The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-01-04

land saluLed me, sat down BY his coucl
AID took his hand in nine
% ''IIe told me that he was a corporal ir
I the Collins Zouaves Of Philadelphia tha
rhe was wounded late in the action, snt
left upon the fed; that he remained
where he fell from Saturday until the
following Wednesday, with no food
save a few hard crackers left ia my KNAPP
sack, ard no water, except that whcl
| God gave him from Heaven IN rain and
dew, ahdwhich I'cought in my blonkot.
The corporal continued his story, after {
moments pause, occasioned by his suf
fering by saying You know, Colon9
! 1how God alwaya. remembers US WOUNDED
soldiers with ra:r after the battle is over
and when our lips are parched and our
tongues are burning with fever. On
"Wednesday l was found by one Of oul
surgeons, who dressed my wound, and
placed me with some other disabled sol,
'diers in an ambulance, to be sent tc
Washington. I" " arrived here late on
Tuesday evening. when my limb WI.
famputated, aud T. The corpora
again paused in lis story and I begged
him not 10 60 on. I noticsd that lis
voice became weAler, and his lace
tAoyed pale and dsathlike and a moment
afterwards I observed Blood tTicklihg
upon tile hoar from the'rubber cough up
on which hs lay. I as once. called Tie
surgeon to his bed side. Hs examined
the limb, ana after consultation with 9th
er surgeons in Attendance, told ne they
had decided that it was impossible 70
save the corporal's lie: that ra.&lhpufa-
ton would be useless; that the Soldier
was fast sinking from exhaustion, snd
that in all probability ne would not sur
vive the hour; and he desired that /
should make known theif decision and
aprehensions to the sister'and aunt
T with such language. ss soldier
might conmard informed them that
the corporal must soon rest. Tears filed
their eyes, and they sobbed bitterly, but
their grief was borne as christian wo-
man alone can bear such sorrow, for
they heard the voice oftheir Elder Broth
or, speaking TO them, as to Martha: 1 am
the resurrection and the life; he that
believeth in me- though he were dead,
yet shall he live The sister, wiped
away her tears, and taking 9 small pray or
book from her pocket, t,asked me If | would
tell brother so IN he must ie,and il. / would
read to him the prayer for the dying.'
l went again TO the couch and stood be-
side the dying soldier. ,'Corporal,' said
1--we shall halt soon, we are not going
to march much further to-day ' .'ia
10 'Are eg6iug to halt Colonel!'. Asked
the dying soldier, 'and SO early in'the dsy,
are we going into bivouc before night?'
Yes, corporal I replied, fhe march
is nearly over, the bugle will sound the
halt 404 #'a' q ae"# r.s.a
The corpotal's mind wandered for al
moment, but my tears interpreted TO him
the meaning of myswords."
'Ah!l Colonel he said, do yQu mean
that am SO soon to die:',ss g.~ ~
Yes, corporal, said you are soon
to de- .4.7sf5a a'bloH ss TO
= well, Colonel 1 am glad / am going
to die--L want to rest.'5 Ehe msgnh Isl
not long, butt am weary, Iamtired--i
wan. to halt. want 70 be with Christ
want to be with my Sayior!h sr
/ read to the soldier, the prayer fort
the dying most Of which he repeated, /
and then the sister knelt beside tbecouch
OF the dying soldier brotl,er, add offered
upto God such a prayer, SO earnest,
So, falloGlove and faith, as no tongue
can tell, no pen describe. The H(epbloo3
ofsthe dying soldiertwas trickIing down
from the bead-side and crmsoning hcr
dress, while she-hesought the Father that |
the robes Other dying brother might be !
washed and made whits ii the bF6od of
The Lsuib. The prayer was faisted2the
dying nisi said, : 'hms,ss We stand sgaih /
bv his Bedside. 'sis;tr, 4adnt' do inot !
gggdieye, do not WesP'. fSSF I am am going tpI
ChgistY-I am go5i2g 10 rast IN Heaayyen!
TELL my mother,zsister and toe sol
dier COX from his finger ring and kissed !