Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-10
ROMANCE OF JuBAL EARLY.

rhs Noted Confederate ReiaaAasd
single because of = Disnppoint-
ment I'm Love.
When Early was young lieutenant
n 1887 he appeared at the Greenbriaf
White Sulphur Springs In brilliant uni
form and riding a splendid black stall
ion, says the Baltimore American
One day, shortly after he had gone out
Tor ride, beautiful young lady from
Philadelphia, o debutante. spending her
irst season at "rhe White" drove OF
in her carriage. She had never met tho
Toung lieutenant. Near the spring Is q
Imau creek, usually only q few feet
ieep. But on that afternoon II was
.wollen stream Of mad, muddy waters,
tent down from the mountain sido at
ter long rain Of the day hofore. To-
ward the stream the carriage rolled,
Ind, just before reaching 1t, passed the
lieutenant. At the banks OF the creek
the driver paused q second, and then,
thinking he could make 1t urged his
horses In. Before the team had reached
the middle of the stream, however, they
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the floating carriage, went wildly along
with the mad waves. Early was near
enough the stream to see the drivers
mistake, and, realizing the lady's dan
ger, buried his rowcls In bis horses SIDE
and dashed into the water.
The carriage was tossing and rolling
upon the waves and the lady was
screaming. The situation was desper-
ate and Early, realizing it. bent Ills
energies TO save her. The young soldier
reached the carriage Just as 1t toppled
over. The water rolled over the beau
dful girl, and Early thought she was
lost, but a second later she came up al
most beside him. Reaching down he
caught her by the skirt, and half
minute later was holding her motion.
less body in his arms. Then, guiding
his horse as best he could, the lieuten-
and made for the shore. Once on dry
land he gave the stallion the spurs, and
IN few minutes galloped to the hotel
with the almost lifeless body Of the
belle in his arms. She was carried to
her friends, and then tho story OF her
rescue was learned. The lieutenant
was the hero Of the hour, and that even
ing nonopolizcd the Quaker bellies
dancing list.
From that evening until tho close Of
the season he was her almost constant
companion She received his atten tlons
with apparent delight, and when the
cool, frosty air warned the visitors Of
approaching winter they went away
promising to meet each other there tho
next summer. The lady went back TO
her home, her heart full OF the conquest
she hnd made, while Early reported
to his troop for duty. At Fort Monroe
he remained until tho Florida war,
when he went to tho Everglades. There
he distinguished himself, and, as for.
tune smiled upon him, his love for the
girl far away In her northern home In
creased. For her he was full Of hope
and ambition.
With the APPROACH OF spring Lleuten.
ant Early's thoughts began to dwell
upon the pleasant meeting SO near at
hand. Early In the sprlng he applied
for leave Of absence, md 1t came,
but the same mail brought him paper.
The handwriting upon the wrapper was
familiar to him, and as he tore 1t away
n heavy black mark upon the paper
caught his eye. Glanclng at It he read
the piece which It marked. That piece
told him of the marriage Of the lady he
loved so well, and A. he read 1t he real.
lied for the first time that she had been
toying with his heart. After reading II
he cut the piece from the paper, placed
1t in book and kept it. That Is why.
1t is said, Jubal Early never married.