Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-14
JOHN MoRGAN,s SALES.--FUTURE.
A story Of the Pres en- .enntt War.

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town In the hill country of Connecticut II
was nightfall now, and man walked slowly
home TO the wife who watched for him. He
was q tall, handsome fellow-thirty. FIVE, per-
haps; vigorous of limb, strong Of muscle. with
kindly yet earnesteyes, we'll cut features, and
an expression Of fearless integrity. You would
have known him at once for what he Wss--a
good, unselfsh, courageous, honest man, wor-
thy of winning, capable Of holding q woman's
love. la. ..H..t,.s 10 .nuBa.
She who listened for his coming heard the
slow step upon the gravel, and sprang from the
door to meet him. You could see, oven In that
dim light, what bright, CHEEKY, pretty woman
| she was, with her loving eyes-her dark, satin.
smooth hair; her red, tender lips; and the freah
roses on her cheeks. She went up 10 her hus.
band, aud put her hands on his arm lovingly.
81 know you have bad news for mo, John q
"Yes, Mary; 1 must go. was the third one
drafted" ,atN r.. f,p, .re
I The wife felt her limbs shake, and sn,
thought at frat that ahe could not stand. AL
the force of her nature seemed giving way, bu
sbe rallied bravelB For HE sake che Wouli
be calm a1d strong, but shs could not speak
just then. She led him into the houso, 6hers
the children were-fve OF them; the eldest on
ly ten In July just gone. There was komeihing
| Al NSH tht1cT uhuueE WulCu CutektUt bue
noisy demtBS'rationlwith which they vera wont
to greet him, and they only gave him iesi ai.
lent kisses se be sat down In the great chair by
the west window. He buried his face In his
hands for while, aud then he lifted 1t and
looked round on the little gyoup Of of5hisloved
ones. Three girls and two boys, and hs wife,
their mother, looking, iu spite of yeais o. care,
as fair, almost % young, as tho day he brougN
her home his new made bride. Hs chest heav.
ed with long and bitter aigh--a colt OF sob OF
despair, father-and then he said, az IL he feared
even she, his other self, might misund dors.and
him:
"God knows, 1t Is notfor my own sake Mary.
| do no think am afraid to die. would 70
with more than willingness-wi joy--if had
not 60 much to leave. If fall, what will be-.
come of you and the children7 loan not bear
to think of what you might suffer, with no one
to stand between you and the cares and sorrows
of the world Mary, this drafting indiscrimi
nately does not seem just. Sure the single
men ought to go first." sa sta IS
His wife stole her little hand into his very
gently. aa +. i .3. ,qTs M d. ,7,ie 5al. u
DO not think Of U.S." ahe paid, with q true
Woman's self-forgetfulness. alt is not that
We should do well enough. You need not fear
that We should come to want. But, o, John"
And just there she broke down utterly, and
cried out with burst of passionate tears:
"No, can not bear itl Yodiwlll die ~ shall
never, never soc your face again! II could
know that you would come back, even were 1t
MANNED and helpless, would not mufmur; but
to think that you might die there, and I could
not help you--that your eyes would seek
mine, your hands grope for mine, and not be
there-O, John, | shall 60 mad With hopeless
horRor!" f 1N b AIqaf
II Was his turn TO be the comforter now, He
drew her Into the shelter Of his arms; be rest
cd her poor head on his breast; he whispered
tenderly:
Gan who fight do not die, Mary. God watches
over US there as well az here. Some wonen'e
| husbands must 60, poor child, Something may
happen vet that / shall not have tor
| He knew, however, no solitary chance under
the wide heavens by which he could escape =,
The words with him we're but the yaguesL ut
terance OF soothing; but che caught at them
eagerly aa8aac1 ~ =. 'se A''. 'R4' =
"You could procure subslltate, perhaps--ii
that what yon MEATH" as.it4 ''at %
II would II could" he answered, evasively
Remembering In his own mind the difficulty thai
richer men than be had experienced in procur.
ing them in those quiet, thinly peoplsd, agricul
taIal towns: q, am very sirsd, Mary; can yor
| Cheered o little by her new hope, and anxioul
above all to cheer him and make him, comfort
able, the wife got up and went into the kitchen
The biscuit for suppet we're already made, ant
in q few niinuteS tea was upon the table. JohI
Morgan drank cup after cup Of 1t, with an esges
feverish thirst; but eating with him was mer,
feint. When the meal was over the childrel
we're put 70 bed, all but the two oldest girla.--
They stole out 70 the open door, and aet down II
the September moonlight, their arms, arounl
each other--feelings With q sort OF dumb palm
that D shsdoW which they could not reeist, hs,
fallen upon the household, Their mother. mean