The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-09-26
ONLY ONE KILLED.

STORY OF THE PRESENT WAR.
"Ono killed and three wounded"
That is all J. said |. Hardly worth tho
cost of a telegram"
There had Uuen "a Reconnaissance. q sur
prise OF oDemy's scouts, a briet sharp on
gagement, ending successfully, aud casual
ties as above.
A pair Of sober gray eycs wcra turnod
upon my taco, aud read ia thom q silent
Icbuko for this ightness Of speech.
And yet" | added by way OF apology for
my remark, "thol loss of this single lie may
shadow moro than single home. Cups
that hold until now only sweet vino may
DO fuIl of bitterness hereafter
What Company was engaged = asked u
man who sat near. The nowspupor was re-
TERED to, and answer given-
COMPANY c.
"Coonoi D----s regiment :"
Yes, SIR"
Are the names of tho killed and wounded
given 7"
noticed a slight uneasiness in tho mau' g
voice.
No names are given"
May SEQ your Paper for a moment p
! had read about tho reconnaissance, and
what seemed at that moment casualty not
worth Reporting. | saw that his hand from
bled llttle, and that his eyes searched
through the sentences Of tho telegram in an
eager way.
"Thauk you" he said, as he returned tho
paper, there arc no particulars. Then.
with falling of tho voice, he added, Il
havo son in that Company"
Remembering tho light speech into which
a want OF reflection had betrayed mo, [ did
not venture to respond in any way lest the
real concern now felt might be regarded,
if expressed, as only a pretence.
Soon after tho man nodded to the con-
ductor Of the car in which we wero riding
the check string was pulled, the Car stopped
and he went out. My eyes followed him
as tho cais moved on until | saw him enter
house. Two days atterWard-I had for.
gotten tho tIlilng matter of one killed aDd
three wounded-In passing Ibis house | saw
crape on tho door. My heart leapod with u
painful ibrob.
"Who is dead in the third house below z?
! aeked of tho stort-koeper in that corner,
Mr. B--s son. Ho was killed
''ln the war :" .
Yes, sir. News como three days ago that
one man had been killed in oissance
and It turned out TO be his son Edward
All sir, be was splendid young man, and
it will 60 hard with bis father aud mother
Aud hard, too" he added, lowering his voice
"tor one besides them" - ......
"Had he wife r l enquired.
mo, sir, no was not married"
"a sweetheart = .....
"Yes. Iio was engaged, believe"
Only one killed How differently the
fact impressed me now 1t was no longer
AL unrealized Newspaper announcement, but
a present, stern reality.
! HAS the body arrived :" asked
"Yes. They brought it home to day
Mr,--went for il himself
"Was it much disGgured :"
mo. A ball passed through the heart
killing him instantly"
| "Had MIR. B--other sons
No, sir, Edward was au only boy. 1t il
agrcat loss. sir"
"How does he bear it Have you heard
Il saw him an hour ago."
/ swell p
"He was very calm; but. sir, no looked
ten years older. Mr.. BIS one of thos,
men who bears things patiently; but ho hal
a deep feeling Devertholoss. That boy wa
his idol"
"How is it with the mother ?"
The store-kooper SHOOK his head. 81
asked Mr. B, but his eyes filled, and
he choked in trying to answer rm almos
afraid it will be too much for her."
"DiG they oppose his going to war ?"
"Mr B-did not. He's an earnes
man, he loves his country too we'll to hole
back any thing while she is in danger"
Only one killed How Insignificant thu
fact seemed when the telegraph made thi
announcement; but what bitterness fol
lowed Only ono killed.
On the day following,f noticed, passing
a large funeral procession. OF the tens o
thousands who had fingered scarcely a mo
nent over tho telegram announcing but on
killed and three wounded, had the imagi
nation of an individual pictured distinctly
solemn scene like this as following in nat
ural sequence, or given the faintest reali
zation OF the sorrow aud tho suffering tha
lay yelled behind
Fifty killed and three wounded Alb
now the pulses beat. Here is somethin
worth while! How stragely this familiarit