The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-02-07

Two grizz,ed Confederate veterans
sat In the corridor OF Memphis hotel.
turning again the pages OF that Book
OF the Past. whore soldiers love To- lin.
GER.
Love and war?-why not?" said
the captain; the two are indisgolubly
welded There's something about a
soldiers life that makes love a necca-
sity. Many a time and oft I've heard
my general say that tho men without
swcetheGrts or wives were easier 20
whip and easier 10 kill than tho fell
lows who were tethcrcd to life by 4
good strong affection. Why. man alive!
I've heard the echo OF Take Your Gun
and Go. John 80 loud above the noise
OF shell and shrapnel that could have
sworn II was the real thing; and
when I went into battle q was OF her
thought. and q whist she 70 I'd say. %
who was she? Where was she?"
asked the comrade with quizzical
smile
Who was she? Why. she was vari-
Gus. various persons. according to the
location OF my command. Once she
was a dreamy Nickshurg nristocrat-
blue blood % her finger tips: then she
shifted and became The Morricst Girl
That's Out up IN Maury county. Tenn.
After that, she somehow got to he "A
Virginia girl-but that's a long tale
and goes deep"
The deeper the better, Are away. ="
And the veteran settled himself con
tentedly Co listen.
We'll, you see" continued tho cap
tain. we had moved on to Petersburg
and were hoping-but what's the use
OF saying anything ablu our hopes"
skip emf" said the other with n
sigh that showed the kindred soul; "a
Confcderate's hopes-in war. not love.
YOU Understandable things fellow
must learn 10 forget. But when Cupid
was aield. that's another matter. You
were near Petersburg"
Yes. but hang q all. so were the
Yankees, and getting nearer every day.
We all felt that a battle was immi-
nent: and were waiting 20 sec just
what turn 60 take We filled In the
time OF W itns-why Should we not?-
by getting acquainted with some OF
NirglniaS fair daughters. Know any
thing about those Virginia women
and the captain paused as " the an
swer 10 this question gave the clue 20
what was 90 follow.
My wifc's a Virginian," the other
answered succinctly.
She Is? oh, well. then. oxplana-
tons and application arc unneccs-
sary You can easily understand that
crossing the AppomattoX az night and
being shot at occasionally by Yankee
pickets was the jolliost sort OF fun
whom the smile OF n pretty Virginia
girl was the reward"
Only one?" asked the comrade. in
credulously.
For me-only ore' There were
others. sister and lot OF cousins.
You know how the woman folks con-
gregatcd In the big Southern homes in
those perilous days. But soon Miss
Gladys was. for ne. the inevitable
She The others simply didn't exist.
Col Dascom. her father. was a wealthy
tobacco planter; and ! don't need TO
tell YOU lust what sort of welcome we
ragged rebels got in those old homes
at that time. We were all comrades
20 the men and heroes 20 the women.
That accounts for the luck some of us
had"
For instancc?" tentatively suggest
cd his friend.
Now don't try 90 hurry a fellow
It's good 90 go over those days. and.
like rare old wine. one loves 90 sip Il
leisurely. But Miss Gladys! You
should have seen herr"
skip st." interjectcd tho other.
I've Travelled the road. and they all
took alike at that period. Angei? Yes,
that's all right Had you proposed?"
NO hadn't. | was Just In that
blissful scrderland where anything so
tangible as proposal seems sacrilcgc.
I think must have meant 90. II had
stopped 60 ask myself what | really
did mean. Well. matters were AZ this
bllssful state; Col. Bascom telling the
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