The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-05-21
Written fbr The Lancaster Gazette.
EFFIE S0NWOOD,
TSAC0uAINTED CORRESPONDENT.
BY MATTE L. VAN DrMARK.

I'll mus, bid You good by. for my cnun'
Try calls tie, and Any Negligence on my
bart, would only lie cowatdlce. aud you
would no, have me called a coward, would
you. Ef6e ?"
These words were spoken BY youth
VI perhaps twenty sammersy to lovely
maiden scver.l yeas yobnetr. who stood
1sepius By bis side. As the last s~n-
tencs was uttered she gave he, lover a
reproving box. aia csYelessly flung back
her golden lresses. which had escaped,
and hung loosely over her almost snow
whhe mex. and with her sky blde eyes
Of the most melting tenderness,stil fixed
bn her lover. she gently said: 10,
Frank, it is such q bloS; how An | to
survive it q .~
Feel Il MS duty to hsarkeu to my coun-
try's 9all, and nobly and manfully de-
ithd my count.ys rights. Pe' h&ps the
lime Is short uutll I return 10 yop, and at
least, YOU shall hear from pe often. So
bhtst ,up, Efie."
~ know you did righ, In obeylhs the
ball Of ocr country, in this her gre.t 81
hour Of peril. but then have loved you
b. seI6shly. cannot get recohtiled in
giving you up. not eveii for her ca e."
II dare not tarry longer. the boat will
soon be Of, aud would not te lett be-
hind"
A vain with passed through the throb,
ing heart Of Ellie for a momeut; yes but
for q moment, and patriotism bade it
vanish. ."
The lovers parted. Efie retired 10 her
room. where she gave vent TO her sup
pressed feelings. by violent and copious
aood OF tears. Delusivs drrams w-rc
floating wildly lhtough her brain. She
iaacied she could see her lover lying
mapgled and bleeding on the dark bsllle
ground. At other times she could see
him stided By the blbod thirsty foe, Or
WELDING the weapon Of desth fercely
stS6Gg llis comba,lSnts, until having be-
COME exhausted. sleep empowered her,
aud she slumbered, alternately hsaving
tighs almost approaching a groan.
Mr.. Sunwu d was veal by merchant.
living In d fourishihg buckeye city. amt
having accumulated wealth sufficient 10
maint 10 his family 10 luxury, had re-
tired 10 the suburbs, where lie dwelt
the ndhitet Of The weal.,y and the bshe-
fau,or Of the poor. His only Uhifd. ths
beautiful abd admired Efie W.s cobrted
by the wealthy aud tenownrd, but her
sensitive aud affectionate heart was a@a=
ksnsd by the noble bearing cf the poor,
though much respected Frank Lee, VINO.
having been endowed with lof y mind.
snd imbu'd with high moral principles,
bscame the accepted lover Of the inno-
cent girl Bright days seemed in store
for the almost too happy lovers but the
cup Of happiness was dashed from them,
even before ihey hardly realized it. War
vas abroad in the land. and the glorious
stars and stripes we're lrailed 10 the dust
and was il not Franks duty to endeavor
20 aid the brave men who were dying to
save the adored hag? His noble heart
could not listen TO the curses pronounced
BY traitors on his dear country, ard he
manfully gave up ap, and II need be, bis
Efs 10 dsfsRSe Of his country's privileges.
and the glorious banner which has been
eur emblem 10 prosperity and adversely,
SeolusieA aad monolony seemed the
osly companions Of Efae, and after wait
ing patiently. until the time Tor the
promised letter arrived. found to her gIiei
that lhs was only Disappointed. o,