Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-01-14
HARDLY A ROMANCE.
A STORY WHICH WOULD eg IN
PROVED BY A LlTTLE FICTION.

The Judge on Board an ocean steamer.
when Near Home. Tells About AN In
tsrestIng War Experience which Was,
After An, Disappointing.
Fire island would be sighted the next
day IL all went well. and the great
seamer rushed through the water as II
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
Amokestack 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 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 /
! 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
lilies. The owners We're known to be in
strong sympathy with the south, So we
! had no computations about disfguring
the grounds by making our temporary
home on them.
ION arriving at the farm aud some
II my officers rode up to the house 10
arrange for such food IA We could get
We found two young women, pretty as
o pictures, awaiting us ON the broad We
e randa. They had seen the preparations
e for pitching tho tents, and were evil
i IDENTIFY not pleased. | dismounted, made
! my best bow and explained that the ext
J, gencies of war compelled us to camp ON
= their lawn. | assured them that the
n soldiers would Inconvenience them as
ic little as possible.
"a "The two listened to my little speech
II with looks of anger, and the taller one
o; snapped out: You shall not camp on
ID 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 il again
!. I'VE soldiers, accustomed TO pretty
ID rough fare, could not help laughing at
ID this, and the flush ON the faces of the
women grew hotter. | fastened to
"a apologize and TO say again that we
- would be ss considerable as the necessi-
d. ties of war permitted. Then we rode to
:. our tents.
The next morning visited the house
b, again to see about getting some proyi-
of sions. The young women We're still
ed naughty. but | did my best to soften
ig- their antipathy. did save them much
by annoyance and they could not help being
grateful. Somehow found occasion 10
leo visit the house daily, and sometimes
M managed To conjure up a second pretext
IA. before bedtime. At the end of week
DIV the sisters regarded Inc more an an indi
raj vidual and less as a Union officer, for
studiously avoided referring to the war
he Once or twice the elder one told mc
with flashing eyes what would happier
I'm TO our men when they met Confederate
=" force ON tue battlefield. Her brother
was a captain in General Humphrey
SUIT Marshall's army, and she warned ms
.ed against getting within rifle shot of hi
mo regiment.
md I'VE got on swimmingly ON the whole
ce, however, and | confess | grew NOR,
than little fond of the spirited girl
y" In little while the order came to moy'
IL on to eastern Kentucky, and felt un
,sJ commonly sad when | rode up to tn
ex house to tell the young ladies goodby
rec imagined there was "a slight sign o
hit, emotion in the elders pretty face whel
in told the news, but it disappeared al
Fas most instantly. Holding out her han,
es, 10 me she said frankly: 'Goodby, colo
~ mel | am really sorry TO see you go
You are not so bad-for a Yankee
ran Please avoid my brother. You NIGH
.les get into trouble
IL laughed. Would you like to Sc
your brother | asked.
".Oh, yes. Why do you ask she said
nv puzzled.
~ ".weli, I'll send him to see You then
IN II was her turn to laugh, and she sal
r.ll mockingly. You'd better look out whe
ain he's in the same county with you
lite rode away, the tones. but not the words
to ringing ia my ears
the Not long afterward my regiment Wa
iar in eastern Kentucky. One night two 1
a.ei our men brought in prisoner. He ha
,,"k carelessly wandered outside his line
,n, and been captured. 4 handsome youn
'eat fellow he certainly was, with the bea
der ing of a cavalier. What is your name
ties | asked him.
the Captain -, of the - Kentucky
he replied.
re- Il WAS all excitement. but tried
usn speak in calm tones. Do You live abos
~. six miles south Of Louisville? | aske'
ami TO make assurance doubly sure. t
rhi- said with some surprise that he di
su The next day | arranged that the pr
pms oner should be paroled said that
and knew his family and would youch f
kes his honor. He Was allowed to so hon
'he after giving the usual pledge. mere
explained to him that had met his 81
tiers, and asked him TO tell them tn
"iS Colonel -, of the - Minnesota, ht
~ sent him. He said he would. and starts
The for Louisville.
,ich There was silence for time. Final
. in some one said, 'Well:"
,eep The Judge had been looking out ov
: IN the ocean He turned toward the speakt
mes - suppose Won married the sister, we
on the man.
~ Its odd that every one who hears &
,,i,h story should ask that" the judge sal
No; never went back TO kentucl
re and never saw any Of the family agai
We married Minnesota girl"
for There was silence again for tim