Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-09
HARDLY A ROMANCE.
A STORY WHICH WOULD BE- I'd
PROVED BY A LITTLE FICTION.

The Judge on Hoard an Ocean steamer.
when Near Home. Tells About an In
,srs.tlng War Experience which Was.
Aner All, Disappointing.
Fire island would be sighted the next
hy II all went we'll. aud tho great
,eamer rushed through the water as IL
de were as anxious to reach her pier as
noso whom she bore were 20 DO ut homo
again. A little party Of men sat bya
rnokostacls telling stories. Tho play Of
he moonlight on tho waves Ind turned
ihe narratives into rather sentimental
channels, and tho judge, giving way 10
he naueuce of tho "loyors' lamp" told
the following storyi
"You know was colonel in the
Upion army in tho war VOL. early in
Tie struggle 1 was ordered N Louisville,
vhero reported 10 General Don Carlos
Bloll Instructions were given mo 10
20 into camp with my regiment about
lx miles south Of tho city. Tho place
chosen for the cncampmcnt was tho
hwuoi n fine country place. the home Of
enc OF kentucky bluehloodod old fam
flies The owners were known TO be in
strong sympathy with the south, so we
had no computations about dislguring
tie grounds by making our temporary
homo on them.
"0n arriving at the farm and some
dmy officers rode up TO the house to
arrange for such food no we could get.
We found two young women, pretty rs
pictures, awaiting US on the broad w.
anda. They had seen the preparations
for pitching the tents, and We're owl
dertly not pleased. dismouutcd. made
my best bow and explained that the ext
gencies OF war compelled us to camp ON
their lawn. | assured thom that tho
soldiers would Inconvenience tLom as
little as possible.
Tho two listened 10 my little speech
with looks OF anger, and the taller one
snapped out; You shall not camp ON
ourplace, The last time Union soldiers
vero here we didn't have cream for our
coffee for two weeks and we don't pro.
pose to stand 1t again.
we soldiers, accustomed TO pretty
rough fare, could not help laughing ut
Ais, and tue flush on tho faces Of tho
women grew hotter. | hastencd to
apologize and to say again that we
would be 90 considerate as the noccsi-
hes Of war pcrinitted. Then We rode to
cur tents.
The next morning Visited the house
AGAIN TO SEQ about getting some provi-
Ions, The young women were still
naughty, but | did my best to soften
ielr antpathy. did save thom much
annoyance and thoy could not help being
grateful. Somehow found occasion TO
'als tho house daily, and sometimes
managed to conjuro up second pretext
elorc bedtime. At the end Of u week
no sisters regarded mo more as an indi-
naaal aud less MS a Union officer, for
haaously avoided referring to the war.
Vase or twice the elder one told mo
sUh flashing eyes what would happen
soar men when they met Confederate
v'ce on tho battlefield. Her brother
S captain in General Humphrey
-ArhallH army, and sho warned me
tA'lst getting within riAo shot of his
hgiment
we got on swimmingly on the whole,
s'1e'er aud confess grow more
IA little fond Of the spirited girl.
@Ahttlo while the order came to move
- 70 eastern Kentucky, and felt UNI
0ulmonly sad when | rode up to the
I'l'e TO toll the young ladies goodby.
Imagined there was slight sign Of
I4. .s, in the elders pretty face when
"'a the news, but it disappeared al
s0s1 instantly Holding out her hand
~ ne she said frankly; 'Goodby, colo
W. am really sorry to SEQ You 20.
b., g1 are not SO bad-log Yankee.
s' wv avoid my brother. You might
laughed, Would You like to see
'VaF hrotherf asked.
puzzled. ~ ''' '''A' '"o s"'u'
Vel I'll send him TO see You them
mn, W. hef tdrn to laugh, and she said
~ A.usly' You'd better look out when
~ u we same county with YOU
H. N.Y. away tho tones, but not the words.
"1s.aS IN my ears.
IN sa. v' .ohg aftorward my regiment was
On, r,' kentucky, one night two OF
enro I'Vli oFolf tin prisoner. He had
mi wandered outside his lines
fellow o,I " captured. 4 handsome young
!ago, "o certainly was, with tho bear
Is,S ~ Scayalier What is your nainog
"teplied. W ''o - hehtucky'
p.' WAS Y. all excitement, but | tried TO
.aA IN calm tones. ia yo, ,i,,o AZ" "