The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
"The southerners."


Cat the Leader todayD
1t was in the early spring of 1861 that
Boyd Peyton came home to Mobile after
States navy. Coming home to Mobile
meant q very great real to Bod. II
meant coming back to his father. to his
brother. and to his mother: but, above
all. IL means coming back to Mary AMMAN.
Mary Amman was divided in her affections
between Boyd Peyton and Robert Dar-
row. She liked and admired them botl, so
much that II made her heart bleed to
think OF giving up either for the sake Of
the other. But before Boyd had been
long in Mobile. love for a new IDOL
sprang up in Mary's heart, which COM
pletely overshadowed her feeling for both
men.
The name Of this new Idol was The
Southern Cause After years of misun-
derstanding and bitterness. the Southern
States had at last decided to sever the
bonds which held them In the Union.
Mary. a southerner welcomed the rup-
ture So too. did ali the other loyal citti-
zens OF Mobile. All. that is. but Boyd
Peyton. His love for the South was more
than counterbalanced by his love for the
country. and his duty as an officer of the
United States navy. At her birthday par
ty, Mary AMMAN. rising in answer 10
toast. bade none to drink to her who lid
not love her. and forbade any to love her
who did not love the South. Boyd drank
the toast. After the dinner, Mary, be-
lIeving that Boyd would enlist in the
Southern cause, promised to marry him.
That night, the young officer suffered
tortures of indecision. On the one side
was Mary. on the other nothing but that
ugly word-Duty. II he chose that, he
would lose with Mary the love and re-
spect of family and friends-everything
that seemed desirable. But in the face
next morning, ne was firmly resolved to
follow the bitter road Of duty-and honor.
When the local company Of militia came
to the house before breakfast. and an
nounced to Boyd that they had elected
him their captain, he told them that he
was, and always would be, loyal to the
government to which he had sworn
allegiance. In the face Of the Mortified
remonstrance of his family and Mary,
Boyd remained steadfast in his decision
So, even while he was being cast forth
from his fathers house, Mary threw her.
self into Darrow's arms. and promised
to marry him when he returned from the
war. But Mary regretted her decision
for In the days that followed, love for
Boyd grew and grew in her heart. At
last, when she felt that she could no
longer honorably keep silence, she wrote
to. Darrow. breaking their engagement.
Darrow got Mary's letter on the eve Of
the battle of chickamauga. He opened
II smiling, read 1t and went forth to die
like the brave man and honest gentle
man he was. His heart was already
dead before the kindly bullet found him.
As the cruel years dragged on. Mary
learned to repent bitterly Of her girlish
desire for war and its attendant deeds
of glory and bravery. Besides Darrow,
her father had fallen fighting for the
cause, and Beverly. her young brother,
the last Of the AMMAN line. was stationed
the guns of the Union fleet which was
threatening the Confederate forts and
fleet in Mobile Bay In the terrible bat |
tie which resulted from Farraguts sue
cessful attempt to pass the forts and !
attack the Confederate Meet. Beverly |
AMMAN was killed Boyd Peyton. on |
Farragut's faship. the Hartford, per-
formed a miracle of valor in saving men
from the dynamited Tecumseh beneath |
the guns of the fort and the eyes Of his |
father, who commanded II. Desperately
wounded by a shell, Peyton was removed |
to shore, and nursed back to health and |
strength by Mary AMMAN. Through hert
the outcast was taken back
into the family that had d!sowned h>l. |
Then peace came upon the sorely- stricken |
land, and a far greater peace to the |
hearts Of Mary and Boyd.
@.The Fascinatfng Eye"
Cat the Orpheum today.)
Can a clerk be honest who lives On I
imburger and onions alone? Some may,
but Willy W!alrus cannot. He steals a
pile Of money from his boss. and in the
Wild exuberance Of his easy-got wealth
The first thing he does 10 to get a clean
collar from the laundry. = II
At the sweatshop he displays his wealth |.
Ind meets his Waterloo, whose Christfanl
iame is Bess. She believes him to Be al
Millionaire Willy Is overcome and hur-
esraway to get q minister. II
In the meantime the ONCE boy, who ID II
Itudying to be q detective, having ssen Ii
Willy rob The safe concludes that 6 rob- l,
,ery has been committed. He followsi \
hs SCENT Of ths iiubursw 70 the swsat- I