, 1864-07-11


lost all else save that and honor. Witness
\ sketch fiom lifs;r, -. -,
C, good sOull alter taking al ths
little comforts he gould afford to eiisys to
the wounded soldiers, vent into the hospi:
tai for the fortieth time, the other dsy::
WITH bis mite, consisting, Of several pGpgts
Of f1e.cut chewing tcbareo- Solace for
The Wounded, as he called it. He Canie Is
one bed, where poor fellow lay cheerfullA
hunimirg , t9ns and studying out faces Cd
the papetea ,xfM. -
"Got fsvcr2" asked c..
"No," answered the soldier.
"Ys:; oold-le.d Old iiGG ths d-lr [
"Where7"
"Well, to tell you the truth, it's pretty
well scattered. First, there's Q bullet ii
my right arm-they hain't dug that oil
yet Then there's one near my thigh
it's sticking. IN tey ONE III my lea-.hie
the bone; that fellow hIrts!. One tErodth
my left hand-that fell out. And tsll
you what, friend, with all this lead in me,
| feel; ginrally speaking, Iistlc heASs all
c. iightened his woes with double
C. Vas Vas 4 Eood fellow, and ths colder
deserved his "Solace::" Many Of theI
among Us atv rGof indeed.
A young man, who atdently desired
wealth, was visited by bis satanic majesty,
whp tempted him to promise his soul for
eternity, If he could be supplied in this
world. with all the money he could use.
The bargain was concluded-the devil wSs
to supply. the money. and was at list tS
have the soul, thless the. young man could
Spend, more money than. the devil could
furnish. Yeafs .passsd awaS.: The man
married-was extravagant in bis living
built palaces-speculated wildly--lost and
gave away fortunes, and yet his Golfers
were always full. He turned politician
and bribed his way to power and fame;
without reducing the "pile" Of BIS golG
He became "lillibuster," and fitted out
ships and armies, but his banker honorod all
his drafts. lie went to St. Paul to live,
and paid the usual rates Of interest for ell
the money he could borrow; but though
the devil made wry faces when he came,t6
pay the bills yet they were all paid. One
expedient alter dnothar failed. The devil
counted the time-only two years that he
must wait for the sonl-apd Knocked the
efforts Of the despairing man. One more
trial was resolved upon-the man started
q newspaper. The devil grOwled at he
end Of the first quarter, was savage Ii si1
months; Melancholy in nine, and "dead
broke" at tho end Of the year. So the
newspaper went down, but the soul was
sated. sas,
Al iu6rm old gentleman wSs found, by
a rogue moaning sadly OSet something
lost.
low. ~ s,
aOh, sir, villain his liss stslsh MY nsS
white hat nom my head, and run away
with t."
%why don't you run ssaer himl' asked
the rogue.
aBIess your ksaft, sift;, l can't run Of all;
I can kdfdlS walk" IS
sThe dsaSe you can't;p said the reeas;;
Hand he stole yo1f hati''
"Yes, he did, sir.n 80,
"And you can't run1"
aNOr catch himi''
SNo." @
aThen hsEe eOes e:tO,eiiss your you; wigl1 ssi
And Sccofdingly pulling OF The thatck
from his head, the fellow went of like :
shpt f-0m rifle, and the old gentleman was
len Is bald as coot.
Not lUhe since there WIS I aaEFs;;RtfelieionS
excitement hihong netr0es n the R6iehbor;
hood Of certain sontHefh city. Numbefs
were baptised nearly every day. On ono
occasion tho colored pteEeher was Ieadipg
l Zig fellow tslied BOB into the water Is.
baptise him. Bob was q little in advance,
and coming to stepping of place, down
be went, dragging the preacher alior hiRs'
Aiter considerable aoundering and spltitteE
ing they both reached the siiofe, when Bob;
very much excitgd; aellfSfed himself thusl
aNu@, lB5k hekh! soma fnah'll lose &
nlsget SCI Bs dis daih io0lis6heSsie s5
Tie soleninit$ of The occasion vas sbne.
what DISTURBED By this outburst,, and Bob,
coneIddihg that hydropally Was not exactly
tie tlilhg; tiiatched on
when Seth got home from m inniacksrelinf
he sought his Sarah Ann, and found that
she the heaftless one, had found another
man. And then most awful tight hs, kdE
and SO he went away aRd bound himself 70
cut oak In Florida: :, lie pined upon the
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