Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-24
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Our Country A.1N

We commend the .folloSing noble and
touching lesson on patriotism, to the per-
sual OF every person in these Confedcraio
States. 1t issyery appropriate to the tines,
and TO sacrifices which they requires: :,
/ Peter, said my uncle, do you know
what is going on on our frontierf
b. l'No, Lieutenant replied l. 4e
'WeH,' resumed he, aoara country is in
danger a'sa's " s1aa HA - sss 81
j did not well understand hin for 1 was
but lad. Of fifteen. 1t worked a TOY max
mg and never dreanpt that france could
ask Of me any thing else than TO re her
draughsa boards, shuttle cocks add cups :
and bslls. did not well understand hin,
and jet is seemed something to me Per
haps you hare never thought what your
country MEANS continued be, placing his
hsnd on my shoulder; it Is all that surrounds
| YOU, all that has brought you up and fed you,
allyou have loved! These hills aud valleys, 49,
these houses and trees these girls who 20 !
along laughing, this Is your eouptryl The s
| laws which protect you, the bread that
pays for your work. the words you inter
| change with others, the joy and grief
| which come to you frorn them, or go to
them from yyon-,his il your country!
The little room where you used to ses
your. mother, the !renen branee, she hss
i left you, tho earth where she rests-tLn
| 10 your cosntry! You SEQ it, you breathe
! 1t every where Think to yourself, my
SOP, OF Jour rights and your duties, your
affections and your wants, your past and
your present blessings write tbem all IN
der a single oame-sni that name will be
your counsry bas
was troubling with cnotios, and great Z
tears sere in my eyes
| .'Ah II understand cried /, st is our
great home-is IL that part ofihe world
where God has placed our body aud our
soul
You are right, Peter. So you corpprs
bend also what we owe it, ha hrs
Truly, We owe it all that we; are''it is .
question of love and of honesty, my son.
The member of family who does not cosa
tribute his snare of work and of happiness,
fails in his duty, and is = bad kinsmaa.
The member of partnership who does
not enrich 1t with all his might, with saI
BIZ courage, and with all bis heart, de-
frauds II OF what bsiungs to il, and is .
country, and does not accept TIRE oastts-r.---
of it he forfeits his honor and is bsk
ctizenp Hs.@#.s#
'And what must one do, Lieutenant, to
be good citizen. asked |. DO for ysaf
country what you would do fo- your fathss
and mother said be. ,-.. r.
| did not answer at the moment, my
heart was swelling and the blood boiling ia
my veins but on returning along the
road, my uncle's words were, SO to speak,
written up before my eyes. i repeated,
do for your country what you would %
for your father and mother And my cous-
try is ia danger an enemy attacks IL
whilst IL turn cups and balls / s- s.
This thought tormented me so much all
might that the next day | returned to an
q nounce to the Lieutenant that ! had enlis
y ted and was going off to the frontier.
The braveold man pressed upon me bis cross
i Of ST. Louis and went away proad as -
ambassador. teasf,. Gal 1sH siga -
That's how, neighbor, | becans vol
uateer under the republicp