Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-03-02
o. 6. PARIS MAINE FRIDAY, MARCH 2. 1866

Mr.. O~en could not break the seal Cor his
trembling singers. and beld IL towards Mr
Allan With the helple-sness 0f a eh,id.
The minister opened IL. and o5edient 90
a motion from the father. read A. follows
" Dear Father WHEN this reaches you.
shall be IN eternity At 6rss. Il seemed
a~fal o. me- bat | have thoaght about "a 80
much nov. thai if has no terror. They say
they I'll not bfnl me nor blind me. bgi a {
may meet NV death like a nan. tho1ght
father. q might have been on the battle
held. tor my country. and that. when fell.
it you'll be aghfiag gloriOasly. But 70 be
shot down Ike a dog. f0r nearly betraying
u. 90 de Tor neglect Of duty oh. fafher.
l -onder the very thosght does not kin me-
Hut shall not Disgrace you am going
% write you all about IL. and when | Am
gone. yog may tell my comrades. / can :
nov.
Iou know promised Jenny Carr
mother would look after her boy. and
when be fcll sack 1 did all / coald for hin
lie sas not strOng when he ~as ordered
back INTO the ranks. and the day before ti1f
night. | carried all has luggage be sides nv
c~n. on our march. Toward night ~
vent IN on douole qaick. and though ibe
lnggsge began 20 tccl very heavy. every
BODY ei-e vas tired too and N I had not
lent him an arm now and then. h. would
have fallen out by the way. was all tired
oHt when &C cane into camp. and the n IL
Wa Jemmy's turn 10 BE- sentry. and would
take his place bat vas too tired. father
l could not have kept awake. II bad had
a gun al my bead. but did not know il IN
ui-weh. until It vas too late
GOd be thAnked.- interrupted Mr.
Oven. reverently. e. / knew Bennie was not
The boy 10 sleep earelessly a. has post
q" They tell me to-day that have short
rvprleVe. given % me BY circumstances +;
time % wrIte O. yJu. our good Colonel savs
Forgive hin. father. BE- only does his dutv.
Tie woad gladly save me II be could and
doa lay up my death against Jenny. The
poor boy D. brokrn-hcarted. and does moth
ing bat beg and entreat them % let him die
fn nv stead
90 ! can't bear % th.nk % mother snd
B4ossom- Comfort them father, Tell
them DE a. a brave boy should. and that
Wben the var - over. thcy will not Be
ashs med ~ me A. thew mus: be now God
bclp me. "a - very hard 10 bear Good. bve,
father. God seems near and dear 10 me.
not AZ All a. II be wished ne % perish for
ever. bat a. Il be felt sorry for has poor.
-intal. broken-hearted child and would take
him TO be- nth hin and my SAvioar in
bettsr-better ife.
\ great SOB b1rst from Mr.. Oven : heart
." Amen be said solemnIy. .' Amen
+" "To-night in the early twilight shall
see the cows all coming home from pastnre .
DAISY and Brindle and Bet. old Billy. too.
VII neigh % me from his stall. and precious
iIttle Blossom stand on the back s.oop wait
Ing for me-but / shall never-nsser come
God bless you all; forgive your poor Ben
nie
That night the door Of the o.. back stoop~
opened sof,ly. aai little figure glided out
and do~n the foot-path that led 70 tbe road
by che mill. Sbe seemed rather Hyiug than
Walking. turning hcr heal neither 10 the
righs nor left starting not as the fall moon
stretched queer ianta-;ie shapes al around
her. looking ONLY nor and then TO Heaven.
ant i1i.ing hcr hands a. if ia PRAYER.
T~o hours h,er. the sane Young girl
stood At the Nil Depot. watebing the coo,-
ing Of the night train and the conductor. A.
b. reached do-s 10 liit her in. wondered At
the sweet, tcar-staiucd face that va up-
turned to~arl the dim lantern be held 10
his hand.
A fcw questions and rcaly answers told
him al. AMI no father could have cared
more tenderly i0r his only clild than b. for
our hule Blossom.
She "a. on her wav % WAshincton. 20
al President Lincoln for Der brothers DE-.
she bal stole a~ay. leaving ouly note 20
tel h.r father shere and why sbe hsd gone
she had brought Bennie. letter 9Th ber;
no good. Kind heart. liko the PRESIDENT
coaii refuse % BE- melted by Il.
The neSt morning they rsached Neu
York. and she conductor found .oi,able
company ior Blossom. ani hurried hsr On
90 Washiuetcn. Every inmate now might
be year in hcr brother. Hfo
And so in an ia-rcdibiy short 'imc. Bios.
com rcsoLed tie Cspiitl. ani sas burried
a. once % tn White Ilouse
TIE fresident haj boz iust scsted bru.eif
20 his mornings task oi overlooking and
signing important paper. ~hcn uahout
one ~ord of annoanceuerf. fhc door softy
oprnci. AL H'oss1m. wi.b ewes downcsst
ana ioide,i han.is. stood bciore hl-l.
'' Wei. 10y cbild. - Ls said. in hi. pleas.
ant tones. 90 shat d. yoa vant so brielt
anl car'y ia tbc a,oruinrs7
' beuuie's hie. piease. sir. faltercd out
Blossoun
d" Bcnnies Who j. Brnnies"
NJ brother. sir Thy are going to
saoot hlm 90 sleeping at h,s r9st>'
%. ca. ves and az Lincoln rnn be- eve