Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-28

when in response to the repeated ant
urgent request of the colonel was or
dered to join my regiment before Rich
mond. There had been little communi
cation between me and the BOYS mean
while, and | had hoped to find Lyman
wearing at least second lieutenant
strap, that thus the discipline of the
service might interpose no barrier to
our intimacy. The comparison of my
ideal with the real caused me to trembIe
with emotion.
All this was passing in my mind when
a rap upon my tent called my atten.
ton Come in, said l, and the ser
geant entered, saying respectfully, as he
touched his cap:
Captain, your man is outside!
Let him come in and you retirer /
said.
He entered, sullenly. | motioned
him to a seat on the camp stool,
dropped the flap of my tent, and again
seating myself at my improvised table
of empty bareback boxes, upon which
my candle was burning, dropped my
head into my hands and shook with
emotion. 1t was some time before /
could think, even so little, and / did
not think. 1t was the overmastering
force of great passion that moved me
involuntarily upon my feet, and, turn
ing to him with the one word Lyman,
| seated myself across his knees, threw
my arms about his neck and burst into
sobs.
felt a tremor pass through his frame,
then there was a resistance like strong
will beating back flood; this giving
way he grasped me convulsively and
murmured Fred, and wept with me-
There was long sacred silence,
broke at last by his saying, Fred, do
you care so much for me-?
Lyman, you are as dear to me as
when my arms encircled your neck like
this last, and it will kill me to punish
you. | will resign my commits
sion first.
You shall do neither was his reply
IF you love me | will be all you desire.
thought you had forgotten me
Everybody seemed to. You were pros
pering; you were loved. l was alone
and / got desperate and didn't care
what become of me, and | made up my
mind if you attempted to show your
superiority | would do something that
would get me court -martialed, for |
could not remain in the regiment and
bear your scorn; but you are just my
dear old boy again, and, Fred, I'll stand
by you
Then we had long confidential talk
| told him of my Nellie and my hap
piness, and told him also that Chloe
loved him. Nellie discovered it and
told me. Oh, what a glory shown over
his face them! will she wait for me-
Fred?' he asked. 4 know she is wait
ing for your | replied Then I'll be
worthy or her.
1t was late when the captain and pri-
vate separated that night but closer
than ever were the ties then that bound
us, and light-hearted | slept till morn
ing.
There was never better soldier after
that than Lyman. The company never
knew the potent charm that redeemed
him, but they all grew to love and re-
spect him, and when | called him from
the ranks one roll-call to fasten pain
of corporals chevrons on his arms, they
cheered us both And | never did a
more popular thing among them than
when gave him a sergeant's warrant.
Often after the camp got quiet at
night we had our hours of sweet com
muning, and by woman's tact Nellie
had got Lyman and Chloe into CORE.
spondence, and he had her love now tc
hold him to the right
On every march and in every Skin
mish he was my closest companion, and
was anxious for the time when he could
carry sword by my side.
The winter soon passed and that ter
rible spring of ga came upon us with
those dreadful battles of the Wilder
ness. We were through them all. Ly-
man was braveest of the brave, standing
closely by my side and winning enco-
NUNS from regimental and staff officers
and never was | happier than when one
May day / handed him his commission
as my second lieutenant Now we were
tent mates and bedfellows. Shirmisl
and disease reduced officers, and not long
after came his commission as first lieu
tenant and mine as major. But still my
duties allowed me to be much with him
As we entered Richmond he won the
other bar, and sitting in my tent one
evening in that suffering, captured city
| placed upon his shoulders the straps
| had worn as captain, the same ones
upon which his head rested when he
said on that memorable night, Fred, dc
you care so much for me?' and | felt as
though then my task to country and fol
him was done. Love had redeemed him
and given him back all he had lost In
a closer embrace than ever we thought
of peace and home
/ A few weeks after, when the--tl
/ Connecticut volunteers marched through
the streets of Hartford with tatterec
banners and depleted ranks, among the
faces tear-bedewed to welcome us were
Nellie and Chloe side by side. We foul
went home together, and before his uni
form was laid aside there was wedding
| in mothers old home.
/
/ 1t is eighteen years since then, and
am now only 40. We were only boys
then. An honored citizen, loving hus
band and soldier, became my comrade
Waiting at the station at Worchestel
two days ago, / met one of the BOYS Of
the old company. ! had not heard from
Lyman for two years, for | had beer
travelling south and west, and I asked
for him Promoted was the answer
The Grand Army post will carry al
added wreath to the cemetery next Dee
Grafton day.
First Case Of Two Famous Lawyers.
Young Carpenters first professional
engagement, after returning from West
Point, was made early in 1916, when hc
was between p and % years of age
The opposing counsel was no less thar
George f. Edmunds, then living at Rich
mond, something like twenty miles down
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