Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-09-17
Q SSASIfTABULA O. MORNING. SEPTEMBER lf 1864

money 6po 10 yoof m6tbeto olthat She may buy
The tnateridf ftr tae fegimentai 9color,.L
! Your sisters win. help make the Hak, snd
IN must be ready ID foutn daysfo present
pto The regiment before they leave. ?c jSdi I
Pr srbls ne*s was very interesting to Al.
1btrt,,n b6tbe did not comment on il 4 his
1lffi6d was foll Of another susiect.i 10 ih7di
= DFather,o be asked, have you engaged an
other book keeper '''a2" 'sH9a9uI 90
NU Y have not. think must seud TO
|'BoToH Snd advertise for one. H'Uoi odF
:to9Oh don't fsiherloa Oh how IwishAoh,
if / daraddoisay it.
And Albert broke down-.iarge tears
| were ip lis eyes, which nothing but his
/. boyish pride prevepted from falling. His
4 father locked at him in surprise, aud said
4 kindly. diis st9s,risyl b9tli b.t. IA, rs1
las Yop surely know, my son. that you may
j dare say anything 10 me. 10 9uagsd .bi.di
J,ys OBJ, father, the boy exclaimed impetous
lly,vyou know how much wish 10 serve my
4 conntry end you said | was notoId enough
Jdp go; 70 war, nbut NJ ght prove myself q
better patriot by, staying at homer-snd
BOW here is a chauce TO do something; and
| falbe5 DO alot refuse 10 let me, for il eyqu do
III shall break my heart b hns sqtsi9 sai
1dl Ny dear Albeit you know l never re-
fuse sou hing = reasouble.F hra a.dgtI
IgviI know ii,rfahsr, but his-ob, I know
ljnstowals sypni will ssayl But 4 cau't help
VI -, Father this morning / heard some OF
the men talking, aud there were two who
wanted TO enlist, and would--but one had
an in6rm old mother to ], ok after. and the
other had Two little -childsen, motberless
children---and so they could not either of
them go. though they wanted 10 SO much.
bra ApdPo yoq want me 10 provide for the
A old mp hef and twoli,tle children Well,
j tlIaTy TO doh7Tb butt 9o1ol cd. qol97ob
iof N0k bpe hodaaher .notuthata; i l. know
lyoua ahsye quite enough on your hands ss II
dekr7spmal,y TO helpr-bnt, father. IIwapt
btoetak care ,ofYfbem myselflab y1Irqao 20
dmsYba take care of1tbeml said the father,
in establishment HBd.1aH hip JoGinoo nj
4 Yes.Ifayher. ifyou'll only let me he book,
keeper ins MrJ ---s place i BIZ Yous know
be has beeu teaching me lately, aud before
Ire goes he cau show me how the books
't,ud-and if should require aoy lookng
Hpyeroghy. father, j VI wotk for half price-
youCpqy him ore bundred dollars month,
and if yt t9AoI ay me 6fty,E hywill lie quite
enough for oil III want, tbenr-- l7od h
oil Bot "A lbert, juterrupted bisifsiher, wait
ibanmamenf Il bden'te,get excited overjto u ibnt
give ne littlef time 10 consider You
wish DO be my book keeper9 ssol no
Yes, father. .iduil
,yBut't'in Hthat case you will need 10 be
here ID The efice all day, every day from
height in he morning iii six IN the evening
1RUY es father. Isknow it.'s lau9'a noInJ-
4 jabiHhveyo Thought how arduous and severe
/ life thatw will be for you RlirU 9dl :pain9yo
|us Yes afathsr 1 have Thought itaiI over and
am neifd dqfraidr Just try me and you'll zee how
IllEslick t9 business. .nnob odT isqino9
,fgiveh up Your plan Of going to coieget And
EInust reiinqnish my hope OF seeing ny son one
Of the aBlest lawyers and politicians before l
jltie1 Must this be giving upf 10 saI9u.S9 !
leg No, father, mot yeti L have thought it all
oyer in my own room this mornings; and though
: alweek' Since 1t would have almost broken my
4 heare 10 Have met with any delay iu my studies
4 yet now t9think i can wait ID year longer be.
y lore going to college ;ahd bysiudyihg evenings
a will not lose anylbing | now Know. Js6l al
AZ Bat III the war ,should pot be ended in a year
Lift i saoud last till you are toolold to go to
college7--or if these, men should never come
1back-Shohlds be kifed-thep then you would
have their families to provide for all their lives
iWoald you NOT thenregret what you had dones
|s7Theboys face grew very palem He sat silent
awhile; the large otears came in his eyes and
tspIashed down, bht he soon brushed them away
asd alooked up with aud untroubled face, say
jlpRfls gg!jnrIsQ a9il lsbun iln F1s
sdGod would help me hear even that. Others
must m AXE sacrifices for our couhtry, and why
4 should not r And you know, father, tina,
j many, Of our emi1ent men never went through
college; 50 iff live, I promise you that your
heart shall yet grow warm with love and pride
10 He did not know as his father rose and turn
edto bis desk, that his heart was already throb.
lbiog with love and pride for his son; but he
heard the quiver in his voice as Mr.. O-------
4 seplied,iI 10 e91ui I9oi3O 99Tdi tgodL 4
Io1I honor your sentiment, my son, but canDot
give you my answer tilI to.uorow morning
ln The, meantime do not mention, the su6jeGi to
any one. And now must excuse you Albert,
for | have something else TO do. 2nL 2nL 'o'' "a"
b. SoYAlberts hastened home to his own
room, where he was soon immersed in book
| Keeping that be might be sure of his, prof
ciencyain case bis father might accept his
offer. ;omt
Igo1Wbile rbOH147-, having locked himself
tup IN bis Office fell 90 his Sknees,e and with
btears lof joy Thanked God that he had Civ
en- him sueha son. nj is'iQao $40 dtIW
/ That night Mr. Ould-+----i consulted his
wife and sin the morning told Albert he
mightodol ssnhel wished b,BoW llal al ssvl
| @ Charlie B---4- and William III ------ were
| very much surpsisedto hear Albert's prop
osision butl when sheyo found he wss 10
earnest. and his sfathes approved bis plsn
they enlisted aLd went. leaving their dear
| ones in his care. sJ bnog Gao adi ss3l.
ladAnd well did he redeem his promises.
Good old widow grew to love him as
her SON, and many 6 prayer went up from
her heart for Albert as he would come 10
at six O'Clock in the morning, kindle her
| FIRE, draw water, put 90 the, tea kettle and
then go to her bedside and rub her lame
tancle until it grew timber enough for her
20 GO about on it, Sometimes be .staid
| and took breakfast with ber, but she felt
| she could do something for her country, so
she generally sent him home as soon as she
could, for she knew be wished to be there
Then every evening, no matter what the
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