The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-27

| b.. n held to 80 many lips in this day OF ir@l
81, in time her soul grew c4imer, aud rose above
is fears.
Ia the deep sflenc of long sot7 Jag IL arts
and may reebl-, dependent woman mas Beer
eieva ed hy such sacrifice into f3Hh and sonlthtS
unknown uetore. and winch she never could nave
learned save in he fiery furnace through "hcf
she has been cal ed b. pass. In m@ny pam Ne"
EnglanI home, the watching angels see silent
patient marurs, whose hearts are bleeding, ye
those faith is fra who would not call b&cF
their loved ones to their arms, yet whose ne!Ee'
culver with every breath which IS borne TO men
from Off the battle field; whose dreams at night
are Of death and carnage, and WHO only WaNe Il
its a prayer that Gods proitcUng ere may u
round Their dear one, perhap, at lhat Woh'e1
lylng uniended among The saln. TOD near ny
nra\tr, brave mother God give thee strength i
bear His will and may lie grant that this nigh
Of loom and darkness may be foi!aweu by
bright, glorious morning. II t ei what ma. cone
we knaw That no Offering Iald upon the altar @
sacrifice shall be laid there in valns or pas IN
needed by Him who puyiirs through suffering
and who in His Own good time g!ye'h ne gai
ment OF praise for the splrt OF heaIineSs
Months passed aw4y aud almost every week
there came hopeful, cheering ,eittr> rom lto"afe
Irge,solI to brighten his mothers hta''. Under
Mcclellan in the hallcs before Richmond, falling
back to he Ptninsula, ana then 70 be lU!omac
he sill! keLt up hope and cour'ge. AND 'hoa
Sand dangers lie pas ed ursc4Lned, ~! his ioAo
mYher timpsl Dreamed he bore c'alWe3 We
aud would come back to her, undi,fgared by !
single scar. With a mothers pride >h~ Ge3id thai
once and again he had Won prom llion by hi" gal
lanty AID she smiled TO see he" signify he
smoke Of his own achievements, and no" en,husi'
a,tjc,. Nv Of those of olhtls. " II vas Ike Iii
good. emf rous hear, She said aud SIC read
his letters over a:,l over, aud tbeD 4it them away
a precious relies.
s. t! sammtr passed, ard shadows were be-
ginning to IaIl across The hills when ,he!e anr
news Of the battle OF Antttam. 1t Vas victory
they sid bn, a yicro'y bought with most pre-
cjo2s blood and which wrap, thousands Of homes
in gloom In that battle, leading hi men on the
charge, Howard l"2ef>olltt!I. Ills last words
were, II rward, my brave fellows, forward.
spoken in his own CHEEKY voice, with his o";.
oriy smile. And forward they lushgc, many OF
them, alas, to soGI~ rs Daody grave. Brave
fellows. they fell as heroes TALL, and q grateiu!
country shall Keep >hyr memories fresh and
green.
4; first, as the Chr&tnla,-time drew near, tie
oereayeI mother thought OF 1t with dread; Il
was so associated wHA her boys JoyH' home
coming and bright presence, that she feared II
would bring her a stll Heavier heart aehe,a deeper
srnsc Of desc alton. But she resolved TO forget
herself as lar as possible in reIlevlg The sorrows
Of others. No one OF her dear boys friends
should be forgotten. The old, lame shoemaker
at The corner, and the cross, b.d-rGten huSoanG
under The bill, should this year have nicer and
warmer garments even than usual; the three
spin>iers behind the 20! lars should get a box OF
lrut, and other deEcdses selected with the great
est care as we'll us the latest magazine and poem,
and there shoe d he added some volumes of How
alds own, as keepsakts, which they would be
sure TO cherish for his sake /; the hard-wrklng
washer woman should have new thick shawl and
hood, and net orphan grand children VAIN Snoe$
and stockings, and each Of th' II beSlde pretty,
bright cnlugtd wooden dress 10 wear to school,
The old women at The poor house should have an
extra quantity of good green tea TO warm up
their wthsl I'd hearts ind brighten their dim
memories, and Nancy should make aud carry each
Of them pie,and pIumc-clke frosted, that they
might have a little merry making al thar own
No, tven Tie little lltuses >Luu.u De forgotten;
boz with akinds Of goodies and Christmas
TOYS should be sent TO lheM IN ter dear. dead
towards name, for thes- litt.e boys ana SHs hl4l
been grea, pets OF bis, and If ne were lroN'ns
down-!f he were-i' would give tim pleasure
And at many door Was left Christmas iuE-
KEY, a Christma>.box, valuable book, or at The
least, bright Christmas wre'th, to cheer the
heart of some Young girl who had been favor
tie of Towards; aud as Mrs lngersoll was occu-
ped in these deeds of kindness, she FELT pleasure
IN being, as it we're, The agent of her dear lost
SOP, aud in the thought that 1T would have pleased
him to have them done
! About her own parlor, over the fire pIa-e,
around the pietnrts, and at,he windows, the green
festive wrealhs, cuhd in the heart OF dim old
woods, and breathing out the fragrance OF their
b rh-plsce, we're hung as 10 olden times, and al