Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-28
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The Annapolis correspondent OF
the Philadelphia ffsss narrates two
touching cases illustrative Of the de-
voted and unndying Hatfd Hon Of Wo-
man. In one Of the hospitals at An
napolis is or was a young Eieutet
Colonel Of a New York; regiment,
who. was terribly wounded before
Richmond, and has been slowly sink.
ing into the arms of death ever since,
he reached the hospital. His wound
was known to be mortal, and
word was sent, to his family, and
through them to the young lady to
whom he was engaged in marriage.
His aHianced lost no time in hasten
ing to his bedside, where she at once
assumed the duties Of nurse. Know
ing that he was to, die. she insisted
on being married to him, and the
ceremony, was performed by the
chaplain. 1t was a sad sight wit,
messed in silence by the numerous
officers in the same ward, and
brought tears to the eyes Of more
than one. A day or two since her
husband was fast sinking, and pro-
badly by this. time has passed to the
land Of spirits. The other incident
relates to. q bereayed mother from
Connecticut, and is related as fol
lows: nra sqa-ssf .sggsp en- a.. ~
more than a year ago her son, q
member Of a Connecticut regiment
was taken prisoner and confined in
Andersonyille. A short time after
ward several were exchanged. His
mother, II, Connecticut, hearing oft,
and believing that he was among the.
number, left her desolate home and
came to Camp Parole, which is stu
ated two miles from Annapolis, to
seek her treasure among the boat
loads, landed ,,on the Severn. She
waited, YEARLY waited, day after
day, for the coming of her boy; but,
though many came he was not
among them Hope deferred maketh
the heart sick,' and 80 it was with
her. Broken hearted by constantly
disappointments, her mind,
already shaken by grief, at lastgaye
way Ever since, more than six
months, she has been stopping in
this city--how or where L know not.
During all this time she comes to the
office of DIR. Vanderkieft, the surgeon
in charge, to ascertain whether any
boat loads of released prisoners have
arrived. When the last detachment i
came in she seemed oyeGoyed, and
went from skeleton to skeleton, sean
ming. them eagerly, anxiously. But
her son was not there, and each day
she went wearily back to her home.
The good-hearted surgeon, although
he knows and he has told her many
times that her son has been officially
reported as dead; still answers her
every day the same monotonous,
but ever kindly spoken NO She
comes always provided with a shirt,
q pair of drawers, pantaloons, boots
and cap, and wheninformed that her
son has not yet arrived, goes down
the graveled path across the lawn to
the very end of the long wharf
There she stands, looking over the
broad waters Of the Chesapeake for
fully an hour. Clad ever in the
same neat dress and closely-Gtting'
bonnet, she gazes wistfully, longing
", out over the blue waste, as if her
very eagerness would hasten on the
bark she imagines bears back to her
her child. But her tear-swolien
eyes at last grow dim, her strength
fails, and with the empty void ach--4
ing in her breast, oh! how .agonfz- &
ngly she slowly turns to depart. ."
That son she shall meet, poor, crazed,9
oroken-hearted mother, never, never
his side the hither shore. go" '2'ag =.
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