The Dawson journal., 1886-07-01
COL. sTANLEY'S ROMANCE.
ATrne Story of a Southern California
R,.neh'r and His Nanny"

On the day at Yellow Tavern,
when the riders of the South fol-
lowed Stuart's plume into the
hurtling death-storm Of fifty guns,
Col. Stanley rode boot to boot
with the great cavalry leader
As the smoke thickened and the
iron storm swept with redoubled,
fury through the ranks of charg-
ing gray Stuart raised himself in
his stirrups and broke into the
words of his favorite song, "The
Dew is On the Blossom" The
mellow voice of the charging lead
er was the Coloneps last remem-
hranoe OF the outset. A grape
shot tearing through his right
breast, hurled him from his sad
die, and he made one of thousands
stretched upon that bloody field.
Whom next his eyes opened they
looked upon the surroundings of
Richmond hospital cot. At the
side of the cot sat NANNY" the
negress who ha | nursea him as II
baby, amused him as n child, at
tended him as a youth, and fol-
lowed him to the battle field.
Learning that the young master
and foster child had fallen, "Mam-
nay" had followed by the dim
light of the lantern, through half
the night, her awful track Of that
terrible charge. Mangled limbs,
shattered breasts, contorted feat
ures and blood beladdled locks
paled the lanterns feeble CLEAN
at every step and brought to the
cheek of the negross the peculiar
ashen hue lent by terror to the
dusky skin of her race.
At last the right heap Of the
slain was reached, and NANNY"
drew from it the bloody form of
her young master. Tenderly she
cared for her foster child, and
rested not until he was beneath
the surgeons care. For long
months the desperately wounded
soldier lay i'll Richmond hospital,
deyotedly nursed by the old re-
'yress FNf1en atta last he left his
bed he was in no condition to re-
sumo his place in the service.
On fHrlough he passed year in
Italy, and with the hue OF health
once moro upon his cheek and
the strength of manhood in his
arm, hastened back to strike last
blow at tho Confederacy. Par
ticipating in the closing shocks Of
The great conflict, he rode in that
last effort of desperate courage,
by which Gordon's cavalry cut
their way through the encompass
ing Federal ranks.
Here he received tho sabre eat,
whose grim and livid face still
marks his features. In the cabin
OF n Virginia mountaineer the
G lionel recovered from his second
wound, and then made his way
out Of the country. Locating in
the Brazilian diamond fields, still
attended by the faithful "Mam-
N.Y." he was fortunate from the
first. He soon had fortune in
his possession, and, selecting
Southern California as his future
home, he purchased End stocked
u ranch, aul has since led the
free md Independent life Of the
plains.
"And now" said the colonel IN
conclusion, "woaIl you not like
to see "Mammy?'" "Most as
suredly," was the roply, and to
the Colonel's call there came forth
an aged and bent negress. "You
see," said the Colonel, "she will
not leave me-" 'Not," said
Nanny" until the Lord calls. :"
HAY FEVER SUFFERERS. The
number Of people annually af.
hicted with this annoying malady
seems to be greatly on the in
crease. n II The editor of
this journal is an annual victim,
and, with a view to discover a spe-
cifc cure, tried numerous rene
dies. OF these, "Ely's Cream
Balm" is by all odds the quickest
and most satisfactory, two appli-
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symptoms in the nose and eyes.
We would recommend its use by
all subject to hay fever, and we
gladly bear unsolicited testimony