Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-06-22
/ N0IN7AIN Maid.
=, ALFRED R CALHOUN.

III 49,
a.. l,vs following Chickamanga
An that sAnguinary conflict he
80 h,yr rnavhs,i into Chattanooga
..,t..r,- r,-Sistancs. but delay a
s,.ht huurs gave Thomas an opior-
49, ,,,. IAN ls,ck with ms own veterans
,,.,..r..nifr the curI- - Crittenden
Iy,,,.I When bragg iii move he
10, Union tr,ois In the works L.
-Ch.fi.ra.ga ami guarding u from
:. =, hank q the rivcr, AMI with
I.-,,,-.ut csution h. cPp.~cd Long
-. p,au for an Immediate assault.
80, once laid sicgv ~ the place.
.fr-y q that ssine siege Il Chat
-, q ~. enc q the most thrilling
-. 4 ,he var. anil history Affords
.-T,nnsl o. 10. dramatic termination.
-Crf.isr,i,. MT only held the thru.
49,. fa.t entered Chattanooga. hat
-. .,.lr,. uulsr Wheeler. Tourel
-. ~. Terns--,e and planted them
,....rf.-,., along the valleys AMI hills.
- though which ran the Mac
y,--vIs vss.n rad. the only avenue
t-.t.tffr Uui1u trvT- could hoIs o.
=, .1rrt., tI, they w.ry r--enforvsSL
- l..f ry ur afi.rward did that
--..s-.-t Army q Oh. Cumberland
800 sub I,,uton ami enduranc. a.
i-..-s ,ts L, q Chattanooga fur the
.,v..s.fI viu- The disaster al Chick.
- Winter Was coming GA. but
-.,-fy - 't, men wvrv without over.
~. - Markets. many q them were
t...f.t..l snI tbey dil not have. when
-..Fr.rl ths outside world. fun ~.
...frr.r lul animals fOr ten days
h, --rs Oh their .plsniii r-oorl. the
~. fv.v. r-bisue,i their t.lts aud
81 ua' Or weeks on q handful -
,.r.h.,I e.rT slsy.
1, s,r.y u.f.'-r the enemy captured
,-4t.HN Nmu,il'c for a short time.
,-ll-'r.,la large train making for
T.~.-.-I eur cavalry, under Ne
81 Nt...I anil Linz. started o.
90 WE.,l,I. ,nl this Ma cvvniu-
r,Er.. Irf u.t without much hard
-lr.arI .rr tghtiug
lisa. -...r. iu the dstles to the
,s, q -. .t'.h.G valley, IA Blcls,.
.--fr I.rr.--f,. 10 this time. NV
E,-. f...- q. watch AMI rsI.rt the
-,.r.rt. 81 'Hf tuuiv,i.raio- under
l--.r.t- vt. cummanlr,l a division
~WIa.r. Uf- Ia aU-aranCv AMI
r..et Fl. ,.i.. in this Part - Ten
49,. ar, ,...f., IA, thU-s iu The Cum.
.-.-Ir.r-. FL. th, north. though the
ina fs,.s- Was NJ 80 struug. more
..1 cd. bag 'hs men in AMI al-uut the
~,aatt. valley having voluntarily
.-..-.. or. ,.r'.i,ra's army.
" SCR resting ana gr,zing cur
-. .r. o.. rf.ug along a little stream
----- I.tr frUm the hills a. the
r-'t sH.l i1 order O. gvt a better
~ 90 f.. .Grru uuiing country, ]
.arI,f,l ri1 t.,.. n rucks that RE
tr-rsrl. trrlr,-l ct above cur tom
rar, ..r. HAL l-,u h.ry bat few
r-.,.. v..r I..rl a metallic click.
Efr4'. i,a-.thlarl. AMI ouskiug
rr 0r.r. turned quickly n the
E--f.1 81 f.r -.uu.l. expecting 90 ~
ra-..I rar witthsr friend 90 g..
Bft.rt relief discovered that The
80. "a. r,ls by "a tin pail in ihe
L-l fa-.j sH. hal conn, to halt
rat.,at. aI.1t twenty fryt l-iind
-.l.l Ilf lt'l. higher up The pail
I'd. tai with l-,,huui.. which the
.l al. rU.hirs with astonishing
H..l.-. AL. e. display q apf-tiie with
ua.tlas. .r I.ri,,t sympathy.
sfu--.f U,,, len seventeen YEAR
e al, t.' .. hsl ~ The grace -
zvu.r' ,HI OBJ, delightful ,aSc q
ll,1.fuafulsrrbiiIryu -laitractive
EsItlIl lr.-- hung half WAY l-twceu
10 larv .rvu irst and her ku~vs. II
Va. fs.'.r.I t' ttr waist with a cori
-l'l- -t' ono the exquisite line -
l-.ta-. .r- The hands like the feet.
80, .E.i.F .rI brUwu. and th. face.
'-.zsl ua 'ir-.r q dark. sun tanned
ti-' as ...tr olive tinted Un th.
.l.-s, a.f..H .rlrr sta.ls The parted
l,-rr..r. v.if d, unusual with thee
--1'a.- v men. anil that d. a. I.rfvCi
l~' .fral., teeth a. I hsl ever -ccn-
Wrt DO ..aI thrown slightly hask.
- 10, ban. resting uu her hip, and her
-,.ff.f advanced with the hand that
1lfa i.I ana ,haplst - crimson
-ar~ -' f..-.., .u hsr had. TIA, girl
.---i ... ID Oh, lryttir,i pictures ]
ID. .,.- atH. and a. hooked ~ her
--.-- a.l l.m.ritiUu he reminded
o. q 'r. ...lsrfs n whom I hal
's.l Ev ut.t. lsgi,al stuiiv,.
.-..t ..'... that I "a. more con
- '... .. H.sl l.,u cUufruuis,i with
t-.- E. -r.. 0l'l a. gun. bat Mt sd my
-.l nl'. '.. .ruac ,haplct Her Hg.
'-.Hl ,E.. ..k o., iu frum my rusty
s't' q, rr ...,Augiy tal hat. Then
III. la.H. Dog l,H hand beside her
l-'l Id. t @. direct the sound, AMI
.L.e! ..-l .a1..., that could D. heard
a''.-g'.y ..s. 90 ibe camp.
-. ....r
BIZ. ....s- r,.Iunde,i. and lifted
Eyts'
% g.l gl, 1.vu thar Yanksg she
- aI'l "a wave = the brown arm
trrr-t On fI. valley.
T. ..'.r.- I r,pn-'i; eve arv AL
l-s.
~ y.1 ur. bel ort,r - 'shamed
'r-i-
..u-r. .. isar 80 ~ that
l-,.a Dol. ..-Hf -irry yUu uns 'Teah
r. @ PRETTY upI-r hp was
7.i a' .. corner. giving another
...,rr- H.- q the I-arly teeth.
'- . flH.s iiryctnsss AMI a
-,.'.r-. t ul ihe ch.sks that told
t-.-r.- What 10 DO YOU uns
-. Dom bah 90 hghi We uns all
-l' .rt want o. hghi YOU uns n
l-' 70 re Uus alone"
'-si become wy familiar with this
i'--'a'..a ~ 'ts .luthgrn cas-. hut |
f.-t. re l..,rl D, pat with such com
- '.i l'a-a'ful quaiutneSs, and !
.,1e shouted with laughter but
"a ~ Uniting mv lalys feelings.
L-'I I .r. a ralsis' I aid.
~. i.rfu1vfhiu ~ The kind. she
wei .'l spirit I'm o. the south.
"a. an %. r.u uus know Why
" TAG sllulI ike ~ learn re-
I'M ttt- .1uth. l am. kaze Mart
-sst. 'l. ~llih.-
AL ua. Is Mart Han. my LADY,
~ H..., uy sweetheart. and he's
~ ,il''fr Humpuy lUug with Misiah
'-t t-hun 700 uus. and I'll vine
I N' ?" s-.I' uut a his way. q 40 L.
.ata fairly aehin % git .urt. che
~ vas OBJ yo"l rcason why CA the