New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-13
COrRTTNG BY CONaflND.

From The Minneapolis Tribune.
In he spring and summer OF 1869 the Maryland
line was composed Of squadron OF cavalry ~
battery ana 4 battalion Of Infantry. II fought tIVutu
Jack,on'5 valley cnnDhfn ana VA, Sven paN' "r
To-. and VA, pretty hadly ir.iMrI 1" coI n Of
the uno WA ordered 10 take his command Z" 'h'"-
lotlesvc to recruit .,
of Maryland. nearly all the Historic Families "I Adi
State being represented among re COMM ','o Hii
and in me rank ami me- II coli anna a. D,N r
and CAV vet OF y0um; fellows a ever are" suI' ~
shouldcrcd mn,kc ana as natural 'ol5'qn'"Iu ,,cs
girls Of charlottesville had as Jolly hmr ~ "'"S"
war had never existed
There riding parties and dancing parc, 'Vt ,
day and night Of ne week. OF course the boys IlI
In love right and left and there WIS no rest lyt
horse girl. The girls didn't mind 1t hall ~ m"'n
Conspicuous among the beauties Of tue village was
Ms Gay Boilin. refuge fr4m in nnaGS' Tops
was at Culpeper. and t-ro was just diough ,Im"
Of danger and acrtness To render romance "o""y
allurng. ,,, 80
Mss Gay was fearless rider and rs bright a3
size lovely. She was just eighteen, ana her p'Io,,
figure and her grace Of movement and manner WOuId
have made her a belle anywhere % chat. with hily
young oliiccrs, fresh from twenty battle, ana il
1 hundred brave, youths from the ranks she had II
gorgeous time The horses instead Of resting. we're
being ridden 10 death. and The officers ANA n'n ~,
stead Of attending TO heir duilrS Wcrr l"nls rl
Ed.cly OF the cavalry. and Captain Booth. Auln't,
u the line and Captaln Williams junior captain u
| They were no I'm love- They were simply daii;.
Hand ONE. brave and accomplished. they were JSt
. -.
rivals they were. nevertheless. all DEVOTED Iil
and clhvalrous each other obey were d'No,'i
| to their inamoraia They Thought Of nothing h,t
fring. they did nothing but mir MORNING noon
and night Ordcrlics courier they we're calico, anu
they were gentlemen at home. though JTlN"'' sol
dicfs I'm the ncl Were kept busy riding their morse,
| 10 dep b. bcarim. offerings of pcachcs, grape, anu
flower, TO the shrine Of Miss Gay from her ad"lei
Finally the patience OF The Colonel vas "Hhals'u
he could stand IL no longer. ana one day he sHHmo,i
| the .Lrce to his tent and said "Genucmcn' ihiS
| command T. going 10 the d"vil. All daopliH' y
| gone and none OF you attending 10 your uuu''
Calico has set yOu crazy. Now. his thing hH. ~,
| 10 stop. Miss GAY can't marry YOU all dpr
whether she wants either you've got - s.tt "
the matter Mt once. In love rank doesn't conn II
| II doe, In Nou 10 draw stmws. ana court
Miss Cav before dress parade this evening uct Oh
sour horses and proceed to business. and rrpor 10
| me the result after the parade -, .
The young fellows looked rather scared Trey
would have CHANGED battery rushed on me OF
battle. They had often done at the TAP OF il',
drum or the sound OF be bngc. but the lqrl OF
attackinI this ravshing enhancing lit ~ mNlilty
and calico at moments notice under orders WIS
appalling However, they knew the Coon1' V'rh was
law so they drew s'rawS Captain Booth goi tle
longest and had first chance according To orders, 50
off ne went. The Others followed AT safe distance
After a short time Captain Booth storiring back
10 camp without saving word This ENCOURAGED the
other .wo and Captain Williams spurred ahead very