The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-04-05
Abaham and Sarah.


Upon one of the cold, dreary, rain
3 Saturdays Of the last month, says a Ne'
: York paper, the 10Th Regiment of Ne,
York Volunteers, arrived in that city
after cherries nightride down TIA
Hudson River Railroad from Albany B.
some slight accident one of tine trains wa
detained, with all the principal officers
while the other train, full of hungry men
arrived at Thirty-first street in time for /;
late breakfast, but with lite prospect o
T breaking it, for they had no one to move
them forward, and the orders of theil
oilcers, which soldier first duty is tC
obey, were to await orders at that point
and there, till after 10 o clock, in cold cars
or upon colder pavement>. they did wait
: tantalized with the thought of being upon
the Aery threshold of plenty, but unable
to cross, though they should perish with
hunger The air was chilly and ietd in
the cars; it was flied with rain, and cold
without 1t was not cheerful beginning
OF their " marching onward to the war.
In vain they looked about for some in
viting place for hungry men to appease
their raging appettes. None was in sight
BY and by one sailed out, as he said, to
cross the Potomac OH a foraging cxpedi
| ton. When he returned, he had Loaf
OF bread, which he divided with his mess
and they ate Us though ii was uncommonly
| good
:. say, Bill, ," said one soldier to another.
lend me sixpence, and III 20 and get
a loaf, and divide it with you | am hun
/ cry enough to eat 4 horse,
BIZ. however, refused to lend, as jim
had failed to pay former loan
Several other soldiers, tantalized with
the sight Of food, fe.t hunger all the
/ keeuer; and as though they could not sit
! there starving, started out in pursuit of
( food. 1t was not so easy for stranger TO
| find it in that reighborhood as in some
I parts oil the city.
/ They would find grog anyw here, every
where. If we mistake not, there are three
Of these paupe-makinr soldierkilling
holes, On the corners OF Ihirty-second
( stree and Tenth avenue, while on the
other there Is very humble looking
butcher shop Kept 10y an Igishman with a
heart bigger than that Of any OK he ever
hung upon his meat hooks The only
name that We can give him is the only
one that he gave US when we inquired it,
1t was " Abraham And your wita's?
Sarah
If the doctrine OF trans migration is true
then had these good people the souls oil
the old patriarch and his wife. Their
characters correspond to theirs Of old,
that we read Of in the Book where We
found the names that head this item.
A. squad OF the soldiers were wander
ing along the opposite side Of the street,
peering about, Abraham saw that they
were in pursuit Of something that was not
found IN a bar room, and he lifted up MS
! eyes and beckoned with his hand, and
i
/ hungry? Then pass not away. Come in
| here | will fetch a inorsel Of bread and
comfort We; God bless yc.'
Aud 20 he led them in through his lit
tie meat shop, into little back room, and
there was Sarah and Saran said " och.
sure. g!ntlemen, we're a. welcome as sun
shine III harvest, to the little that We can
give ye, and Al 1t is none Of the richest, !
am sure ye have got whatll be after Civ
ing 1t the sweet taste
So, while Sarah hustled about her
kitchen, paTlor and dining room, all IN
one, that did not contain a single whole
chair, but several benches and stools, upon
which she seated her guests around the
little pine table. Abraham went out and
brought in some leaves of bread. and
Sarah sliced of generous quantities Q.
/ headcheese, and poured out cup after cup
Of good hot coffee and probably never felt
happier than she did te see these men eat
her humble fare with such relish.
In the meantime Abraham had gone
out in front OF h.s shop again to litt up
his eyes, and whenever he saw more
hungry soldiers. lac beconed them over,
introducing them 20 Sarah meth!ng in
( this way:
say, old woman, could We be after
giving these a sup OF yer coffee and bite
of your bread; they re as hungry as the
others. aud God viii DO giving You his
blessing for it; and maybe somebody will
be feeding our Mike, when he is hungry,
Indade | will TO the last sup il the
place. Now, good men, viii ye that are
full be after retreating bit, so that the
empty ones can get in, God bless We"
And again tue cups and plates were re-
p,enisIed again Abraham sailed out to
some place that he know of for a basket
ot loases and SO squad after squad Of
men were fed, and we nope all felt as
much thankiulGess in their hearts, as
. these good souls did pleasure at the OPP
porlun!ty OF giving the best They had
IL feed the soldiers OF their adopted
country.
gentleman who happened to be pre-
sent 1T this Interesting feast, was anxious
that Abraham and his wife should accept
something in the way OF compensation.
. Niyer a ha penny. An haven't la son
and a nery in the army, and won't God
be good to them to paY me for all this ?
And mayhap one Q them may share a
crust that some o these poor fellows may
have 10 give sonle o these days. And
won't j, taste all the sweeter 10 know
their their poor old mother has paid for
the crust in advance, with bite and
sup TO those poor fellows? No, no, It's
niver q cent that'il cross nly palms, for all
| have given. 1t would be the curse to
me, and then burn hole IN me pocket,
to let the silver out I'm sure ye're as
welcome rs those that Abraham and Sarah
of old fed with the young cali, nice and
tender aud all ask is that ye will read
that story when ye want to remember us
as ye pass ON. God bless and always
feed ye, a long as ye fight the inniies Of
our country.
And SO, with thankfulness and bles-
sings, the soldiers passed on; but they
never will forget Abraham and Sarah as
they found them in New York.
BAKED BNaNs.-Few people know the
luxury of haAed beans, simply because
few cooks properly prepare them Beans
generally, are not cooked half long enongh.
This is our method: Two quarts of mid
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