The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-12
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my name and have that child grow up
to know itY''
Laura, seeing how hard ii was for
him TO draw himself from the cradle,
took his hand and led him away.
Going down stairs, they found the
house silent. All the family were in
bed. Maynard knew that it was time
he had departed 1t was very late, and
he must ride eight miles to camp ana
be on the march with his brigade before
daylight. But he could hardly tear him.
self away from the house. The sleeping
child up stairs seemed TO have brought
from the unknown whence he came q
maze OF gentler emotions, which were
drifting like smoke wreaths about his
father, otscuring the way from their
peaceful influence.
There was one moro embrace, then
another last Que, then another final one.
then st.rrup kiss. and Colonel Mark
Maynard redo back through the night
to camp.
Not Lng after his arrival bugles
sounded the reveille II was o'clock
in the morning, and the men were
aroused to begin their advance to the
front. Sending for Jakey Slack. the colo.
mel gave him note TO take back to
Laura at the plantation. He had repeat
cd his adiexs SO often in person that one
would hardly think it necessary to send
any more on cold paper, but Maynard's
heart strings were pulling him as strong
ly away from war as his duty was Fore
ing him toward it, Besides he knew
that Laura would treasure every word
from him.
Jakey mounted Tom and rode in tho
gray of the morning to deliver the note.
When he reached the plantation, he
was obliged to do good deal of pound.
ing and ringing before he could get into
the house. Finally Mrs Maynard's
maid, Alice, let him in, and considering
the fact that Mrs. Maynard was in bed
and Alice stood In very close. confdeu-
tial relations with her, Jakey consented
to deliver the note TO the maid and wait
cd to see If there was any reply. Alice
returned and said that her mistress
would be down in a moment: Presently
she entered, dressed in morning wrap
per.
'Jakey," she said, taking the bsy by
the hand and smoothing the hair out Of
his eyes, ''can rely on you to do some
thing for me!'
could the colonel?"
"You are going TO the front, ard no
one can tell what may happen. You'll
probably have to meet your enemies
some time, and the colonel says that q
battle may come at any day. Iwant you
to premise me that if anything should
happen to the colonel you will come here
as fast as You can and let me know OF
1t. Do you understandg'
''Y' mean eff tn colonel gifts hit ON
tn for'ead with cannon ball?'
"Oh, Jasey, don't talk so! mean If
he gets sicls-or wounded or in any other
trouble. will you come and tell me at
once?'
Reckon.
Laura knew that this was Jakey's
way of making promise. and she was
satisfied. She told him to wait few
minutes and went out of the room.
When she returned, she brought two
parcels with her.
"This one is for you, Jakey, " she said,
handing him one of them. Its lunch
con. Put it i'm your haversack and give
the other to the colonel And hand him
this note"
She gave him = tiny white envelope,
within which in a fe-y words was con-
centrated what may be best expressed as
| three days rations of desiccated affec-
/, tion.
JalSey took the parcels, and placing
the note in his cap went out, mounted
Tom and dashed away after his COM
mander
Maynard's brigade crossed the river
| south of Lookout mountain and passed
over tho mountains face where it juts
ON TO the river. His command was but
one of the many, all moving forward
| toward retreating enemy.
He marched through Chattanooga to
Rossville, situated at gap in Mission
Ridge. From there he was ordered for
ward, entering what is called McLen-
more's cove, an undulating space lying
between two ranges, Mission Ridge and
the Pigeon mountains There the bri-
gade encamped ON field soon to become
memorable as the scene OF one OF tho
most desperate, the most dramatic Of
all the battles of the civil war---the
| field Of O. ''nanoa
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