Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-04-19
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helped him to wife.
''Shall I transmit your acceptance Of
the invitation, sir?"
ION one condition.
"Please name it, sir.
II fear it will be unacceptable to
Colonel Fitz Hugh, who will doubtless
be the host or one Of the hosts. He will
not likely yieA in q matter Of etiquette
which must insist on.
Colonel Fitz Hugh cannot be present,
sir. He is now in your rear with our
cavalry completing the starvation Of
your army in Chattanooga by destroying
your lines of supply"
"H'm. Twas not aware Of any hunger
in our ranks. Indeed my request is,
knowing that your own larder in the
Confederacy Is not exactly abundant;
that the horn Of plenty Is not burying
you like Herculaneum under the ashes
of Vesuvius; that the blockade
1.-THE blockade is not effective, sir, "
interrupted the officer stiffly.
"Has somewhat reduced your wine
cellars, my condition is, I say, that I
may be permitted to bring half dozen
cases of champagne for the wedding
feast"
II assure you, sir, that it is not nec-
essary. We are getting cargoes Of wine
from Havre by a regular line Of steam
ers. It is your own mess tables at Chat
tanooga that are doubtless bereft Of bev-
erages, owing to the fact that our Gen.
eral Wheeler is circus riding in Ten
nessee. leaving no road or railroad open
to you"
"Dc you consent that shall bring
the wine?'
'I do, sir, but shall claim for the
host, u general officer related to the
bride, the privilege Of supplying an
equal number Of cases."
agreed. will meet you here at 8
o'clock this evening, when you can con-
duct me and my party to the place where
the ceremony is to take place. You may
say, if you please, that I shall consider
the invitation extended to my wife,
whom I will bring with me" "
"We shall feel highly honored, sir,
at Mrs. Maynard's presence. Am to
infer, sir, that your wife has been able
to reach you over the burned bridges
and trestlework in your rear?"
."She has found no difficulty what
ever in joining me-.
Maynard failed to add that Laura had
only come a few miles to meet him.
"Good day, sir, said the officer, rails
ing his hat. II shall expect you at g."
"Good day. will be on time"
And each rode away in the direction
of their respective camps
Maynard's offer of the wine had cone
about in this wise: Jakey, during the
previous week, had been investigating
such empty houses as he could find in
Chattanooga and had loaded himself
down with knickknacks, such as china
ornaments, pictures, crockery, cutlery,
including even daguerreotypes. On one
occasion he thought he had discovered a
box Of muskets. This he reported to
Colonel Maynard, whom he persuaded
to 20 with him to cellar near by and
make search for concealed arms. The
muskets were found, besides half doz-
en- cases of champagne, which had doubt
less been there since the beginning of
the war.
Upon leaving the picket line May
nard rode to the house where he had
seen the wine and secured it for the
evening, placing guard over it, Then
he went to the hotel and bade Laura get
ready to attend wedding.
There was CONSERVATION in the Con-
federate camp when the .lcer returned
with the information that the Yankee
had tried to bluff him by claiming the
privilege Of bringing champagne with
him, and that no had claimed the right
for the hosts to furnish all equal amount
The telegraph was set in motion at once,
directing search to be made in all the
neighboring towns for the required bev-
erage. Dalton, Cleveland and other
points were ransacked without success.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, as
despair was settling on the Confederates,
a telegram was received that some
champagne had been found in Atlanta.
The authorities there were directed to
send it by special locomotive, marking
it: Ammunition. Forward with dis
patch"
At 2 o'clock Maynard, accompanied
by Laura, and Jakey, who was always
with him, besides wagon containing
the case of wine, were at the appointed
place on the picket line, where they
were met by the Confederate flag. "
Transferring the wine to the backs of
pack mules, all started up the side Of
Mission ridge to General Bragg's head
quarters.
As they approached the crest a body
of Confederate officers, a gay oavalcade
in gray and gold lace, rode out to meet
them. They were received by the rela-
tive of the bride-an uncle-referred to
by the officer who brought the invita-
tion. He was an elderly man, of dig
nifed and serious mien. The party were
conducted to large marquee set up for
the wedding feast. There they alighsed.
and the wine was unloaded and carried
inside.
A few minutes before z O'Clock the
onests were conducted to q knoll, on the