Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-02
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ed is everywhere His wor3s are in tso
sss7t. Es Is ca ths battle fs!d, sr in our peace
laI h0rao. Prsisa bs t5 H.s hsly name
1; was in.tas wild sf NissaAicsn, on the day
- tho be.sle, as chs uosuaay sun cams ihlough
shs shisk clustered leaves, skas I've men net IL
assdly conflict Beaf ths rect Wbi-A Ioss, ike
scao pgi9eval F5r,d, e. least s thsEsaHd feet
above the darE walsrs Of the Wiss1hicsu.
Tha msu With darz 5rswu face AMI dark er
grey eve daEhBg Eitb deadly light, and mus
eElGr foIa, cad IN blue fraek Of the Rsvsla-
tisH, is a continental named Wsuen.
1hs ether aan, With lsHg black hair drosp-
ing aloug bis es4sveToas ses, Is clad ia the half
military coE5zus Of toTy refugee This j. q
zlurdersT Of Pasli. named Delaney.
They 1st'by accident, and Asw they fsHgbt,
pss via svoTd sad rfs- bRs with long aad
slsly hURsinE Eaite they Struggled. tUIniHg
. sHd twisting oE She green award.
At .sss she gsTy is CswH-deTn ca the sgrn.
with .ha E--c Of taa aoEsinsuia en- bis hrsssl--
the upsssss Iaie hsshea dssth in his lace.
"QsH-ter I y.e3!7 gaspei The tory, ss ,ba
kEeo sss PrssEed oa his breast. SFaIe ms-I
7islj -
4" E7 sIssbsf,' said th5 patriot, in a so1o OF
! fa25l- -te, my hrstasr cried FER qgsrtsr GA
{ as y sa- OF sol, sut sven as hs chung ts ysur
/ kzess g1r s;.5ls -las knife into ms dssTE o,
Eij giv55 5sa tae qgsrlsg Of Paoi"
/ Aud 81 bis nz1i =-s raised for the blow. aza
I h,s lseta wre sb,ncAsd Eiih deadly hats, 10
psu5 5er O ucuert, sad thea piniouoi toe
[ for7's -ins5 sas 8i.h rapid stnds dragged
{ h.s1 g. ;ae verge os the rock, aa3 held hia
euivs-iTE over sls slYss.
Mercy" gaspei the tory. iuraing ashy palo
BY fuTus, G5 Shat sWfEl gulf yaFRsd below.
Mercy I h-vs q wife and child a. h0ns-sDsIo
~"
Ths continental, with 8 muscular strength
ra-zc.e5 Tor rL- effort, 8hook ths murderer suce
mere ever The obyss, sad thsH hlssod ais bislsr
snaes iB his isca,
"My brother had wife sus two children
Tks tG0rHirg after Sic night At PsoE that vile
s7ss a-aijsw; th07s children cTpLausi Ask HisT-
sy frsm saea1!'
Tna prop-gsl made By tic CsztiBentsl in mock,
cry and bittsr hate was tsksa in serious earnest
b tbs tsrr9rctrieEcn tory. He begged to Be
.zksn 50 tie widow ard hor children, ard 70
hsve The privilege Of begging bis BE. Alter
Eao1ssnt e[ seT.sus thought the patriotic solder
s5ussnssd. he bouBd ihs s5ry's arm still tiehi-
81, placed hin sn Ms feet and led him through
the weeds. A qalet cstlsga embossed among
Tho lraes brske 0A tEcE eyes Iksy entered the
eattssa There, beside he dss3iaro hsartEst0ne
ssl widow and her shiisfen.
SEE sal fAera, ulztr0Dly woman of about .
yasrs, uiih fass faded By care; q deep, dark
eye atIl 4lAE 9A-lA astAH AaAIEaAt- IA n llaLGH-
"a state ah5at her sholl3cFsF Oa one side vas
dark haired boy Of soms SIX years; On ahs
sther side, gid one yeas youHger, with light
blua syss. Tzs Bible-an old ard venerahl e
veluue-lay apen upoa the mothers knee
Asd ske gsls-fagsi terry daag himself upsn kis
knees, and confessed Inst he had buleheTsd hsr
Husband Oh the night Of Pssi, AID begged bis
lie ct her hands.
a6psrs ne, fer the sake Of ny vifc-ckildl''
He bad expected this pihfal m0sn would teEes
the widows hesrt, but nj one IolaRti1g CLEAN
sefiezsd her fase.
aThs Lord shan iz5ee between as she said,
IN esd. icy tone, that iroze The mBrdsTsrs
he.r.. Leak, ths Bible Is in ny ise. viii
close the volume, and let my hiilo soz place
his ssesrs At Tzn5sa UPea line, aSa 5y ths.
yOu shall I've OF die"
This was a strange proposal. made il good
faith. of 4 mid ard dark sz7sEstifisn sf 5Idsa
haas. Per a memsal the tsry, pale e. ssbss
vrss whipped IN deep thsughi-.ken in 4 fsiut
voice hs EgHi6sd his sszsenf
Raising her dark eyes 30 kesvs1, Tia vr,stb.v
prayed to the Great Fsshar to d,reos ibs &c.
ef her SOS. Sac closed the b5ok--shs hsnljs5
it 70 ths by, whoss cheek redeemed uisb l,sfb-
iHg as be gHzsd upen bis Esthers murdSrsr
Hs took iEs B-ble, aud opened It's holy pa0ss
IS random, and placed his fRgsrs upoa a TsTss
l There was 3 silence. The sontisen.al soldier
uho bad sW0rs TO aveuge bis bToiAefs dseth.
stood Hith dllssiug eyes sna parted lips. The
/ eRlpris kaeslius upon tie door, VITA his facs
like aiscoioreS clay, lelt bis AesTt lesp "a hts
/ throat
/ Then IN q eiear. Bold voice, sbs widow resd
this lne frsm the Old Testament i vas shor
/ yet tsrrihls;
s'Tha. man shall surely die"
Look Tie bFotasr sprisgs forward to slupys
tas kniis Into the muTaegsE's heart; bu lbs torv.