The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-10-16
A WESTERN ROMANCE.
Oas II ths IaSAass.a Of tho wSr which
R.sl. Msss Like y ne@snos Then tho
MannaaAxN q HAet.

Nsas.aays q Bsst,
IPftisburgA Lesior,l
Qsiss FsosAsiy q ESauousm living IN
PN4sbArsA rssslved . lstsar trora his son,
vAo rssiAss IN ~ Besss u Missouri, nott.
fyLaE Ai.a Of tAs Asssh u . lsay seunso-
tsn II No ta~sily, Bs.Asd Mira Wilson,
who's aeani4s occurred near ths town Of
hexlos, Ne. "Asr death rsc~1As enc OF
those inc dsats Of tho war whioh read
more like a romeaos than ths NARRATION OF
. sober faot,s remarked No rsdpisAt OF
ths istAsr 10 . Ledger reporter. "soms
time about ths period Of the war = young
MissouriAn, who had been married bat .
few montha, fsstnG that NE demands OF
his ooNatry were stronGr than bboss OF
homs. Nd farewell 70 hs lovely wihs and
enlisted In NE Ar@y u ire Asrth. But a
short time affair hiS en.istns MI a letter an
nounosd tho arrival OF q yoanE strAnGsrin
tho family clrolS, and tho soldier applied
for pormiIsisn W 20 hoaso On n tulsagh
10 roe his offspring. The psrmissboA wal
granted a moath or two lAbsr, and, flled
with joyful anticipation OF ths GlsA meet
Ing thAt would hail his return, hs started
from Virginia Tor his hsma Missouri at
this time was Ovcrrun villa . Sot Of nAen,
who pursued a regular guerrilla war
faro, and were called bunhwhAokers
From the bushes that hodesd vhs roadstdss
thoy sent thcir nurdoroas buti Ga 10 tAe
bearta Of unsaSrsc6inE travellers who
passed their place OF ooncsaimess and
many are Mo baloa OF how they rode up
AT night, firing through tho windows OF
Humble dwellings, Killed the innocent men
who were sitting AT tho Preside surround
cd by their llttle ones. Our soldier had
arrived within three miles ofhtS home one
dark night, when he waa soisod by one OF
these bands OF guerflas ~ no was riding
along a lonely road, and by them strung
up 10 a tree, His body was cut down the
next day by his frieuds and Inferred IN
the village c~hurohyard. A the years
| rolled by time sof,enod the sorrow OF his
widow, 80 that whom her hand wa, sought
by a wealthy nelghbor, whose namo wa
Wilson, she consented 10 tho marriage.
Time spod along on rapid wing, The war
had been endod and only tho reunions oil
Veterans and tho stortoa OF batue.scarred
mon kept the scenes Of the CONF lot wildly
In the mind. Ever since the close OF the
rebellion II has been tho custom Of n body
OF men styling themselves Members OF
the Lost Cause 10 meot at stated periods
In various sections Of the country, viii
son was a member OF this organization,
and In the course OF eyenla his house wa"
selected as the place OF thelr reunion. G
the evening whom they met there, Wilson
aud several OF t,o mon were chatting 10
gother In ono room, recalling tho esca'
pad,s they had boon engaged In person
ally during tho war, while hia vito was In
Al adjoining room, ongagod In some
household work. During tho conyorsatiol
Wilson remarked 10 ono OF tho meni u
have always fok sorry that va did not lot
that young mau fellow ~ homo AMI 500
his wife and cl'ld, a. no begecd 10 hard IA
DO allowed 10 do Letore We hung him up.
Az that moment Mrs. Wilson appeared In
tho room with hcr feos blnnoned W tho
whitonoss OF snow, and IN hurried words
astedi wilson, wero you n OF tho men
who helped 10 hang that manp He replied
that no was. 'rhon, said aho, 'wo must
separate. l eau mover forgive you. That
man wa my huyband.' 30 unoy parted,
On his dcathbcd Wilson bcquoathOd 10 her
and the daughter she hal borno him q
largo estate. llW non by hor arat husbanl
was a delicate lad, aud inherited from hi,
father a handsome competency. Before
no attained his majority no died from con-
sumption. just before his death ho held 4
conversation with his mother, during
which no said no didn't believe tho crime
OF tho father should b. made . burden ON
tho shoulders Of ha step.sisGor, and asked
hla mother II she had any objection to hid
leaving tho property 10 the daughter OF
Wilson. Sho replied that eho didn't care
what disposition no made ofiL and no bo'
quoathcd II 10 his stcp.slstcr. His mother
only survived him a iow wocks, rs her
Affection seemed 10 have boon wrapped ~
In him, and tho lcttor announces hor doO''
80 rum tho world away