Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-18
CHAPTER VIII.
NA4-AA IT I-IN III JAKEY ENTERS THE ARMY.

CHAPTER VIII.
 JAKEY ENTERS THE ARMY
 The two wayfarers started in the di- rection the cavalry had taken, but after going a short distance Colonel Maynard refined in his horse.
 ''Stop a bit. Madge," he said. II want to consult my staff as to the route" Then to his attendant, "Jakey, I think I know shorter route than this
 "So do l."
 'The one you and I took when We went to Chattanooga before
 ''Ter bring back information, added Jakey proudly.
 "We'll take it again. It's off the main road, and we'll be less liable to be murdered for our boots.
 Reckon, said Jakey, wrinkliug his brow and drawing down the corners of his mouth with an intensely delibera- 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 a byway. This they followed till they reached the Chattanooga road.
 Colonel Maynard was ill the most ex- uberant spirits. He had turned over the command of his brigade for a day or two to the colonel next ill rank to him. self and was on his way to join his young wife, from whom he had parted a week after his marriage. The two act ed on his spirits like champagne. He laughed without having anything to laugh at; he bantercd Jakey; he talked lovingly to his favOrite horse. Madge In short, Colonel Maynard appeared just what he was ill years, little more than a boy.
 His services as a scout had attracted tho attention of the army and had led the general for whom he secuted to ad- vance him. He had stepped from the ranks to a high position on the staff, and soon after a cavalry regiment being badly in need of lieutenant colonel, the colonel being inefficient and some junior officer being needed to practical ly command. Maynard was placed in the position. When the colonel of the was made colonel. Soon after his com mand was attached to brigade where, ill 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 well fitted for the duties of q scout, but doubted if he could command the resI oct of 5000 men. Besides he knew there lunked within him spirit of antagonism tC conventional methods; he feared i'm pulses that might wreck not only him, self, but his brigade-porhaps a whole army. True, there was often kind oi illegitimate nobility about thoso i'm, pulses, but it did not render them any the less dangerous.
 On hearing the nCws of his appoint ment to the command of brigade hC mounted his horse and dashed over tC the headquarters of the general to whom he owed nearly all his advancement with view to protesting. On arriving there he stammered out reasons whicf had no coherencc and was dismissed by the general with the remark that hC was suffering from an attack of ill tim ed modesty, the general adding, "Yor
 
 and if the war lasts long enough to giv, you an opportunity you will reach ; much higher command than that of brigade
 Once on the road he and Jakey ha, passed before on their journey togethe to Chattanooga, Maynard took infinit delight in talking over their 'cam i paign." as he called the mission the, had pursued. Jakey became more puff ed up with pride at having been witt the colonel on 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 l tanooga. When Jakey considered thi | double honor, he felt that he must cer tainly have been born in uniform an deprived of it by some malignant fair soon after coming into tho world
 The Chattanooga road was by Il means deserted. Wagons under guard couriers, staff officers followed by ol derlies, citizens, negroes, indeed al manner of people and vehicles passin between the different corps of the Arm of the Cumberland, met them or wer passed by them on the way.
 "Jakey, said tho colonel, "I remen ber every moment of the time when came along this road on my way bac from Chattanooga. was travelling. q the dignitaries say, incog.
 "Yer mean by thet of they'd know ed what a 'portant person y war they a showed ther respec' by hangin V"
 Exactly. They would have put sex eral feet between mine and the wavin summer grass below. You have fol oible way of expressing yourself, br considering that I'm the subject of you remarks my throat feels clearer at m own more delicate drawing of the pit ture.'
 'Reckon," said Jakey, with propt solemnity, remembering that the top was likely to wound the colonel's fee ings.
 "On that occasion, Jakey, did nt meet even a mule without my heal jumping up into my throat. '"
 "A rope harness must skeered , outen yer skin. "
 ''F--Aciallv wh~ noticed the kno