Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-08-29

Ut"U oboPPHJ.
this move" BE had meant simply to
state to the owner or owners of the man.
sion that he required certain accommo-
dations for his men in general and for
wounded colnrade among them in par
ticular. This was to be done in that
curt, businesslike manner which be-
fitted a Union officer upholding his
government when addressing a rebel.
And behold, a pair of beautiful eyes,
which had looked up fearlessly into his
own, had suddenly changed his tactics.
The charms of the room into which he
had entered completed the transforma-
ton he was undergoing.
There was little in it to attract ma
rauding soldier-there was much that
appealed to the refinement of u man
who in camp and bivouac had longed for
all the sweet amenities of home, and
been none the less brave for the longing.
He reveled in the scent Of the pine logs
Pickering softly on the hall hearth and
mingling their perfume with that of the
violets and primroses upon the quaint
old tables. He even longed TO touch a
bit of feminine lacework which was re-
fected in the polished surface of one Of
them, upon which it lay. When he rose
at the entrance Of the lady of the house
he bent before her with even greater
reverence than that with which her
daughter had inspired him. Surely she
resembled his own mother, perhaps not
in feature, but in that exquisite likeness
of expression which all tender mothers
bear to each other.
MADAM" he said, ~ have no apology
to offer for my intrusion but the fortunes
of war Your woods afford but sorry
asylum at this wet season, and wounded
fellow officer under my charge is afraid
of suffering from the effects Of exposure.
must ask shelter for him and for my
men,"
He was not wholly unprepared for the
gentle courtesy of her reply.
There are q number of vacant rooms
In the house." she said. "They are at
your disposal. Perhaps you had better
look at them to ascertain if they are
sufficient for your force. If not, / may
be able to make other arrangements as
my family is small. / will send some
one to show you over the house."
It was well that he could not hear the
troubled discussion which followed be-
tween mother and daughter in the next
room.
II am most unwilling, Glen
But, mother, ] am not at all afraid,
and there is no one else; your going is
out of the<auestion. Maum Betsey would
never mount the stairs with her 'jints,'
and Nelse would betray us on the first
landing. Set your mind at rest Missy
shall go with me-"
And so it came to pass that Captain
Campbell presently found himself fol-
lowing slender figure, which held a
lighted candle high in one hand, up q
winding stairway and along wide hall,
with Missy toiling patiently in the rear.
1t was strangely silent procession. His
guide fitting on, with such quick, light
footsteps before him, said nothing but q
few words of explanation as they entered
one misty, closed up room after the other;
but he was sufficiently occupied in noting
the poise of her head, the turn of her
rounded wrist, the scant, soft folds of
the gown that clung to her young shape.
1t was of some faint gray stuff-a moth
eaten heirloom of her mothers, if he had
but known it-and ker only adofnment
was cluster of carnations which Missy
had fastened at her sisters throat half
hour ago. He thought he had never seen
colors so artistically blended
This is the ballroom" she said, sud
denly stopping before double door and
throwing it open for him to enter. 1t
was with pang that she did SO. OF all
the rooms in the house it was in this
that she had dreamed the sweetest day
dreams. 1t had been used as school
room of late years, and an old blackboard
and some forlorn desks in one corner
still bore witness to this proclamation, but
a raised platform at one end for an or
chestra attested it's true character, and
the floor was as smooth as polished ivory.
There was tradition in the family that
Washington had once danced minuet