The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-08-03

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to the white and beard face with a
straight, earnest gaze, and then his
eyes filled with tears and his lips be-.
gan to quiver; but it was with pity,
not with childish fear, for he put up
his little hand to his fathers mouth
caressingly, and said, sf sl.
Papa sickl ia. .....f.s .,H.r...,t
Next day the doctor came. lie sat
an hour with Frank; prescribed cheer
fulness, quiet, and generous food; in :
structed me in the duties of my new
Office as nurse, for /, would have no
other pressed Franks hand cordially,
and left the room. l followed him to
the door. l,..,
How long can he live?" I asked.
The doctor shook his head.
All will depend on the, care you
take of him, Mrs, Morton. With such
care as know you will give him, he
may survive month, or even two
But. | could not promise him q week
of life. He has had hard time. -
Damn the villains! They'd be torn to
\ pieces like carrion ifI had my way
with emf -. r .,-t1-
| When [ went back to Frank he ask
ed me what the doctor said.
Don't conceal anything from me,
dear wife, said he. There is no need
| have been on familiar terms with
death tor manymonths. l am ready
to go. ..t. ..s...t .. a u,
Then I told him, and he smiled.r-
There was peculiar light in his eyes
as he turned them on mo, and said,
Mary, l shall live till spring
1t was October then. So many
months of life yet? 1t seemed like a
priceless boon. Nearly half year to
live? Oh what a world of love should
be crowned, into that timel And be-
lieyed him, too. I don't know why
but did. ,.... .,...., .,....'.'
The winter rolled by slowly, and he
did not die. Sometimes would feel
a wild hope that he might recover, and
he would see it shining in my eyes
and would smile and shake his head in
answer to the unspoken thought.
In the spring, he said, very often
lin the spring | shall die
The spring came too soon. The
robins began to sing in the sunshine
the startling came to his old nest in
the apple-tree by the well. Sometimes
Frank would bid me open the win.
dow, so that he could hear the plain
tive note Of the bluebirds and the twit.
: ter of the sparrows under the caves
Wrapped in heavy shawls, and sitting
9 in his great arm chair, he would gazt
t out the window with his dreamy blue
Q eyes till he seemed to forget that was
there. 9 ~. -s .sI... ... t......, ...- -..
'They are getting ready he woulc
0 murmur. i shall hear from then
! soon.' rd e ',-. t. .l...
: Thought he was talking of thu
: angels. p! H. a.s.a0.
What do you see out there, Captain
t Frank?' asked DR.. Thomas ono suct
day, as he entered the room. ..r.
8 Il am looking southwark I whisper
ed Frank. There will be grand news
$ from, the front very soon. That il
! what.I am waiting for H 10
e Then we understood him, The win
Q dow looks toward the south, and com
: mands view of the road leading t.
:, the village, ten miles away, And i
r was there he sat when he died. .-
n You must know that here on tn
I Heights we get the news but once {
: week. We are on high road where
h travellers pass. The half dozen farmers
!. who lived on the Heights with us, e
G to the village On, Saturdays, the com
Q mon market-day. Then we get th'
l weekly newspaper which is issued OF
$ Friday. morning and contains all th,
events of the week that is past. NJ ~.
II Frank slept noneon Thursdaynight
Il and Friday morning early he askec
Vt that Phillip be,sent to the village TO
= the Republican. .H go, Il.p
It 1t was afternoon when Phillip re
y turned. Frank sat by the open win
e dow, gazing earnestly down the road
1t was o beautiful day, The air wa
Q as balmy as! June, and the birds wer
n flying about and itwittering joyousl,
It in the trees. Presently Phillip cam
: in sight around the bend in the road
g He was waving the newspaper. in tn
" air, and seemed 10 be shouting somo
d thing, but we could not hear. Th
VI orchard shut him from view minut
e after, and ran down stairs to NEE
1t him atthe gate and get the Republican
d 'Hoorayp cried Phillip. Victory
,s devoured the Eews with -quicl
s eyes, and then ran up stairs to Frank
g. and knelt by his chair. -ais
!. Dear husband, said !, the nows
/. grand Do you,hink you can bear t
Il hear itT sr lAIa a..., ~.
a. q Mary said he, 4 shall never b
% stronger than ! am this hour 1t
d my last. Tell me the good news
=. have waited long for it,
O. Amidst my tears l read the new
V, Richmond was evacuated and on
it troops occupied it. JEFF Davis was fly
r. ing for his life, and Lees whole arm
g. had surrendered to Grant. An orde
is had been issued to stop recruiting an
Of drafting. Peace had already dawneC
" He listened with closed eyes, an e1
g. preston Of unutterablo happiness o
IN his white face. '.-.t
IN 'Gloryr he murmured, when ha
TO dono. The night is past. Dear wifi
TX am happy now. knew l shoul
" live to see the dawn.
he An honr Inter he nassed away.