The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-03-05
The Angel Of Depot ;
OR WHAT CAME of A KISS.

The great depot was crowded. The ----tf
Regiment was about to leave for The seat o
war and it was known that the brave fell
lows were going where fighting was sure tt
come. The cars had backed into the building
and The engine was shrieking impatieptly- il,
Regiments had filed into the depot, and the SOL
diers rested for a few moments upon their arms
fond friends gathered around, and the words
of parting were spoken. There were tears aud
sobs, and blessings there were wringing Of
hands, and wringing of hearts! Wives were
parting with their husbands mothers were par
ting with sons sisters we're bidding good bye
% brothers and fathers were speaking the
last words Of caution and care. 1t was a sea-
sen of painfuI anxiety for the parting OI.es
were going away with their lives in their hands
aud The offering on the battle altar might spec
Oily be made.
Corporal Walker Evermond leaned on his ri
he, Bnd gazed upon the scene. No one GAME
10 kiss him none to bid him farewell. Not
over one and-tweuty was Corporal Walter Ev>
ermond He had a fresh, handsome face, and
a bright, pure eye and his frame was one OF
those marvels. wherein a magnificent physical
structure Is developed with q small body,
i declare said the Corporal, wiping a bit
of moisture from his eye, Il am glad that |
have nobody here 10 weep and sob for me-
Yet he added, with a longing look, lit would
De piSASdlll ~ DGhI away OIO PbiljtR - .
but | shan't get it
IN kiss you. if you will let mel
Waller EVermoud felt II hand upon his arm i;
and the prettiest sweetest face he had ever
seen beamed upon him with a smile.
I'll kiss you sir = And the girl placed both
hands upon bis shoulders, and pressed a kiss
upon bis b coming cheek
Thank you! bless you!
Fail IN fail lin"
The Corporal pressed the hand Of the beau
tItui girl gave one more look into her bean>
ing face and then fell into line and ere long
the cars rolled out from the depot; bearing out
the volunteers toward the field where patriot
duty called them.
In a little while the train was out of sight
around The turn, and the throng Of friends
gradually dispersed.
Nellie, I'm astonished at you'll
Astonished at me = repeated Nellie Pres
ION, locking up into the face of John Gains
ford, who walked by her side to a carriage.
Yes. How could you do suchf'a thing .
Such Il thing as what
AS kiss that fellow in the depot. Goodness
gracious What are you thinking of =
L was thinKing,' replied Nellie, with a per-
ceptibie flush at lecing, that he might be a
poorSmptheriess ~sisteless boy, who had no Que
in the world to love him.
Aud so Won thought you would love
him, ehl'
i love all those brave, noble men who have
gone Gus to offer up their lives for their coun>
try's welfare = sold the gtrl with deep emo~
ten. | never knew how we'll | loved my
brother until / saw him 60 away t1-da y. l
l hope God viii keep him and return him to
US i'll safety
Did you notice. said Mr.. Gainsford, after a
pause. that your foolish behavior caused cons
remark 2 .#r ...
i had rather you wouldn't say anything more
abuot hat, Mr.. Galnsfofd.
You are ashamed OF it, ehl
Il am ashamed Of you, sir fOn need not
belp me. / can gel INFO the carriage alone.
Two Gays after this Judge Preston came home
looking very thoughtful. Aftertea he called
Nellie to him, ana asked her if he had made
up her mind to be the wife otrJohn Grains
ford
1 have made up N mind that 1 VAL not be
his wife = was her prompt reply.
i have no wish to urge you, my child.
Il do not love him, father, aud l should pre-
fer TO have no more intimacy with him. | new
er liked him. He is unkind to his poor sister
and h. might be unkind to me.
You are right, my daughter, and l am now
free to confess, that l Am pleased with your
decision. Almost the last thing your brother
slid to me, before he left with his company was
that he hoped tnaL you HOuiu u MIAMI 0oHh
his hrother-in-iaw He knows Gains
ford well, and has no respect for him.
The Judge kissed his child and the matter
was settled. GainsfUrd was the son of one of
his oldest friends, and thus the Intimacy had
and he had been willing, for his
$ sake to try the young man ; but he
felt a sense OF relief now that the matter was
Georqe Preston, the Judges only son, had
gone as q Captain of a company aud the fans
ly watched anxiously for the news That was TO
TO them the intelligence of the movements
Of the til Regiment. By-and~by the %intelli~
reuce came. The Regiment was at PUolesviile
The Regiment AS az Balls Bluff. The Reg
.ment had been underline nearly the whole OF
hat terrible day; and a fearful havoc had been
made in the ranks. Where was GeorgeI Oh
now anxious was Nellie Preston now ! more
han ever before did she know that she loved
her brother.
Ha! Good news! George is safe The Judge
.sue home with an evening paper, aud handed
: to Nsli.. pointing with hi fl niger to The para
ami she wa - read. She read as foilows;
sCsstaru P estom, after beng exposed to a
neIciie,s Il, 10 tor four consecutive hours, was
me ot he last to swim the river. He made
Il. way down the bluff and was assisting some
If his wounded comrades when the enemy came
,ouring down upon him. He was surrounded
and would have been slain, but tor the heroic
1i avery and devotion Of a sergeant of his com
many. The sergeant. whose name was Waiter
Everrnond, seeing the captain IN danger
his side, and with his revolver snoe
dawn thrre men who were pressing upon nm
When they gained the water Captain rFeston
bad rec lived a wound in bis shoulder VIM"