The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-29

10 Do married nc Z o CLOCK THIS evening
at General Bragg's headquarters On Mis-
sion ridge.
''The devil no is!'
THAT is his intention, sir. Hedesires
your presence.
Whom does he marry?"
Miss Caroline Fitz Hugh.
81 have been more surprised at other
announcements, confess. don't won
der be invites mo TO his wedding, since
helped him to wife"
'Shall transmit your acceptance Of
the invitation, sir?"
"On one condition.
PLEASE name il, sir. "
II fear it will be unacceptable to
Colonel Fitz Hugh, who will doubtless
be the host on ono of tho hosts He will
not likely yield in matter of etiquette
which / must insist on.
Colonel Fitz Hugh cannot be present,
sir. He is now in your rear with our
cavalry completing the starvation Of
your army in Chattanooga by destroying
your lines of supply"
."H'm. was not aware Of any hunger
In our ranks. Indeed my request is,
knowing that your own larder in tine
Confcdeyacy is not exactly abundant;
that the horn OF plenty il not burying
you like Herculaneum under tho ashes
OF Vesuvius; that the blockade
''Tho blockade is not effective, sir"
interrupted the officer stifily.
''Has somewhat reduced your wine
cellars, my condition is, / say, that /
may be permitted to bring half "a dozen
cases of champagne for tho wedding
feast
Il assure you, sir, that it is not nec-
essary. We arc getting cargoes OF wine
from Havre by regular line of steam
ers. 1t is your own mess tables at Chat
tanooga that are doubtless bereft Of bev-
erages, owing 10 the fact that our Gen
eral Wheeler is circus riding in Ten
nessee, leaving no road or railroad open
to you.
"Do you consent that shall bring
the wine?'
81 do, sir, but shall claim for the
host, general officer related TO the
bride, the privilege of supplying an
equal number Of cases. !"
agreed. Twill meet you here at 0
o'clock this evening, when you can con-
duct me and my party to the place where
tho ceremony is to take place. You may
say, if you please, that / shall consider
the invitation extended to my wife,
whom will bring with me.
awe shall feel highly honored, sir,
at Mrs. Maynards presence Am to
infer. sir, thai your wife has been able
to reach you over the burned bridges
and trcstlowork ia your rears"
'She has found 10 difficulty what
ever in joining me-"
Maynard failed TO add that Laura had
only come few miles to meet him.
Good day, sir, said the officer, rails
ing his hat. II shall expect you at 6. "
"Good day. will be on time"
And each rodo away in the direction
Of their respective camps.
Maynard 5 offer Of tho wine had come
about in this wisn: .Jakey, during the
previous week. had been investigating
such empty houses as he could find in
Chattanooga and had loaded himself
down with knickknacks, such as china
ornaments, pictures, crockcry, cutlery,
including even daguerreotypes. On one
occasion he thought be had discovered
box of muskets. This he reported TO
Colonel Maynard, whom he persuaded
to 20 with him TO cellar near by and
make n search for concealed arms. The
muskets were found, besides half doz-
en- cases of champagne, which had doubt
less been there since the beginning of
the war.
Upon leaving the picket line May
nard rode TO tho house where be had
seen the wine and secured it for the
evening, placing guard over it, Then
ne went TO the hotel and bade Laura get
ready to attend wedding.
There was CONSERVATION in tho Con-
federate camp when the officer returned
with the Information that the Yankee
had tried to bluff him by claiming the
privilege of bringing champagne with
him, and that he had claimed the right
for the hosts to furnish an equal amount.
The telegraph was set in motion at once,
directing search to be made in all tho
neighboring towns for the required bcv.
erags. Dalton, Cleveland and other
points were ransacked without success.
About o'clock in the afternoon, as
despair was settling or. the Confederatcs,
q telegram was received that some
champagne had been found in Atlanta.
ihe authorities thero were directed TO
send il by special locomotive, marking
it: Ammunition. Forward with dis
patch.
At 2 O'Clock Maynard, accompanied
by Laura. and .Ialsey, who was always
with him. besides wagon containing
the case Of vino, were at the appointed
place on the picket line, where they
We're met by tho Confederate "flag.
Transferring tho vino to the backs Of
pack mules, all started up the side of
Mission ridge TO General Bragg's head
quarters
As they approached tho crest body
of Confederate ofiicors, gay cavaicado