Arizona republican., 1892-09-04
HARDLY A ROMANCE.
A STORY WHICH WOULD BE IM- PROVED BY A LITTLE FICTION.


 When Near Home. Tells About an In- teresting War Experience Which Was, After All, Disappointing.
 Fire island would be sighted the next day if all went well, and the great steamer rushed through the water as if she were as anxious to reach her pier as those whom she bore were to be at home again. A little party of men sat by a smokestack telling stories. The play of the moonlight on the waves had turned the narratives into rather sentimental channels, and the judge, giving way to the influence of the 'lovers' lamp" told the following story:
 "You know 1 was colonel in the
 Union army in the war. Well, early in the struggle was ordered to Louisville, where reported to General Don Carlos Buell.. Instructions were given me to go into camp with my regiment about six miles south of the city. The place chosen for the encampment was the lawn of fine country place, the home of one of Kentucky's blueblooded old fam lilies. The owners were known to be in strong sympathy with the south, so we
 had no compunctions about disfguring
 the grounds by making our temporary home on them.
 "On arriving at the farm l and some
 of my officers rode up to the house to
 arrange for such food as we could get. We found two young women, pretty as
 pictures, awaiting us on the broad ve- randa. They had seen the preparations for pitching the tents, and were evi- dently not pleased. dismounted, made my best bow and explained that the exi- gencies of war compelled us to camp on : their lawn. 1 assured them that the soldiers would inconvenience them as little as possible.
 "The two listened to my little speech with looks of anger, and the taller one snapped out: You shall not camp on l our place. The last time Union soldiers were here we didn't have cream for oul 3 coffee for two weeks and we don't pro. pose to stand it again..
 "We soldiers, accustomed to pretty 3 rough fare, could not help laughing al l. this, and the flush on the faces of tht l women grew hotter. l hastened t( :, apologize and to say again that w 7 would be as considerate as the necessi : ties of war permitted. Then we rode t' l our tents.
 "The next morning visited the hous' @ again to see about getting some provi 0 sions. The young women were stil . naughty, but l did my best to softer B their antipathy. l did save them mucl n annoyance and they could not help beinl t grateful. Somehow found occasion t r visit the house daily, and sometimes 7 managed to conjure up a second pretex ' before bedtime. At the end of weel t the sisters regarded me more as an indi y vidual and less as Union officer, for d studiously avoided referring to the wal Il Once or twice the elder one told m 1T with flashing eyes what would happe !, to our men when they met Confederat !! force on the battlefield. Her brothe
 was captain in General Humphre
 Marshalrs army, and she warned m
 against getting within rife shot of hi
 regiment
 "We got on swimmingly on the whole n however, and l confess l grew nor
 than little fond of the spirited gir IT In little while the order came to nov
 on to eastern Kentucky, and felt LII l. commonly sad when l rode up to th
 house to tell the young ladies goodb, tx-aS on f
 emotion in the elders pretty face whe IF told the news, but it disappeared a
 most instantly. Holding out her han
 to me she said frankly: 'Goodby, coll S- nel am really sorry to see you g
 You are not so bad-for Q Yanke ie Please avoid my brother. You migl
 get into trouble
 n 'T laughed. Would you like to st
 your brotherY I asked.
 ,e "'Oh, yes. Why do you askT she sai'
 puzzled.
 !, "'Well, I'll send him to see you ther 'l It was her turn to laugh, and she sa 'i mockingly, You'd better look out wht
 he's in the same county with you U, rode away, the tones, but not the word iu ringing in my ears.
 "Not long afterward my regiment WI s, in eastern Kentucky. One night two D. our men brought in prisoner. He hs
 carelessly wandered outside his lin be and been captured. A handsome your tn fellow he certainly was, with the bea
 ing of cavalier. What is your nam s+ l asked him.
 mS "'Captain -, of the - Kentuck.
 he replied.
 "I was all excitement, but l tried US speak in calm tones. 'Doyou live abo ah six miles soath of Louisville? aske
 to make assurance doubly sure. ic- said with some surprise that he di ne The next day arranged that the pr
 oner should be paroled. said that ,e- knew his family and would vouch he his honor. He was allowed to go hol
 after giving the usual pledge. l mere .as explained to him that had met his s or ters, and asked him to tell them th 0A Colonel -, of the - Minnesota, h
 sent him. He said he would, and start oi for Louisville"
 nt. There was silence for time. Fina !. some one said, "Well!"
 d., The judge had been looking out o' on the ocean. He turned toward the speak in q suppose you married the sister!' we Of on the man.
 art '.It's odd that every one who hears