Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-11-07
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Then to the darby, Pete, take the gen
tlemen's horses into the stable and give
them n good feed, and tell Sam to give
the captains orderly all he can eat TO
dinner
Mr. Randolph led Captain Cartright
into the house and, asking him to be
seated for Il few moments in the draw
ing room, left him. After some time
he returned with negro and said:
This is my own body servant. Jim.
He will show you to Il room where you
will find the wherewithal 70 getting
off the dirt of the road. When you
have done SO come down. and dinner
will be served"
Jim led the way up the winding stair
case to Il spacious chamber containing
an enormous four post beds'ead with
curtains above and valance below and
other furniture Of a corresponding pat
tern The darky poured water into a
great china bowl. The captain UNI
buckled his belt, from which hung his
revolver and saber. and threw them on
II chair. Then he took off his coat,
rolled up his shirt sleeves and plunged
his head into the water.
jim took up the coat and brushed 1t
carefully while It's owner was splutter
ing In the water. When Cartright had
finished his additions jim stood holding
the coat ready to help him on with it,
After this had been done the captain
placed his hand on his breast pocket
and. feeling tn" envelope. was salts
fed that his dispatches were still there
and with II refreshed look on his face
went downstairs.
Mr. Randolph received him cordially.
glancing inqulringly ut Jim, who was
coming down the staircase behind the
captain. What he saw in the Negroes
face evidently pleased him very much,
for he renewed his attentions to his
guest to such an extent that Cartrigat
began to suspect his host To be one Of
those Nirg!nianS who adhered to the
Union cause \ anrly announced thai
dinner was ready. and the two went
into the dining room, where they found
the Randolph family waiting for them.
Those at home were Mrs. Randolph,
stately lady, and her two daughters,
Carey and Julia, very pretty girls. The
sons were all serving In the Confed-
crate army
ION which side of this fracas are
your symputhies, madame" asked Cart
right
The husband and father took it upon
himself to reply. The fracas, as You
call 1t, subj he said. is being dis
posed of by the armies of the respcc-
tive sides. We noncombatautS have
nothing TO do VITA the settlement. We
intend To treat YOU uo'the'ners when
YOU come to us MS ouah guests. Let NE.
help YOU, sub, To some mo- of the
chicken. DO you prefer the white meat
or the dahk? -
Cartright would have preferred
both, but. that being out of the ques,
tion. he said either would do, ana
doubtless he could have eaten even the
bones, Resides. he was observing Carey
Randolph. whose southern beauty was
especially pleasing to HIM The dinner
proceeded With marked attention on
the part of all the family To the young
captain, who. in the presence of n south
ern matron and her two attractive
daughters, strove to make himself ms
agreeable MS possible, The dinner tin
ished, he was conducted to the draw
Ing room, where he sat In the most
comfortable chair in the room, sur
rounded by the Randolph family.
Nothing of moment occurred during
this after dinner companiouship eX-
cept that the captain. looking out of a
window. saw Jim, Mr., Randolph's body
servant, riding down the lane leading
from the house to the road. Then in
few minutes the officer saw his or
derby. Mike Finegan. riding full tilt
In the same direction
Presently Cartvight saw Mike riding
/ lelsurcly back and telt relieved. Ris-
/ ing, he thanked the members OF the
| family for their southern hospitality,
| which he declared was famed all over
/ the world. All were extremely gra-
/ cious to him and hoped that the for
tunes of war would bring him their