The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-07

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of course, be called the granddaughter OF
tho Confederacy, but probably isn't
That however. is anticipating.
The daughter of n cause SO long dead
could not have been so young ana beauti-
full She must have peen child OF a
Memory that grows more beautiful with
each year. and knows new youth Win
zach 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 on Company a.,
Tennessee National Guards lined up at
'Paradise Rest - He knew their captain.
Saunders. who also was lawyer, ana
whose Office adjoined Pearce's. IL was
annual encampment time. and n company
was about to. go TO the grounds at the foot
of the ridge.
"Order1Harms, A" commanded Captain
Saunders.
"Carry-Harms
shoulder Harms Right for'ad, fours
right-M'ch"
Company X moved of 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 company and took
her place at its rear, saluting the captain
grayely and with ceremony.
"What beautiful girlW Pearce OK
claimed.
She wore n riding habit, with double
row of small brass buttons leading up To
black stars on the collar On her sunny
locks a small gray slouch hat rested, Just
the least bit over one eve. she RODE We'll
Pearoe leaned so far from the window to
catch parting glimpse OF the girl IN
fray that he almost fell Inc crown hau
dispersed, and the young lawyer returned
10 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 as almost every
one had gone TO the camp there was no
reason for remaining in the office, which
fully avoided.
Evidently the girl in gray had gone to
the camp ground. And with Saunders
But Saunders was married; happily
married, Pearce hoped. Anyhow, he was
glad that Sanders was married.
That evening he sat before Captain
Saunders tent with the captain, his wife
and Miss Moore-the girl In gray. 10 the
east of the camp ground the ridge rose In
a gentle slope. To the southwest. seem
ingly towering just over them, was the
mountain.
Pearce's heart beat faster as the thought
came to him that thirty years before white
rents had marked the foot of the ridge as
they did that day. But then they had
,tretched for miles north and south.
Captain [" he said, turning to Saun-
ders. '''it is easier TO get up the ridge
than IL was once. There are no men In
gray here tonighht.
NO" the captain replied, but the
sons of some OF these men are there
pointing To the company street in which
hlue-clad figures lounged. Loyal With
out doup.l Listen -
Tho bands which had united for the
rvening concert, had just struck up
'The Star Spangled Banner. When the
air WAS recognized cheer arose from the
tented voDd.
'.Hc.r that?" said tho captain.
''NAit," said the l,irl in gray.
'For whntg' Pa co asked.
~ cy VIII play Dixie after while. "
''Wras thenY"
aen thev will veil, f" She said, look
Inn; him with bright smilo. and nod.
i-,sc,nfilent you'll see--or hear "
lid Ge did. When the national air was
fr q ei there was "a brief whit, Then the
q *. stirring notes of Dixie" started
fNools Into Iifo with ono long loud
y a.
feIrce looked nc tho girl to receive an
sxrcCted II told you So. But she was
not looking at hi1u. Her checks werI
!ark witt color. and her eyes. brightoDcd
Nv pxcitemant, were fixed upon tho young
mon tc $ siI their caps high above the tents
ana shouting with all their sturdy lung
power
II wonder. " no unused. 'if she hates
the North as she loves the SOUTH"
When tie tumult had ceased he turned
to Saunders.
"Wel,, captain. he said, "wbat do
you say TO that p
.'Of course they love Dixie ," said the
captain earnestly. Z" So do /. But there
the love of memory. They are loyal
Miss Moore said that she must go back
o town.
"As il is late shall have to leave my
.orse with you captain. / shall send
.or him tomorrow. reckon can walk
TO the train in this rig
She looked down somewhat doubtfully
mt her riding skirt. Pearce said that he
would be glad 20 go with her and though
it was not apparent In just what way he
could overcome the disadvantage of the
long dress she seemed to be grateful for
his escort.
Well. that is the beginning of IL. and
the end is not yet. An incident that oc-
Cured some weeks later under a large
tree in the old Confederate fort on the
mountain may give hint of the trend
of events.
Pearce and Miss Moore were under the
tree, because it was the shelter nearest
when rain suddenly began TO fall /; and IL
rained probably because a number OF
young folks of the city had come up to
the mountains To spend q September day
that promised, in the moring, 10 be pleas
ant.
Mr. Pearce was not in good humor
He and Miss Moore hal separated them
selves from the others. One topic OF
conversation had led TO another. which,
in this instance was a declaration ty-Mr.
Pearce that he was irretrievably In love
with Miss Moore. and that II she refused
10 make him happy, ho would bo forever
miserable. At a critical stage of this
declaration raindrop kissed the girls
cheek.
"Oh, it's going 10 rain ~ she cried
The next instant the downpour began,
and both rushed through bruach in the
earthen wall Of the fort TO the tree whose
branches TO which the leaves yet clung,
offered protection. There they stood in
silence for sevearl minutes she busily
brushing raindrops from her hat, which
she had taken of. and he watching her
moodily.
The silence became oppressive, and she
glanced at him curiously and appreben-
sively from under her lashes. He caught
the g.ance and, moving toward her, said
"Welii"
"Oh, DON'T" she exclaimed, starting
away. her eyes still fixed upon q ribbon