Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-31
A SOLDIERS ROMANCE.

SULnlEhS hUMANCEs
Over twenty years ago, on that fatal
July day when the greatest artillery
duel known in ancient or modern times
took place between the mi yhty contend
ing armies near the quaint. sleepy town
of Gettysburg, Pa, Mr.. Ro ,ert Corson.
now a well-known citizen of Baltimore,
was dangerously wounded. At that
time he was private in Pennsylva-
MA regiment. having been born and
raised in Pa rladelpha, and on that hero c
fiel this gentleman fell. struck in the
side by mimic ball coming from he
never knew ;ust exac " where. After
lying on the field for ten hours, suffer
ing intensely from his wound, thirst
and lack OF needful attention, and
nerved by desperation to almost super.
human :orts, he crawled, during the
darkn SIS of the succeed NJ GIT. some
distance in the country from the battle
field. As dawn broke he sank totally
C hau 81 AMI almost lifeless by the side
of a splilg of water There he was
found by a Young girl from one of the
neighbor nc houses. who thus early
in the morning had vcnturcd from her
home to obtain wafer from this spr NJ
for culinary purposes. The wounded
soldier was Young in years. not twenty
five, and possessed, notwithstanding its
distortions by suffering, a handsome, in
teresting face. The young lady was in
the first blush O. tonsc Gus womanhood,
and il she lad left that suffering young
man there to die, by that one act she
would have branded every ancient and
modern male and female romancer as \
base destroyer o. the goddess OF truth.
But she d d not. She reported his sad
condition TO her parents, and, moved
by her earnest pleadings in his behalf.
even in that hour of great confusion and
multiplicity OF demands upon them,
they reluctantly consented to have him
removed 10 their house. There he was
carefully and skil!fu;ly nursed back to ro-
lust life and v gorous health by the young
lady who had saveI him. During tie
days o his suffering AID convalescence
the old, old. and vet ever. ever new
story OF hum; n hearts and desires was
beng enacted in that now quiet farm
house. While he was repairing his vi
tally and acquiring his heSh he was
losing his heart.
Soon the rosy flush on her fair cheek
and the bright light which sparkled in
her eye while n his pre>en convinced
m that his fond passion was recipr,-
Gated, and so this young couple became
regularly engaged with the consent and
blessings OF every interested person on
all sides. The young gentleman re oined
mis- regiment. when he had fully re-
covered. although he had been reported
dead, and was SO marked on the book
OF the command at the close of the
war he returned to Philadelphia, and
began the life struggle to secure Il
home for what he then considered his
destined bride. during all these years
warm correspondence had been ma n
tanned betwe these two ycung peo-
pie. But somehow the young man con
tinued just what he originally WAS
very poor. Then the young lady. a:
last completely tired O. waiting and
signing. and realizing that time was
fleeing and years disappearing. broke
the engagement and receiving the at
tention of neighboring farmer who
possessed Government bonds and one
large Pennsylvania farm, par value So
OuO per acre, in due and proper course
of time married him. Mr.. COrson, in
Philadelphia. did not lie down and die.
AS he remarked recently to your repre-
Sen at;ve:
''At that time felt exactly like Nine.
Bonaparte, nee Miss Elizabeth Paterson,
of Baltimore. did Wien, after The de-
sertion of her royal husband. she ex-
claimed: AT one time IN my life had
three ruling passions-love. ambition
for worldly honors and avarice they are
all dead now but one, and that one is
avarice. 1t is tae sole controlling mo-
tive in my life As this gentleman,
after many efforts, failed 10 succeed in
Ph ladelphia. he came to this city and
onCe more hit. er,o relentless fate
changed be countenance from the dark
frown of adversely TO the blessed smile
of prosperity, and he began to legti-
mately con money. and what was, is
and always WI be much better. save the
major portion of the same. During all
these years he completely lost sight of
h - first and only love-" but his heart
remained undisturbsd by the bewitch-
ing efforts and coy Establishments of the
many young ladies who. for The past
ten wealthy years OF his life, have been
paying him marked attention. The con-
GLIDING chapter of this true narrative
can best be given in the vivid descrip-
tive words of the gentleman himself,
which he used with much emphasis and
many graphic gestures to your CORE
spondent to day:
'.Last week Wednesday morning, while
walking down Baltimore street, Ipassed
a lady One brief, casual glance at her
face at once attracted my attention.
Il nave seen that face before was nv
first thought. And then I mentally ex-
claimed: : wonder whereof Although
TO the ordinary observer there was moth
ing cspe tally attractive in either her
fac or figure, for she was evidently
over forty years of age, with her har
whitened hy trouble, and plain tace
strongly marked by the Lines of care
and GROW, We. I felt by some unknown
cause str angly drawn toward her. She
passed me. walking at a rapid pace.
sto pei. aud for moment gazed
after her irres ,lute. Tnen / started
Ter her. Then paused again, unde-
cidel. Very foolish in me, an old
wan, to be rpun.ng after an equally old