The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
The Boy Major Of
Morgan's Staff

said the Major, "only thirteen ever saw
their mothers again, and every one OF
them was worse wounded than ], and
there were queer cleaning points In his
eyes as he look ed down at his MANNED leg.s
1T was in ga that was captured" said
the Major, the other afternoon, as nc
sut in the lobby at the Metropolitan. oo-
caslonally putting away at q black cigar
which had not burnt in the course OF
the hour I had kept him talking.
General Morgan was captured At the
same time. He was killed while trying
to escape, 1 was not with him when nc
got away, or made tho attempt was
assured by my captors. as they hurried
mo away to the jail at Frankfort, that
would be- shot as soon as the court-mar-
tlal to try me could be convened, and
had no reason to doubt they spoke Inc
truth General Morgan did not STANG
we'll with the Yankees in those days, ana
his chief OF staff had no reason 70 expcct
ony faVors of, them.
When we reached Frankfort was
placed in solitary confinement IN the
county jall and ordered to be ied on
bread md water. The cell In which !
was confined was q llttlo BOX IN Wn,c ,,r, :
could scarcely lie down without dra%lns
up nv legs, ana was lighted by window
n foot SQUARE, which was heavily barred.
Tho sergeant who had me In charge soon
after locking me up came back WIN pun
OF water and naration OF hard tach, lie
said that was all would get TOT soine
time and ntlmnted that man VINO was
n he shot or hung so soon need not worry
about tho bill Of fare. rather agreed
with him. 49,,
IT was not scared. I sat for long
whllo pondering over the situation u1ter
the sergeant went away,-hl reallzed that "
was all up with me, but man never
gives up hope as long rs his heart keeps
on beating, had been In many n tight
place when death was not far distant ana
had managed to give him the slip, While
T Law on tho cot In the room thinking
was looking through tho little barred WIN
dow onto tho porch of a house some dis
tance away.
Suddenly I became aware that a young
woman was on the porch and was look.
Ing intentlyain my directions. FORGOT ~
about death and all that IN q moment
was avery young man ana hen-
tuckian. That woman over on the porch
had the power to make mo put death
side for tho time being, for n soldier
did not have much time for woman's
society, certainly not II Ito was With Nor
gan. f,
IT got UP ana went to the window and
looked In the direction of the lady. She
surreptitIously waved her Handkerchief.
or course signalled insreply, though
luxuries In which Confederate soldiers dld
not Indulge at that stage OF the war,
FINALLY she kissed her hand, That great
ly fired my ardor and as look back on
that day think 7 must have capered
around before that barred window much
IS a monkey IN his cage Mt the zoo.
''When she went away" said tile Major,
and there was richest sentiment IN his
deep voice." It was nightly dark In my
cell though the sun was still shining,
The next morning tho sergeant came
again with my bread and water, and no
also brought pipe and tobacco, and sew
eral books for me. which no said q Wo.
might be that had been remembered
by my little unknown across the way. and
FASTENED to look on the fly leaf OF ono
of the books to see II I could not dis
cover her name. And sure enough ',',ora
1t was-Wlnnie Doyle. You know that