New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-01-30
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She war a-trottin tibet ole critter O.
hern, goin no. tn like shot from suuir-
rel gun. "
Upon me word!'' calculated the cor
poral, evidently much interested.
Reckon she war up to somep'n. .
What makes ye think so?'' And Rati-
gan changed his position in his saddle
uneasily.
WAL, when we uns met her.
''Oh, Jakey, please don'tsay we uns, y
interrupted Souri,.
WAL, when we met her Outen th,
reach O. you uns (Souri gave despair
ing look, but said nothing) she talked
peart huff, n she knowed me, too, but
when she passed me on tn road t'other
day moth O. tn Union army she only
stared at me through her google eyes
n didn't say nothin nohow.''
And what do ye suppose that was
for?''
Reckon she war in hurry bout
somep'n n didn' It want ter stop N talk
or nothin.''
Ibid you speak to her?''
II asked her eff I cd give her love ter
Rats when sor him.
Corporal Ratigan's Irish good nature
trlumphed over his desire to reach down
and give the boy cuff. Jakey's ooun-
tenance was solemn, as usual, and did
not break into a smile in response to
the corporal's embarrassed laugh. He
opened the gate, and Ratigan rode
into the yard, followed by his troopers.
They refreshed themselves from gourd
which hung in the wellhouse; then, fill
ing their canteens, they rode, away.
But Souri, and Jakey were destined
soon to meet one who was Of far more
consequence to both than Corporal Rati-
gan. The next morning while Souri,
was setting The house to rights she heard
the beating of innumerable horses
hoofs. Going to the window and look
ing up the road, which stretched north
ward for long distance, in full view
she saw column Of cavalry approach
ing.
Before the head Of the column had
reached the house the whole Slack fam
lily were standing in the yard gaping.
Two regiments passed, though each
seemed like an army, for cavalry occu-
pies three or four times the space of in
fantry. Between the second and third
regiments was gap Of few hundred
yards. In this rode an officer especially
noticeable for his youth and manly beau
ty, attended by his staff and escort On
a chino tho C1ooI, l,o,
ed to these to go on, and wheeling his
horse from the road unattended rode up
to the party of lockers on. Jakey, who
was standing on the fence, gave a
spring and was caught in his arms
AHA, little brother, we meet again. :"
But there were others to engage the
speakers attention. Dropping the boy
to the ground, he dismounted and was
soon warmly shaking all by the hand.
Eyer Mark Malone I reckon" said
Farmer Slack, Though y don't look
much like the common sojer ez KEN
long hyar a year ago n changed yer
uniform TO- our Henery' s store Clothes -
"Not Mark Malone-that was a fic
titious name-but Mark Maynard. No.
I'm not private any longer. I COM
mand this brigade And it's splendid
body OF men. I'm proud of it.
When Colonel Maynard came to sa-
lutte Souri,, there was an unspeakable
interest, sympathy, even tenderness, in
her expressive eyes.
"Why, Souri,, you're a woman. How
you have improved!'
A slight flush on her cheek showed
the pleasure the words gave her.
'Hain't improved?' asked Jakey.
Improved? Certainly. Have you con-
quered your old habit of answering peo-
pie with questions?''
"Did lick Johnny? Oh, yes sud-
denly recollecting himself. II purity
nigh got over thet.'
$50 I perceive" said the colonel,
smiling: YOU'RE a perfect paragon at
expressing yourself.
won't yer come in n set down."
asked Mrs. Slack.
mot now. .. 1 am going to meet my
wife, whom have not seen for nearly
year. expect to find her at her moth
er's plantation near Chattanooga You
remember how she hid me when my
neck was in a halter on that very plan
tation; how came north in disguise
with her; how I came here one night,
where I had left my horse and uniform,
and dashed away to the Union lines;
how she followed me, and we were
married by a chaplain. Well, I've new
or seen her since week after our mar
rage Old Pap is famous for not allow
ing women in camp, and he made no
exception in Mrs. Maynard's case ex-
cept for one weeks honeymoon in rec
ognition of service rendered the cause. !"
"And yer wife's gone back onter the
plantation?' said Mrs. Slack.
''She has. You see, in June a recruit
entered our family quarters in the shape
of ten FOUNDER boy. Before that hap
pened Mrs. Maynard went through the
lines to join her mother, Mrs. Fain. AS
the youngster is not old enough to re-
port to his father since his enlistment
I suppose his father will have to report
to him. -.
II reckon Mrs. Maynard'll be right
glad to see you,'' remarked Souri, feel
ingly.
II shall certainly be right glad to see