The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-09-02

Tie mmns of taa voanifd man
sooa q "a away. IT, hd Gra b~ep
taken % the .urgr,a. Apartments. and
after be abstraction u q bslf. he pas.
.ase 4 wbih "a b,ru mare lnjnf
aa dang ro9.. reeosea awlrr lie
charge o. nurse TO he room where
he pow rrsfrd
Mr. c. interest u tic three
,onng men, uto we're npa specially
10 eIupge Cou Il M q slemeot, bd
rather increase 10 brief conversa-
ton. with zach Of them, sl,e IA hered
litlc facl., and in lenis, and .cuti-
menis, lhu expressed The quail iy e
iher lives. If character It'll iarih,
10 interest hr frlipss Each hid
been lenderl, c,rrd lur ~ etrly years,
and eacb wt> l-oy,l, II well 10 sll
home menorc. as to the county hs
hsa Z ~ fora 70 sprse, bearing bis
.lif ipi iis bnl,
i vas nearly an hoir a3er the
" san Cd rebel WI bro ght - when
nurse crossing from distant pan
whore he lay, eaue to Mrs c.,
Who wa- assisting he su,geo to dress
the shattered limb Of oae Z. the young
men under her care, and STOPPING
down, sail to her, with suppressed
agitation:
II i your son, mudamr
Whoi Where z The color went
on Of Mr. G G's face.
The man who was last brought in,
My .on Z
'Yos, madam. He says he is your
,on. Won YOU come over TO him Z
lie wat. You
Mrs G caught her breath with
gasp. But gaining self possession,
she answered with calm eloquenee
o. tone that was full of heroism. These
are ny soas'
For an instant, she looked proudly
from face 10 face Of the three woun.
ded soldiers, and then bent over the
talk in which she was engaged. Her
hand showed no treinors, rs size wound
the long bandaces about the tender
limb, AMI in rvery minute obey
ed the surgeons direction. When
the painful work was done, she wiped
from the sufferers pale forehead the
clammy sweat that covered il, and
laid her hand .oiily upon his temples,
smoothing back the damp hair. No
mothers hand had in it ever tend
erer tonrb.
For minute the surgeon drew her
aside, and they stood in earnest con.
versalion then he moved away, and
Mrs C esume her place. Net
long afterwards, the rebel soldier who
had beei brought in was carried out
again, the man who bore the litter
almost touching Mrs Gus they
pas.ei. But she did not stir or look /
arould One. two, three hours, and !
she was still in the hospital but her
loyal, heroic heart had taken up a |
burden that no true mlthers hear has |
strength TO bear. The surgeon, who |
conprehenard the case, was watchi Z |
her with inte lse Interest. He saw,
With eyes that could real signs which |
Others mi ht not un lerstaud, the grad |
ual i.iling u over TO sustain hersel
u this sei-im 0 ed ordeal, and more
tlmnonce offered gentle rrmoostranees,
Whcl she l,dlo heed. Butall things |
yield. when pressure is in excess OF
strength. Three hours after her wonn.
lied rebel son had cen removed, by |
her order. with nurse IN attendance, |
10 lhr ho ne he bad dishonored, Mrs |
G--was carried lhither iusenfible,
having swooned from exhaustion of
vital power in tie unnatural confic, |
Of mind to which she had been sub.
jeeed
On The d,y after, she was absent
from lie hospital; bit on lhe third /
day .be came 10 agiiu, paler, and TO +
some eyes sadier, and again minis
tefcd with loving care to the sons OF
her ade pi ION.
Our boinely prose has failed to give |
Il dtiag words this true and touch /
in. incident, worthy to be enshriuel .
by some true poet in deathless NUM-
beis II should not perish. Who t
will ct il IL the jewels Of song P
HSce HagaziAe.
A very bashful young inan, deslr-