The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-02-07

difficulty, but here she was favored
The body of Col. Clay, as stated before,
was well up in the angle of the line, and
the pickets were posted beyond it,
It was sickening sight the young
girl beheld while slowly, painfully |
searching for her lover in the heaps of
slain she was compelled to encounter.
All about her were the dark outlines of
the dead and dying, just as they had
fallen. An occasional groan of agony
or shrek of pain would drive the blood
from her cheeks and almost send her
flying in mortal terror from the scene
but, nerving herself with wonderful
effort, she pcrseyered in her ghastly
work
Once she stopped to listen. She
thought she heard II murmur that
sounded like own name Breathlessly
she CROPPED her way in the direction
whence the sound had come. Then
she stopped again to listen. Another
murmur. This time she was not m
taken-it came low, plaintfe, distinc
that pleading voice:
"Evelyn! Evelyn" .....
With glad cry she sprang forward.
stumbling over the PROSTATE forms of
men rs she went. just then the glare
of bursting shell temporarily flashed
upon the scene, and by its light, tran
sient rs 1t was, Evelyn SAW lying at her
feet the pale, haggard features of her
lover.
| In m instant she was on her knees
ut his side, and her hand was placed
over his heart.
at beats! 1t beats, He livesl All,
God, | thank Thee!" she cried, and
her lips were pressed To his cold, damp
forehead.
"Oh, Earl Earl! | dreamed you
called me, and | have come to you. 1t
is your Evelyn, Earl! Speak, darling!
Speak TO metz
But no sound came from the pallid
lips; no answering glance from the
sightless eyes. .............
But the brave hearted southern girl
would not give up the battle thus.
Pouring a draught of brandy down his
: throat and chatting his pulseless wrists,
: she worked until unmistakable symp-
toms of returning life manifested them
selves.
Encouraged, she redoubled her effort
and was soon rewarded by hearing
, her name softly spoken by the sufferer
, in loving thanks for her coming.
} She would not permit him to waste
his precious strength in trying to talk
+ but directed her servants to take up his
, limp body and bear it homeward
r Near by q 1ickering campfire she saw
: two Louisiana soldiers she had Otter
( seen standing guard near her father,
house. Fortunately they had stretch
er, and she easily induced them tt
I assist in. carrying the wounded Officer
7 to her home. .-. ..-...
, 1t was almost daylight when they
reached the house, and he was sooI
5 comfortably provided for, the bes
3 medical attention that could be pro
= cured was had, and Oh the 4th day O
g July, while the laundering cannon wer,
r celebrating the surrender of the cit,
! and its garrison, Col. Clay walked
= forth n well man and promptly report
G ed for duty. -.. ...-.,.., .... I-.
: The circumstances of his strang
:. rescue from death the night after tn
+ great battle, soon became noise,
v abroad, and the lovely Evelyn, NOR
n lovely than ever, now that the gallan
n Clay was her constant companion
e became the toast of federal and confed
If crate alike.
q When, Il few weeks after the surrer
% der, Gen. Grant departed for othe
l. fields of glory, he left Col. Clay i
,. charge of important matters in tn
ID city. But before he went, he had tn
,f pleasure of witnessing the ceremon
ID that made the beautiful Evelyn Ma
shall the wife of the dauntless Ea
al Clay. .... r. .,.s.l