The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-01-25
INSBURG. PA, THURSDAY, JANUARY e25 1866

more tenderly for his only child, than he
for our little Blossom.
She was on her way to Washington, to
ask President Lincoln for her brothers
lite. She had stolen away, leaving only
note to tell her father where, and why,
she had gone. She had brought Bennie's
letter with her no good, kind heart like
the Presidents could refuse to be melted
by it. t
The next morning they reached New
York, and the conductor found suitable
company for Blossom, and hurried her on
to Washington, Every minute now might
be year In her brothers life
And SO, in an incredibly short time,
Blossom reached the Capital and was hur-
risd az once to the White House.
The President had but just seated him.
self to his mornings task of overlooking
and signing important papers, when, with
out one word of announcement, the door
softly opened, and Blossom, with eyes
downcast and folded hands, stood before
him. ,,..4-
"Well, my child" he said, in his pleas
ant, CHEEKY tones, "What do you want so
bright and early in the morning p sa-
"Bennie's life, please, sir" faltered out
Blossom. IN
"Bennie? Who is Bennie ?''
"My brother, sir, They are going to
shoot him for sleeping at his post"
"Oh, yes" and Mr.. Lincoln ran his eye
over the papers before him. az RENE n
Der. 1t was a fatal sleep. You see,
child, it was time of special danger
Thousands OF. lives might have been lost
for his culpa5le negligence.
$50 my father said,'' said Blossom
gravely, "but poor Bennie was so tired,
sir, and Jenny SO weak. He. did the
work of two, sir, and it was Jenny s
night, not his, but Jenny was too tired,
and Bennie never thought about himself,
that he was too tired
"What is this you say, child? come
here, [ don't understand" and the kind
man caught eagerly, as ever, at what
seemed to be justification of an offence.
Blossom went to him he put his
hand tenderly On her shoulder and turned
up the pale, anxious face towards his.
How, tall he seemed, and he was President
of the United States, too A dim
thought Of this kind, passed for moment
through Blossoms mind, but she told her
story now simply and straig htforward, F, and
handed Mr.. Lincoln Beunie's letter tc
read. t- @'-a - 49,
He read it carefully, then taking up his
pen wrote few hasty lines, and rang hi;
bell
Blossom heard this order given :"SENI
THIS DISPATCH AT ONCE"
The President then turned to the girl
and said: $50 home, my child, and tel
that father Of yours, who could approve
his country's sentence, even when it took
the life of a child like that, that A5ra.
ham Lincoln thinks the lite far too pre-
cious to be lost. Go back, or-wait un
I'll tomorrow BenDie viii need change
after he has so bravely faced death, he
shall so with you"
" God bless you, SIR" said Blossom
aud who shall doubt that God heard anC
registered the request.
Two days after this interview the young
soldier came to the White House with hii
little sister. He was called into the
| Presidents private room, ard strap fas
tened 'upon his shoulder" Mr.. Lincolr
said, " that could carry a sick conrade
baggage and die for the good act so IN
complainingly." Then Bennie and Bios
som took their way to their Green Noun
tain home, and crowd gathered at th'
Mill Depot to welcome them back, anC
farmer Ovens tall head lowered abovt
them all, and as his hand grasped that o
lis boy, Mr.. Allan heard him say fervent
ly, as the holiest blessing he could pro
nounce upon his child: {" Just and true
are all thy ways, thou King Of Saints
That night, Daisy and Brindle and Be
came lowing home from pasture, for they
hear a well-known voice calling them a
the gate; and Bennie as he pats his ole
pets and looks lovingly in their grea
brown eyes, catches through the sill even
ing ais his Puritan fathers voice as b.
repeats to his happy mother these jubilan
words: &c Fear not, for 1 am with thee;
will bring thy seed from the East, ant
gather thee from the West; [ will say t
the North give, aud to the South, kee
not back bring my sons from far, au'
my daughters from the ends of the earth
every one that is called by my name, fo
l have created him for my glory hav
formed him, yea, have made him. :"
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