The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-19

A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.

war, there was seen somewhere in one of
the small towns of central Massachusetts,
a ragged and forlorn looking soldier COM
! ing up the dusty street. lie looked about
on the corntields taSscling for the harvest,
on the rich. bright patches of wheat for
the sickle, and on the green potato field,
with curious eyes; so at least thought Mr..
TOwne, who walked lei>urely behind him,
going from reaping to his supper.
The latter was stout farmer, dressed
J in home made brown linen trowSerS, with
out suspendcrS, vest or coat. The ragged
soldier stopped under the shade of great
sugar maple, and Mr.. Towne, overtaking
him, stopped also.
Jiomc from w y urss' lie aAked
4 am just ont Of the British clutches
replied the man. I've been apriso+,yr for
years lie rcjoined suddenly, can you
tell me who lives in the next house Is
it yours
No. replied Towne, 'Tompkns lives
there. That house and lot used to belong
to a comrade of yours, suppose: his
name was Jones, but he was shot at Bun
ker Hill, and his young widow married
again
The soldier leaned against a tree.
! what kind of man Is be? mean
what kind Of people are they? Would
they be likely to let a poor soldier have
something to cat:'
If Tompkins is out, You'll be treated
first rate there. Mrs Tompkns is nice
woman, but he is the Snariicst cur that
ever gnawed bone. He is n terrible sur
J " ncighhnr, and he leads her dogs life.
She missed II III mar ySFt A$,y& KISS, ';2t
/ YOU see She had hard time With the farm
after Jones went oil soldering; and when
( nv son came back and said hc was dead
he saw him bleeding to death on the
battle fcld-shc broke right down and
this TompkinS came along and got into
work for her, and he laid himself out 10
! dn first rate.
He somehow got on the blind side Of all
| of Us, and, when lie offered himself to her,
! | advised her 10 have him, and am sorry
| did it. You had better come homc with
me. always have bite for poor icl
.ow that's fought tor his country
'Ihsuk YOU kindly returned the sol.
dicr, hut Mrs. Tompkins is di>,ant-a
sort OF old acquaintance, The fact is, |
used to know her first husband, and |
CUES, ! VII. call there
Mr.. IoNuc watched him as he went up
to the door ami knocked, aul saw that he
was admitted by Mrs Toml lkinS.
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