Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-10-25
WOUNDED--A STORY OF THE
a... ...a. .-- TINES.


sad voice. "If that were all
" The return is given as complete"
said, referring again to the newspaper
which held in my hand "One hundred
| and forty, seven killed and six hundred
and forty two wounded."
:" A fearful list, but it is not ALL" my
wife answered Her tones were even sad
der than at first. A great many more
were wounded-many more
" And SO far, doubtless correct But
from every battlei field 20 swift winged
messengers that kill or wound at
a thousand places bullets Invisible to
! eyes, that pierce loving hearts. OF the
! dead aud wounded from these we have no
report They are caussi ities not spoken
! OF by our commanding generals
| had not thought Of this; or, at least
not with any reailllng sense OI what II
involved My wife resumed:
Let US take the matter home. We
have a son in the army. The ball that
| strikes him strikes us. IT, in the list Of
/ killed or wounded, we had found his name,
would there have been no bayonet point
or SCATTERING bullet in our flesh? | shiv.
er at the thought. All, these invisible
messengers of pain and death would often
be deeper than IRON or lead
AS she thuS spoke my eyes were resting
on the official hat, and saw the name Of
friend. An ejaculation Of surprise
dropped from NY hps
What" My startled wife grew slight
ly pale.
Har ey is wounded
q Oh, dear ~ The palor increased,
and she laid her hand over her heart.-
Bailey 2 She tried 20 steady her voice
\ ball throsgh the chest. Not set
down as dangerous, howeger,'
"poor Anua, What sad tidin2s fer
/ her" Ny wife arose. 81 must 90 to her
. immedjately.'
DO so, answered,
Soon afterwards we went out together,
to my office, and she 10 visit the wife OF
oar wounied friend
When | met my wife at dinner her face
the morning. ! saw that she had been
suffering, while |. intent for hours unon
my work, had halt forgotten my wounded
friends, Harley and his wife one pierced
by visible and the other by an invisible
bullet.
"DiA you see Anna % asked.
Yes
How is she 2
Calm, but hurt very deeply. She
, only bad the news This mornjng.'
:. IA she go.np ,o him, p,
"Tbara has NOT hapn time 10 daciae
what i hest Her hoslards hro,b.r is
here ard will get an much iuf,rms,iion
by telegraph today as is possible. to ulght
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