Washington telegraph., 1862-09-10
No. 50

"A ToUcn oF NATURs Makes the WHOLE
WoBLD KIS. "A subscribe. has nut ~ N nos
esaion u the following letter. written by Ia
'y Of Mississippi 70 the bereaved widow Of one
Of our Arkansas volunteers. II is plain ami mod
ct cpi=tle. poured fresh from feeling heart
Although not intended for any other eve. thar
those 81 the afflicted family i Is % faI Or l.ep
human sympathy. N rcdo'ent " All those pure
AMI noble emotions which make the true w.
man angelic. that We clnnot doubt III pnb,;,
interest Il wiI reach the heart 81 evcry
wife. mother aad 5stor whose husband. son
or brother may be ia the army in Mississippi
CHocraw AaEScr, Miss.
June 20, 1862 Z
MRs- MARY A. DANIEL.
Ds1r FSi-aG:-I write
yon by the earnest request Of your dear Iln.-
band, who Oh in his advise providence Ia. re-
moved IN Iii bright home above and wLilg
record his death TO one so loved BY him. tear,
NJ true sympathy 1Dw from INV sad heart. and
Oh when this reaches you how bitter will be
the anguish of your soul
On the sth Of june my father found him on
Iii way r. q hospital, and a. he was to- siok
10 reach It, he wa. brought here in a carriage,
when ~ came we gave him nice bed ami sent
Immediately for good physician. but he told
rs he knew he would die as be had been ID
much exposed when we were retreating fror,
Coiin L.
Soon next morning went in to zee hi,a and
he asked inc please It'd write To IN. Viz r
let Her know lie was sick and hal co,,a, -.
S'ol place II rest We lid everTflin~ I'M,
could he d'nc for him, lao could not eat I,ucI
hnt inT mother gave him black berry ..,,I;,i
ahd NICE wine, which he would saw sob ri,
- good never saw any one more tLa7krnl
than lie was. lie came here SUNDAY eve,i,--
'A "eihesiiE morning he thought he ras 5v-
M "nI asker me write down your nar7n ana
I'M, VIlee' AMI said, ''tc.l my wife an, soin-r
, y Heaven and want her and nv I;t,la .L.I,I--.
" meet me there. he said III hi f',,- -
Children, and be called them Fannie RrIlfa
Johnie AMI Sis-ie, he wanted y, saa ~, ,,
! much, he had camp fever and Phneumonia ana
vfteh WLlle suffering would say AZ Tourl 1T
50 much better Of i'll were dead he ,roulf
pray ID Col and seemed 50 willing to 3,e
wrote q cousin of his, Mr.. George W. Nnr-
Pny, and asked him to get 4 furlourb and conc
!" rs MF- Daniel but he Iii not CONC. On
FRIDAY saw him. and he said III want -, y.
promise one thing" Il told hin, \ ,ror1I d.
The SAID. write to my wife until va, baa, ,1,.,
her, then you viii know she has gotten ,-a1,I-
/ letter We had five other syIiiers here No.
sat up with him and some Of our servants -,
always ny him. aly mother was with lin ne,r-
y al the time, he said lie had learned hnr MAJ,
any was 80 gial when size came, and asked
please not to leave him." he was "A noI;,r
and ID thankful We all loved Lir, .nI ,i;,,
everything 70 get him well He died Snndav
lotI- week nftcr he came here-was drassad
~ ne NICE clothes you made him. Ma nada
: pillow and nice sheet which hal toa-,;rI
flowers en- il oh. he looked so natura1 a,,,I
calm, and we could read from his face. ..swaet
peace, sor-oS M more" lie brought pn nonev
with him. but said he left it with III Dums.
M asA@l now much Il was tie said he had
been 50 sick he could not remember.
GOOD many attended his burial. h
iaii IN our family graveyard, as he askeI nc
ohe iaF' II yen have place where anv IN
your family are buried, please Law me near
liem' lor you are such good people" lie also
said. Il want my funeral nrsached :.
NY father male some remarks at his GRAVE
ana put up touching prayer in behalf Of The
Nih'M Ahi niue orphan children. We thought
you had better have his funeral preached
where lac had lived know Won will Mis- 49,
dear husband: but this Ear Ia 49,. 80
many good men away from H.. v.ar s-n
had two brothers. dear cousin and a s,ifirn,
servant ~ leave here to battle for o,,- 800,
Try all Of them have died bu. on. of n,- hro.b-
er+, AMI ne Il prisoner NJ Sanduskr O,ic-
WAS surrendered at Fort Donelson. we bare
~ n4"1'i 'Io1pie since the war | hope God
VIII VIII support you IN this great trial, that you
VIII lhlhk your husband l. bright ANGEL In
Heaven. that his suffering and sorrow i ova-
while asleep he would call Mary Ann ami All
OF his little ehildrens names. he said to mo
ION, there i % much trouble III tAis world. ~
many little children starving. AMI said I won
ler y my DIR little ones will ever want any
thing lie was buried in a suit OF clothes
ga. onl on some Of hi hair for you, sends
some and Keeps a lock for fear il NAV never
reach you We live near the Mobile ana OIfo
railroad You must wri.e 10 me 50 that will
know you have heard from me. Ny father All
mother send ron their love and their prarer
u mat God will be with you and enable You ~
70 llSe ana raise your little children that YOU
may meet your dear husband in Heaven. His
grave i near three Of my brothers and .haiI
never DE neglected Write soon and belie,e
me, your unknown, but true frierd.
MOLLIE Z. LOBB-