The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-27

WA fYu See" she peered at the
~ date on the monument, "hc
died in 80. didn't he?"
"Yes; Decoration day. I always
put n wreath here. He was Mr.. Hub.
bard's old Cap'n. you know.
Mrs. Wilson nodded. II always
liked him, I used to put n special pie
In my basket every year for the Cap'n
he said II would not seem like
Decoration day without Il. When we
came back from the west this year. II
didn't seem hardly worth while max
ing pie when he was gone. Have you
seen his grandson that was In Cuba?
Matte Lewis. I 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 needed
Mrs. Hubbard stopped using her
handkerchief as a fan. Land sakes,
haven't You heard about that. Marllla
Wilson? oh. yes. ] see Grant real
often, and Mattie-Matiie Is a cousin
OF Hubbard's aud I'm careful what |
say 10 his people. but I did give her a
piece OF my mind on Decoration day.
'9s. Matte I says. 'youll be sorry
for this some day, | says. And Matti1
says. trying to be easy: II you mean
sorry for wearing this new pink lawn
to-day. Cousin Hcpscy. I'm sorry al
ready. for it's beginning to fade o
and it's only IL o'clock In the day!'
oh. Matte always held hei head high"
We'll. 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 II. She Just
says to Grant, quietly: on. yes she
SAYS. we can put on the wedding unul
after the war with Spain IL over. TO
please you: and then We can put IL
on for good to please met And nol
another word would she say kept II
was n real nice day. but looked n lit
tie like rainl"
Il know. Y see. Grant thought her
being n. soldiers daughter she'd UNI
derstand, but she didn't. | saw her
say good-by to him myself just like
she'd met him for the first time the
day before yesterday"
MIN. The old Cap'n he cheered
TIL Grants train was out OF sight that
day. said he'd never regretted that
leg he left at Charlottesville I'LL then;
but he thanked God he had a grand
son to follow the nag! Well, Matte
wouldn't answer Grants letters and
she wore her wedding Grcss to a
church social. soon as It was finished.
When Grant wrote the old Cap'n all
about San Juan. hc. Just put on his u.
A. Il. suit and went over and read II
aloud to Matte, as proud as a lord"
Did Matte"
she turned kind OF white and snyl
she: 'Row's your rheumatism to-day.
Cap'n?' says she. seems TO me you
walk like II was better oh, you
couldn't get a word about Grant o u
Of Matte! when Grant came home,
Kind OF pale and shaky after the fever
she Just said: Good morning to him
and asked n he didn't think II was
warm for the season Of the year!
Well. the old Cap'n was taken III 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
lust alive then. We could hear him
calling once; Follow the flag. boys
Follow the nag!' an once he mumbled
something to Grant about Matte.
well, ! was mad when / saw Mat
tie Lewis. all In white. cutting cake
and pouring lemonade at the city hall
and I up and told her what people
1919 " 10. u.taaa 40 hratabf ka,