The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-04-06

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that way. J kept my hold OF MIS- hands, and
waited bit osfore | spoke to him again.
think was worst of now OF tho two-no tears
camel help pss-i haven't got my or'dhert
suictnsss any way and NY teusies nave
rough. ned and hardsesd ne eutsine. Bot
God kno~s felt IL kseniv; all the more kesnly,
maybe, because l was slow to show It
After little, put the aors'iou 70 him
which had been longing to asx freu the time
when tir't saw h's lace On tue pillow. Hai
they all given me ap A. h-me 'or dead Il
ssksd)1 Yes; after lms long hoping, one BY
enc Trey bsa given me up-my she Cacd
bless her' last OF all Meant 70 ASK neNt
nv VIE was awe ana wei'; ouS try as ,
might, cosld only say "Msrgsrett' and ok
meant les lhe 'sial soc was lviog' abe was
At nome, sns was IN nef ~,no~s ".ed.-po"r
soul Der v'd"~H wecds! got on better Win
my next au.mhon anout the sona' "as ~
soIn "iver les. boy or snH , Ut anu
living surely, AM prn~n-p"or nuie thing,
what question 10 ask-g'Wn !" course, IN
uree years! Anu mo oef! W. no.her WS
atine hhen away, ana more snsnt With,n neI-
seI IMAM sus useu 70 w r.tt'pg ~ t'neS
frettins Si.se my wfe) on nights when tbs Sc. %
rose, and the windows shook and sb,yered IN
the wind. Thereupcn my brother and waited
DIT asain-i VITA my questions ana q" with
6is sns.'rsMAna wnis we wa,,ea, .., ,napsen sr,
bringing me back, living, to wife aud klndfed,
whLs wife and Kindred were living too
MY brother dried the tears en- nj, face, ana
looked at me little. linen ne turned ASIDE
sudd My, as IL he remembered s,meth,ne, ana
stole his hsna % IN nurry ander tne p,los ..
his beds Nothing came out itsm oe'o~ tne
pillow but his black neck handkerchief, which
he now unfoided slowly, LOOKING nv me a.. tns
while wiIh something strange In MS lace tnSt
couldn't make out.
"Whatare you doineI" Asked MIN. "What
arc you looking at me ike that Tor
Instead Of making answer he took orump-
led morsei OF paper out OF his necS-hAuckcr-
chief, opened II carefnily, and held It To the
light to lot me zee what II was. Lord In hea',
en- INV own vriting-the morsei OF paper
bad committed, long, long since, to the mercy
OF the deep. Thousands aud thousands OF
miles away had trusted that Message TO the
| wsters-and here II was in my brothers hands
| chilly feat came over mo AZ the seeing II
| again. scrap OF paper as II was, II ioeked 70
| my eyes like the ghost OF my own past SELL
gone home before me invihbiy over the great
wastes Of the sea.
NJ brother pointed dswn telsnnT TO the
writing.
mind when you wrote those words !"
Tell me, hrst, made answer, "how ana
when the message came to you. ! cant qcie'
myseh ut to talk till know that.
lie told me how the paper had come TO nanc
also how his GOOD friend, the captain, nav
ing promised 10 heip MN, was then unuer TN
sahe I'o' nos, WI .;I, '. H.,;, .b ,s.,
s.oppu, 80 n.a h..no.aa n,s,oH,h M,
neaIu VIM un. APPeno ~ go.
oseauui u.uo. 80, e"S III III ~. ,n..r,,I,,a '''
VI Ts. ..,.,.Sna 80, M ,h. rnas.ars h.d ro.ch.f
.nSw,guso ,nal snV ~. Ss"tJ aS . sss...
ru,S,h,.n I'M ~ n H. IL, a., wv, .va. ~, n,
as.S ~. Il. nv mind ar3 M, Jid
nv raj to aui.t Alfred. in NV turn. I told
hin that I was in INV right -sns.s, though, sore
To- trurhI.d ,rben nv hand had written tboes
| yord. Also that vybsre the writing was rub.
h.d an, I cnuId tsiI him. for his uscessary
| rn;d,.ca .nd min. What once stood in ths
smn,v nj,c., Ala, ths, I knew no morn what
ths rs.i ,ru,h m,rb, be than h, did. till inoui.
| n.d. .na ,b. .l.nd.r On tstber's v,od
nam. o.. ar.,,ed h,jd,v into daxl liub, TO sbo .
i,se,f s.r vhst =, wa. WORTH I.astly. that nj
| ~. ,oy.o. mama tber, ,r.s cpc hone and en-
d,rern,ir ,tivu uvlermos, in nv m,nd-tbe hop
tL., m; -b, oct s.fe 10 En- land. and find m,
vife and kindr.d alive TO I ks me back amonl
them .raip-tbe dissemination that | woul,
nut the douht about fathers five hundred p,uu
- IN. n,o,f II aver NV feat t.uched Enuli
I.,d ono. mo,s,
UC"ns out sitb me now. Alfred ~ said. Al
.r w,n,inr. mn "a above Ua,,o l.t me tell yo
in the ouiet of the morpipr how that Messsy
cam. 10 be written. and committed to tn
.ea"
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