The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-10


were in no better case. wet through.
covered from head to foot with mud
and mire, the worn, worn uniforms
worseneo by thorn and briar from
the tangled forest The mems shoes
were very bad; only few had over
coats. The clouds were leaden. the
rain streamed. the comfortless day
was drawing down. Tn detachment
came into a narrow. somewhat firmer
road, set on either hand with tall
expresses and water oaks. from every
limb of which hung gray moss, long
crepelike, swayfag fn the chill and
fretting wind. For the Lords sake )"
On the road to Vidalia was the
Gaillard plantation. round which the
Mississippi River curled like scimi-
tar with its -swirling cross current
setting a tooth into the Cape Jessa-
mine Seyee." Here II was that Ed
ward Cary, Of the Thirteenth Vir-
ginia. met and loved and welded De-
stree GailIard, who was half-French
and halr-EnElish by descent. and. be-
ing motherIess. -eiSned absolutely anu
alone at Cape Jessamine. father and
brother being in the Confederate
army. The brother. Captain Louis
GaiIlard. was killed at Chickasaw
Gaillard, fell not long afterwaTd.
Beautiful Desiree. be.eft of home and
relatives, went to her soldier at Vicks-
burg and livsA In cave during the
horrors Of the siege Afterward when
the town had fallen. she went with
her husband TO Dalton, Ga The love
story of these two Is an idyi OF sur
passing charm in the midst Of back
ground OF privation and death and
danger. The broken romance OF Ju-
dith Cary. Of Greenwood. Va, and
Richard C!eave. is brought into har-
mony and happiness in Cease Fir
ing" but even the endurance and the
reunion OF two such noble natures
seems secondary to the passionate
rhythm of devotion like that OF De-
Stree and Hdwafd Cary, the one for
no oth.-.
Before the fall OF vicksburg came
the battle Of Port Gibson, where Cap
tain John W. Johnston, Miss John.
ston's father. was in command Of the
Botetourt Artillery. and. Careless or
the keening mines. the stream OF
shells. cried out to his gunuers: \
hab,, Is a habit. men" This batterys
got habit Of being steadfast, Keep
:: mp, Keep IL up"
Johns.on's -Cease Firing Is her de-
scTipticn Of the great horse artillery
review on the plain north Of Cuioep-
.r. Va. taking place In June o: 1867,
gorgeous war-pzgeant OF that Tar
away early summer that has power to
day TO make all South.rners wish they
could have witnessed II. could nave s"ca
General + " y. Stuart wearing his
fighting Jacket. his ha. with the plum.
and nasns.ceniiy mounted, lie was
brave as Sey; the army acoEef him
His horse that had about his arch'ns
neck a great wresYh - syrinsa and
roses Tznred on 10 the coloTs.
crimson Srf thirteen-stsrr~d battle
fay held high on a sshiin"ies st'ty
81 green Ewsrd b. mounted stand
a-e-tesrcr From the mis'y rn.dd!e
OF the plain csrre . mounted party
one rode ahead on gray boFrs
Noble az form ard noble % face. sim
pie ana courteous. he came I'D 10 the
sres, nsS and grandeur came WITH
rim General LIE. gersrsl Lee.
shoaed ssys9ry. shouted here ar
tIiIcry.
The march past tn. crimson baHnef
was q ihIng 80 remember. Ard June
was % every soldiers bssI' Then :,
was over. tbs great cavalry review
TIE day a-scendeS Unesr o great
fFusa - sunset coral md rod sDSse
the trees. Lee ana he ezvssy issssy
psrsrs The one smsiss, fns other
( ,arsh,f Ice tssn.s gray Trsssses.
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