The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-08-16
For the Pioneer |
In Memory.

| This morning was so bright and beautiful,
the air is so fresh and sweet, and as stood by
an open window ia the old farmhouse, on the
bank of the Tymoehtee, looking up through
the branches of the trees at the blue sky and
white clouds, and listened to the gushing mel
ody of the dear little birds, | wondered il the
evening would be as pleasant
! In the afternoon came TO this place, and at
twilight, while standing in an open door lock
Ing out upon the garden and orchard, and at a
fragrant balm-tree, which PrRHr planted sew
eral years ago, so very small then, but now
taller than the apple tree BY its side, grandpa
came up the steps, saying he had received a
letter from Newberne--the same he had written
several weeks ago, with few lines added in
reply which read
Perry C. HARMAs, Co r. 33d Regt Ohio
Volunteers, died in Barry Hospital, Whining
ton, N. c., March 81, 1865"
Perry volunteered last fall, for one years ser
vice. He was assigned 70 Co. B, 33d Regt, LIST
Brigade, lst Division, l4th Corps, of Sherman's
Army, which he accompanied in its triumphant
march to Savannah, from thence to Goldsboro';
on its way to that place he was taken sick.
March 2lst, he wrote to his grandmother and
sisters, from Barry Hospital, that he had been
sick month, and in the hospital week. and
hoped to be able to write again in day or two;
but the promised letter did not come, and after
anxiously looking and hoping for several weeks
to receive some information from him, grandpa
of the hospital, and inquire about him. He did
so, but received no answer until this evening,
and now only that he is dead nothing at all
about his sickness or last hours. N o message
to relatives or friends. How sad it seems, and
as turned away and walked up stairs and out
into the piazza, where ! could feel the cool air
of the evening, and see the stars coming out one
by one, the beauty of the evening was not to
me as the beauty of the morning, for my feel
ings were depressed, and my mind busy with
Other things
We thought so much of Perry. He was so
good ahd kind to us children, doing so many
things to please and make us happy. What
nice times we had in the kitchen during those
long winter evenings, when he Joined us in our
review lessons in geography, to see which re-
tanned the most, "the big head or the littl
ones" or stood up in our spelling class-he so
much older and larger than we-just to please
and help us along.
How much interest he took in the garden,
working In it and watching the development
of plants and unfolding of flowers How kind
be was to grandma, and all, doing SO much to
make home-ife pleasant And then when he
went to his own home, with his grandmother
and sisters, teaching in the winter and farming
in the summer how soon by his industry, kind
ness and goodness he learned them to look up
10 and depend upon him as their best earthly
friend. No wonder they were opposed to his
going into the army, OF that his mcther-wlth
hree sons already there--thinking as she did,
hat If Perry went he would not live to return,
ried to persuade him to remain at home.
And when think of all this and then of
lis dying SO far away, among strangers, from l
whom perhaps he did not receive that kindness
nd attention which he was SO ready to give, ,
md which his affectionate nature would have
endered so pleasant to him, it seems SO strange
md sad.
But there is better world than this, and
happier life, and we believe that Perry has en-
cred there, for he was good, and as Miss Put
lam has SO beautifully said Of another
When his spirit was carried above,
God remem bered his earthly pain ]
Only 10 double his loue! /
Carey, July 81, 1865.