The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-06-18
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They called her the daughter of the
confederacy in that southern city. She
has daughter of her own now, who
'should, of course, be called the grand
daughter Of the confederacy, but proba-
bly, isn't That, however, IL anticipat-
ing.
The daughter Of cause SO long dead
could not have been 30 young and beau
tiful. She must have been the child Of
. memory, that grows more beautiful
with each year, and knows u new youth
with each succeeding generation.
She was very beautiful the day that
Howard PeArce saw her. He sat on the
window ledge of his second-story Office
he was a young lawyer from the
north--and looked down upon company
K, - Tennessee national guards,
lined up at parade rest" He knew
their captain, Saunders, who was also
lawyer, and whose Office adjoined
Pearce's. It was annual encampment
time, and X company was about to go
to the grounds Mt the foot Of the ridge.
: "Order-Harmsl" commanded Capt.
Saunders.
"Carry-Harmsl"
shoulder = Harmsl Right for'ad,
fours right-M'chl"
Company X moved off up the street.
As the last four swung into the column,
there came clatter of hoofs on the
pavement, and a girl rode past the COM
pany and took her place at its head, sa-
luting the captain gravely and with GER
emony.
"What a beautiful grill" Pearce ex-
claimed.
She wore gray riding habit, with a
double row of brass buttons leading up
to two black stars on the collar. On
her sunny locks small gray slouch hat
rested, tilted just the least bit over one
eye. She rode well.
Pearce leaned SO far from the window
to catch parting glimpse of the girl in
gray that he almost fell. The crowd
had dispersed, and the young lawyer re-
turned to his desk. 1t was warm day
toward the end Of July, and he was not
sorry that he had no business on hand
that must be rushed. He reflected that
rs almost everyone had gone to the
camp ground, there was no reason for
remaining in the office, which the little
breeze that stirred outdoors carefully
avoided.
Evidently, the girl in gray had gone
to the camp ground. And with Saun-
ders. But Saunders was married; hap
PLY married, Pearce hoped. Anyhow,
he was glad that Saunders was married.
That evening he sat before Capt.
vr,s<l A-l~ = a.
wife and Miss Moore-the girl in gray.
To the east of the camp ground the
ridge rose In gentle slope. To the
southwest, seemingly towering just
over them, was the mountain.
Pearce's heart beat faster as the
thought came to him that 30 years be-
fore white tents marked the foot Of the
ridge as they did that day. But then
they had stretched for miles north and
south.
Captain" he said, turning to saun-
ders, "itis easier to get up the ridge than
It was once. There are no men in gray
there tonight"
mo-" the captain replied; "but the
sons of some of those men are there"
pointing to the company street, in
which blue-clad figures lounged. "Loy-
al? Without doubt. Listen!"
The bands, which had united for the
evening concert had just struck uI
"The Star Spangled Banner" When
the air was recognized, cheer arose
from the tented wood.
''Hear that?" said the captain.
wait" said the girl in gray.
"For what?" Pearce asked.
''They will play Dixie after awhile
"What then?"
"Then they will yell," she said, look
ing at him with bright smile and nod
ding a confident you'll see-or hear
And he did. When the national all
was finished there was a brief wait
Then the quick, stirring notes of "Dixie'
started the woods into life with sharl
echoes, which were drowned by on,
long. loud yell.
Pearce looked at the girl to receive a,
expected II told you so." But she wa!
not looking at him. Her cheeks wer'
dark with color, her eyes, frightened
by excitement, were fixed upon tn
young men, tossing their caps higl
dDOVe the CcnCS ana S0OuCINB Win ii
their sturdy lung power.
II wonder" he unused, "if she hate
the north as much as she loves tn
south"
When the tumult had ceased h,
turned to Saunders.
"Well. captain" he said. what do 20,
say to that?"
"Of course they love Dixie, said tn
captain earnestly. $50 do I. Blu
there is no deeper meaning in that chee
than the love Of memory. They ar
loyal"
Miss Moore said that she must g
: back TO town.
"As it is late, shall have to leave m,
horse with you. captain. shall sem
for him tomorrow. l reckon I cal
walk to the train in this rig"
She looked down somewhat doubtful
ly at her riding skirt. Pearce said tina
he would be glad to go with her, an,
though it was not apparent in jus
what way he could overcome the disad
,.oc<oro ~ tho lopn drocS che eoom al D.