The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-09
A ROMANCE OF WAR.

"A hOMANCE WAN.
How Wedding Followed a Tragedy After
Many Years Had Passed.
From the Richmond Wing.
Soon after the battle of Gettysburg
the Seventh Indiana Regiment was
stationed near Waterford, Loudon
county. An acquaintance sprang up
between Lieutenant Holmes, of that
regiment, and Miss Lizzie, daughter of
B. Dutton. The correspondence be-
tween the two, which ensued upon
their separation, led to their betrothal.
In an assault upon the Confederate
works at Petersburg, the young lieu
tenant was killed. A few days later
came letter from his betrothed. A
friend and comrade of the slain officer,
Joseph M. Dunlap, knowing the rela-
ton between the two, returned the let
ter, at the same time apprising Miss
Dutton of the fall of her lover. A let
ter of thanks from the young lady for
the mournful attention paid her gave
occasion for the interchange of several
more epistles. Mr.. Dunlap was Deep
ly impressed with the style of the let
tiers, having previously seen and ad-
mired the writer. The tide of war
rolled on until the torn battle-hags
were furled at Appomattox. The cor
respondence ceased. Mr.. Dunlap
went to his home in Indiana and full
filled long-standing engagement by
marrying the daughter of a neighbor.
A year or two ago this lady died.
Mr.. Dunlap went forth into the world
a lone man, and in his travels found
himself one day near the house of his
former correspondent. A train of
pleasant recollections followed. Was
she married? No. The widower
pondered and speedily formed his res
olution. A postal card opened the way
to renewed correspondence. Avisit
to the home of his correspondent fol-
lowed. They talked of her dead lover,
of his gallantry and manly bearing,
and how he fell at the head of his men
at the very points of the confederate
bayonets. Then they talked of some
thing else, and matters flowed on so
easily, smoothly and naturally that in
few weeks MIR. Dunlap found himself
at his Indiana home busily engaged
in preparing it for the reception of a
new mistress.
Last Tuesday the little town of Wa
terford was all a blaze of light and a
scene of general rejoicing, for the lady
was popular and beloved by all. In
the midst of large assemblage the
ceremony took place which united Miss
Dutton and Mr.. Dunlap in the bonds
OF matrimony.
Our foreign policy and our Indian
policy ought to pair off, Philadelphia
Times.
Business men as individuals and as
organizations continue to express
themselves in favor of large reduc-
ton of internal taxation. There is no
longer mistaking the popularity of
this proposition.-[ Harrisburg (Pa. }
Telegraph.
They not seem to need newspa-
pers down in Maryland, when the
Legislature adjourned from Thursday
to Monday, in order to attend the Gar.
field memorial services at Washington,
when the Blaine eulogy does not come
till February 27.-[Springfeld Repub-
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