The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-05-31

anu ruonlhY ms eyes WIN MS ists
retreated.
Take your seat sir, said the teach
err
i shan't,' said the boy. You
have whipped me unjust, aud | didn't
tell no lie, and /: live thousand
years | shan't tell you why clumb
that apple tree, aud with these mys-
terious words, he was gone like a
flash Of lightning. He never came
back again, and in week the Winter
season was over, the teacher also lie
parted, with no pardon from Tilly
rooker
He was very fond OF her, and very
When he reached New
York City, lie found it ablaze with
war news, aud met at every step re
officers who tempted him to
volunteer. lie bethought him it was
the best passible manner of commit
ting suicide, and enlisted at once -.
He expected to be shot the first bat
tie. Instead of that he survived to
be spoken of highly by the officers.
Before long he was promoted, and in
the course of three years he wore y
Captains shoulder straps, aud had
grown brown and hardy in the ser
vice. He had given up all intention
Of being shot, although he had not
yet forgotten Tilly Tookef.
One night toward the close of the
war, after \ fierce battle had been
fought, Captain Atwell passed thro'
the long line of wounded men in the
hospital. when one small
face on q low pallet startled him. 1t
vas little drummer boy wAo was
wofully wounded. The face was pale,
but it was not otherwise altered. -
Captain Atwell cried
Mike
The boy burst out crying.
oh, amt glad TO see you just,
lie said; and from that moment Cap
ain Atwoll never forsook him.
1t was not long, for Mike was dy.
ng, but he comtorted him till the
asst. That last came at the dead of
light.
Captain said II voice at the ofil-
,er's elbow, Mike wants you; he's
,oing.'
And hastily slipping on his gar
nents, the Captain hurried to the
)oy's side.
Mike, poor fellow he said.
The lad looked at him.
I've got my marchin' ORDERS he
said. 'Cappen, Chaplain says I'll
see my mother when I'm where I'm
yoin,' and l don't mind it if that's
rue. But look here; the day you
logged me-the last--i didn't tell
YOU no lie
Forget that, Mike; | have, said
Captain.
'Cappen, said Mike, Il said |
would never tell you; hut you've been
good to me; ! like you; ! will
When | took that letter'--here he
gaspeh for breath---I got an answer.
The Squire came out and caught me
| clumb the apple tree. He hollered
ut me to come down. did. |
know'd he'd look in my pockets for
apples, and find / | know'd you
wouldn't like that. | hitchcd the
bag TO the branch and left it there;
Then down come. He shook me
and let me go. Next day went 10
'etch the letter. lie laid for me,
when got half way up he grabbed
ne. The letter il mp there yet, ]
expect The oiled silk would keep
he wet Off | didn't lie; you see,
lot that time
And Mike was dead. The Cap
ain wept over him. The next week
ne asked for his first furlough.
The week after Squire Tooker and
lis daughter were sitting on the
porch. The Squire was not quite so
pompous rs formerly. He had in.
vested in 'le,' aud failed to realize.
On that particular night he was
his pipe in thoughtful
mood, when he saw, marching up the
road, 4 military gentleman in Cap.
tain's uniform. He marched straight
TO the gate and entered, but instead
Of advancing to the porch, he stop
ped midway, and began to climb an
apple tree,
The Squire sprang to his feet,
lilly to hers, the help rushed forth
all stood aghast military men were
privileged, but why had one come
Horthward to forage on Squire Took
er's apple tree;
We need not tell our readers why
when they know that the officer was
Captain Atwell.
Peering among the branches as h'
clamhered, he found at last the lit
tie bag of oiled silk which he so wei
remembered--for it had carried ev
cry letter safely to and from Tilly
Perched on branch, he united il
and found a crumpled little note
spotted and yellow. He read it.
was q free and full forgiveness. =
Then he descended.
Squire Tooker had been too mucI
surprised when the military gentle
man mounted the apple tree, to fee
much more astonished when the sam
individual clasped lilly in his arms
or when he discovered well know
4 LA.AaNh sl,a AlIlAnK.fa
And either the uniform, or his SUI
prise, or his own losses in oil, had 8
softened MIN that he actually hear
the tale that was soon told him, will
out anger, and only remarked this
"rrewth was more peculiar tina
fiction
Finally he gave his parental bles
ing to the lovers, and promised b
] conaant IN thair union when tha w,