The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19

spirit of widowhood that she mourned
her dead hero and king of men. Foolish
it may have been and unreasonable, but
when has love reasonedl Nor was this
loss alone. Peace has its vicissitudes and
its tragedies as well as var. Her father
sickened and died. The mother had
gone years before. Overwhelmed with
her sorrows, Lille went to live with an
aunt in a neighboring State. Her father
had once been well-to-do, but had lost
his property, and there was but little left.
Until the estate was settled that little
was not available. She did not want to
feel dependent on her relatives, and so
engaged in teaching in the village. She
often thought of offering herself as a
nurse, but now she felt quite unequal to
the work. With a good constitution, a
lively disposition, and in perfect health
when troubles came upon her, she now
grew listless, thoughtful and sad.
Raymond was not killed. a shell had
burst near his head, and the tremendous
conclusion had felled him to the earth,
where he lay long time unconscious.
None of the fragments of the shell had
touched him. When he finally recovered
his senses so far as to sit up, he looked
around, bewildered. He only partially
recalled what had occurred. The battle
had ebbed away, but the thunder ragged
and roared in the distance. \ blind in
stinct led him TO try to regain his regi-
ment. He stood up dizzily at last, and
with his musket for a support started in
the direction of the firing. He had no
idea of his bearings, and did not know
that his regiment and the whole line had
fallen back, and he soon ran into a group
OF -venfeaessitvs- 5.sss 5s.r-e-Asetl-
The accident was more serious than the
reader might be led to suppose. With
care, rest and good food, he would prob
ably at no distant day have regained his
former condition. As it was, while he
soon recovered his physical health in
part, it left him in a curious mental state.
The past had at first been entirely blotted
out. Little by little he recovered its ex-
periences, but he could not for long
time recall names. Months of imprison-
ment followed At last he managed to
escape, and after incredible hardships
reached the Union lines more dead than
alive And now another hospital ex-
perience followed, lightened by no cor
for he could not remember
Lilies name or address-he had, of
course, lost all letters-and the more he
tried to remember, the more hopeless
seemed the attempt Finally, he gave it
up altogether. At last he reached his
regiment again, greatly to the astonish-
ment of his comrades, but not to see
much more service. The three years for
which the men had enlisted were about
to expire, and although the Government
gave them the inestimable privilege of re-
enlisting as veterans, most of the e'boysn
decided that they would first go to their
homes.
Early one morning, therefore, in the |
autumn of 1864, the cars bought them to
the little town of H. They had no |
-aticns, and were hungry. Arrange |
nents had been made for their breakfast |
At a larger place on the road little |
farther along, but for some reason they !
we're delayed several hours here. Natur-
lily they began to spread about the little /
village, and the citizens bestirred them
selves to do the best they could under
he circumstances. Without preparation
II concert, their efforts were not very sys-
ematic, but they were hearty. The gro
,eries, restaurants and hotels were taxed /
o their utmost. Raymond was walking
through the little town, looking for the
.hance of breakfast, but not seeing how
lie could exactly press himself upon those
- - - 1v seemed much over