The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-08-19
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
LEE SHEPHERD, co. F.
"Lee Shepherd. sir. Company r"

elSe-Lee Snepnefu, 1leuleHanl-Soi-
onel Bascome ruminated.
What made you do that, papa?"
Nelly asked as soon as they were out
of hearing.
what? Ask that youngster his
name? | don't know, my child, ex-
actly. | had some sort of notion that
had seen his face before. But-Lee
Shepherd never knew anybody of
the name Of hepherd-Shepherd His
face and his whole look are certainly
familiar to me. But l am getting old,
daughter. That's the whole of it."
The girls trim blue serge was seen
to move leisurely down the line of
tents and disappear around the corner
Nelly Bascome had taken an idea into
her head, and the idea was taking her
for a walk. She took the turning
which she thought would lead her to
the quarters of Company +, and she
was very nearly right in her guess.
She was looking for Lee Shepherd
and was soon face to face with him.
Lee smiled at the girl with an ex-
preston of perfect understanding. She
was a little surprised that he showed
no surprise at her visit.
"You want to know if | know why
the lieutenant-col called me back
just now He doesn't know any one of
the name of Shepherd, does her"
NO he doesn't Why did he call
you back? Why did he ask your
| name?"
well, Miss Bascome, if you ask me,
and if you promise not to spoil my
| plan"
What plan?"
my plan is to see whether your
fathers memory will go ON troubling
him about me until he finds out. viii
give you leave?"
Il promise" said Nelly, delighted at
being able to solve the mystery so
soon.
well, then, here's the whole thing
in nutshell. I'm very like my grand
father Everybody tells me that. Then,
you see, this hat, | suppose, brings out
the likeness. They used to wear hats
like these, you know"
who used tor" said Nelly. who
was your grandfather"
why, my grandfather was Johnny
Reb Both my grandfathers were. But
| your father is thinking about my moth
er's father, old General Goodlowe."
"Oh that's it, is it? l remember
now"
Ever hear the Lieutenant-Colonel
speak of the time he was a prisoner Of
war on parole in North Carolina?'
"Of course, have. And Colonel
Cnn11nWa bad him OF ha nj
place"
That's right. And my mother used
to play cribbage with him when he
couldn't walk, on account of his
| sprained knee. Did he ever tell you
| ihat?"
Nelly shook her head, smiling. But
| is your mother still living?" she asked.
! 81 should so much like to meet her,"
Yes" said Lee, 'she would like to
meet you
How do you know"
well, to be quite candid about it,
I've been disobeying orders from home.
| | came North three years ago to go
into the cotton-spinniag business.
Then / joined the regiment, Company
| f. But l never wrote your father S
| name home until we were called out
/ for this war. AS soon as told mother
she still lives on the old place who
| the Lieutenant-Colon was, she wrote
back. Here, I've got her letter in my
/ pocket. She says, You are going to
serve under a Yankee who was your
| grandfather's prisoner of war In '63.
Thank God that it can be So Then she
| tells me a perfect little romance and
| wants me to 60 and introduce my
self"
why didn't you:"
1T isn't good discipline for an en-
listed man, you know"
q think it's lovely. Come to tea to-
morrow afternoon, will your"
How about military discipline, Miss
Bascome?"
+ "Obey my orders" said Nelly severe
ly. And with that she marched away.
Next afternoon the Lieutenant-Col-
onels daughter remarked to her ia
Their: dad, I've invited only one man
to tea this afternoon-an enlisted
man"
1.-THE deuce you have!"
Just so. Private Lee Shepherd
Company F."
| ludl Tau l. opOhC " yCStGl
"The same"
And just at that moment the orderly
reported Private Shepherd, Company
f.
I'm here by order, sir" said Lee
saluting.
The Lieutenant-Colonel looked hard
at the enlisted man for a moment or
| two, and then burst out: BY jingo!
1t was no Authorization after all
Didn't you tell me you lived in this
state?"
Yes, sir. But you didn't ask me
where l was born. I'm from North
Carolina. And they say l look very
much like my grandfather, General
| Goodlowe."
/ But Nelly didn't hint to her father
that she knew anything of his civil
war romance until week later, when
| the regiment was on the eve of its de-
parture for the front
Then she said, taking his arm af-
fectionately, dad, I'm glad you mar
ried my mamma--I'm glad you didn't
marry General Goodlowes daughter.
| tut, tut, child! What are you talk
i ing about?"
well, you know, all that cribhage
and all might have ended in that way
She was laughing, as the Lieutenant
Colonel thought, very impertinently
Then she went on: Il mean it would
its better that Lee Shepherd isn't
my brother. ! mean to say if he were
should have both father and 6
brother leaving me to go and fight
those Spaniards. That would be quite
TOO much
But the fact that Lee Shepherd was
not her brother did not seem to allevi
ate Nelly's sadness in the least degree
when the regiment started for the from
next morning.
/ The end of the story. in fact, can.
rot be told until the present war end;