The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-04-01

|. S.-N alter ENermOnd has luSt re-
ceived the commission Of Second Lieuten-
ant"
The winter wore away and George in his let.
ters to his sister frequently spoke of Walter
Evermond as avery dear friend. At length
came a letter with tho following passage ::
My dear father and sister, give me 10Y.
| am u Major, and my commission dates
from the day of Balls Bluff NV dear
friend Evermond is Captain of my old com.
pany and better soldier does not live 4:
and know thero cannot I've n truer friend. 4"
Once more the Judge and his daughter
were anxious. The -th Regiment was be-
fore Yorktown. Then came the bloody field
Of Williamsburg but George was not called
into that battle. At lcngth, however, came
udings of another bloody fray, in which
our regiment was engaged. Fair Oaks
The list Of tho killed aud wounded Jagged /;
but letter from George was received.
Tie was alive but badly wounded.
"Our Colonel was stricken down." he
wrote, early in the engagement | had
been acting as Lieutenant Colonel for somo
time, and the command devOlved upon me e.
| was following the lead of the gallant
Howard, when bullet passed through my
thigh. Captain Evermond was on the right
of the regiment had just time to pass the
command over to him when the clash of
final charge came. ! was faint and dizzy
but saw him dash at the head of our no.
bic regiment ; tho shout of victory struck
my ear as was borne from the field. Late
that night Captain Evermond was borne
into our quarters severely wounded by n
saber cut ON the shoulder. He had a hand
to-hand conflict with the enemy over bat.
terry and he took it and held it,"
Three weeks afterwards another letter
came.
Dear Nellie, | am coming home have
turlough for forty days. Captain Ever
mOnd is coming with me- Our wounds are
doing WE'LL
The train arrived at three o'clock in the
afternoon. Major Preston came from the
car upon his crutchcs, and his father was
there to receive him. Nellie had not come
down. Big, proud tears coursed down the
old mans face as he heard the glad shouts
that welcomed his noblc boy and for II
while his son was monopolzed by the null
| titude.
Where is your friend, Evermond ?"
asked the Judge, rs they moved towards
! the carriage
"Oh, he will be with us this evening. lie
had to stop to see u friend on the way, and
will come i'll the next train. told him our
carriage should be on hand for him.,
\ joyful moment was it for Nellie Pres
ton when she threw her arms around the
neck of her brother Oh, she knew now how
much-how very much size loved him.
What numberless questions were asked,
and how eagerly were the answers listened
to.
BY and by Nellie asked after Captain
Evermond.
oh" she cried, al hope he is not old
and ugly, for | want to love him"
Not very old" said George, with smile
"ond not very ugly. But there is curious
circumstance connected with his expert
ence as Il soldier, which is worth relating.
lie told the story to me with tears in his
eyes. After the affair at Balls Bluff we
were like brothers Evcrmond is an or
phan; without father or mother, brother
or sister. He has Il splendid education,
which he owes to an old aunt, who intended
him for u minister; but his disposition did
not lead him that way, and he started to
study law. His aunt Withdrew her favor,
and he was left to struggle alone. He was
in danger of becoming dissipated, when the
thought struck him that he would enlist
He enlisted as private in the company of
which was Captain While we were
waiting at the depot, OH the morning when
we left for the seat of war, Evermomd stood
alone, gazing upon the scenes of weeping
and blessing as the thought passed through
his mind that he was relieved from the
pain of parting with friends, he felt thank
lul and expressed himself to that effect.
Yet, he said, he felt that it would be bless
ing to bear away one friendly kiss that he
could remember as coming from sister
He said this aloud and III moment young
girl--he says the most beautiful girl he |
ever saw-put her hand upon his shoul- |
dcrs, and kissed him upon the check lie |
says he had Just time to bless the angel, |
when the order came to fall in. | think |
kiss did glorious deed. lie assures me |
that it made him all that he is. He says
that the memory of that sweet face has led |
him to high and holy resolves; and that he
had sworn within himself that he would |
never do deed that could cause that girl
to blush that she had kissed him. even |
were she the daughter of king"
"You said he was n private them" re-
marked Nellie.
"No-he was a corporal then. lie was
made corporal very shortly after he en-
listed and before we had been in camp Il
week in Maryland, he was made sergeant.
But my sister, what is the matter? Mercy
-you look pale"
"Oh !" whispered Nellie, hiding her face
with her hands "what dreadful things!"
"My-I thought this story of Evermond
would attract your thoughts from the
darker themes"
$50 it does in q measure, George but
cannot help my feelings"
George Preston, never mistrusting never
dreaming, that his sweet sister had ever
seen Walter Evermond, drew his arm about
her and gave her brothers kiss.
At eight o'clock in the evening the coach
was sent to the depot, and at half-past eight
it returned. Nellie left the parlor, and sped
away 10 her own room. Her heart was in
a fiutter, and her face was burning. 1t
might be possible that she had never seen
Captain Evermond but she did not think
it probable. What should she do ? How
should she meet him? Twice had she at
tempted to tell her brother of her own ad-
venture at the depot on that memorable
morning but she could not.
Major Preston, upon his crutches, went
10 the door, and welcomed Captain Ever
mond, who carried his right arm in a sling.
The old Judge welcomed the hero as
another sou and he was surprised when he
found that the captain was a fair-faced,
handsome youth, just upon the opening
stage of manhood.
But where was Nellie? The bell was
rung, and servant was sent in quest OF
her, At length she came trembling at
every point; but her father and brother
did not notice it.
"Nellie, my sister," cried George, here
IS our doar friend Walter Evermond !"
The Captain advanced with a quick step,