The Daily clarion., 1866-09-02
From The Land We Love.
EINSVlLLE AND ITS HOSPITAL,
CHAPTER III.
{ CON NJ E D

beside me
Mrs. Lawton now heard gentle |
tapping at the door, and went to see
who had called.
..Sister Lula sent me in to tell you
that if you are ready now she VIII
take you home, mann"
Where is Lula, Harry asked
Mrs. Lawton of the little boy.
GOut in the carriage, ma am.
ssMrs. Lawton," called Major Bar
ton. sscan see Miss Lula for as yet |
I do not know her other name.
eHarry, run and tell your sister L
wish 10 see her. said Mrs. Lawton
Lula came in and asked if she had
been sent for.
.sMaior Barton wishes to see you,
dear child; and | think it best that his
wish should be gratified. SO, come IN
Lu. Miss Lula Weston, Major Bar
tom
Frank put out his thin, emaciated
hand, and Lula clasped it in her soft
palm and said:
"How are you feeling nowH Better,
l hope, Elmsville is a good resting
place for an invalid and | trust you
NAV soon become strong enough to
90 on to Calhoun; DR. Hartly told me
to-day that your home was near Cal
houn. Can / write for you, Major, or
would you prefer Mrs. LawtonT DIR.
Hartly has just gone out to take ride.
| told Harry to carry him home to tea
with him, so Mrs Lawton we Will
walk. The Doctor looked SO weary !;
| q little sniff of fresh air will benefit
him. l hope, Major, you will soon be
we'll enough to enjoy the same pleas
ure. But-do YOU wish letter writ
ten =
Thank YOU, Miss Lula-I must beg
that YOU will allow me that privilege
i am certain, | have met you some
where. | wish you would call to-mor-
row"
"Well, | must really go home, or
mamma will imagine that l am lost
Good afternoon, Major Barton. Faith
er will sit up with you to night. Mrs.
Lawton, are you coming =
Lula passed into the hall and Major
Barton said to Mrs. LawtOn SIS that
fair creature a friend of yours ?
Eyes, and nobler or lovelier girl
never lived She is the eldest of 4
most interesting family. Lula is in
deed sweet and lovely girl. Elms
vile would be lost without her. One
need only see her to love her"
Wild with delirium, Major Barton
raved for days. Consciousness lef)
him; and reason was for some time
dethroned Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Law
ton and Mrs. R were never weary
of waitin Oh him; and some times
when maddened with pain, he imagined
himself again confronting the foe, hi:
clear, ringing voice gave command af
ter command in quick succession
: Now he sees Phil Bradford fall. A
groan bursts from his pallid lips
''Poor little Lii, he cries Again h
is at home. The cool night breeze
= fan his fevered cheek; and his wilC
l frenzy sinks into a quiet that almos
resembles sleep. But, no, he is still
delirious. His mood is placid, be
, cause he dreams of home. ''Mothel
= why don't you cool my forehead
. Oh! it is so hot-burning, burning :
!, Then, as he feels the cool hand of Mrs
< Weston laid on his heated brow, h
= saws: Mother, Miss Lula is so pretty
, / only saw her once. She went away
: | have searched the whole of Floy
: county and in Calhoun, and / canno
1 find her Where is she? Don't yo
e know, mother? You sent her away.
LIio Tur'U .sS.,'---0'' r,-N->sr'-'s5, s5oIie'
g tone.
e Thus he raved Ten days he la
s lowering between life and death Lul
came daily to see him; but he neve
u recognized her The young heart c
; our sweet Lu was saddened by thes
I closing scenes Of her patients life
5 Pity is said to be near Of kin to love
; and, ere the gentle girl was aware, he
heart became deeply interested in tn
i fate of Frank Barton. Even death
1 presence cannot prevent the growth @
love
, The morning of the eleventh day ha
= dawned. The lamp dimly lights tn
4 room Frank slowly opens his eye
2 and says 80 my mother, l am s.
e tired"
No W steep, IlD son, hHON }O
l are tired, and the gentle voice of Mrs
r Weston falls soothingly upon hi
7 weary ear.
: Mamma" cries Lily III the Georgi
q home, to which the reader must nov
, imagine himself transported, Il won
} der who this note is from, postmarke
I Elmsville, s. C.? You don't know an
[ one there, do you ?"
"Opon it, my daughter 1 am pre-
e pared for any thing"
Breathing an inward prayer fo
strength, Mrs Barton listened as Lii
read
DEAR MADAM; Your son and M
: friend is now at this place, and is yer,
i'll He is unconscious Has man
: kind friends here and is well cared fo1
l am the surgeon of the regiment, ant
have been with him during his entir
l illness
Yours, respectfully,
b. F. HART.
, 80 my son, my son burst il
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