The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-04

chance OF singing 1t before the bogus p. ?e
dent of your sham cOnfederacy: g. r''''
Gwen hang JEFF Davis to a s,p,n
"Say that again" shouted the g.,
I" and you STALL see stars" stranger
"Hlnds off, cried Willy. uId..,
die while there is any chance Of Dvins,1 sly
But the man only laughed in bis e.
looking about him. Willy saw that 's'', ADD
band Of men in uniform were Close ., t. s4ai
Peaceablyif you will, forc;bly # wa pau1'
said the first man. Ia the name of e. u
dent Davis l command you to enIis, j. '''
army. Do YOU Of your good free will - r,, VIZ
teer as private in ComPoay-,-'R9aa a a
mentF -!9'
4 do not cried willy, looking firmly IN.
the soldiers eyes, which were IS rra: nv
cold and hard as if they had been cpt On. sll "
granite.
Come, come said one of the o,b.
don't fly into passion, my lad, and uobo o,I,
will harm you.
Pm not in passion said Willy .bn,
hope I've got spuuk enough to hold on hv -"
country. God bless the FedcrAls, | saw! E w
are trying to stand up for the good old .,.,,
and stripes, and I'll necer shoot F,d,'"'
while my name is William Haynien
'Poh poh! you've talked abou. epou,,
for young scamp that has go: to ca: h,
words Come Oh, sir, march .
With desperate courage Willy to,,A.
against his fate, but what could sleDSis.
youth do against ten strong men?
They may lead me into battle, bat tS.,
can't make me fight muttercd the lad h:
tween his teeth. I've passed my word ,n5
my word is as good as an oath, that N new" .
shoot a Federal!
Willy was closely guarded that night, +.
felt like wild beast in cage, but Known,
how useless were words or signs or tears l.
kept his heart under lock and KEY
+, Think ofthe agony of such patience. Wbs,
his sense of justice was rebelling sgaias. II,
wrong done him! When his poor heart W.,
crying out, Oh mother! mother Far VOL
the boy knew how the long days and ujab,,
we're coming when that desolatc woman voop
cry:
u haze nobody nos-I haze NOBODY nov
To clasp to my hOsom at even,
| Ger his calm sleep .n bi eathe out vow
An pray for the blessing. of heaven"
Before long came on the battle of Shiloh
True to his word, Witty did not fire, though t,
loaded his gun every time the order was given
E till the barreIswas nearly full of charges Ibr
conduct could not long escape TIE notice d
the captain. He had heard Of Williams vow
without supposiog for moment that be would
have the fortitude to keep it You 7oung
traitor y cried BE-, you miserable dog What
DO you mean by dsobe, ing orders? Take
that = leveling MS gun, and shooting MIN down
Oh the spot.
He was not killed the ball lodged just above
g the right knee, breaking the byae, aud po5.
, ably if surgeon had been at hand his young
q life might have been spared. But be ayM
. the field till the close of the fight, and when
the wounded rebels fell into cur hands, be vas
q among them, and was hurried into boat, and
sent up the liver to Evansville, Indiana.
. Alter reaching the hospital at Evansville
Y he was Immediately taken in charge by good
< physician, and tenderiy cared for BY kind aud
bic women, WHO devoted themseIye to tie
y care of the wounded men. The wife ofou
Of our soldiers who came on tie s4meboa,
told the boys sad history, aud every Oys.
!, heart was moved to the Geepes, ptF and il.
: terest.
4 The secession symp2thizers, it is true, vha
they visited the hospitals OF that city, would
e be very attentive t. the wounded rebels, but
when they had heard William Haynes story
T they turned coldly away from him.
is But il poor Boy ever found warm Eani'
, be found them among the loyal add huna-
people Of Evansville. know some ct b
- excellent gentlemen and ladies who visited
!, him, and am sure no kind Office was aegccied
but it was too late he lived but few DAP
w. Thus the brave boy, for no crime bat Town.
s his country, was forced to die among strange
20 10 a strange land. Some one offered 10 VIII
to his mother, but he said a letter would ncV'
i. reach her in that obscure town. there wei
/. TOO many rebels in the way And to the an0
I'd !ionatc boy, this longing for his absent no1'
was sorrows crown OF sorrow. hope 'O'
20 while his poor heart was aching, be had I"
81 Dearest Of all friends to comfort him, aud g''
/ up his lille like Christian as well as nT'
But who does not pity that poor lonely V'n'
10 in Tennessee. wearyiug to see her oOy' ~ :.
or perhaps not kuo wing to this hour why he d D,
=, never returned from that days. chopplOG 10
lis woods !-Congregationalist.
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