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

at him, but had no recognition what
ever for him. -
"Who's your friend?" asked May.
nard as tho buggy ratified away.
'"Thot's Miss Baggs," said Jakey.
"And who's Miss Baggs2"
Jakey paused long while before re-
plying. r'.!cro was a problem in his
mind suggested by tho meeting of Miss
Baggs 80 sooI after his conversation
with tho colonel about capturing q
woman spy, for Jakey had suspicion
that Miss Baggs was In some way
Confederate emissary.
"Waal," he said at length, "I rock
OH sho's sweet on Rats
"Jakey," said tho colonel, "thore is
occasionally lucidity about your OK
plantations, shining brightness, which
makes my eyes blink. But OH tho pros
ent occasion 1 think there is dust in
them. Would you mind giving mo a
pointer as to your meaning? BY Rats
do you mean rodonts?"
"What's rodents?" asked Jakoy.
Meanwhile the rattling Of Miss Baggs'
buggy was dying away in tho distance.
Real rats are rodents"
mot them uns. Rats is corporal in
Major Burke 8 orittor company"
''The oorporal's name is quito appro-
pirate to the one you have given his
regiment The woman in tho buggy
looks as if she'd mako q fit vivandiero
to 'critter company and n fit sweet.
heart for corporal of the namo of
Rats.
Jakey made no reply to this Ho was
evidently weighed down with some con-
oealed responsibility. The colonel tried
to draw him again into conversation,
but even "their campaigns were not
sufficient. At last the colonel, realizing
that thoy were near their destination
and his young wife, became occupied
by his own thoughts. Suddenly ho
caught sight Of large frame house set
back from the road. He gazed upon it
with singular mingling of different
feelings. In it no had first mot his wife,
in it sho had concealed him from men
and hounds, and there she was now
his wife and the mother Of their babe.
He gave his horse the spurs. Jalzey sud
denly drew rein.
"Coloneli" he oalled.
; "What2'
"Miss Baggs."
"Confound Miss Baggsl What Of
her2''
"Reol1on thar's somep'n wrong 'bou
her.
"What do yon mean?"
"Mebbe sho's 'Fodcrte spy
"You littlo imp, why didn't you tel
mo that before?" cried the colonel oil
Q grily.
l. "Waal, I hain't sart'in bout it nc
1,, I vl,t :
,, TO- to hold Ontor q woman. "
"Jaley," said tho colonel impressive
~, "you have dono very wrong. Yo,
" should have told me Of your suspicion
> at once. Remember I'm a colonel com
; manding brigade in tho Union army.
: The colonel sat irresoluto Wha
: should he do? Miss Baggs was nov
D miles away. Jakey only suspected hor
:, His young wife, whom no had not seel
= for nearly year, was within stono's
throw of him. Suddenly he drovo tht
spurs again into his horsc's hanks an(
rode on to the gateway Of tho planta
, tlon. There was no need to open tho
, gate, for thoro was no cato to opon. Tho
l two rode OH to the house through nj
3 avonue Of trees, and Colonel Maynard
y dismounted before his horse reached the
foot Of the stops leading up OH to the
veranda. A young woman flew through
: the open front door with all tho impulse
1 Of q summer storm. In moment she
and Colonel Maynard wore closely lock-
cd in each others arms.
"MarkP'
"LauraP'
Jaltoy sat on old Tom, viewing this
collision very much as ho would watch
two tempest clouds meet in tho sky.
Reckon them uns hez got it bad" ho
remarked soto voco and with a solom-
nifty that was intended to be reverential
Colonel Maynard's g brigade went into
camp on the river bank somo five or six
miles from tho plantation. The colonel
insisted on having Jakey Slack with
him permanently and sent him homo to
ask his fathers permission, Jalsey at
tho same timns bearing an invitation to
his sister to visit Mrs. Maynard, re-cn-
forced by q special request from tho
colonel that it bo accepted. Jakoy suc.
ceeded in obtaining tho desired pcrms-
sion, and after much hesitation Souri,
decided to accept. Jakcy entered tho
army as drummer boy, but was not
called upon to flourish tho sticks. Ho
was at onco detailed for duty at brigade
headquarters as clerk in tho assistant
adjutant generals department as q con-
ycniont way Of making him confidential
factotum to tho colonel commanding.
Upon getting OH tho blue and brass
: Of Union soldier Jakoy was very
proud Of himself, and when placed in
close confidential relationship with tho
commander Of a brigade he nearly burst
with tho emotions generated by tho Dig