The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-04-11
CHICkAMAU6A.
Stirring Story Of Adventure Such
as All Lovers of Fiction
Like.
A War Story Written by an Author
thoroughly Fimilar With
War Scenes.

(By Capt. F. A. Mitchell, Late q. S. A. Copy
rtghted by American Press Association. All
rights reserved)
1.-THE corporal's name Is quite appro-
pirate to the one you have given his
regiment. The woman in the buggy
looks as il she'd make fit vivandiere
to a 'oritter company and a fit sweet
heart for q corporal of the name Of
Rats"
Jakey made no reply to this. He 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 they were near their destination
and his young wife, became occupied
by his own thoughts. Suddenly he
caught sight Of a large frame house set
back from the road. He gazed upon it
with singular mingling Of different
feelings. In it he had first met his wife,
in it she 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. Jakey sud.
denly drew rein.
''Colonel!" he called.
"What?''
"Miss Bagga"
"Csnfound Miss Baggs! What Of
her?''
Reckon thar's somep'n wrong bout
her."
"What do you mean?'
'Mebbe she's 'Federte spy"
''You little imp, why didn't you tell
me that befcre?" cried the colonel an
grily.
"Waal, hain't sart'in bout it no.
how, n thought yer moughtn't like
fo' to hold onter woman.
"Jakey," said the colonel impressive.
ly, "you have done very wrong. You
should have told me of your suspicious
at once. Remember I'm a colonel com
manding a brigade in the Union army. y
The colonel sat irresolute What
should he do? Miss Baggs was now
miles away. Jakey only suspected her.
His young wife, whom he had not seen
for nearly year, was within stones
throw of him. Suddenly he drove the
spurs again into his horses f1anks and
rode on to the gateway of the planta-
tion. There was no need to open the
gate, for there was no gate to open. The
two rode on to the house through al
avenue of trees, and Colonel Maynard
dismounted before his horse reached the
foot Of the steps leading up on to the
veranda. A young woman flew through
the open front door with all the impulse
| of summer storm. In moment she
and Colonel Maynard were closely lock
cd in each others arms
"Mark!'
"Laura!"
Jakey sat on old Tom, viewing this
collision very much as he would watch
two tempest clouds meet in the sky.
"Reckon them uns hez got it bad," he
remarked sotto voce and with solem
nifty that was intended to be reverential.
Colonel Maynard's brigade went into
camp on the river bank some five or si1
miles from the plantation. The colone
insisted on having Jakey Slack will
him permanently and sent him home tt
ask his fathers permission, Jakey al
the same time bearing an invitation tt
his sister to visit Mrs. Maynard, re-en
forced by special request from the
colonel that it be accepted. Jakey sue
ceeded in obtaining the desired permis
sion, and after much hesitation Sour
decided to accept. Jakey entered the
army as a drummer boy, but was not
called upon to flourish the sticks HI
was at once detailed for duty at brigade
headquarters as clerk in the assistant
adjutant generals department as con
venient way of making him confidential
factotum to the colonel commanding.
Upon getting on the blue and bras
Of a Union soldier Jakey was very
proud of himself, and when placed il
close confidential relationship with tn
commander of a brigade he nearly burs
with the emotions generated by the dig
nifty of his position. He was Of grea
use to the colonel, who at once appoint
| ed him dispatch bearer between himsel.
and Mrs. Maynard. The domestic near
ness of this Office only rendered the boy
more consequential. He snubbed mo-
only the orderlies attached to the head
quarters Of the brigade, but would oc
casionally approach disrespect toward
the officers Of the staff. AS this was
largely their fault, for they were con
tinually trying to amuse themselves al
Jakey's expense, they bore it good ma
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