Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-30

Hattie Lewis, remember, was mad about him enlisting just when they were ready to get married. But Grant told my husband he just had to go when soldiers were neededi"
 Mrs. Hubbard stopped using her handkerchief as a fan Land sakes, haven't you heard about that, Marilla Wilson? Oh. yes, see Grant real often, and Mattie-Mattie is a cousin of Hubbard's and I'm careful what say to his people, but I did give her a, piece of my mind on Decoration day, '98. 'Mattie,' I says, you'll be sorry for this some day says. And Matte says, trying to be easy: If you mean sorry for wearing this new pink lawn to-day, Cousin Hepsey, I'm sorry al ready, for it's beginning to fade now and it's only Il o'clock in the day! Oh, Mattle always held hel head high
 Well, it was hard on her. Grant en- listing when she'd had her wedding dress tried on, and the new. house was ready for them"
 Yes, and all the harder because she wouldn't talk about it. She just says to Grant, quietly: On, yes, she says, we can put off the wedding until after the war with Spain is over, to please you; and then we can put ir off for good to please mel And not another word would she say xcept it was a real nice day, but looked a lit tie like rain!''
 T know. Y see, Grant thought her being soldiers daughter she'd un- derstand, but she didn't. l saw her say good-by to him myself just like she'd met him for the first time the day before yesterday"
 "M'hm. The old Cap'r he cheered till Grants train was out of sight that day. Said he'd never regretted that leg he left at Charlottesville till then; but he thanked God he had a grand son to follow the flag! We'll, Matte wouldn't answer Grants letters and she wore her wedding Gress to a church social, soon as it was finished When Grant wrote the old Cap'n all about San Juan, he just put on his c. :, A. R. suit and went over and read it aloud to Hattie. as proud as lord"
 Did Mattie-''
 |sShe turned kind of white and says she: tHow's your rheumatism to-day, Cap'n?' says she, seems to me you walk like it was better Oh, you couldn't get word about Grant out of Hattie! When Grant came home, kind of pale and shaky after the fever, she just said: Good morning. to him and asked if he didn't think it was -rn-,,o fox coocnn of fhn Well, the old Cap'n was taken i'll just the day before Decoration, and Grant sat by him like his last friend was go- ing. When morning came we stopped in on the way to town; the Cap'n was just alive then. We could hear him calling once: Follow the flag, boys! Follow the flag!' an once he mum mbled something to Grant about Matte.
 "Well, was mad when I saw Mat tie Lewis. all in white, cutting cake and pouring lemonade at the city hall, and I up and told her what people thought of her. guess it brought her to her senses, for she put down that lemonade pitcher and out she went. When she got to Miller's,. the old Cap'n seemed to know her, but he just kept whispering: Follow the f1ag!' Grant stood up pretty white, but Mat tie was cool as cucumber. That's what I'm going to do, Cap'n,' she says, and give Grant her hand"
 And so they were married?"
 "Yes; right there by the Cap'n's bed side. Here they come now-that's their boy carrying a flag to put on the old mans grave. He says he is going to be soldier, too!'