The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-04-04
GEN. EARLY's ROMANCE.
The Interesting Reasons Why He Never
Married.


nance is tod about him by the Balti-
more American. When he was young
lieutenant in 1887 he appeared at the
Greenbriar, White sulphur S. rngS, IN
brilliant uniform and riding splendid
back stallion. One day, shortly after
he had gone out for ride, beautiful
Young lady from Philadelphia, de-
butante spending her first season at the
"White." drove off n her carriage, She
had never met the young lieutenant.
Near the spring is small creek
usually only a fe feet deep, but on that
afternoon it was a swollen stream OF
mad, muddy waters. sent down from the
mountain side after long rain OF the
dav before iowa Dis the stream the
carriage rolled. and just before reaching
it. passed the Lieutenant At the banks
of the creek the driver paused a second,
and then, thinking that he could make
il, urged his horses in. Before the team
had reached the middle of the stream,
however. they were washed off their
feet and fl )ating carriage. went iwildly
along with the mad waves. Early was
near enough to the stream to see the
drivers mistake, and realizing the lady's
danger, buried his rowels in his horse S
side and dashed into the water.
The carriage was tossing and rolling
upon the waves and the lady was scream
ing. The situation was desperate and
Erly, 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 beside him.
Reaching down he caught her by the
skirt. and half minute later was hold
ing her motionless body in his arms.
Then, guiding his horse as best he could,
the lieutenant made for the shore. Once
on dry land, he gave his stallion the
spurs, and in few minutes gallOped up
to the hotel with the almost lifeiess
body of the belle in his arms.
She was carried to her friends, and
then the story of her rescue, was learn
ed, The lieutenant was the hero of the
hour, and that evening monopOlized the
Quaker bellies dancing list.
From that evening until the close of
he season he was her almost constant
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, Ler 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 o the Everglades. There he dis
tinguished himself, and, as fortune
smiled upon him, his love for the gil
| far away IN her northern home increas-
ed. For her he was full of hope and
ambition.
But both were doomed to an early and
sad disappointment.
With the approach of spring Lieuten
ant Early's thoughts began to dwell up
on the pleasant meeting so near at hand.
Early in the spring he applied for a
leave of absence, and it came, but the
same mail brought him paper, The
handwriting upon the wrapper was ia
miliar to him, and as he tore it away a
heavy black mark upon the paper caught
his eye. CHANGING at it, he read the
piece which it marked. That piece told
him of the marriage of the lady he loved
SO well, and as he read 1t he realized for
the first time that she had been toying
with his heart. After reading it he cut
the piece from the paper, placed it in a
book and KEEP it.
This is why, it IS said, Jubal Early
never married.
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