The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-31
A SOLDIERS ROMANCE.

tNcr twenty years ago, on that iatal
July day when the greatest artillery
duel known in ancient or modern times
took place between the mighty contend
ing armies near the quaint. sleepy town
Ui Gettysburg, Pa, MIR. Robert CorSOn.
now woll-knOwn citizen OF Baltimore.
was dangerously wounded. At that
time he was private in n PennSylya-
mia regiment. having been born and
raised in Philadelphia, and ON that hcro'c
felt this gentleman fell. struck in the
side by mimic ball coming from he
never knew Just exactly where. After
lying ON the tield for ten hours. suffer
Ing Intensely from his wound. thirst
and lack OF ncetliul attention. and
neryed by desperation In almost super
human elorts, he crawlcd. during the
darkness Of the succeed NJ night. some
distance in the country from the battle
field As dawn broke he sank totally
exhaust ii anl almost liiclc>s by the side
of spring Of water. There he Nas
found BY \ Young Girl from one Of the
neighbOr'ng farm who thus early
in the morning had vcnturcd from her
home To- obtain water from this Spr.ng
for culinary purposes. The wounded
soldier was Young in wears. not twenty
five. and possessed, uotw!th>tandingi,s its
distortions by suffering. handsome, in
tcrcsting face. The Young lady was in
the first blush o. tnu>c ouS woma1hOod,
aud Il ,he hal left that suffering young
man there 10 die. by that one 49, she
would have branded every ancient and
modern male AMI female romanccr n u
base destroyer OF the goddess Ot truth.
But she Il Il not. She reported his sad
condition 10 her parents, and, moved
by her earnest plcl,ling- in h's behalf.
even in that hour of great confusion and
multiplicity Oi demands upon them.
they reluctantly consented to have him
removed To their house. There he was
carclully and skilliu,lv nurScd back toro-
tus, life and vigorous health by the young
lady who had save him. Durin. tie
days ~ his suffering and cOnyalrsccncc
the old. old. ami vet ever. ever new
story OF human hearts and desires was
being enacted in that now quiet Tarm-
house. While he wa repairing hi, vi
tall and acquiring his flesh he was
losing his heart.
Soon the rosy fnSh on her fair check
and the hrigh, light which sparklci in
her eve while n his presence convinced
him th1, n fond passion wa rrcipro-
Gated, and 50 this young couple became
regularly engaged with the consent and
blessings ut every Interested person ON
al sides. the young gentleman r. oined
hi, regiment when Ia hal fully so-
covered. although he had been reported
dead. and was 80 marked ON the book
al the command At the close OF tho
war he returned To Philadelphia, AMI
began the life struggle 20 scurr a
home fOr what he then considered his
destined bride. During all these years
II warm correspondence had been main
tanned hctwe these two young pcO-
plc. But somehow the young MIN con.
tinucd iu,t what he originally was -
very poor. Then the young lady. n;
last completely tired oi waiting and
sighing. and realizing that time WIS
fleeing and years disappearing. broke
ihc engagement. and rec living the At
icntion of ncighboring farmer who
possessed Government bonds and one
large Pennsylvania farm, par value So
go per acre, in due and proper course
of time married him. Mr.. COrSOn. in
Philadelphia. did not lie down AMI die.
As he remarked recently To your repre-
sen atiyc.
''At that time felt exactly like Mime.
Bpnapartc. nee Miss Elizabeth Paterson,
a. Baltimore, did when, after the de-
,crliOn Of her royal husband, she cN-
claimed: ut one time IN my LIFE | had
tlrec ruling pasSiOnS-lOvc, ambition
for worldly hOnors and ayarice they are
all dead now but one. and that one ia
ayarice. Ii il the sole controlling mo-
tive in my lifc.' As this gentleman,
after many efforts. failed q succeed in
Philadelphia. he came To this city and
once moro hitherto relentless fate
changed he countenance from the dark
fr,wn of alyersity to the blessed smile
of prosperity. and he began TO legiti-
mately coin money. aud what was, Is
and alway will be much better. save tho
major portion of the same. During all
these years he completely lost sight OF
hs first and only love. but his heart
remained undisturbcd by tue -bewitch-
ilc efforts and COY Establishments OF the
many Young ladies who. for :hc past
ten wealthy wears OF his life. have been
paving him marked attention. The con-
Guiding chapter of this true narrative
can best be- given ia the vivid descrip-
live word, OF the gentleman himself.
which he used with much emphasis and
many graphic gestures TO your eorre-
spOndent to day:
LAST week Wednesday morning. while
walking down Baltimore street, fpassed
lady One brief, casual glance at her
face at once attracted my attention.
Il nave seen that face before. was my
fr,t thought. And then mentally ex-
claimed: Il wonder whcreT Although
10 the ordinary observer there was moth
ing espe tally attractive in either her
face or figure. for she was evidently
over forty years Of age, with her hasr
whitened by trouble, and plain face
strongly marked by the lines OF care
and sorrow. vet felt by some unknown
cause strongly drawn toward her. She
passed me. walking at rapid pace. l
stopped, and for q moment gazed
niter her irresolute. Then / started
n'ter her. Then I paused again. unde.
cided. Very foolish In me. an old
man, TO be running after an equally old
woman..' was my next thought. Then
/ determined TO get one good square
look at her face. and see II / could as
certain Why was influenced by her In
such peculiar manner, and where and