The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-01-06
LONG TIME LOVERS.
A Romance of the War and the Expo
sition Ends in Marriage.

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sition Ends in Marriage.
The elimination of romantic story oc-
CURED IN Atlanta few days ago.
The day succeeding Christmas an elderly
well-to-do gentleman entered the Marion
hotel and carefully scanned the register.
lie was not long in finding the name for
which he was searching. lie quickly got
out his cards and asked 20 have one sent TO
n certain room. The message came pach
for him to wait in the parlor Tor lew
minutes. To him they seemed like hours.
While he is supposed to be waiting the
readers may learn something about MN
and his mission.
Some thirty odd years ago the alarm
was given in jackson, Mss that inc
yankees were coming. The confederate
troops were ordered out and then began a
peil nell night. All the women ana emil
dren who could get away hurTiedly packed
up n few articles 20 carry with them. Mil
itarv protection was offered TO many OF
these There was one family named Hodges
which got ready TO refugee. Il iell 10 the
lot of "A young soldier named Fl. +. Baley
to drive the wagon which carried TINS IAN
ily. There was a mother and several cnll-
drcn Al was confusion in the city. me
mother oe this particular family called 10
her children 20 follow. and OF the wagon
started in charge of the handsome young
soldier. After going few miles the moth
er. becoming calmcr, suddenly cried that
one OF her children was missing. IN the
hurry ana excitement she had not houced
its absence before. The advance OF inc
federal army was already in Jackson ana
th,. blue coats were securing the country
far and wide. To return Tor the child was
exceedingly dangerous, but Bailey sald that
he would undertake. the search ana IT he
never returned the refugees were to Keep
on To- some point oil safety, IL one could be
found. ,-.,
ed ms steps WITH caution. As he hearSQ
tb,, outskirts ot the city ne caught
gIilupses 81 the enemy, but before ne en-
tered the city hc found the little cnlid LOT
whom he Was hunting. sltdhs pe7lue Wy
road crying rs though her heart Woui1
break sac had attempted 70 loloM hct
mother. but had grown urtd ANA ~ ahlcil-
td Balcy quickly seized the chilu ahu'
ClmforLug htr, began ms return 70 restore
The child to lis mother. me ROAD Wi9
avoided and bypaths were toIo"su LOT str
eral miles. Al last the wagon was over
taken aud th- little girl was placed IN the
arms OF the anxious mother -
TAe refugees proceeded on their way:
They succeeded ina avoiding capture anu
found q safe hiding place deep Ia the couh-
try. -,..
through thc war. lie was "a the oattl'a
around Atlanta ana saw much haId ser
vice. After tine war he returned 10 JACh-
son aud from time 10 time heard from the
HODGES family. The little girl called MN
father because he had saved her. Sie
naturally loved him deeply. But as the
years PASSED the correspondence was uiol'-
ped. The Hodges iamll: mover away. l',L-
ley became "a successful planter ana mar
ri,d. Time passed and he was Whoever.
One day sonnet ming recalled the mcluchl
OF his youth just narrated. lie remem-
lcrra how pretty the little girl was ana ne
rc.ulleeted that he had heard that she hdu
grown into "a beautiful woman lie ana not
know where sAe was, but began 70 ihahe
injuries. It was not an easy matter 10