Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-10-17

- Attest the assistant surgeon touched
her arm. 49, - ''.' + ''.'''''''a ~" = ,
"He has borne the operation, Madam
much bet.st' than :we.feated. W. shall
save bis leg, though he way always be a
little lame. His arm is of, and, accord.
ing to present appearances, we think be
~'h get veil His courage will 20 great
way-never groaned through the whole
or it,. ,-,'. -; ,|-
She heard the words as one in dream
'--clutching At one thought. Her boy was
aiive-hk-y to live. She tried to stand
and could not. She began to guess then
what the extent of the fear had been
whose reaction WAS so powerful and ex'
hsust'ng. Soon she gathered again
strength and composure with the though.
that he was waiting for her, and then she
went to him. ..,
Then she knel, BY bis bedside and felt
his left arm, all he had now, touch her
neck.
The utmost exerlion Of her self control
could not keep back sobs and tears
Manned and halt, her brave boy, of whose
symmetry and strength she had been SO
proud
She little knew what bitter, despairing
thoughts were struggling just then in his
heart. When it was all over he had Just
begun 20 realize how strong had bceu his
unconscious hope to die. 1t would have
been SO much better, he thought. this
helpless, dis6gured bulk, shut ou, by fate
from manhoods work aud woman's love
Her passion Of tears did him good. Re.
membering how she loved him, he grew
strong to live for her sake.
Very gently be touched her hair as be
said, Mother, you would rather have me
as am than not to have me a. all p
How that question stilled her repinings!
How many mothers have given to the good
cause their all-how many were weeping
at that hour mad, useless tears, which
never thrilled the cold foreheads Of dead
sons She had her boy with her still
she could touch his lips-look in his eyes
he could hear when she spoke. What
had she to do with sorrow? What was it
to give an arm, and the grace Of moves
men. she had loved to watch, when still
she could keep her boy, her brave. true
boy: Smiling again through her teurs
she whispered,
"CharIey, God is good. l think how
desolate must hace been without you,
and even as it is am content
Never had Captain Charley been so
true hero as when he put aside bis sor.
row, the downfall Of his hopes. the wound
TO his pride, and resolved to strive to live
not only, bu. to be conten.ed with life for
her sake.
In the days that followed, she nursed
him back to health again. Never, after
that frs. hour, Gid either OF them breath q
single regret.
They accepted life with .hankfulness,
not protests; aud think at las. Captain
Charley grew even to be glad that he had
been allowed to make his sacrifice for his
country SO costly.
The last week Of May she brought him
home. The apple ,ress were in flower,
full of pink whiteness Of glorious bloom.
The fields about their country-house we're
green and again, as when he went away,
roses aud he'iotrape snodded in the open
windows, and the bird, thrilIing to old
memories Of summer isles, trilled over
them a mu,inous jubilee of sweet sounds,
which the wild robins and gay orioles out
side strove lonsingly TO emulate.
And SO, amidst birds and flowers, aud
sunshine, Chaplain Charley sat down
again at home.
my work is over now" be said, glanc.
ing patiently, not sadly, at the empty
sleeve at his side.
+ Perhaps God thought you we're the
one mother, after all, Who needed me the
must, and this Was His way Of sending
me back"
A CoLD WlNrER-People in Wisconsin,
Iowa and Minnesota may look out for the
hardest winter seen for years. There will
will be more cold days, the mercury will
run lower, the snow will be deeper than
before since 81. This is the Grst fall,
since the winter Of 81, that the brook
trout have commenced leaving the small
creeks for deep holes as early as Septem-
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