The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-21

keeping OH for about milo 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 tho
command of his brigade for day or
two 70 tho colonel next in rank to him.
solf and WAS Oh his way to join his
young wife, from whom he had parted
week after his marriage. Tho two aot-
ed Oh his spirits like champagne. Ho
laughed without having anything to
laugh at; he bantered Jakey; he talked
lovingly to his favorite horse, Madgo.
In short, Colonel Maynard appeared
just what he was in years, little more
than boy.
His services as a scout had attracted
the attention Of tho army and had led
tho general for whom he secuted to ad-
vance him. Ho had stepped from the
ranks to high position on the staff,
and soon after a cavalry regiment boing
badly in need Of lieutenant colonel,
tho colonel boing inefficient and some
Junior officer being needed to practical
~ command, Maynard was placed in
the position. When tho colonel of tho
regiment was got rid Of, Maynard
was made colonel. Soon after his COM
mand was attached to brigade where
In no found himself tho ranking regi-
mental commander. This gave him tho
command Of tho brigade
He entered upon his duties with mis-
glvings. f1o knew he was well 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-porhaps whole
army. True, thero was often a kind of
tllegitimate nobility about those i'm
pulses, but it did not render them any
the less dangerous.
On hearing tho news Of his appoint
ment to the command Of brigade he
mounted his horse and dashed over to
tho headquarters Of the general to whom
he owod nearly all his advancement,
with view to protesting. On arriving
thero he stammered out reasons which
had no coherence and was dismissed by
tho general with the remark that he
was suffering from all attack Of i'll TIM
ed modesty, the general adding, "You
arc born soldier, Colonel Maynard,
and If the war lasts long enough to give
you an opportunity you will reach q
much higher command than that Of q
brigade"
Once on the road he and Jakcy ha6
passed before Oh their journey togethe,
| to Chattanooga Maynard took infinite
delight i'll talking over their "oam
| paign,' as he called tho mission the,
had pursued. Jakey became moro puff
ed up with prido at having been Will
tho colonel Oh that occasion than hay
ing ridden with him into Tullahoma
Others had boon OH his staff OH tho lat
ter occasion, but he, Jake Slack, alone
had been his boon companion, his con
fdentlal friend, Oh his mission to Chat
tanooga.. When Jalkey considered this
double honor, ho felt that he must Ger
tainly have been born in uniform anG
deprived Of it by somo malignant fairy
soon after coming into tho world.
Tho Chattanooga road was by nc
means deserted Wagons under guard
couriors, staff officers followed by or
derlies, citizens, negroes, indeed al
manner of people and vehicles passing
between the different corps of the Army
of tho Cumberland, met them or were
passed by them on tho way.
"Jakey, said tho colonel, 1T remcm
Dor every moment of tho time when ]
came along this road OH my way back
from Chattanooga. I was travelling, as
tho dignitaries say, incog."
eyer mean by thet of they'd know.
ed what 'portant person y war thoy'd
showed ther rospoo' by hangin ~"
EXACTLY. They would havo put sew
eral feet bctwoen mine and tho waving
summon grass below. You have q for
cible way Of expressing yourself, but
considering that I'm tho subject Of your
remarks my throat feols clearer at my
own moro delicate drawing Of tho pic
turo.
"Rockon," said Jalzey, with proper
solomnity, remembering that the topic
was lilloly to wound tho coloncls feel.
ings
"On that OCCASION Jal1ey, I did not
meet even mulo without my heart
jumping up into my throat."
"a ropo harness must q skcored y
| outen yer skin"
tSpcclally Wncn L notlCeu INC Knots
in it. But seriously, Jakey, that expert
enco has filled mo with apeculiar dread.
Now, suppose somo day a Confederate
spy should fall into my hands.
Reckon yer'd hov lots O. fun hang
In him.
You're far out of the way there, my
little Solomon. 1 fear it would be abso-
lutcly impossible for mo to do such II
duty RI required Of me. "
eyer needn't take him, in tho first
plaoo. -
1T might bo my duty to do So
"Y' mought do like Tom. Tom, he
can't mover SEQ mo when T want ter
drive I'm outen pastur Ho can SEQ woll
nuf when l got q ear O. corn TO- i'm,
though" "
"A good idea, Jakoy. With that sub.
tlo sophistry Of yours you could reason
Methodist minister into dancing n
hornpipe, but fear it's hardly sound
enough to enable ono so used to dcceiv.
ing others as was when scout to do.
coivo himself. I should do my boat.