Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-11
HOPEFUL TACKETT. HIS MARK.

HOPEFUL TiCKETT. HIS MARK.
nv RICHARD woLcOTT, "TESTH ILLINOIS"
.An' The Star sp=ngle' Bangor in trump shall
o! the Ian dor the rree-e-e, am the ho the
Thus sung HopcfU; Tackle =, Is he Sax on his
little bench IL The little shop OF Herr kcrd-
wain:r, The Village shoemaker. Thus h sang,
no: artiStiraiiy. hut win much ferYor and unc-
ton, keeping time with his hammer. rs ne ham,
mtrrd away - immense "sto=a.' And Is
lie sang, the Prols-t. words rose upon the a ii,
and were wafted together with An odor OF new
leather and paste pot. ont of the window. and
fell upon the car CT ragged urchin with
armful OF hand-bilis.
bringing &c bear upCn Hopeful Il pair OF crossed
eyes, = full complement OF white t-.iii. and
face pron,isenoa-ly spotted with its kindred
dust.
"Fcr The Bangor = replied Hopeful: ..guess 1
would. Both On 'rIn-a2 Il head, 800
"Wrii. here's q chanc e fc- you, and nc tossed
him Z hand-bill.
hopeful laid aside his hammer and ri. work
and picked up tl,e hand-bili and while he is
reading il, let us briefly describe him. Hopeful
is not beauty, and he knows it, and though
some of the rustic wits cau him .iReaut,'' he is
well aware that they intend i: for r3ny. His
couEtsEancG rms TOO much to nGSr-rEda.
anonymous nose 81 tha;-'o he classic, and is
withal rugged in general outline and piInpIy III
spots. His hair Is decidedly too dingy red tos
be called, even by the utmost stretch If c0HTt.1-
sy, auburn; dry. coarse, and prr:inaciously
obstinate in lis resistance 70 The ei-iiizng
efforts of comb and brush. But there is u great
deal OF big b;:nc and muscle il him. and he
may yet work out a noble destiny. Let Us sea,
Iy the time he hal sl::ilrd OF: thr iiaIid-5:ii,
and found tia: JiiG:rEant - was in f0TyI,
and " shed 10 enlist recruits for Company -.
- Regiment. it WAS nearly SUNSET: he ,oal OF
his apron washed his hands, and looked NJ
himself in the piece Of looking-aiasS that stuck
in the wintloS-a defiant look that sail he
was not afraid OF all thar nose--took his hat
down from its Peg behind the door. and in
resistance
crowded it down over his head. and started
for his supper. And as he walked he musad
afcud. a was his custom. adsirrssi in. himself
in the second person. :. Hopeful. what do you
think Of IL , Thy want more soldiers 81,
Gue>s Tbs N fights al Doneison and Pitisburg
fannrn Lcttt i.>etl Ii, u them rs.ri,::nis
BY iinE, iIIcpCfHl lad been uioIasIv brought
brought mp, and his emphatic cxclama.ion3
took = mild forr!.j HC;fr!u!, 'xprct y0u'n have
70 90 and stand N some poor fellnr-5 hoes
'TUon't do for them there Blasted Sechnsrrs 10
be killing OF orr boys, an no one Ihrr. 10 paw
them hack. Its time tiS ere thing WIS busted,
Hopeful yOC ain't pretty. an You .tiIt smart:
hut you used 10 be nasty hand with a shot
gun. Guess ECU'n have 10 try yoar hand on
CID Rorry (F'eauTPgaTds chaps; an if you
ever sit b ad on ono, he'll enter MS Hard
mighty shortly. VIVA, do YOU say 40 goin'
lou wanted 20 20 last year. but mother was
sIcf, an you couldn't: an nov mothers gone
TO glory, why, show yoar gri; am 20 Think
about i. anyhow.
And Hopeful did think about it-thought
a. out tl late ~ night, OF tr i1iSrIred iac nj
the lie rce fights and glorious yistJrie:, of the
df ad and O. iGg in@ OHt in the pitiis- sOr.n,O
The CastaTdly 0JstrageS OF rebel f..nds-tilough
o. all tits, win his great warm heart over
flowing with love 10 the dear old ..Banner,'
o. and resolved TO go. The next morning H., no
t!!irG s-:S 'i,s' his intention. to- o.,ii ;,:,
sersic fer tks: Of Uncle sam. The old fellow
only opened his eyes very wide, grIlmhie.l.
hTCuSi; cur tC stocking, "a, pad ft,ii.. oi .l;.,
departed Fran kOrdwainer,) and fgom il
counted cu' and paid Hopeful every cent that
was due hin. I!Ht there was one Thing that
hs-t I'll
prtGicam-nt thct all OF Us ara illbIe 10 fail
in'o-he was IN love- and vi it'll Christina, Herr
koTdwainer's daughter. Christina was {;
plump maiden, with :: round riISy face, ;ti
extensive la!itrfe II shoulders. ard general
pieniitnde and sciidiiy OF figure. All these he
had; hut what had captiyated IIopeful's eye
was her trim ankle. i: had al,n.;tr..fi ~ him
one morning encaSed in warm white warm
sfot king OF h.r own knitting. From Its small
brtsinEg IN: srri: l:art his! taken III .hr whole
OF her, and Cow be was desperately in love
Two or three time, hr had s.ssayed ~ tell her
OF his proposed departure; bat every lime the
words Were coming 10 his lips, something
rushed up INTO his throat ahead OF them. and
he could not speak. At last, after walking
home from church with her on Sunday even
Ing, ne held cut iiiS hand and biur;ed out:
wei, good bye: We're of Tomorrow
"CF! Where -
I've ciiistedr;
Christina didn't faint. She didn't FAKE ont n
delicate and dai1tily-perfuTncd mouChoir 70
hide The tears that We're not there. She looked
at him a moment, while two great tears rolled
down her cheeks, and then i,recipitalrd all
her charms into his arms. Hopeful stood il
maEfuily-5a:fIsTl liked il, in fact Bat this i n
tahieau uiat we have 10 right 10 be looking A.
SO IL; IL pass b.; how they parted-vyitii .yii,.
tears and eIabrircs, and eNtraIaeant prcte,ia-
Mons OF uncying affection, and Wild promises
OF eternal remembrance, there il no need OF toll
inc. for We ali know how foolish young u,.cu.a
viii hc under such circ uins ta,c es We Older
heads Know All abo1t sT'h little matters and
what they amount to- Oh, yes. certainly we do
Inc next morning foUhd Hopeful, with
dorm Others. In charge OF the lieutenant, and
On their way TO Join the T. giT.i-nt. ;fopefui's
Hrst exp: rieEcN OF camp life NOT singular
Oi". Like the resi- OF u. lie had occasional
attack oil home >icknes>: and he stood at his
pot On picksI III line silent ni.Et -.gatcI,..s
@Eiir IKE camps lay quietly sl-cpiag IN .il,.
mccrl@t. i;!s thoughts would e. c...k IN hi.;
lar away home, and the little sho1, and the
phnii"i charms of tir f;ir-';,Ir,d Carl .tj5,a
30 ne Went Oh. dreaming sweet s!r,.anas of
home, bat ever ac;iy" AMI ai.ri, cag.r - learn
and earnest - 10 iiS duty, Siarcir,-- an saif,-
suggestions Of Ms heart with The siutII. i.,,...
Of & pure patriotism.
"UopeiUi, he woI,lsl lay, ;Isa I2;;I-ars -.,,,
care OF you all your iiie, and now vo.l =. har,,
10 iak1 carr u! ~ See tha yOu do il ;:,e ~
YOU know how;
IL wcuit irr mere thrilling and in,crpe,,no
and wGuid read b";irr, IL 80 could .rtn oar
hero q glory AMID the roar Of cannon and l,.-
kets, Through sicEii. 81 silet and she'll Or a
ssrTisd line ct gii~!v;IG, J:,vOUe:s Par ri.
trU;h--a matter of which newspaper CORE
pondents and sensational writer's generally
seem 70 have very nasty conception: -t,r,,,,j,,
it ], was ouiv Il skirmish-a busiiv haaLin.,
fEii; fer pa" CS-'ss ;nn az = swamp.
few companies Were fspioyrt!.s- eFirruisn-
W % drive ont the Rebels
Now, boys" shouted thu captain, ..il'cr en-!
Shoot G." Kill, not to scare lem! 90 ......
ming ping went the rif,eS.
''s-.-%-Nitr' sand thr bt.lIcts-.
Oii tii~y vent CrCGcii!a@ a:llan@ The hE !i,.;
frptPii'S sion> nffd-r he hanks of t,ir brook
cantlo'sH p"ering from lem at Tres IL search
of .'hutffE- ttt,. "
Hopeful was in the adv 50. lis bass,a4io.,
and his hair defi:sntly bristIinc han evrr
Firmly sr3sping his rifle, Le pushed on. Gre.
fully WatehIhS very t1ee AID bush 4 ,theI
another hen, rs quick aS thought Honkr,,i-s
riae st las shoulder, pUf %! blu smoke ,r,o
from rs EIGGIh, ana ne rebel sprJng Iilto ,h,
air and fell hack-deId. Almost 81 tn. -
instant, Hopeful leaned forward 20 "a. Ia,
.nart Of hi- she.. d.. fl. -.....I.n ,l,...i. .