Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-20
HARDLY A ROMANCE.
: STORY WHICH WOULD es IN
PROVED BY A LITTLE FICTION.

y" ''""rn AN ocean steamer,
"hen Near Home, Tells About nm H.
teresting War Experience which was.
After All. Disappointing.
FIRE island would be sighted the next
day II all went well, and the great
Keamer rushed through the water as II
!, she were as anxious to reach her n;er y
those whom she bore were to be at home
again. A little party Of men sat bv \
smokestack telling stories. The plav 81
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 | was q 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
90 into camp with my regiment about
six miles south Of the city. The place
chosen for the encamplnent was the
lawnof fine country place. the home Of
one OF Kentucky's blueblooded old fam
lies, The owners were known to be in
strong sympathy with the south, so we
had no computations about disfiguring
the grounds by making our temporary
home on them.
ION arriving at the farm and some
OF my officers rode mp 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 We
randa. They had seen the preparations
for pitching the tents, and were evil
IDENTIFY not pleased. dismounted. made
my best bow and explained that the ext
gencies of war compelled ms to camp on
their lawn. | 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
our place. The last time Union soldiers
were here we didn't have cream for our
coffee for two weeks and we don't pro.
pose to stand it again.
1--WE soldiers, accustomed to pretty
rough fare, could not help laughing at
this. and the fIush on tba focas ~ ~
women grew hotter bastanad -
apologize and To saw aooin that 40
would be as considerate as the necessi-
ties OF war permitted. Then we rode to
our tents.
1.-THE next morning v;s;tad +babor
again TO see ahopt gatt;nt, so,ne w.;
sions. The vonno Women vera st;I,
naughty. but | did INV hest 70 soften
their antipathv did save them ,orcl,
ANNOYANCE and thew copld not baln ho;r,,
grateful. Somehow found occasion 70
visit the house daily and sometimes l
managed to coniure mn q second nretaxt
before bedtime. At the end Of weaL
the sisters regarded me- more az nm ;ndi-
yidual and less as a Union officer for I
studiously avoided referring TO the way
Once or twice the elder one told me
with flashing ewes what would bannen
to our men when thew met a Confederate
force on the battlefield. Her brothar
was a captain in General Humnbrev
Marshalrs army. and she warned mo
against getting within rifle shot of his
regiment.
"We got on swimminply on the whole
however. and | confess I Prev mora
than a little fond of the snirited oirl
In little while the order came to move
on to eastern Kentucky. and | felt nm
commonly sad when | rode nm to the
house to tell the Young ladies' goodbv.
| imagined there was a slight sign of
emotion in the elders pretty face when
| told the news. but it disappeared al
most instantly, Holding out her hand
to me she said frankly. sGoodbv colo
mel | am really sorry TO see Won 90
Won are not so bad-for n Yankee
Please avoid nv brother. You might
get into trouble.
~ laughed. .Would Won like to see
vonr brotherY I asked
".Oh. YES. Why do YOU askY' she said,
nnzzled
".Well. ri send him to see Won them
II was her tnrn TO laugh. and she said
mock;nolv .you'd better look ont when
he's in the same county with YOU |
rode away the tones but not the words
ringing in nv ears.
Not long afterward nv regiment was
in eastern Kentucky. One night two of
our men brought in a prisoner. He had
carelessly wandered outside his lines
and been captured. A handsome Young
fellow he certainly was. with the bear
mo of a cavalier What is vour nameY'
| asked him
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