Milford chronicle., 1892-09-30
RDLY A ROMANCE.
a AToRy WHICH WOULD Be INF
PROVED sY a LITTLE FICTION

day IL an 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 a colonel in the
Union army in the war Well, early in
the struggle was ordered to Louisville,
where I reported to General Don Carlos
Buell.. Instructions were given me to
60 into camp with my regiment about
six miles south Of the city. The place
chosen for the encampment was the
Iawnof a 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 compunctions about disfguring
the grounds by making our temporary
home on them.
"Op- 1Iu-psAg at the farm and some
OF n-A.,sa .. rode up to the house to
;--ange for sucE d as we could get.
Ne found two young Rmen, pretty as
pictures, awaiting MS on ~she broad We
randa. They had seen the Preparations
FOR pitching the tents, and wess evi-
identity not pleased. dismounted, made
my best bow and explained that the e1i.
RencieRof war compelled us to camp on
their lawn. ] assured them that the
soldiers would inconvenience them as
little as possible.
s'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
"We soldiers, accustomed to pretty
rough fare, could not help laughing at
this, and the flush on the faces of the
women grew hotter. / hastened to
apologize and to say again that we
Wbuld be as considerate as the necessi-
ties of war permitted. Then we rode to
our tents.
''The next morning Ivisited the house
again to see about getting some provi-
sions. The young women were still
naughty, but / did my best to soften
their antipathy. / did save them much
annoyance and they could not help being
grateful. Somehow found occasion to
visit the house daily, and sometimes 1
managed to conjure up a second pretext
before bedtime. At the end Of a week
the sisters regarded me more as an indi-
Vidual and less as a Union officer, for
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 Confederate
force on the battlefield. Her brother
was a captain in General Humphrey
AGarahall's army, and-sha warned me |
against gecting within rife shot OF his
regiment.
eve got on swimmingly ON the whole, !
however, and / confess I grew more |
than little fond of the spirited girl. |
In little while the order came to move
on to eastern Kentucky, and felt un-
commonly sad when I rode up to the
house to tell the young ladies goodby. |
I imagined there was 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. 'Goodby, colo
mel. am really sorry to see you go.
YOn are not so bad-for Yankee.
Please avoid my brother. You might |
get into trouble.
81 laughed. Would you like to see
your brother ! asked.
"fOh, yes. Why do you askY she said,
puzzled.
"'Well, I'll send him to see you then
It was her turn to laugh, and she said
mockingly, 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 prisoner. He had
carelessly wandered outside his lines
and been captured. A handsome young
fellow he certainly was, with the bear
ing Of cavalier. What is your manner
asked him.
"'Captain -, of the - Kentucky
he replied.
II was all excitement, but tried to |
speak in calm tones. 'Doyou live about |
six miles south of Louisville2 asked, |
to 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
knew his family and would vouch for
his honor. He was allowed to go home
after giving the usual pledge. merely
explained to him that had met his sis
ters, and asked him to tell them that
Colonel -, of the - Minnesota, had
sent him. He said he would, and started
for Louisville"
There was silence for time. Finally
some one said, "WellY"
The judge had been looking out over
the eocean. He turned toward the speaker.
IT suppose you married the sister," went
on the man.
"It's odd that every one who hears the
story should ask that, " the judge said.
''No; / never went back to Kentucky
and never saw any Of the family again.
] married a Minnesota girl"
There was silence again for a time,
but ell thought, what disappointing
end for romancer-New York Trib-
une.
Whore Most Of Us Are Alike.
Every ono has a secret hope that would
cause him to be laughed ont Of town if
he told it.--Atchison Globe.
WY Army Pepper Was So Poor.
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