Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-09
A YANKEE IN GRAY
BY CHARLES B. LEWIS IN. QUAD.
lCopyri-ht. lS9i, by American Press Associa.
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sTt4tlEstll'A'tstl -tattANNs ttS tAt NbAlIoi
called itself and while awaiting orders
from Richmond an election of officers
was held. Only a few of the volunteers
were surprised at Royal Kenton's en-
listment. They were men who had but
one political belief-state rights. They
were not looking beyond it to the south
crn confcdcracy. but had enlisted and
were going 10 the front To fight for Nir-
/ -IuII. Why shouldn t he fight for his
adopted state: So argued the captain,
80 argued the rank and file and many
! citizens of the town, and. but for Duke
! Wyle, Kcntun would have been elected
second lieutenant of the company. When
/ he >Iw bow things were going. he called
Steve Brayton aside and said:
Look here, Steve, you fellows are as
blind rs Young kittens. If that Yankee
hadn't signed the roll, what would have
happened to him.
Tar and feathers and Il ride on a
rail-" replied Steve.
And ne WAS sharp enough to realize
| it. He enlisted as a blind. "
Shoe! How kin he un bluff that
/ way"
We are going to the front. The first
/ chaIcr Il" gets he will desert to his side.
/ He's playing Yankee trick on You.
| and on amt sharp enough TO see it.
"DoS-ouc him, hut yo may be right,
! iOOtelaut. yo' may he right"
OF course III right. You just move
| abou; right smart and give the boys the
| tip Don't even elect him corporal.
He's Just one o that sort that if he gets
| any office at all he'll want to run the
whole company.
And We don propose TO be rum
"Of course not
Steve soon turned the tide against
krmton. md that without any one
| knowing exactly what was taking place.
| The citizens Of the town were almost as
much interested in the election as the
mrmh,r> Of the company. The old law
Yer had lett kenton to settle the matter
according 10 his own Judgment. When
hr heard that the voting man had en-
listed. he WIS secretly pleased. and it
was his influence which made number
If the rank and file decide on electing
k,ntru Us third officer of the company.
II am Ii"t in the least disappointed, "
replied ROYAL when the result of the
vutiu- WAS known and the office had
gone 10 another. Il enlisted without
thought OF position and prefer the ranks
- ANY place they could give me. Be
sidtS, l ann 4 Yankee, You know, and it
; only natural that there should be
little feeling in the matter.
Tn, ~ were two callers at the Percy
,lauSi,u that evening. Duke Wyle came
'.rst. As previously stated. he had been
~ nj Z,
:-u!c ,.,upIc had even said that there
N.as AN engagement. That was Il mis-
take, however. Try rs hard rs he could,
Lc could remember little or nothing to
encourage INN liz believing that he was
a favored >uItor. Neither had he the
siiShl,.,t reason FIR believing that Royal
H"nt'.s had any advantage in that re-
siecct. 1t was simply the fact that he
was .iso a visitor ut the house that
reused the spirit of jealousy an! the de-
size tn work mis- Ch.ct. His reception
VA; cordial by both mother and daugh-
fer. and both congratulated him on his
election as one Of tie company officers.
Tins paved the way for him TO observe:
i presume Won have heard of the I'M
llu>hlu- assurance of the Yankee, as
all call him. in making every effort to
bo elected second lieutenant:
DO Won refer to Mr. Kenton?"
quickly answered Marian.
OF course. He Is the only Yankee
know Of in this locality. The men
saw through his scheme before it was
too late. however.
Did he have schemc:" asked Mrs.
Percy
Most certainly, ma am-that Is the
mem'ers OF the company fully belleved
he had.
" HEX WAS II: quletly asked Ma
nan.
vel 'n'E an MINK II" Nolu ii
10 H,,'' lnA u anu ma no VIII "es'i'
th' ii's' 'hahc' ne E,tS.
but H"u "vh i'llvNo IL
wen, cal, say 'hat l no.
uA' he leans '""''r" inc hoF'h' you
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No dld hV' E""w IL lie Is ~
el''''" 'y II'I'i'"' ne owes ntr ''ilJ
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II MS ""'E ~ :" VIII" MS STATE ca
u'" hvl mist i"r any Olh'F reason ulG
you. MI wye
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coiH'i7 ~ a-s ," -, anu "'S. jug
"'~ %Y,-. l think so. too. replied the
"4 4. lieutenant rallied tina, he wa.