The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-09-21
HARDLY A ROMANCE.
a STORY WHICH WOULD BE I'M
PROVED BY A LITTLE FICTION.

After All. Disappointing.
Fire island would be sighted the next
day if all went well, and 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 | was 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
go into camp with my regiment about
six miles south of the city. The place
chosen for the encampment was the
lawnof fine country place, the home of
one of Kentucky's blueblooded old fam
ilies. The owners were known to be in
strong sympathy with the south, so we
had no compunctions about disfguring
the grounds by making our temporary
home on them.
''On arriving at the farm 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 the broad We
randa. They had seen the preparations
Sor pitching the tents, and were evil
IDENTITY not pleased. Idismounted. made
my best bow and explained that the ext
gencies of war compelled us to camp on
their lawn. assured them that the
soldiers would inconvenience theri 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
eve soldiers, accustomed to pretty
rough fare, could not help laughing at
this, and the flush on the faces of the
women grew hotter. l FASTENED to
apologize and to say again that we
would be as considerate as the necessi-
ties of war permitted Then we rode to
cur tents.
1.-The next morning visited the house
again to see about getting some provi-
Sions. The young women were still
naughty, but 4 did my best to soften
their antipathy. 1 did save them much
annoyance and they could not help being
grateful. Somehow found occasion to
visit the house daily, and sometimes L
managed to conjure up second pretext
before bedtime. AT the end of week
the sisters regarded me more as an indi-
vidual and less as Union officer, for
studiously avoided referring to the war.
Once or twice the elder one told me
with flashing eyes what would happen
20 our men when they met Confederate
force on the battlefield. Her brother
was a captain in General Humphrey
MarshalFs army, and she warned me
against getting within rife shot of his
regiment.
eve got on swimmingly on the whole,
however, and confess | grew more
than little fond of the spirited girl
an little while the order came to move
on to eastern Kentucky, and felt un-
commonly sad when | rode up to the
house to tell the young ladies goodby.
I imagined there was a slight sign of
emotion in the elders pretty face when
j told the news, but it disappeared al
most instantly Holding out her hand
TO me she said frankly: 'Goodby, colo
mel. | am really sorry to see you go.
You are not so bad-for a Yankee
Please avoid my brother. You might
get into trouble
81 laughed. Would you like to see
your brotherY | asked.
ooh, yes. Why do you ask? she said,
puzzled.
"'Well, I'll send him to see you then
1t was her turn to laugh, and she said
mockingly, You'd better look out when
hes in the same county with you
rode away, the tones, but not the words,
ringing in my ears.
''Not long afterward my regiment was
lin eastern Kentucky. One night two of
our men brought in prisoner. He had
Carelessly wandered outside his lines
and been captured. A handsome young
fellow he certainly was, with the bear
dng of cavalier What is your name?
asked him
Captain -, of the - Kentucky
he replied.
Il was all excitement, but tried to
speak in calm tones 'Doyou live about
six miles south of LouisvilleY | asked,
10 make assurance doubly sure. He
said with some surprise that he did.
The next day arranged that the pris-
Oner should be paroled. said that |