The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-31
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1snnyss UnlfeFn.
.waet = vour rame?' asked Kenny Psge OF
,;6r INV he had net one cold morning, with
- Ss.t kiesdin from chestuut burs.
.s.,. q 800 !, - ths answer.
Il .Na~ oeosre. Pm soldier and ought to
~ ~sss IN, vc,,. vou mt vour arm around
-now nv ~, ..-rr ,vo,,-onIv YOU mustn't cry,
=. .s.ii .ry too andthen " won't ever
-. -, a. III, Nv goodness what Q thin
80. sp,,,. W. a..,~;,,s nothicker than wear
Al ~ 49,, =. ....,, von cot thick coat, one
.,sr p .H;oL a. ,.;rs,, m
.Nn.
s.Yor,,. .ot /. .o,.so-x.. and can with fur
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IN. 50. Too lat. far .nv how. 70 70 barefoot;
~, d;dr;t won m, an YOUR th;ct hoots TODAY;
dss.,.r. ~. 80, cold-ysnd thsn WON vouldn,t
hsvs 80 sot into our hurs- we've bean mn on
the nh, ni.,;n. h.ttis. and chsreing the big
chs.tnnts snd vhen "a came down We gather.
Cd Iii the burs together. and thought we'd be
yerv eood. better tbar the rebels are, and bury
tbs kiiled md Wounded. 90 We put them oil il
= p;le, epd thrsv : mess Of leaves over them,
ana then ne msrched away. I'm resi- sorry;
but the rebels are ,lvsys ia mischief, and can't
stay dead. There's their big president, Mr..
Davis; he died great while ago; ever SO many
people saw him living, all laid out Just Is If he
was . good man: but he's come to life again,
and isn't . bit better than he used to be; and
then there's that other fellow, out West, Gen.
Mc-Mc-I can u think his name-but he's heen
killed in battle ever SO many time, but, some
how. nm he gets again when there's anybody
TO fisht. and goes at it. See here, George! may
he that's the kind YOUR father died..
mo. 'tisn't., said George; my father wasn't
a rehel and our soldiers don't sham that way.
II didn't think of that said Kenny, but here
ia the fence-Weye got 80 far; and now you
wait when you get most over, and I'll lift you
down.
! You can't shall throw you over
Nonsense! didn'. tell you was soldier
and soldiers have to lift and dig, and do every.
thing. Come on, now; am stronger than
euer was BEFORE and Kenny managed it SO thai
George landed safely and got up the hill. Il
was quite dark then, and Rsnny's mother hat
put her hat and shawl on, and come out Of thu
house to search for Kenny. She met him ane
asked, why, Kenny, where have you been?
Busy, mother, bringing in the wounded
have you got hospital here? cause found ,
boy with his feet full of chestnut burs, and b.
can't walk without most killing himself; ant
he's cold, aud may be hungry; and, mother
Kenny whispered this, going quite close to hi
mother-'his father is dead, killed in that bat
tie you read about this morning, at the Ferry.
Come in, kindly said Renny's mother; ant
she helped the boy in, and tended to his bleed
ing feet as tenderly as if be had been her Rem
ny. After the sharp points had been remove,
che fitted his feet with stockings and shoe
that had long been unused, for the feet tina
wore them had gone forever out Of her home
and her mother'heart listened vainiy throug
the years for ther faintest echo from over tn
nver.'
Rennys father was soldier, and Kenny
mother felt her own heart ache and CULVER q
George told her his story. why was no
George, Renny-why was not Georges fathe
Renny's father and the answer came to he
from the God of battles, but she only heard il
Mrs Page took George home that night-af
ter her soldier.boy was busy with his dream
took him home to his mother to tell the stor,
-'the story, must 1t be told near every hearth
stone-saust it be heard going mid shot an,
shell into every womsn's heart in the natione
The morning following. very early in tn
late October morning, came the woman to max
Rannv's uniform. Int Kenny VAS nm hefor
and its cav trimmin Or On tho table. and iooke,
At them with admiring eve,
.Come. Master Renny." said the woman
taking out her measuring, line I am ready,
.Yon can on home if Won nlease aft or mo,b.
or has given Won some breakfast for don,
want .nv so,d;crN o1o.has 80, wv
.Whv notp' asked Mrs PAGE in .ton;smen
at this sudden change -
.Recanse George ia a dead so,d;ar,s bov on,
he hasn't oct even one warm coat 70 80
nlease motbar taLe tbasa tb;nrs h.oI ans;n
and Get Something To make a 1ot of cIethe,
for Geor0e and then oat them made I gnas.
can no . soldi.r 70 Son,, sa.- ''n;for,,. nd
g $780,, Co., a,,,. ~. ". a.. ua Im au'
mn p.ra r;ah, h.oL ..a;a NY .nen Il =. n sai
AZ. se fs.,,an "a I'D - gu '"i soi
Tbo ,nm.da ,,n;forn, 20, h.oL I'D n.o,rs
os s,,ad ,.;,h oa,afa...ha sIa,h;n. o.o,, 81
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IA e.. hss,ra ,ha aaL 80 90. poUa ..ss
nromoted st;i, fnr,bsr and .Csn,.;n Rann "as
r. c;t;,sns drsss hacsms vsrv nop,,Iar
A weaL nasssd svav ssturdar n;.b, o.uo
Rannv I'D .Good n;rht raaths, 80 eaa as
on ,bs tonm,o.t s,s;r rhen b baa.d JIM We" va.
st the door .iIoes Carta;n Rornv Dc 10. ,;s .a
herss, ''
.Tha., ~ sh,,.oa p
nav me for brinoineit'
Here is letter for you. Renny.' said Mrs.
Page when she had opened the box.
Kenny unfolded the letter and read. For INV
brave soldier boy-God bless his kind little
heart 81
Mrs. Page aud Renny looked beneath the
cover, and Kenny exclaimed. "A little Uniform
for me, Just like fathers own. Nov ,oon',
l be captain, in grand earnests Mother do Won
believe General Sam viii he sorrvs snr ,b;s 60 !.
erander than his Uniform Ihon: b. uon,. ms -
How sorry I am for moor Georoei Hs h.sn,,
any father to be rood to him. Don't Won Re-