The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-11-27
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sassbighied, and perchance destroye'. Duinl
s. The Revolution, America yielded up theIive
sss,of tbousands Of her noblest sons on the ielC
of battle, and ruined in monetary affairs
= sought cut even the widows aud the crphan
Ind giant poverty stared them hideOusly il
- the lace. War With its inexorablc demands
s-wsr, with all its attendant sins, was, lik'
sEaaa aceursed demon, devastating the land
And the necessities Of the hour made Con
70 Eress and the L gisatures the unwillingly
yfcruel cpprsssors OF the people, causing them
to be instruments for the encouragement o
the most corrupt practices. The prostration
sEof public credit, and the very general private
-gsdistress, became the terrible means by which
sordidness and rascality aourtshed and tat
tened. sa - ~ .r
80 /. The wrongs and miseries belonging to this
=, period Of our eount-y's history can never be
detailed. They went into oblivion, hidden
.sin the sorrows Of many broken hearts, and
are now secrets of the tomb. ...
,CAlong country road an American soldier
was passing The army at Newburg had
Ts been disbanded, and the war-worn patriots
were going homewerds. The work OF the
Reyolution was done and America was free.
The hymn Of peace made every valley glad.
But the soldier looked orlorn and sad He
was a young man. and limped forward as il
Is suffering from old wounds, and was obliged
to stop and sit down frequently His gar
meats were patched, and his shoes had hard
ly any soles. When noon came he stopped
alta farm house and begged his dinner.
evss After he had eaten he turned to the wo.
man who had given him food, and said; al
am sorry, ma'am, that my heartfelt thanks
I. are all that can offer you for this abundant
meal.''si E 7s" s.g.,-s
~ "Bless my soul" cried the woman, "don't
- talk about thanks, or anything else. You
have fought for your country, and my coun-
try, and for liberty. You are wounded
man. Who would not welcome you to the
n best their lot would afford?' IN rs e-T
NJ Jewell ma'am" said the man. not unmo
we'd at the noble words and kindly manner
of the woman. "Well, ma'am, it is hard
that the soldiers of America are now beg
gars."
Sol s'Beggarsl" repeated the woman. '&
"Yes; our scars are all that we have"
vsss There seems to be strong emotions rising
in the breast of the soldier. His words ial
tered and he almost choked. t.. -.s
"Will you listeu to my story?p he asked.
"Certainly-gladly
@F,"I shipped on board privateer," said the
4 man, as early as--let me see-why, seyon-
tyeight. Afera short cruise we were cap
tured, and our men taken prisoners into New
York. I was confined in the prison ship
sstGood Hope and suffered all imaginable
miseres, but, finally, by reason Of a fortunate
81 circumstance, obtained my liberty. The
ship was visited by some British Army off
GERS. AS they were about to leave in their
boat some of them missed his footing and fell
overheard. I am or was, an excellent swim
q ,mer; and, while walking the deck, observed
the officer fall into the water, and, after ri
Sing quickly sink again. saw that he was
sslikely tobe drowned, and without a moments
hesitaticn-although running the risk of be-
ing shot by the guard jumped overheard.
So, fna'am, saved the officers life." af
81 am $3.50 glad" said the woman:
-as4'sWell, sma'am;' continued the soldier,
,''the officer was grateful for the act, and pro-
cured my discharge. lie came to see me,
and offered me a large bounty to enlist in
the kings service.'- ~ Wa a&a
'h"And you--began the woman: /
"Refused bribe" replied the soldier, with
"a proud, returned gaze II was ragged
starving, weary Of my life, maam, but--but
-" Here great load of feeling seemed to
fill the speakers bosom. "But," he contin-
auusd, 81 told the man who tempted me at such |
"a time Isl told him that for all Britain
would not desert my flag Yes, ma'am. !
that's what told him.
1.-The woman was perfectly. carried away in
her admiration of the patriot. She started
to her feet, and giving the man an approving
..- look. exclaimed; "Wel done!-God bless
you, hero"' 4
Thank you ma'am-ma'am, thank you!''
As he said this the soldier stood up erect
7 and pfohdy, though the effort to do SO made
him vince with pain from his wounds. % /
-Hsl 'sHvs Iought enough" be continued, ITO
be hero; but Pm only what you see me
zsa,poOs worn out beggar!' xsrv 4
II Tems carne to his eyes, and he sank
down upon chair and covered his face with
Ills hands. The woman almost as deeply
moved, took her seat in silence |
saaEaANelI, mgam, ,i'continued the soldier, at
length. latter my liberation from the prison
siship,,I made my way to the American Ar
" my and enlisted. 4 had friends here at the
Fast-4where was born and raised. ma am
i#s4-bat Twas wayward andwiId when Il let4
a. home, and for some reasons l didn't care
about returning. had broken my old mo-
esther's heart and brought great grief to those
sawholioEeda me- Mo- Iadidn't want to go
honeward sought the battle and death, |
ina'am." .iaA &c Wet. O dgiposeaI
While thisreeitaI had been; going on, the |
woman was examining the features Of the
N man With new and peculiar interest There
~isswas shade Of painful but gradually increas-
ing joyoasneSs as, his face grew more and
q more famiiiar toher. $htsaa1 .susa,'sg ea 'aF
y " .aThrough an tho long years since seventy
eight, maam," said the man, continuing his
~ " tory. i've been a soldier fighting, wound
i ed. suffering Peace came, ma'am and the !