The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-02
THE MAJORS BRIDE.
BY ED F. KENNEDY.

In the year 1S47, in the ancient city Of
Puebla, young couple were carrying on
y conversation which seemed to be of great
interest to them. The one, young fel
low wearing the uniform of the United
States army, was saying, Though you
confess that you love me you still declare
that you cannot marry me?"
EYES," said the other sadly, beautiful
young Mexican girl, 81 love you, but /
cannot be your wife. 1 have promised my
hand to my cousin, to whom my father
owes more than he can pay. But he has
promised that If marry him he will can
Gel the debt, taking me in exchange. l
hate him." she continued fiercely, "but /
must keep my word"
But" said the young man impetuous-
ly, this barter and sale is barbarous.
Can't you be made to reconsider your de-
cision?''
"No," said the maiden despairingly, sit
is impossible. We must part, and do not
make our parting harder for me to bear
by your reproaches.
Several months previous, just after the
American army had entered Puebla on its
victorious march to the capital, Captain
Robert Reynolds had been able to perform
notable service for Senior Garcia, Mex
lean of reputed wealth, and his daughter,
Inez. One day while out driving the se
nor's carriage horses became frightened
by the maneuvers of a company of SOL
diers, and twisting suddenly threw the
coachman from his seat and started at full
speed down the road. Captain Reynolds,
seeing the danger, rushed into the street,
and grasping the maddened horses by the
bits after a severe fight succeeded in stop
ping them. The senior was voluble in his
thanks and in his praise of the young
American's g courage, but far more accep-
table to the young captain was the shy
glance of gratitude he received from the
senor's beautiful daughter. His acquaint-
ance, thus formed with the family, soon
ripened into intimacy, his intimacy into
love. But on the day before he left Puebla
with his command when he told his love
to the dark eyed beauty he was kindly but
firmly rejected, as we have seen.
The next morning Captain Reynolds
rode away at the head of his company, his
dream of love rudely broken. But the
army was soon too busily engaged to allow
him to indulge in useless repining. At
Contreras he distinguished himself, and
having been SO fortunate as to save his
colonel's life was brevetted major for his
gallant conduct At the storming of Mo-
lima del Rey his company was one Of the
first to enter the works. Here, however,
g. &c We a. So 80 Wa,;o 1 .,.o..,aas :,
to 49, a. oono,,orod oa,;to1
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.nas severely II, i,Ire6 brain fever COON set
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| ed and % dvins soldiers So when | ~ one morn morn
ing a Iaiv in tho, garh of a nm nrasented
herself at the hosnital and offered her
services as a nurse it excited NO comment
The sick MANS constant crv had been
"Inez Inezi,, This served as an index to
b;a ravipps and the SURGEON said ar we
could anIv secure the nresence Of the Inez
he talks about. II might nossiblv calm
him and there wmld he some hone of his
ultimate recovery
After the arrival of the new nurse. who
confined herself almost entirely to the
bedside Of Major REYNOLDS this crv was
hushed and his rawlings in a measure
ceased. Her presence would cool him in
his widest moments. and soon the care OF
the natient nassed wholly info her hands
A. Last the fever had rnn its course and
Major Revnolds thouoh NOT convalescent
had now in the doctor,s oninion. somf
chance for life what was the invalid,
snrnrise when beonened his ewes and recov
cred his faculties to see beside him the
face of bis only love Jnez Garcia whom
ho recognized even with her 1ispnisinc
habiI;ments "Is n really Won. Inezp'
sa;d ha lie yo,co s,,rrris;ng sven bimaa,
;n T ito ~, waakness ~ - II tbo1oht it was
droaT, -
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sneak or even think Those are the sur
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ber wishes he fell into a deem. refreshin,
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no. r.r,;d Rnt when be attemnted I
thank the surgeon that worthy replied:
"YOuEg man, you owe your life not