave him to me
 Tears stood in her glorious eyes. !" If i, makes you weep 10 pary with the horse will not take him.
 "lt ain; that what makes me cry"
 stopped down and kissed her-folded her to my thankful heart. God bless you. said n broken accents.
 And God bless you.
 mounted and dashed away. Looking back. sax her standing. gazing after me.
 I soon reached my men. and ordered I march out of the nciyhborhood. IS VIC had become conspicuous and had merited the special attention of the Un,en general at Knoxville. Several nights afterwards. riding one horse and leading another. stopped q, r. lens house. With what love and overlooking thankful ness did look a, the walls which sur rounded my delixerer. l turned the horse loose in the lot. without being observed. and rode away. did not go into Eas, Tennessee again during the war, but came over into Arkansaw and then wen, to Texas, where operated until Lee surren- dered After the war closed went 10 East Tennessee. but Ellea's father had long since moved away. so one of the neighbor's said came back home and settled on my plantation. where l lived the life of bachelor, determining never to marry. Needing a vacation. several weeks ago. though, of going upon the lake shore. but remembering East Ten nessee, decided to go there. could find more pleasure in looking at little Ellen's house than sailing in boat and catching fish.
 A hotel had been erected in the neigh borhood of my adventure. and people, at trac,ed by the pure mountain air, came from Nashville and other cities 10 spend the hottest weeks of the summer. The evening after my arrival. wandered around among the rugged crags and ind ing narrow road walked along a hah familiar way. winding along the mountain. when suddenly. came upon the very rock from behind which Ellen had sprung. approached the rock and sa, down to muse. Hearing voices crep; behind the rock to escape observation.
 Let us stop here a moment" said a voice
 You are always wanting 10 stop" said another voice. "Wha, can you find in teresting here
 "To me this IS the most interesting spot in the world. and bu, for this very rock would never have sought my summer vacation here Every day since arrived m the mountains I have come here to think. and the voice died in. sweet ca denec: The only love ever knew was born here. scared guerrilla captains horse. The horse threw him and spraned his ankle. The animal was dashed to pieces by sprin.ing over the cliff. While we were talking several federal soldiers came along and with childish invention told then that he was my brother and saved him. loaned him my horse. which he returned
 could stand no more. and slipped ou, from behind the rock.
 Little Ellen =
 |" Cap,ain--
 l caught her in my arms -caugh, her though eyes looked on. Pressed her to my breast pressed her though million eyes had looked. Ne did not speak for several minutes. Her companion. young lady |, length exclaimed:
 Well ant th, romantic: A curious country where men spring from behind rocks and hug people. Ellen who is your knight :"
 was introduced. and when she had been made acquainted with our story, she shed tears -ia sympathy for Ellen proba- biy.
 Then followed a week df pures;. calm es, Joy. The ehili bld of beauty. with Ellen. had ep-ne,f into the full blown rose of level'n-ss.
 That isa'; II is t. sap,aia:" ," ~e asked when he stopped to knock the ashes from his plpc.
 ElIen's at the hotel. We are going down ,e the farm 'o-morrow. Ina, was why was An oli bachelor and this Is why am ma-riea'
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