Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-19

tion of body and mind which alarmed
his family. At length having inves-
ted his property where it could be
easily managed by his wife, he sud-
denly disappeared, leaving her com.
Portable home and the care of two
boys, ten and twelve years old. The
first fear that he had sought a violent
death was partly dispelled by the or
derly arrangement of his affairs, aud
the discovery that daguerreotype of
the family group was missing from
the parlor table. Not much effort
was made to trace the fugitive. When
afterwards, the facts were developed
which established his innocence of the
cruel charge, it was found impossible
to communicate with him and as
the publication of the story in the col.
umns of several widely circulated
Journals failed to recall him, he was
generally supposed to be dead.
At the outbreak or the present
civil war, his eldest son. now a
young man, was induced by a friend
a captain in western regiment. TO en-
list in his company. He carried him
self well through campaings in Mis-
souri, and Tennessee and after the
capture Of Fort Donelson, was rewar-
ded with first lieutenant's commits.
sion. AT the battle of Mnrfreesboro,
he was wounded in the left arm, but
SO slightly that he was still able to
take charge of squad of wounded
prisoners. While performing this dn-
ty he became aware that one of them
u niddle-aged man, with a full, heavy
beard, was looking at him with Fixed
attention. The day after the fight, as
the officer was passing, the soldier
gave the military salute, and said
\ word with you, if you please,
sir. You remind me of an old friend
Are you from New England?"
"I am"
"From Massachusetts 2"
! Yes" & >.
l And your name?'
1 The young Lieutenant told bis name
and why he came to serve in Yves.
tern regiment.
i thought So" said the other, and
turning away he was silent. Al
though his curiosity was much excl
ted by the soldiers manner, the officer
forebore to question him, and with
drew. But in the afternoon he took
occasion to renew the conversation,
and expressed the interest awakened
in him by the incident of the morning.
81 knew your father" said the pyis-
oner, is he we'll 2" ..
We have not seen him for years.
We think he is dead"
Then followed such an explanation
of the circumstances Of his disappear
ance as the young man could give
He had never known the precise ma
ture of the charges against his father,
but was able to make it quite clear
that his innocence had been establish
cd. ~
| knew your mother, ALSO" contin-
ued the soldier g was in love with
her when she married your father"
have a letter from her dated ten
days ago. My brother is nine
months man at New Orleans"
After little desultory conversation
the soldier took from under his coat, a,
leathern wallet, and disclosed da-
guerreotype case. The hasp was
gone, and the corners were rounded
by wear. z
"Will you oblige me-" he said, "by
looking at this alone in your tent !"
Agitated almost beyond control, the
yonng officer took the case and hur-
ried away. He had seen the picture
before /! 1t represented man and a
woman, sitting side by side, with a
boy at the knee of each.
The romantic story moved the COM
mander Of the division to grant the
youth furlough and both father aud
son reached home last week.-Wor-
eester Spy. @