The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-29

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about In other ways. The engineer
colonel knew prominent business men
who were comrades Of Morgan's in the
old Wolverine brigade, famous at
Gettysburg, Winchester, Five Forks
and Appomattox. Some had amassed
wealth, many were prominent, all
were sympathetic, and when they took
hold IL was with a vim. Meantime,
however, valuable time was lost, and
poor Morgan was breaking down under
his load. Meantime, too, ministering
angels, army wives and mothers. none
so wealthy that their charity entailed
no sacrifice, none so poor that II could
not and did not help, moved by that
boundless pity and sympathy which
motherlcss little ones excite, were
lending helping hands about the cheer
less quarters and bringing grateful
tears and smiles To Comics anxious
face. Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Woods and
others had laid their natronly heads
together and organized a committee OF
ways aud means. OF course nothing
could DC done to excite Morgan's sus-
picions or wound his pride. Connie,
too, was old beyond her years and
shranl; from what might look like de-
pcndencc, but she was too young To
manage household expenses. Old
nanny had none but extravagant
ideas, as bcfitted the retainer Of "a good
old southern family, and the father
was practically helpless. II was at
this stage OF the proceedings that
Pagan, the veteran striker who had
long been on domestic duty for the
L.
tenn then in vogue, was taken down
with acute rheumatism and went To
hospital, and that Private Schramm,
who for days had never missed an OPP
portunity OF inquiring for the lieutcn-
ant and occasionally lending u helping
hand, came suddenly into prominence.
Somebody had TO be detailed as Nor
gan's striker" There were always
quite number of the enlisted
men who were eager To be placed
on such duty, thereby earning
Ave dollars month, living on
better rations, escaping guard duty,
drills and roll-calls, having only to |
bring in wood and water. black boots,
clean equipments, etc. Schramm was
reserved, temperate. studious, model |
young soldier, daily acquiring more
thorough knowledge of military duty |
and of the English language as spoken
by the blue-coats on the border. Two |
or three times the doctor, finding him
lowering about the quarters, had sent /
him over to the hospital for medi,ine, |
or the like, and Schramm, saluting /
with Tcutonic precision, had obcycd |
every order with soldiorly alacrity. /
More than once when Fngan, grooming /
and coughing and Wheeling in the |
keen wintry air, seemed unable TO bear 4
his burden of firewood into the house, I
Schramm had laughingly lent his aid, /
and one evening he came suddenly upon /
the tall, slender, fragile form of Con-
ME staggering into the kitchen door,
heavily laden with logs. With one
spring the Prussian was at her side,
the blue eyes kindling, and he who
hitherto had never presumed to address
the ''gnadige fraulein" except with
hand at temple and heels alclS, brisllly
dispossessel her of her load, bore
it into the sitting-room, where Lot and
Billy were squahbling over their blocks
in the wintry cleaning, and Connie
blushed TO her temples as she thanked
the stalwart young soldier once more
standing erect and brushing the bark
dust from his oyercoat.
Father sent Pagan TO town" she
explained, 'and he should have been
home an hour ago. We arc so much
Obliged TO you, Schr-r-r-amm." And
Schr-r-r-amm seemcdso hard word To
say that she blushed still more, hesitat-
ed and stammcred--she who, garrison
bred. had never heard the private sol
der addressed in any other way.
1t was that evening, later, that old
Pagan declared himself all broke up,
which meant just the opposite, that he
had broken down and must quit work
Mrs Turner, light-hes rted and
thoughtless young mntron, was sitting
with Connie at the moment.
''IIc'll go to hospital, won't he?"
she said. Then how much. better It
will be- Capt. Manning viii let you
have Schramm." But, to Mrs. Turner's
surprise, Connie promptly declared she
would not have Schramm.
"Why-y, l thought he was so devoted
DO your father-so nice in every way"
Certainly" said Connie, with de-
.ision; she is devoted to father, and he
S simply altogether too nice TO be put !
IN any such duty"
''Did You ever know so strange a
,hiId?" said Mrs. Turner, telling of the
a little later. 'She fairly
,ut me down as though were chit of
herself"
.sYe-es, instead of being old enough
o be her mother" suggested a fair
ival. misehieyously, and Mrs. Turner