The Sunday globe., 1901-06-02

seated at one of the hotels in Wash
ington, d. c., relating their expert
ences of army life during the war be-
tween the States
Among this party Of grizzly battle
SCARED veterans was Captain Young,
an ex.Confederate, who was a silent
listener to the interesting stories that
were told.
During a un in the. conversation
Captain Young said
Gentlemen, | will relate a story
which sounds like a romance, in which
/ played a part during the war, and
where a woman comes in, as she does
in all good stories.
In the spring of 1862 was de.
tached from my regiment, in Virginia,
and ordered to camp Of instruction as
recruiting officer. One day my servant
informed me that a lady wished to see
me- / went to her carriage and she
introduced herself as Miss Simpson.
is this Captain Young, the officer in
commando" she asked.
This is Captain Young ! replied.
What can ! do for you?'
She said, 81 have "a brother who is
very anxious to join the army but he
is too young to be accepted under the
regulations. He wants to go with the
regiment which is now forming
told her to bring him TO camp. Al
ter seeing him ! could tell more about
it. She drove away, saying she would
return that afternoon. She came, with
the young man dressed in uniform,
ready for the field. / swore him into
the Confederate service, and assigned
him to Company b, which was com.
posed of young men fresh from school.
Within a few weeks orders came for
the regiment to move to Virginia.
This was Just before the battles in
front of Richmond, better known as
the seven days fights ! shall never
forget the day the regiment left for
the front Every one was delighted
and eager TO get to the seat Of war
/ was standing in the depot when
the last company filed into the train,
watching the boys say goodbye to Ma
ther, mother, sister, wife, and sweet
heart II was a touching sight AS
the train moved off | heard voice
from one of the car windows calling
my name It was my boy soldier. ]
hastened to him, and walked beside
the car, and talked as the train moved
along
He said, 81 have a secret to tell you
when we meet in Virginia. Keep your,
self informed as to my command, and
if ! am wounded come to see me, or
write, ! have your name, company and
regiment written on the lining Of my
Jacket so that l will not lose it in bat.
tie or on the march
was curious to know what this
strange talk meant. My mind ran
into various conjecures as ] strolled
back TO the almost deserted camp.
One week from that day ] received
orders TO Join my regiment in Nir-
ginia ! reached my command two
days before the battle of Seven Pines,
and commanded my company through
that fight. | was anxious to learn
what had become of the young soldier
with the secret. If he was wounded, !
must find him. looked over the cas-
ualties of his regiment, but / did not
see his name on the list, and came to
the conclusion that he was safe.
At the battle Of Malvern Hill, the
last of the seven days fights, ] was Sc.
verely wounded, and sent to a hospital
in Richmond. As soon as ] was strong
enough to move around went through
the different hospitals looking for my
sick and wounded men. As ! was
passing along the rows Of cots, look
ing at the names of the wounded,
heard a voice say, Captain Young
come this way.
started in the direction Of the
call. and was directed TO 90 into a
small room adjoining the hospita.
building.
AS entered the door ! saw the boy
Edward Simpson. He caught me by
the hand. and gave expressions Of joy
as the tears rolled from his deep blue
eyes upon his hollow and fever
flushed cheek He said Captain,
will tell YOU the secret of our family
was wounded at the battle of Fra
zier's Farm. which resulted in amputa
ton Of my leg. ] shall not be able q
carry ont the purpose for which my
sister enlisted me. She viii be herr
within a few mements.
While ! was talking with the boy
young lady entered the room whom
recognized as the lady who had calleD
on me at the camp Of instruction
Gertrude" he said, tell Captain
Young the family secret ] promise
him him when we parted / would tel
it 10 him II we ever met again.
She told the story as follows
NV brother and ] were raised on
farm on the Alabama River our f.
ther was "a large cotton planter and
like most Southern gentlemen o.
means. he took his family every sun
mer 10 the fashionable watorin
places of the North IN the summer u
1860 he took us on the usual tour A
that time I was attending 20 temal
college In Virginia,
"U was while we were stopping "a
Saratoga that ! was introduced to-
Young lieutenant of the United State
Army He was a handsome fellow %
charming manners, cultivated iu IN
erature as well as i'm the art of wm
This. with his fine military .aarIu.
and his officers uniform made him a
tractiye TO the young ladies d.. h
hotel
My acquaintance with hm r.U0uo
into a 1irtation. as ! th0ugHr .uI emo
ed iu am engagement THE mauag
was TO take place the next spring
returned TO school .n September w
had agreed to keep p a secret cowe
UOn0pure
DO bis letters ho soon began to ura
an early marriage giving as his ret
sons that on the first u. The Ncw Yea
be would De ordered to . far Woster
frontier post, and that ho wished
take me with him as his wife H
appeals were so beautifuland full q
wild romance. that ] consented
.Innn from .nhnnl md mnrTN him