The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-03-27
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,AAAAOAN AnALDO| 40 No r
twshsve the assurance ,ha, this story is lld'ralls
The whole city'was wild with triumph
at the victories Of Foit Doneson and Ro'
anoss. 'Cheer after cheer went up from
the Exchange; and people were almost
momehtly jostling each other in. the
tbrouged street, and instead Of begging
psrdon,wsuld Busstintoa sboutfor theold
fiat.. Woman z that am, as I<hurriea
home in the twiligh. Of that glorious day,
had to hold hy muf close to my voice
irsm1sswslliug the great thanksgiving.
Turninggths corner Of my own street, !
wsA as,Snished ,toeee that my vparlor was
hrfliaahys sEghteds aud .tLrpagb the thin
curtains ! likeEise saw figures moving
rapidly;raL ran up the steps, and soon dlsi
covered ,athe. .taason,s for as I opened the
door all my own children and seyersl OF
INV neighbors' rushed with a great sweep
into the hall, apdfOr a momentrl was neat
ly.stunn ned w ith their cheers for the Fort.
the soldiers, the Stars and Stripes, etc,
At.ias,2 2atD the rvolley for the gunbosts.
they stgppcd from sheer e1hapstiopr spd
l asked very meekly. "What in the world
are ySd Ft58h ID ,hs pafl0fsfor?"'' II
.sMeilumotlRry'is gaspsd Wlh fwe want
ed.t0play wedweie' gnn boats, and the
nursery wnsn'ttbig epo1gba See me now,
lam going TO run up within four hundred
wards of the SOARSP Jf the ForS,H and with &
ysIf, ,lKs;swi Indians, ,ho br4pdished
cane and mkde charge at lhe book case
coming within ali inch Of smashing my
Dante and Beatrice. ~ WINGED, but diC
rot scold Them, oply enticed them intoi
less crowded dlniug.rooW. where We play
ed su,r boats and chsered until their faith
eE' coming home to Tea, rather shocked u
byrSaying gravely that he thought d,
sbouIl have 10 send us All 10 the watch
house, NIanyoiueidents Of the battles b
told IhsisagsE chldrenSs we took our lea
and iustbef6tetheir bedtime, as they stoo'
around him for the customary story, b
told them The one l shall try TO tell you.
-"You allknow," said their father, ,"hO'
last April the EssAchussl[s troops wer
attacked, and murdered in the Streets Q
BsllimStsyS @sabl how the whole heart I 2 3
Neud England thrilled to ayenge thei
DEATH Tfero1waSa young boy Of Marble
head, only fifteen years old, Albert Munsu
Syname, who came frem, school on; n;tha
dsSRila with Indignation, and told h'
mother thai he was going to the war; b
COULDN'T, STAY at h6me. Why Albert
laughed his happy mother, they won
have YOU ;;yoa,are TOO little, my Boy, T.
eAhsdfanI. can't.I mother? guess thos
oldrsbslsIMiIl runNben they hear me pla
thASlM,spspgle rBapper,I and out
went ,aud his mother beardhim playing th
smart old, tdhs Ss he marched down. n
stfeetlt thehead Of a a,atterdemaliOn set ,
nrcSinst called ~ him his regiment. II
had o, gifs foe drumming end thinking
HE wordsthai mothers heart stood sti
with, feat, He was her only child, h
handsome boy; how, could she let him g
But she scolde6 heIseR fOf even thinkir
ofn.iDfs6arss his father would keep hi
homo. At dinner,time Albert attacked h
father on the subject, but his father pc
suIb,oriIvF answered. g'no, aud told hi
fiers mdst be no more talk on the matte
UsuslIy his fathers decision settled m, /,
sers;. but ihis time Albert argued manfqll
Hepould do just as good service as al
bodyaha ought 10 go; be must 60 b
Mr.. Mansur was 6rns, and he had to yiel
altho' the struggle was so severe that
grJv pileAhdthin. tAt last, to divert
attention, tbeyssnt him TO his grahdfash
in Augusta, and seyysntly hoped he wou
forget bis fancy, But when ne arriy
there, he found regiment all ready to-
into Damp q short way from the city.
accompanied them as q drummer. I
father and mother, as the weeks went
became impatient. "and at last went !
him. AsNthey rode through the streets,