The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

|smek4 eat drink and sleep. Deco
sionaliy I consume q whole day n
'peuring out my sou1 in . letter to
my beieysA aaneee-ef whom you
kneW. Than. as Major Thraugmorton.
our past auartermAstsr. has kindly
placed at ny service hts handsome s
s s1s1iss sI soft ann ana silent sis.mins.
dressed In my best. I ride out beyond
this dusty eity's farthermost limit
until. amid the beauties OF God's nat
Of earth b IN the II s sss
sokfsr light Of iustrous orbs OF my
daughter. the handsomest woman In
the city Of Macon, and speak not thou
this In Goth nor whisper IT In Askalon.
i but in the Aforesaid light Of the afore-
said orbs read that she thinks me
as handsome - l know her TO be-
, I a'd not try to repress the exciama-
soa ,ssms S sani nop. M shas under the
I. Iectuai. virtuous. Christian woman.
your promised wife. you would. ike
the stained web that whitens in the
upon; but here you are at your deviltry
again. Pouring out your soul to that
loving, praying. waiting woman there,
and flirting-and ! know how you fiirt
WITH tnI0 tTuStiH8, uHSuoPSStthk W.
man here. ! believe you are the same
Bill Wylsy," and he replied. essen
tally the same" But how" l asked.
dare you claim. ensconced here. with
your side arms hanging on that wall
bling cause. smoking. drinking. writ,
he he quickly replied. 1--WE are now at
close quarters. My regiment at the
front is under its proper commander.
Mere / with il / would not ere a gun,
for I carry neither carbine. musket
or rifle ! might not be able within
the next months time to XIII or wouno
one Yankee or save from aea.n OF
ing Of little help to our cause or hurt
70 the enemy. should Colonel vim
fall or be removed in any way, l. AZ
second In rank, am ready In an instant
to take command and lead my fes'-
! Here I think I can help and do
good. Now for my object and emo
toward which l have manoeuvred. as
you put IL. / had plan and consum.
mated same. and now want your AID
and CO. operat,on-not for the iarst
time. a. we both remember. Attention!
every available building In Macon has
been converted into hospital. iou
are ouartered In the State Asylum for
the Blind. Every one Of our hospitals
here is crowded 10 its utmost capacity
with our wounded and sick. They con:
tinue TO pour in from the 'front.' An1
the very serious question. what snaii
we do In the premises, has Tor weeks
confronted and bafied the surgeons
and commanoant Of this post. Many
of our men convalesctng. but unnt lot
duty, are allowed to go nome. are. OF
necessity. given leave OF sDsence 80, anI
majority of them should be kept as
near the front as possible. to be re-
turned to duty at the earliest possible
opportunity. Well. conceived plan
camp risht here in the outskirts Of the
city. where scores of oonvaiescins
wounded ana sick will be provided
with shelter. care. rations ana meo!SAl
and k sDs IN ahe orasF make
room for scores of the severely wound
ed and sick in tho regular Hospitals.
Do you indorse my plan, or are ycu
ready with criticism and ooJecaaon!
Il mark and admire iaacs. your uo.r scheme"
I replied. "welL" he continued. our
chief surgeon. who Is In fuil accoI4
with ME, and l this morning selecteo
the site for the camp. we nau ehl
tanned orders for the establishment o,
the camp. also for commissary anu
supplies. including tents,
Utensils. ETC." Reaching back 70
table he took and handed me several RAJ
the orders, read them rcAd anu
handed them back Taking another
from his pocket. he said. This Is .
special order: read that , anA ~
hospital the following day ana re,
port to Lieutenant-Colonel William n
WILEY at the conva1eseent camp Ior
duty until relieved from same by COL
wiley. as assistant and second IN com,
msnd of sa d camp to Colonel WILEY:
Ate etc. Wyley. throwing back his
head, laughed long and hear.ly.
There YOU are" he said; yoN oA ..s
not disobey nor can you s es or .t.tssM .
which relief, you well know. you can
secure IL you wish to go nome to
morrow. or next week or at any ti"e.
mo, WILEY" ] said. Il thank you anu q
appreciate your kindness to me: 6nt
have no home save that on the field or
in the camp where my command IS 10
which I am unable. as yet, 70 go.
! After discussing Thoroughly ar
arrangements for the essaos n"1 IN
Climbing into Quartermaster Thraae-
morton's buggy and Anthony drove me
Ito the door of my hospltal nome-snu
!frst buggy ride / had taken IN msMs
j. day The next dsy .rv WIN I;m,ted Wsrde
robe. and with my sword. sasn ano
nistol in hand, I repaired TO ana tooA
mn quarters in large wall tent
cd beneath the praNcneS VI
|oak AZ the head Of large group OF
trees forming the convalescent camp
lat Macon. Ga. IN
AS I may never have occasion si;in. ~ 70
again refer to my erraaS but oFiinan.'
brave and big hearted friend. Lieu
WyIey. In my memoirs
n will say that after the war he mar
ried the splendid woman to whom ne
poured out his soul' in letters.soms
.of which. his, not hers-he wouio reao
70 me. and for about five years pie1cn-
sS. minister of the Methodist ChuIcn.
His wife died. he aba ndoned the puIp''
and the church and resumed the pTsc-
t;ce az law in Savannah. Ga y lew
years after I was in Beaufort =.
awaiting the arrival of the train, on
uhich i was compelled to leave. que
in ave minutes Court was in session
in beaufort fine looking man ap-
preached me and I looked strasent
INTO the face of Lieutenant-Colonei.t he
nov William II. Wy!ey. Es9--our iirst
nee.inr since the war. Informing MN,
Of nv short time there, We taiSen
ran,diy He was there engaged IN the
trial OF a murder case he SPOKE
rravc,y of his marriage. feelingly OF
ME wife's death and lauEhinElv OF ms
ministry. saying. You know nave
had son,e good times. but that Was the