The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
A War Story Which Would Be I'm
proved by Little Fiction.
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proved by Little Fiction.
From the Nero York Tribune.
Fire Island would be sighted the next day
If all went we'll, aud 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 l was a colonel in the union
army in the war. Well, early in the strug-
gle was ordered 30 Louisville, where / re-
ported TO Gen. Don Carlos Buell. lnstruc-
tons were given me to go into camp with
my regiment about six miles south OF the
city. The place chosen for the encamp-
ment was the lawn Of fine country place,
the home OF one of kentucky's blue-oloo1ed
old families. The owners were known to
be in strong sympathy with the south, 80
We had no conpunctions about distguring
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 tue broad veranda.
They had seen the preparations for pitching
the tents, and were evidently not pleased.
1 dismounEed, made my best bow, aud ex-
planned that the exigencies of war compelled
us to camp on their lawn. l assured them
that the soldiers would Inconvenience them
as little as possible.
''Ths two listened to my little speech with
looks of anger, aud the taller one snapped
out: You shall not camp on our place.
The last time union soldiers were here we
didn't have cream for our coffee for two
weeks, and we don't propose to stand it
again.
awe soldiers, accustomed to pretty rough
| fare, could not help laughing at this, and
the flush on the faces Of the women grew
hotter. Ihastened to apologize and to say
| again that we would be as considerable as
the necessities of war permitted Then we
rode to our tents.
"The next morning visited the house
again to see about getting some provisions.
| The young women were still naughty. but
| did my best to soften their antiparhy. l
did save them much annoyance, and they
could not help being grateful. Somehow.
| found occasion to visit the house daily, and
! sometimes ! managed to conjure up
second pretext before bedtime. At the end
of week the sisters regarded me more as
| an individual and less as a union officer, for
1 studiously avoided referring to the war.
| Once or twice the elder one told me with
| flashing eyes what would happen to our
men when they met q confederate force on
| the battlefield. Her brother was a captain
in Gen. Humphrey Marshslps army, and
she warned me against getting within rifle
shot OF his regiment.
I'VE got on swimmingly on the whole
however, and confess | grew more tina n
little fond of the spirited girl. In a little
! while the order came to mlve on to East
| ern Kentucky, aud felt unc ommonly sad
when rode up to the house TO tell the
young ladies good-by. l imagined there
was a slight sign of emotion in the elders
pretty face when told the news, but it dis
appeared almost instantly. Holding out
her hand to me, she said frankly: Good
by, colonel. am really sorry to see you
! go. You are not so bad-fof a yankee.
Please avoid my brother. You might get
into trouble
II laughed. Would you like to see your
| brotherF | asked.
80, yes. Why do you askp she said,
puzzled.
"'W ell, I'll send him to see you them 1t
was her turn to laugh, and she said, mock
| ingly: You'd better look out when he's in
the same county with you rode away
the tones. but not the words, ringing in my
ears
Not long afterward my regiment was in
+ Eastern Kentucky. One night two of our
men brought in a prisoner. he had care
| lesslY wandered outside his lines and been
captured. handsome young fellow ne
certainly was, with the bearing of cava-
| ler. What is your namsg | asked him.
"'Capt. of the - Kentucky he re-
piled.
II was all excitement, but tried to speak
in calm tones. DO you live about six miles
south of Louisvilleg asked, to make assur-
| auce doubly sure. He said with some sur
prise that be did. The next day l arranged
| that the prisoner should be paroled. l said
that l knew b 8 family, and would vouch
for his honor. He was allo wed TO go home
after giving the usual pledge. | merely ex-
planned to him that l had met his sisters,
and asked him TO tell them that Col. -,
| of the - Minnesota, had sent him. He
said be would, and started for Louisville"
There was silence for time. Finally
some one said, "Wellr
The judge had been looking out over the
ocean, He turned toward the speaker. ~
| suppose you married the sister" went on
the man.
"Its odd that every one who hears the
story should ask that" the judge said.
mo, never went back to Kentucky and
never saw any of the family again. l mar-
ried a Minnesota girl"
There was silence again for time, but
all thought: what disappointing end
for a romancen
"He who denies himself the sweetest
blessing, next to that which comes from
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