The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-08-01

nALFtMuRE, iuly u. 1865
KessTs LoHgnscLsrs 4 ConneT Charlottesville your
10 days number u the UnioH IL an article entitled
WAS Il not Providence ?" On TsadinE Il, an AFFAIR of
ed upon my mind with al the viyidness u an hour
ago. and being nearly allied 10 the ncidcn, you pub
drncr that num-rs the hairs ofour heads aud Waies
over the sHJrow . fall. Hut 20 my story
On the fh 81 May, lsti. most BEAUTIFUL aud u,-y
day. frahcr warmer than the ith " May, ls6sl va
engaged NJ my usual work IN manufacturing establish
men, Ia tie EASTERN section good old atmoIr county
lovely AID graceful ofspTinF when bird. b,c and flow
with waving ncids of wheat grass, clover aud
meadow land- and orchards all In white blossom, had
cndrncy to cheer and elevate the buoy ant icng' 81
one who Vas near the long locked Tor period IN the IT,
o. Young man. VI. bis twenty nrst year, Win very
pleasant prospects iar country hoy, not having an
enemy In the world. Kind obi gng aud the friend ~ all
- far A. lay IN his p'~er of brfrisndinE-oyr and
cafrssd by Who h. expected make mistress afhis
future homeland than that, Il vas the great day
Of the ratification Of the nomination ~ the eloquent
clay and the favored son OF genius frrlnghuys.n
The prosp 81 looked cheering for their election and tie
distant booming oiihy heavy guns In baltimore whcfc
crowds crowd, pushed crowds along promised sure
success 10 the tic ,rt ~ Harry clay
Hut dark, sad for bodlnE came over me gathering
force thu night aprfoachs-s something that s,eu,.
g. SAY. heavy losscs crosses await you" Calmly
sitting down after supper, under the mellow light Il
tall moon, ~iih all the qnicincss u county hnme
around. cndcaVuTrd 10 search out all possible causs
Tor this feeling II dread that seemed To h. whi.~Tlns
In my ear every monent reviewed the Who'll day >
work looked a. every point where any thing could r
aprchshdci, bu, could hud nothing 90 after reading
my Bible aud smoking out . frW cigars, near
MiltllsNt vent 10 vat gnuh not sleep
examined tie do ~ 10 see u they holted, aud
found them all right AMI then committing myself
ares' 20 Ills care Who keeps those Who honestly aud
sincerely put their trust IN ~ I'm, got into troubled
duSr, 4" b. awakened ia frw moments hy a loud
knocking ufan my hitlc bedroom door. I raised up
my head TO get look at the door And found 10 vas "a
pidiy breaking IN hom the heavy well directed blow
% somr stout man eT n.n The outside To pick up
ny faithful short gun. cock u and bring u to ms
shoulder. vas the work - but \ moment, but ! had
scarcely 80 done uhen thu door burst oIen anil
three daring burglars stood before The sharp crack
% pistol from IN hands - one with the crashing
bursting through stove PIPE beside me. told they
meant hgit levcling nj the head % the for
nnr shattered his upifitd aud hand and a. once
boldly dchtd the gapg. They, after two more lucky
shots lfnI mvl fuin their pi,tols, all i-tartei
leaving me master 81 the field
NoS. villa, do you call this feeling befole alluded
70 t"iinR fai To- it, 'fcs aud secular phase Ia.
never sine crossed my pathway, troubled u
III Then i their not SOM Unseen though ever pres
mt ininshr. snme gudng spirit. Shosr celestial
om aud kuoslrrv = fsf deeper aud krcicr than ,ars
since that tin'" though have hcrn rxpos,d 60 ati.
and Snrsr than d'sih, dshunpr have pave through a
series "i hard schooling la,h =, home and abroad I
have ever lt iha' Rad a. pnscrn yet powerful ALL
Clos' a; hsnd. Your. n =.
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