The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-03

head once more on her bosom. On, the sweet
and tender, holy power OF a mother 10"
! beautiful the web Of love which she Weaves
and throws around her loved ores, so that
wherever they may wander sthey feel as II
mother is sill near them ! | have been
amongst the sick, the wounded and the dying
every day, and have looked upon scenes Of
suffering which no pen can describe. L have
gone from one dying soldier to another, bur-
ricd to the funeral of one, and then OF an
ether, and back again to my post beside the
hard, hard pillow on which others were strug-
Cling with the last enemy, and make this
record Tor you. o mothers, that next ony TO
the Savior and second only to the blessed
name Jesus, dying Christian soldiers have
murmured 10 their last moments, and Dreathed
in their last prayers the eDdearug words,
Mother Home = Your son may be though
less and Maynard, and it may seem as if
your pious example and oft repeated ipjuDc
tions are useless, and your prayers in vain
neverjh eless, remember that you have not
only the tender sympatbies of the human
heart through which you may exert the most
powerful inf fence for good, long alter your
son has left your root, and even when the
grass is growing upon your grave.
Two days after the operation, 1t was my
pant-l duty to inform my young friend that
his days, yea, his hours were NUN bered.
Would you be disappointed said l., if
you were told that you would not get better
Weli-yes, would, was his answer.
Do you think | will not get better 3 Poor
boy, even then deaths shadow was upon him
! answered, that i: was not possible Tor him
to live.
If that is so, said he with an anxious,
disapp oiued look, hope God will have mercy
upon me and receive me unto himsel. How
long will live do you think "a few days
No. | answered. not many hours
/ wanted to see father aud mother-but
bus-wel, Iii try to be resigned Pray
with me chaplain
| knelt down beside him; and commended
him to the tender mercy of that God who
hath declared himself as the Lord God mer
cilul and gracious, slow to anger aud plente-
rs in mercy. He followed the prayer audi.
bly,, and responded with iervor. | then re-
peated some of those texts of Scripture which
seemed most appropriate to his state, after
which l inquired whether he could trust in
jesus as his all sufficient Savior. L don't
want to deceive myself said he, but
think can trust In Christ have no where
else to 90. I'm poor sinner, Jesus VII not
cast me off.
He then requested NE to write letter to
his father and mother. did so and from
what he directed to be written | was enabled
10 kno" more fully the state Of his mind.
Having finished his little worldly business,
aud requested his pillow to be adjusted he
SAID, Now I'm tired-l'II rest a little
Others in the hospital required my atteu-
ton, aud | left him Tor an nour or 50. On
returning to him, / iolnd that he was fast
sinking, his suferings were very great As
soon as he caught glimpse OF me, be gasp
ed, ouIc the Que | waut--come stand by
me, and speak to HE OF Jesus Oh chaplain
SAID toe dying boy, you won leave me, will
you Oh don't leave me-wait with Inc
Till all IS over and speak to me ? On this
pain Jesus--Jesus, bless me, keep mt y
l repeated to him part Of the fourteenth
chapter OF Johns gospel and when | came
&c the words, | Will not leave you comfort.
less, sweet melancholy smile lit up his
countenance. Can you take these words
aud apply them to yourself 2 asked. Yes
yes bless the Lord, can, can, he answered
warmly.
' DO you remember any particular hymn
your mother used to sing, | inquired.
les, great many he answered.
DO you remember this Jesus can
make -
| know it, said he
Jesus can make dying bed
Feel soft as downy pillows are
"hie Oh his breast lean my head
Ana sweetly breathe my life out there"
I'm trying to lean on Jesus
10 you think Jesus loves you !? in.
quired
Yes' yes he replied with great earnest
ness
Jesus loves mel know Jesus loves
me ''
Here is "a hymn | like, he continued
and immediately he commenced singing
Say brethren will you meet me
On tansan's happy shore
Yes by the grace-by the grace-by-"
nc cou'u sing no more. | am too weak
chaplain, too weak to sing any more. IN
sing In heaven, won't
II few minutes after this deaths dark, mvs-
ferrous snad w passed over him. | thouSbt
he was gone, but he rallied again for sbor,
time. Suddenly looking up 10 nv face ha