Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-24
Written for Moore's Rural New Yorker.
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Robert Hall says: "The wheels of Nature
are not made to roll backward every thug
presses on toward Eternity"
had Just read thus much when the door
bell rang. l answered it, There stood
modest, irail-looking woman, with babe in
her arms. She looked up into my eye ap
Iealingly and searchingly. She would read
my soul.
''My husband is"-and she burst into tears
"In the army?" asked !, after moments i
suspense ,, ,s
wounded at Belmont. He was good hus-
band at home-too patriotic to stay at home.
although his family were dependent upon
his daily labor when here. He said he would
send US his wages, and we were assured that
we would not suffer-that the citizens would
supply our wants-lhe wants of the families
OF all the volunteers who were left destitute
He went. gave him up and we were left
alone for our country's good He got no
pay for long time. And when he did he
w8s in debt TO the sutler ofthe regiment and
he took it. Alas, sir, the help has not come
from the citizens. | have applied again and
again. | get little or nothing. What shall
do? See my children. | am unwell; and
care makes me worse. What shall | do?
Do you think they would let me go see my
husband? o. dear, war is a terrific thing
for some of US
That is one of to-day's pictures-a part of
the every day life Of the present Now let
US look on this.
Just at dusk, returning from the postof-
fee, and passing the depot heard shouting
There was the ding.dong Of the locomotive
bell, too-the two whistles prolonged indi.
eating the departure of train.
"What is that shouting abolt?' Iasked of
fellow foot passenger.
why, that is the second regiment of the
- Brigade starting fer 81. Louis. Poor
fellows they will sing a different tune be-
fore they get back"
Perhaps answered; "but it is a good
GAUGE to die in, and they are noble fellows
who go"
'Yes, if they had no other foe to fight than
their brethren, who are misled. But they
have deadly enemies in the camp, to whom
too many of them will surrender without
firing gun, or who will kill them before
they fight battle"
We were interrupted and separated by the
crowd which jostled by us. Lead Pencil
unused upon the words Of the very intelli-
gent and very good man. He still heard the
distant shouts of the departing soldiers,
mingled with the music OF the reglmental
bands.
"Come, come, get up here, you this is no
place for man with Uncle Sans coat on
his back TO lodge, especially in a loyal coun-
try and you ought not to get in the habit
OF sleeping at your post any where. Get up,
aay-don,t like to see you here" This was
sald IN blut, hearty, good natured tone,
by sturdy laborer to a fine.looking man in
army uniform, whom he had found on the
pavement, recovering from drunken stu
por.
Come, tell me where you live, and will
see you home. l don't want to see an
American soldier, and as fine looking fell
low as you are, in this condition, and likely
to go to the watch house, as you will, if the
police find you here. See here, neighbor,
help me put this man on his feet.
And Lead Pencil, Esq. "lent hand" to
the poor soldier who had fallen before he
had seen battle field. The foe had met and
conquered him. Oh, these hells, and this
hellish traffic Does every thing "press to.
ward Eternity2" | asked, as / took up my
book to resume my reading that evening
Such was the record OF a day.