Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-28

The situation was accepted by all con-
cerned as one Of the fortunes of war and
the young bride was in her old home Mrs.
Lieutenant Jones' a boarder and for about
month the husband continued to board at
the house, when. the regiment being or
dered away, his short married life in Vir-
ginia came to an end. In this brief per-
iod he had sent to his relatives living in
New Jersey not far from New York city,
for his daughter by his first wife-a girl of
six or seven years-and she had been
brought on by fellow officer and received
in the charge of the child wife. When the
regiment was ordered away both wife and
child were in tears, little dreaming that
they would never see him again, and they
were in hopes that he would soon return,
crowned with laurels and promotion.
Wounded I'm battle.
In the course of few days, however,
news came that the regiment had partici-
rated in battle, not far away and though
the >tniOn arms victorious, his name ap-
peared as one of the wounded. This was
supplemented by the reception of a letter
from an officer, in which he confirmed the
intelligence she had received, spoke of his
slim chance of recovery from a saber
wound in the breast and for the husband
giving directions as to his daughter, con-
f1d1ng her to her care. Such was the con-
dition of that section at the time that i,
was deemed unsafe for her to attempt to
reach him, and a few days later she re-
oeived letter from an officer of the regi-
Inent describing his death at a farm house
and burial near the battlefield.
The war continued and the family home
was sometimes surrounded by Union troops
and at others by the confederates, and
the contending forces. OF such surround.
ings the family soon tired and moved into
town. The two other girls followed the
example Of the younger, and the fortunes
OF war brought each a husband, one in the
person OF Mississippi soldier and the other
a New York soldier. wearing the chevrons.
OF sergeant and singular as 1t may SEEM
the blacksmiths sons-in-law were all
named Jones.
In the little town the young widow of the
lieutenant with the stepdaughter dependent
on her lived on among the excitement of the
tfrnes, ek1ng out an existence by her needle.
Late In the fall of 1885 a member of Con-
gress, who had served in the West Virgin
la regiment with Lieutenant Jones, stepped
on train for few minutes and It went
on without him. Recalling the days of 81
and having some hours to wait, he visited
some OF the scenes of his military life, and
in the course of his walk by inquiry found
the widow OF his old companion in the
army. She reluctantly told of her circum-
aances, which were apparent to the observ-
er, and he promised to'secure her a posi-
ton II she would come to WASHINGTON.
This she knew would enable her to better
her condition. and she saw that she would
nave an opportunity to send the step
daughter to school The offer was glsdiy
accepted, and when, q few days after she
received through the postmaster an oficial
envelope containing an appointment to q
modest position in the Treasury 1t took but
few hours to prepare for the journey and
take the train for Washington In q few
days she was at work, the daughter was
In school and they had q comfortable home
In the neighborhood of Washington Circle
Widow's Claim.
Soon after her settlement here, an appli-
cation was filed by her for pension, as the
widow Of Lieut.. Jones, and it was allowed.
This. with her pay at the treasury, enabled
them to live very comfortably. and in a
short time the daughter was one Of the