New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-02-06

tive expression, as though, the problem
having been submitted to him, it be-
hooved him to consider it carefully.
They rode back past the house, and
keeping on for about mile turned into
byway. This they followed till they
reached the Chattanooga road.
Colonel Maynard was in the most ex-
uberant spirits. He had turned over the
command of his brigade for day or
Gwo to the colonel next in rank to him.
self and was on his way to join his
young wife, from whom he had parted
week after his marriage. The two act
ed on his spirits like champagne. He
laughed without having anything to
laugh at; he bantered Jakey; he talked
lovingly to his favorite horse, Madge
In short, Colonel Maynard appeared
just what he was in years, little more
than a boy.
His services as scout had attracted
the attention Of the army and had led
the general for whom he secuted to ad-
vance him. He had stepped from the
ranks to high position Oh the staff,
and soon after cavalry regiment being
badly in need of lieutenant colonel,
the colonel being inefficient and some
Junior officer being needed to practical"
~ command, Maynard was placed in
the position. When the colonel of the
regiment was got rid of, Maynard
was made colonel. Soon after his COM
in he found himself the ranking regi-
mental commander. This gave him the
command Of the brigade.
He entered upon his duties with mis-
givings He knew he was we'll fitted for
the duties of scout, but doubted if he
could command the respect OF 5000
men. Besides he knew there lurked
within him spirit of antagonism to
conventional methods; he feared i'm
pulses that might wreck not only him
self, but his brigade whole
army True, there was often kind of
illegitimate nobility about these i'm
pulses, but it did not render them any
the less dangerous.
On hearing the news of his appoint
ment to the command OF a brigade he
mounted his horse and dashed over to
he owed nearly all his advancement,
with view to protesting On arriving
there he stammered out reasons which
had no conference and was dismissed by
the general with the remark that he
was suffering from an attack Of i'll tim
ed modesty, the general adding, "You
are born soldier, Colonel Maynard,
ho ocfc IN
you an opportunity you will reach a
much higher command than that of a
brigade"
Once on the road he and Jakey had
passed before on their journey together
to Chattanooga, Maynard took infinite
delight in talking over their "cam-
paign,' as he called the mission they
had pursued. Jakey became more puff
ed up with pride at having been with
the colonel Oh that occasion than hay
ing ridden with him into Tullahoma.
Others had been on his staff on the lat
ter occasion, but he, Jake Slack, alone,
had been his boon companion, his con-
fidential friend, on his mission to Chat
tanooga. When Jakey considered this
double honor, he felt that he must GER
talnly have been born in uniform and
deprived of it by some malignant fairy
soon after coming into the world.
The Chattanooga road was by no
means deserted. Wagons under guard,
couriers, staff officers followed by Or
derlles, citizens, negroes, indeed all
manner of people and vehicles passing
between the different corps Of the Army
OF the Cumberland, met them or were
passed by them on the way.
'Jakey,' said the colonel, IT remem-
Der every moment of the time when
came along this road on my way back
from Chattanooga. I was travelling, as
the dignitaries say, incog.''
eyer mean by tibet eff they'd know.
I'd what 'portant person y war they'd
"a showed Their respec' by hangin w.
Exactly. They would have put sew
eral feet between mine and the waving
Summer grass below. You have for
oible way Of expressing yourself, but
considering that I'm the subject of your
remarks my throat feels clearer at my
own more delicate drawing of the pic
Jure. "
Reckon said Jakey, with proper
solemnity, remembering that the topic
was likely to wound the colonel's feel
ings.
ION that occasion, Jakey, I did not
meet even mule without my heart
jumping up into my throat. -
"A rope harness must a skeered y
outen yer skim
Especially when I noticed the knots
in it. But seriously, Jakey, that expert
ence has filled me with a peculiar dread.
Now, suppose some day a Confederate
spy should fall into my hands. -
"Reckon yer'd hev lots O. fun hang
in him. -
YOU'RE far out Of the way there, my
little Solomon. I fear it would be abso-
lutely impossible for me to do such a
duty it required of me-" &.,
Eyer needn't take him, in the first
place."
lit might be my duty to do 500
'Y' mought do like Tom. Tom, he
can't never see me when I want ter
drive i'm outen pastur. He can see well