The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-02-06

besides furs." Then he went pack-nesNens. .
how far Ito ask about the CHESAPEAKE, ana
to the Leopard, and whether Burr ever tried
again, n,-and he ground his teeth with the only
passion he showed. But In moment that was
over, and he said. "God forgive me, for,I AN
suro forgive him." Then he asked about the
old war,etold me the true story Of his serving
the gun the day wc took tho Java. asked about
dear old David Porter, ~ he called him. Then
he settled down more quietly, and very happi..
ly. to hesr mo tell In an hour the history OF
"How wished Il had been somebody who
knew something! But did - well as co9id.
told him Of the English war. told MIN
about Fulton aud the steamboat beginning.
told him about old Scott, and jackson; told
him ali could think about the Mississippi, and
New Orleans, and Texas, and his own old Ken
tucky. And do you think he asked who was In
command Of the "Legion Of the West"
told him Il was o very gallant officer, named
Grant, and that, by our last news, he was
about to establish his headquarters ut Vicks:
burg. Then, 'Where was Vicksburgr worked
that out on the map; 1t was about hundred
miles. moro or lsss, above his oid fort hasms'
II must be At old vick.s plantation said he;
well, that Is o change"
"I toll you, Ingham, It was hard thing to
condensc the history Of half q century into
that talk with O sick man. And do not know
what told him,-of emigration. and the means
of it,-of steamboats, and railroads and telc.:
graphs,-of the colleges and West Point and
the Naval School, but with the queerest inter-
ruptions that ever you heard. You sec Il was
Robinson Crusoe asking oil the accumulated
questions Of ftty-six years
IL remember he asked, oil OF o sudden, VINO
,n-. anil ,vhap fold him. lo
asked II Old Abe was General Benjamin Lin.
coins son. He said he met old General Lin
coin, when he was quite boy himself, at 80 me
Indian treaty. said no, that Old Abe was q
Kentuckian like himself, but could not tell
him of what family; he had worked up from
the ranks. Good for him = cried Nolan; am
glad of that. As have brooded and won-
dered, have thought our danger was In keep.
ing up those regular SUGGESTIONS In the hrst
families Then got talking about my visit
to Washington. told him Of meeting the Or
egon Congressman, Harding told him about
the Smithsonian and the Exploring Expedition;
told him about the Capitol, and the statues
for the pediment, ,-and Crawford's Liberty.
and Grecnough's Washington lngham, l told
him everything could think OF that would
show the grandeur Of his country and its pros
perty; but could not mako up my mouth to
tell him word about this Internal rebellion!
"And he drank 1t in, and enjoyed 1t rs can
not tell you. He grew more and more silent.
vet I never thought he was tired or faint.
gave him glass Of water, but he Just wet his
lips, and told me not to go away. Then he ask
ell me to bring the Presbyterian Book OF Pub
lie Prayer which lay there. and SAID, with
smile, that II would open at the right place.
and 50 1t did. There was his double red mark
down the page and knelt down and read
= 4 ia
our country, O Gracious God, We thank Thee,
that, Notwithstanding our manifold transgres-
sons Of Thy holy laws, Thou hast continued TO
us Thy marvellous kindness, and 30 on to the
end OF that thanksgiving. Then he turned to
the end of the same book, and read the words
more familiar to me Most heartily We beseech
Thee with Thy favor to behold and bless Thy
servant, the President of the United States. and
all others In authority, '-and the rest OF the
Episcopal collect. 'Danforth, said he, i have
repeated those prayers night and morning, II
Is now fifty-fve years. And then he said he
would 90 to sleep. He bent me down over him
and kissed me; and he said, Look In my Bible,
Danforth, when am gone And went away.
s'But [ had no thought II was the end. l
thought he was tired and would sleep. knew
he was happy, and wanted him to be alone.
"Dut In an hour, when the doctor went IN
gently, he found Nolan had breathed his life
away with smile He had something pressed
,lose to his lips. Il was his fathers badge Of
Tho Order Of Cincinnati. :,
eve looked In his Bible. and there was q slip |
of paper, ut the place where he had marked the
Iext-
"'They desire country, even heavenly,
wherefore God Is not ashamed to DO called their
God; for he hath prepared for them city,
"On this slip of paper he had written,-
"'Bury me In the sea; It has been my home,
and love II. But will not some one set up
stone for my memory ut Fort Adams or at Dr.
eans, that my disgrace may not be moro than
| ought tU bear! Say on it,
"'Ln memory Of
"PHILIP NOLAN,
/" Lieutenant in the Army Of the United
States.
"'He loved his country as no other man has
owed her but no man deserved less ut her
,a nda' ~