The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-09-02

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Mr, Odd not leave o. II sbtn
lie surgrou tame. lhr sight ( II.
instrument. pressed thr bpod beck
upon lrr icaIt, and = grw faint ;
bui tie rNcs O iair haired i iplina
v Nl,p., iu,, gaze turn 4 rmtl, kutc
and prd e, end reaeh' 4 upwards
towards her / cling 4 Iasds held
Ler T. be lpisl q duty and compas-
,ioa g,,rIsN lie o h,r b,ait So hat
~ i. pul.r- we're ,iro Z agaiu,--
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> 81 done upon q = bottles ol ,hese
Young ncu. VA Nj. c., and their
/ best ,tr.ug Ii SINE from her le der
yves aud maternal 80 ce. She was
na angel 10 them, aid tlauktul lasr
/ filed th. il hearts aud stCnc tHm their
ia O., bat awaktued by is aldor the
pu,est aud truest oi al hove in l"r
h ari i--a mothers love.
She did noi leave IL, m through the
ir,,ri,h nigIt that followed, and onl,
returned to her home 10 tir gray
morning, that broke uppa her srlt-im-
10 "a ,i.il-. Nature demanded rest.
Mis G--was more exhausted than
lie ltad yel been. Il wa mol o much
ne night watch hat lei her weak and
with Jared nerves, feeling had been
lou strong LIE. aud burned with too
nsDmng an intensity, j. was late
il, The aft rnoon when Mrs G----re-
lnri ed to the hospital. Her first ,is-
/ wa, 10 lie three young men With
whom Size tad passed the night -
They received her with grateful eyes
AMI welcoming smiles Something
4 oui The m touched her more deeply
than h, had been iouched by any
thin. which she ha seen during her
" TX, Of mercy amid sick and woun-
ted and d, ing men. $ ting down,
,he talked fr,l wih one aud then with
another, about themselves and their
honps. Onr bad = mother in far
New England, and his la.hes lay wei
on his cheeks as he spoke Of her.
STE loved her cofnlry, and has
given three sons for IL defense, he
.aidi and in pride Of such mother
his htat beat On eker and sent the
flushing blood To bis pale face. Il
will not tell her how badly | am hurt,
he con inued, she shall on'y know Of
your kind ,ss, dear lady. sly first
lelier will tell her Of that
'IIappy mother, 70 have brave md
lnal son. in time like this / answer.
I'd Mrs c.. Ter voice losing Is
finn tores, and sinking 10 sad eX-
prrssion.
Have YOU no son TO give TO your
county z asked tie fair-hsirt d snip.
ling. whose head had rested few
hours before against her bosom, While
knife AID probe were makug him
,ick With agony.
4 will ca YOU my ap, was r.
piled, ailera lref silence. Mrs G-'s
voice WAS in a lower key, but calm
and steady. She sc'm d 70 lave en-.
couulered stratg waye OF fteliuY,
thai made . thr tim c in L,r YES
rel Of iir shud,,r; bul The ,traAe lad
proved hslmle.- q a .he was her eli
a,an Aid yoa are my ,ous also,
shr added, almost proudly, a size
looked upon lie Others. Worthy ,ons
] will give yol a mothers carrr
There entered ai his momeni two
men, ca rying q i ter on which aman
va lying. a surg, on and nurse
we're in Attendance The lafg rom
wa- full Of beal., and on one Of these
tie man, who ~ aned II 4 low, plain-
tiyc ,oicc, was placed. Nir. Odd
not stir rom where she SAT BY tie
,oung rolIitr. Scenes Ike the were
81 almost daily occurrence, and did
not disturb Tie order of duties Of tie
institution.
a wounded rebel, said tie nurse.
who bad come in wiih tie Inter. She
had cnssed the room 10 Mrs c.,
whigerered tie sentence, aud then
moved back again. She did not know
ahal a thri Of pain her briefsenience
llad awakened.
A wounded r,brl The very bull