The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-28

would hang on like that gal-but Lord
Tain: bred nowhere on these noun
tains- But she's got sperit She's a reg
ular rebel, through an through We
uns d be mostly powerful willin' { let
bygones be bygones, but she amt
Shed like ter fight it out again to-day.
o. she's a peart un-"
But do you think you can take my
child and myself for . few weeks?r
said Jennings
I'm powerful sorry, stranger, but
don't see where we uns could put We,
nohow. Thar amt a bed in tn house
but what's plum full" he answered. re-
~iectively. and then added, with sudden
enthusiasm: But my boy Jim's cab
ms jest yer yander a bit; an they uns
d be mighty glad to do by ye-"
Very well, let's go and see il we can
arrange the matter" said Jennings, and
together they followed the mountain
road through a strip of pine woods to
where another little cabin, almost pre-
cisely similar to the first, was found and
at which it was arranged that they were
cOOn W NC luotdilCu do DtditCtoA
When they returned to the old noun
~taineer's cabin Jennings found Miss
F1ournoy and Glee waiting upon the
steps of the broad veranda-
well, dear, ! suppose you have ram
bled all over the mountain?" said the
father.
"Oh, my. no." replied Glee, 'but she
says that if l will come again she will
take me all around. Do you suppose l
can, papa"
Perhaps was his e~vasive answer
With a few words of thanks to Miss
F1ournoy for tine pleasure she had given
the child the father and child mounted
and returned to Marietta
How would you like to stay for a
few days at a little cabin just beyond
where we stopped. Gladis?" inquired
her father a day OIL two after their ride.
'Oh, that would be splendid. ] could
go and see Miss Flournoy every day
then. She's just beautiful, papa-only
SO sad. But perhaps it wouldn't be so
lonely for her, papa. il / could be with
her." answered the child.
Accordingly they gave up their rooms
at the hotel. retained their riding horses
indefinitely and again set out for Ken
esaw mountain.
The afternoon following their arrival
at 'Jim's" Glee was permitted to renew
her acquaintance at the other cabin.
Then Mark Jennings mounted his cob
and made a wide detOur of the noun
tain. At last he approached the mag
nificent chestnut grove near which his
company had made a fierce and hand
to rand attack upon a squad of confed-
crates intrenched behind the timber.
What a terrible struggle it was, But
the thought of how he had pierced one
reckless young southerner through
with a bayonet made him SILVER. 1t
was one of the fortunes of war. but he
could never recall the dark picture with
out a sudden remorse,
at must have been right over there
beyond those bushes" unused the sol
dier, so preoccupied with his recollec-
tions that he pushed aside the under
growth and found himself face to face
with Miss F1ournoy and his child be-
fore hearing their voices.
"Why. papa exclaimed the child.
Il beg your pardon said he to Miss
Eournoy. IL did not expect to
chance upon you here"
But, papa, she says that she m
here often. though 1 can't see why.
There are lots of prcttier places nearer
the house and there are graves here"
Hush, darling" said he, in a one of
caressing kindness as he laid his hand
gently over the prattling lips, This
beautiful south is full of the graves of
those who fought to preserve their land
unchanged. The difference was in the
as to what constituted their
land. But none view these little me-
hillocks with keener pain than
those who participated upon either side
of the battle. / shall never be able to