The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-28


volatile Chesnutt, gay al lark and bravo
"a lion. Esterhaze, quiet, grave, yet ever
alert to duty. Comb, slenda and Awk-
ward, but possessed Of the keenest sense OF
hurnor, as ready 70 Jest under fire as In tho
camp Then came old Grcnville, called OLD
because he was 10 solemn 10 wonld lake
surgical instrument 10 get joke In his head,
and thcn another TO get IL out And last
but not least, Tor no IA the hero OF my little
romance Bob Ellersly, young, Handsome and
iiable tolove and debt II
Two Of these met violent deaths, and the
rest are scattsred worldwide apart send
thsm greeting. iF
''Isay, Bob,r cried Chstnutt 10 the aida,
a. he rested his head On his eibow and kioked
his toa into Tho gran, ''rath@ handsome
girl that up thera"
''Ths old man seems 30 have discovered
that y Bob responded. ''Bee him doing ths
gweet on her, win you.n
"Wen, he i," Comb chipped In hut he
hn't making much headway, gather fsom
the expression on her lovely oountsnAnoo."
The General was doing the uave polits,
for which he was famous, and getting LITTLE
In return but crisp monoyllableA
IL does not require much time 10 prepare .
meal In Virginia Ham and eggs, with hot
biscuita, make the mbstantiala, while sticky,
indigeatible swests, called preserves, form
the entreeA The General and staff were socn
called TO table, and ate with the hearty relish
Of hungry men After tho supper had bean
disposed OF the General called his aldo, Bob
Elleuly, to ono hde and saidi
~ have q rather pleasant duty for you,
Bob
IAN right General, tho pleASAntsr tho
better"
at IA one Lieutenant, continued tho com
mander, ''of extreme delicacy, and trust 70
your tact TO carry II TO asuoocadul iMoa-
Now, don't let any Of your boylsh impulses
mako you blundsr. You 200 that young lady
on tho porchT
~ believo noticed her.n
'weil, for tho neIt ten days or until fur
thar orders, you must not permit her 10 Bst
ont Of your hght You must do this dali
catsly, for she Ia the nieoe Of tho most prom
msnt and important loyalist Of Baltimore
II WIN not do 10 offend hen Tor ths whola
affair may be a mistake after all"
'Whstisths affair ocneralr
"slmply this; the secretary u war writeg
me that all the papers concerning the coming
campaign In virginie woro stolen from Mo
department. and traced TO Clara Willh, Of
Baltimore Mia Clara has dnoe disappeared,
but there Ia every reason 10 belioyo that Shs
Ia somewhere In tho Shenandoah valley try
Ing TO communicate with tho enemy. This
IA the girl, Bob, am satisfied | worried
enough out OF tho landlord 10 conyinoe me 1
am right Put guard about tho houso 20
no one can ontor or leave without your pN~
mission, and keep your eye on hor."
"I,ut, General, this 10 difficult II am
not 10 make her prisoner, how am l 70
actr'
make love TO her, Bob" MId his COM
mando. with twinkle In his oyo "Baori-
nccyouraef on tho altar OF your country, Bho
h a woman, and deviliah pretty one and,
therefore, may bo wooed; sho n woman
and, therefore may be won" 10 saying
tho brigadicr ordered horscs, bob heard
them rattling of In the moonlight, leaving
him to execute his diplomatic mi~ion.
Calling Corporal Bang Bob directed him
10 place guard In front OF tho house, and
another In tho rear with orders 70 permit
no one 10 cnter or leave, man, woman or
child, without his tho Loutonants) orderl
"Do you know, Corporal, what has bo-
como Of the young lady who wa seated on
the porch before aupporr
"sho Skooted up stairs, Lieutenant, and
every wiSh OF her pettieoata had seocah
euSs In IL shs III up the corner room, 1
calculate
"Vory wcll you have your ordcr' !
"All right Lieutenant"
Bob Ellcrdy seated himself In tho vacated
arm chair and smoked hia briAr wood pipo
In tho moonlight, revolving over and over In
bin mind tho strange duty imposed upon
him He was interested, and yot did not
like the business. Young, ardent and Ambi-
houa hc thought Of ha comrades riding Oh
70 glory, wn'io no rcnaineu poh'na 70 CIR
cumven' woman bouncing from his
onAir' no waihod tho rougn ooar" OF he old
poroh impauenuy suddenly 10 de'ocnded
tho stops and stood under the treca, gaEing
up a' 'na' corner OF ,ne room occupied by
tho enemy, country tavcrna are not graocd
WIN Vur'a'ns, p". some.n'ng OF tho sort had
ocen 'mprov'Hou ,or ui" Apartment, and no
eouia on'y 200 Anaaow OF tne inmate, pas
ing ano rop"'ans' :" 'n'' 'oo' "Aresus~
ana unpanon'' 40
moonlight he presented "a handsome figure
NJ ono would caro- 10 eca The broad ahoul-
ders swung over lendor hips, hoid over
them a head In which youth and manhood
oontcnded for the mastery. Hiy faos was
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