The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-02-09
Original Sketeh.
Written for the Perrysburg Journal.l
THE SOLDIERS WIFE.
by MYRA.

"0h Edward, how can give you up
How can you leave lis oil? Oh this cruel.
cruel war. that will break so many hearts
and the speaker clung TO her husband sob
bing as if. indeed, her heart was breaking.
For while lie mingled his tears with hers,
when rousing himself with an effort, he said,
in firm tone, " You would not love me,
darling wife, if you thought that shrank
from doing my duty. Oh, Mary, bid mo
Col speed, an let your naturally cheerful
face brighten once more for me. In fow
hours shall leave you let me carry your
sweet smile to the battle field, and it will
bc n shield to me. ~
Z" | will try, dear husband, but oh'---and
her lips quivered as she tried to smile
such pitiful, heartbroken smile--it made
the heart ache to see her.
Her husband pressed his lips to her fore
head, and said, thrust in God, darling.
Now. where are our little ones ?"
Here, papa and two bright little girls
stood by their fathers side,
The father overcame the man, as he
stopped and casped them in his arms. "0h.
my darlngs, must leave you. You will
be good chillren, know. You must both
write to para when mamma writes. There
don't cry, papa viii come again to his twin
blossoms" But they clung to him, weep
ing convnlsively.
The two little girls were twins, called
Eda and Eva, and the resemblance between
them almost perfect,
Tho mother stood regarding the little
group, when far off sound striicA her ear
that made her clasp her hands in agony. II
was the roll of the drum. She knew her
husbands company would soon be there for
him, for they had chosen him by acclama-
tion as :her captain.
While the wife was listening and weep
ing, he was taking his farewell of his little
ones--his Twin blossoms, as he always
called them. The roll of the drum grew
louder, and he turned to his faithful wife
and held out Ills arms. She sprang into
them with wall Of anguish. BE brave
my wife, aud always think of me as doing
my whole duty, with my face to the enemy.
There-they call me, aud must go. Good
bye, dear wife God have you III his
keeping untilJny return" ...-.
He pressed his lips to hcrs, then tore
himself from her restraining arms. Almost
faintirg, she saw him leading away his men,
while cheer after cheer rang through the
valley. More dead than alive she watched
him until lie disappeared from view. II
seem u 10 lleI lHdl- IL was neT idSt lOok up
on him in this world Oh J the agoRizihg
thonglIt! She determined, then aud there,
to be brave and chesrful for his and her
children's sake. .Ls-
Now came weary days and weeks. Oh !!
they were never 50 long before. Once a
week she heard from her brave husband,
and at leugth she came TO be very proud OF
her absent soldier, More than once had
there been honorable mention Of HIM. The
bravery Of Captain Edward Rupert was on
the lips of his. friends and acquaintance.
Quo day Captain Rupert was ordered to
take ten men and recnnnoitre. They went.
and met double their own number OF rebels
who were out on the same purpose. They
met and fought Ike brave men, until a Pisi
tol ball shattered Captain Ruperts right
arm, which rendered it pOwerless. Over
come by the pain aud loss Of blood he lost
all consciousness. When he came 10 real
ize his situation, he found himself prison
er Of tho enemy. with six OF his mea. They
told him Lieutenant Warren had escaped.
lie was glad to hear of this, FOR he thought