Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-26

the campaign was ended, "ef you uns bust me, I'll retreat thet away"
 Nothing more was said about the inn aginary campaign by either. Maynard's eye was fixed on his water map, and he was lost in study Jakey let him alone till he saw that he was drifting back to his trouble Then he endeavored to lead him into war again. At last, seizing favorable opportunity, tho boy suggest ed the propriety of sending some mes sage to his wife.
 "Time enough for that after the Jakey was discouraged. He knew that if his friend lived after the fight it would not be his own fault
 
 Jakey considered himself bound in honor to report to Mrs. Maynard her husbands condition, not only on ac- count of his promise made her on the evening of his departure for the front, but because he had q vague unformu- lated notion that there are certain exi- gencies where only women can "do somep'n," ands he knew that "the gen eral" required his wife's attention. Mounting Tom, he set off toward Ross vile, remembering by the water map that the right hand road led there.
 It was about l o'clock at night when he reached ROssville He determined to rest there q few hours, and making for cavalry camp got on the "soft side' of a sergeant and turned ill with his natural associates, tho soldiers. Ja- key asked the guard to waken him at 2 o'clock, at which time, after bite fur nished by his friend, tho sergeant, and feed for Tom, he set off toward Chat tanooga. At daylight he crossed the Tennessee river and was soon on his way across the neck of Moccasin point toward his destination.
 As Jakey approached the plantation it occurred to him for the first time that the information he bore was not pleas ant for him to give to any one, espe- cially q woman, and that woman the generals wife
 Reckon she uns'll bo skeered when she sees me" he muttered to himself. "I don t like this business nohow. Won der didn't think O this befo'. Wish they wor somo un ter tell her. Mebbe I'll sec Souri first Elf do, I'll let her tell.
 But Jakey was not so lucky. He reached the plantation just before break fast time, and as Laura Maynard cast Q glance from her chamber window she saw him ride up to the veranda. She remembered we'll the promise she had extracted from Jakey and knew in a moment that he was the bearer of some bad news. Putting her hand on her heart to stop its humping, she ran down stairs and out on to the veranda. The boy dismountcd and came up the steps.
 'Oh, Jakey, what is it:'' Now, Jakey had his own methods of carrying his points, and whether or no they wero original or ingenious he car ! ried them. Sometimes his parrying was very clumsy. It was so now. He must gain time at all hazards. "What air what?" There's something happened to the colonel I know it. Tell mo the worst. :" "Waal, now, Mrs. Maynard. the general he hain't dead nohow. '"Thank heaven he lives! Is he i'll or wounded? Is the wound mortal? Or is | his illness dangerous? Will he recover? Oh, tell me, tell me!' Which un O theIm air questions shell answer fust?' Souri came out on to tho veranda and seeing .Jakey took him into her arms.
 "What are you doing here, Jakey?" she asbe.:-
 Reckon I air a-standin on ter tn gallery jest now. " Mark is i'll, wounded, heaven knows what!' exclaimed Laura "Ho won't tell mo. She clasped her hands and I trembled.
 "Jakey, don't give Mrs. Maynard pain by keeping her in suspense. Tell her"
 1 But Souri dreaded to have her friend hear bad news as well as Jakey dreaded to give it.
 "Waal," said Jakey, cornered, "th' general, ho air d--d obstinate.
 "Obstinate?''
 "Yas."
 "What do you mean, Jakey?" asked Souri enCouragingly.
 "Waal, tn general ho rcckons ther' $ goin ter be big fight n he's goin fo' ter git hisself killed.
 "Heavcns" exclaimed Laura. What does it all mcan?"
 "Means Miss Daggs.
 Miss Baggsv' cried the wife, bris- Hing. "So it's something about her. "
 Its all bout her. ."
 "Teli me what you mean this in gtant," said Laura, with flashing eyes.
 By this time Jakey had got to point where he could begin to tell his story. He did so after the following fashion:
 Miss Bags she wOr ketched takin jh' telegraphs off'n tn wires n turned over ter tn general The general he wanted ter turn her over ter headquar- ters, but they was too smart for him. They tole him ter try her n kill her. " "Tho cruel monsters"' cried Laura.
 Maybe Jakey's got it wrong They'd not be likely to express it that way. VI said Souri.
 Reckon thet's bout it with spy anyhow Tn general ho tried her. but when it come ter killin her he wasn't thar"
 ''The noble man! It is just like him, J from Laura.
 "Thcn he found out thet she was { sister of a oil friend O his'n''
 "Who was that?" from Laura.
 "Mr. Fitz Hugh. D i Caroline Fitz Hugh?" Reckon '' "Who is she?" asked Souri of Laura "I-I never saw her. I know whC she is, though" " "Then tn general he dressed hissel like private sojer, n he n Corpora Ratigan"- Corporal Ratigan! exclaimed Souri "Yas he n Corporal Ratigan the! run her over tn lines.
 "Well," from Laura, breathlessly.