Year: 1866

A correspondent, writing hll the way
from Texas tells of the dcvotiono ofa Young
Southern wife who accompanied her hus-
band on foot from South Carolina TO the
Lone Star State, and thought nothing oft.
There are not many DANES or damsels who
would undertake such a Journey, even
though they were sure of finding the goal
OF hymenial happiness at the end of it


"SOme months after the close of the war
a gentleman overlook welI-dressed Con-
tederate soldier, with knapsack on his
Dack, accompanied by neat, pretty look
ing girl, of apparently about eighteen years
OF age, with bundle In her hand. The
soldier stopped to ask some direction about
the road. The gentleman found he was a
Confederate soldier returning home with
his wife. and invited them home with him
to dinner, as he lived near. The soldier.
a fine looking Texan, told his story.
Ills home was on the Nucces. He be-
longed to JOhnson's army, and had gone
through all the varied fortunes off soldier:
been once wounded and twice prisoner
at Camp Chase. In one of his various wan
derings he had met and fallen in love with
the daughter of n widow In the northern
part OF South Carolina, whose husband had
fallen at the battle of Manassas. The widow,
from competence, found herself reduced al
most to want. When the war closed. orr
soldier went to the house Of his intended
mother-in-law, and fora month worked with
all his might, mending fences and putting
the farm in the best order he could Then.
thlnklng 1t time to see about his old mother
in Southern Texas of whom he had not
heard one word for over two years. he pre-
pared 10 return home; but it was hard TO
leave his sweetheart, not knowing when he
could make money enough TO come for her.
But she settled the matter by saving she
was with him. So one morning they were
married and started for Texas on foot, with
their knapsacks on their backs, and without
q single cent OF money. "But," said the
bride, "we found people very kind: we
made friends all along the road we were
never turned off at night; we always got
plenty. to eat, and people would often make
us little presents ofmoney. We would fire.
quently overtake a WAGNER who would
give us ride as far as he was going our
way. When get to my husbands home |
shall have Travelled over two thousand five
hundred miles, and most of it on foot.
would not take anything in the world for
my, "TRIP; have found everybody SO kind
and good"


The young husband looked into her
bright young face and smiled. as though he
thought he saw there the reason every one
was SO kind.


But were you not afraid to come so far
with a wild Texan ?" some one asked.


"Oh, y was the smiling reply; II al
ways liked the Texans, they are such brave
good soldiers"


You have indeed proved that you liked
one of them"


After dinner the gentleman had his car
riage brought round, AMI carried them a
days journey homeward. As | shook
hands with the bride, / wished her pleas-
ant journey. ~.


"Oh, never fear that,n she answered, .,I
am almost home-a hundred miles or two
isn't much. i am as happy as a king"
They drove of. the happfest couple | ever
saw May heaven bless them.


Now. isn't she heroine; and do YOU
think there are many more like her? | will
close my letter by saying, three cheers for
the Texan soldier and his South Carolina
bride.