The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-01-19


aud all the virtues that could thrill hen
heart, and call out uarcs,raincd tho ton
dnrnrss and love Of her wuman.s nature
Aud it Charlie was near approach {, d
IVrrirci gentleman, tue bcautim. aud mod
est young giri who Vas dear t. hin, was
cmineutiy dcscr,n. his highest and bcs
,lltclion.
Charlie had said to her, ia one or ,heh
quiet walks down the shady lane thai
scPara tel the two ta-ms, and Just IA,
evening before his dcpauurc tor thr s,at
lot war, that il her approval and i.y,
were to bc his reward, he would Cudtnvu'
io win the greatest laurc,s hc coud n
the army. And when his c1mpiuiou
Ularm,d at his vrhtm nee, demonstrate,
with him, aud said, "Charlic, shall nt,.
cr b. happy while you bre gon' q, know
/ you are brlyiUg dagger needless ou'y lut
my sSkc-lont DO t; shall lavs you
/ just as hlrd;' IA hid replied, ~ yer icai
| tor me- Aud yet the lltic girl acbnowl
edged In her own heart thlt while tc.
pcatng this 10 him shc also secretly
wished that ha might b. prlmOtcl from
the raulSR tore his return homo. s.
when the news reached her, she, too,
| was glad.
/ Wen, one dly the daily paper was, al,
usual, thrown IN ut the duur ui each farm
house, and was eagerly read, especial y
the war news, by each member uI the tNu
households. Oh Mr. Patton was the
first to read this paper at his house, aud
midway the column of dispatches was
this utgmcut: "Tbc following officer
Iiu the volunteer UuiIcd States army, by
sentence ot court martial, have been dis
missed the service" Then followed a
/ lit Of names, some for drunk mess
somc Tor iEcomp,toncy, some lur uugcn-
/ ltlymanly cuudUct, some i,r fraud upon
th2 Gov rumrut, aud some Tor ouwardicc
before thc enemy.
Cuu'd it be- possible! Mr.. Patton took
uH bis ,pco,uclCs, aud his iip quy red us
hc wiped and scttl thcm again balu-,
his eyes. Yes, Z was go, there twas the
last in the ls!- Captain Charles Patton
for cuwardicc.
Tn old gentleman looked ggaiu-"O
the l2th regiment, Capt Charles PdUoi
fJr cuwordict.' aud with a grolu, ID,
threw down the paper. aud, hlstiiy find
ing his hat, tottcrCd to tho door auu won
out down The street, tears actually run
Mug down the .urruws of his check.
Julia wss sewing IN the room ut The
time; and boxed up with surprise whcr
her father, with a hai.supprt seed lryHn
took his hat and went OUT. Suc ran t.
the window aud saw bin walking down
thc SIT ct with his hut over his cycs aud
his head bowed down as ii in grief Sew
crh gentlemen passed undspuku to him
but rec iyCd no response, Pale wit
apprehension, Julia seized the paper aut
hastily scanned the dispatches. ii
pallur increased a. her eyes rested upol
the fatal sentence. Her d ar old father
) griCl was cxp lained, and, with tears il
her eyes, she remembered the pride h
took 10 Charlo--the first 70 sprlng viii
his mu.kgt for his couutry's delncc--
aud now, what must BE- his grief and dis
appointment. W. will not dwell upol
lht sadness that rgiguel in the llmill
, upon that cvert.ul day.
The news was communicated to al
but little Jennie, who dwclt 80 muci
upon Charlie, the brave soldies boy, tia
they could not iind il IN their hearts /,
; blight b.r joy and amusement in The sol
dicr toys tiut Charlie giye hor bGor
he started lor the front, and wilh which
.us she ally played her mimic battles
" General Charles namG was upon he
lips.
4 As evening drew near, knowing tho
, Ella Stpn'on must have read the drcu,
. lul line, Julia Put ON her bonnet, an
, slowly went down the lane to see h,
!, friend, and cor suit with her about it,
, As she went along she repeated TO he
self us she had done all day long. "Ca
> il Gc possible that Charlie, my ow
:, brother Charlie, So brave aud hlndsum
can be a cowuruW Women admire az
Il love brave men, and even a sisters II
fCctiun will warm at the cOntempl ito
, Of brothur's poltrooncry, She will ~
, dis card him ~ brother. Sic Will luN
:. him on and ever, but it will BE- that kit
:, Of love that man of spirildsdalns, al
% spurns, aud flies from--a love mingi
largely with piiy--a pity too, tn
springs from or is allied with coatemp'
Nv As Julia nearcd the farm house OF Il
80 friend, she saw her standing at The lar
- red cate, rs IL expecting some one, an
r quckeniug her steps, she was soon clio
7" up to her. Fila received her with opt
- arms aud n kiss, EId made no reuiu
- upon her pale, sad king face, whi'
" the old sun buurct failed 10 conceal
Contrary tn Juiiu's expectation, Eli
" although unusunlly sober, b'truycd !
'e traces of sorrow, no evidence of Il day
u brooding on sad news, and shc blam
~ her friend for her seeming hard heart
~ Indifference, aud then che thought, pc
u haps, she had not heard Of it. Julia "
:, about TO tell the sad news, when s.
~ white Ia d was laid dctrrmincdy uy
70 her mouth, round, iuir arm Gid
- around her waist, and a CHEEKY vol,
- said, II know just what you would te
u dear Julia. saw il in the paper ii
~ morning. DO not believe one sing
20 word OF it, The words came out slow
~ aud distinctly, aud the color mpuuted
~ the true girls face, aud blue eyes spurI
IL ed with her determined faith as she spo
~ them. Julil gaz d al her in wonder, 3
'i' e' Leu. smOte h'r as she thought, 81,
a sister, accepted TIE tale as true;
~ strangers faith is not shakcn;" AMI TIA
70 she sud, us her o!d belief returui
y "But Ella, have read that somc,lnl
" the bravcst men, In an hour when det
y! slurcs them in the face; und an escu
~ is offered them, turn their backs. Y
ln know the trial must be very terrible.
'" Charlie may have tried to preserve
=, life in such q case as this, and il v
~ ~ turned TO his disgrace by design"
~, "Charle never turned his back" S
r.. Ella. confidently. There is some N
Iv take in the name aud regiment.
,re sure oft. Charlie is not coward
I'VE lie told me just before be left that If
re. got into a severe battle, and the day
icb victory was with the enemy, he wo
I'M not live; for he would never surrender
,n' Ace from rebel. | remember of tell
,nt him that believed he would run at
nm. first shot and cant forget his loo
Iulia. az he said these very words, "E