The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-04-07
Why Gen. Early Never Married.

In giving sketch of Gen. Jubal
A. Early, who died at Lynchburg,
Va, ON the End instant, the Balti-
more American relates the following
in explanation of the fact that the
General lived and died a bachelor
Early never married. A pretty
romance is told about him. When
he was a young lieutenant in 1887,
he appeared at the Greenbrier White
Su lphur Springs in brilliant uni.
form, and riding a splendid black
stallion. One day shortly after he
had gone out for a ride, a beautiful
young lady from Philadelphia, de-
hutante spending her first season at
The White drove off in her car
riage. She had never met the young
lieutenant.
Near the spring is a small creek,
usually only few feet deep. But
upon that afternoon it was a swol-
len stream of mad, muddy waters,
sent down from the mountain side
after a long rain of the day before.
Towards the stream the carriage
rolled, and just before reaching it
passed the lieutenant. At the banks
of the creek the driver paused Sec
ond, and then, thinking that he
could make it, urged his horses in.
Before the team had reached the mid
die Of the stream, they were washed
off their feet, and, with the floating
carriage, went wildly along with the
mad waves. Early was near enough
the stream to see the drivers mis-
take, and, realizing the lady's dan
ger, buried his rowels in his horses
side and dashed into the water.
The carriage was tossing and roll
ing upon the waves, and the lady
was screaming. The situation was
desperate, and Early, realizing it,
bent his energies to save her. The
young soldier reached the carriage
just as it toppled over. The water
rolled over the beautiful girl, and
Early thought she was lost, but a
second later she came up almost be-
side him. Reaching down he caught
her by the skirt, and half minute
later was holding her motionless
body in his arms. Then, guiding
his horse as best he could, the lieu
tenant made for the shore. Once on
dry land, he gave his stallion the
spurs, and in few minutes gallop-
ed up to the hotel with the almost
lifeless bedy of the belle in his arms.
She was carried to her friends,
and then the story of her rescue was
learned. The lieutenant was the
hero of the hour, and that evening
monopolized the Quaker bellies dane
ing list.
From that evening until the close
of the season he was her almost con
slant companion. She received his
attentions with apparent delight,
and when the cool, frosty air warned
the visitors of approaching winter
they went away promising to meet
each other there the next summer.
The lady went back to her home, her
heart full of the conquest she had
made, while Early reported to his
troop for duty. At Fort Monroe he
remained until the Florida war,
when he went to the Everglades.
There he distinguished himself, and,
as fortune smiled upon him, his love
for the girl far away in her Northern
home increased. For her he was
full of hope and ambition.
But both were doomed to an early
and sad disappointment.
With the approach of spring, Lieu
teuant Early's thoughts began to
dwell upon the pleasant meeting so
near at hand.
Early in the spring he applied for
leave of absence, and it came, but
the same mail brought him a paper.
The handwriting upon the wrapper
was familiar to him, and as he tore
it away heavy black mark upon
the paper caught his eye. CHANGING
at it, he read the piece which it
marked. That piece told of the mar
riage of the lady he loved so well,
and as he read it, he realized for the
first time she had been toying with
his heart. After reading it, be cut
the piece from the paper, placed it
in book, and kept it.
This is why, it is said, Jubal Ear
ly never married.