Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-25

Tony was with General B. F. Butler when
he entered New Orleans, during our civn
war, and one day, not long after arrival, he
sauntered into the rambling, shabby French
quarter in search of a third or fourth cousin
of his mothers, long a resident of the Ores
cent City. He did not lind tie relative
sought, or seek him further, for he was dead,
but he found the son, keeping little chem
list shop in a nook of the Cour de Paradis,
and much delighted was the very French
flied far-removed cousin to greet his Yam
kee relative
Our Lieutenant was big, smooth-faced,
brave, honest boy of good features; the
chemist-cousin was small, sharp, quick,
thin. yellowish, and could talk like the SER
pent in Eden. Inexperienced, unsuspect-
ing, Antony gave his friendship and conf
dence to Louis, and received as gospel all
that shrewd gentleman told him in return.
Antony had many leisure hours, day and
evening. These, at first spent with Louis,
were soon passed IN more delightful COM
pany, that of the daughter of Mons
Viegron, the aristocrat Of the quarter, with
whom Louis had wonderfully ingratiated
himself, and who made the young officer
welcome.
Adele, very sweet sixteen, had been edu-
Gated IN a convent since the death of her
mother, only after war troubles began was
she brought home to cheer her fast-fail-
ing father Louis she did not like; he ad-
mired her and was resolved to win her
and her fortune; his vanity rendered him
confident of success whenever he should see
tit to propose.
While Louis talked business with the
father, Tony held pleasant converse with
Adele; he never thought to analyze his feel
ings, he only knew that there was a
strange, fresh delight to be found in her
companionship; and so the two drifted on
for days and weeks.
General Banks relieved Butler, the iron
hand was replaced by the silken glove;
balls and pleasures were offered the people,
and Robinnette introduced the dainty little
lady Into new world.
Then came the sterner demands of war,
the Red river campaign was inaugurated
and Blanks battery moved with the COL
un1n- Antony, full OF military fire, fastened
TO give the glorious news and to say adieu
TO the kindly people. ...
N. Viegron was not at home-too often the
parent or guardian is out of the way at
fated moments.
When Antony began to tell the little
glories of the battlefield faded fast; when
he saw how her cheek paled and her hands
trembled, then he realized what it was
about to cost him TO part from her
His story ended very abruptly; they sat
IN silence; she tried to speak; she turned
her face towards him, her lips moved, but
no words came from them; tears gathered
in her pretty eyes, then rolled down her
cheeks; faster and faster they came-they
fell, splashing and breaking upon her hands
and his; in some way, these hands had i'll
teriocked.
A woman's smiles will move man to
wondrous deeds; but woman's tears, ali!
they will-what will they not dol
When Antony left Adele, the ring his
mother gave him was hanging, with the
blessed Agnus Del, hidden in her bosom, and
the young soldier carried long curl of dark
hair as near TO his heart as he could place it.
Ill fortune fell upon the Union army IN
the Red river country; one stroke of bad
luck and an overwhelming force of Confed-
crates took two guns and Lieutenant
named Antony Robinnette from Blanks
Massachusetts Battery. The guns were re-
taken, good as ever, in fight; the Leuten-
ant was returned, after long delay, ter
ribly used-up prisoner of war. His father
carried him home, where for many months
ne lay Frustrated, mentally and physically,
almost unable, almost without desire to
breathe and live.
Louis the chemist did not find his suit pro-
gress very favorably when he came TO press
1t upon Adele, her aversion to him was very