Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-02-06

, ard never have seen you but 70
him." says my Charlie. "And
there's a man on earth / love, it
Bob Hadaway-the dearest, bes
fellow. We've shared each other
: rations, and drank from the sam
canteen many time; and if ever
had a brother, couldn't think NOR,
of him.
"Why don't you bring him HON,
to see your mother, Charlie ?" sale
l. "Why I'd love him too, ant
anything l could do for him, for til,
man who saved my boys life
couldn't be enough. Send for him
Charlie" But Charlie shook hil
head and covered his face with hi,
hands.
"Mother," said he, 81 don't know
whether Bob Hadaway is alive ol
dead to-day. While was in the
ranks he was taken prisoner. And
the prisons are poor places to live
in, mother, Id give my right hand
to be able to do him any good but
l can find no trace of him. And
he has another, too; she lives al
Greenbank-poor old lady. My
dear, good, noble Bob, the preserver
Of my life" And l saw Charlie
nearly crying.
Not to let us see the tears, he got
up and went to the mantle-piece. 1
did not look around until heard a
cry.
"Great Heavens what is that ?"
And turned. Charlie had the tobac-
co pouch the man had dropped in his
hand.
"Where did this come from ?" said
he; 81 feel as though l had seen
ghost. gave this to Bob Hadaway
the day he saved me. We soldiers
had not much to give, you know,
and he vowed to never part with it
while he lived. How did it come,
! fell back in my chair white and
cold; and said ], "a wandering
tramp left it here; never your Bob,
my dear, never Your Bob. He must
have been an impostor. l Iwould
not turn away a person in want;
oh, no, no, no it is another pouch,
child, not that, or he stole it. A tall
fellow with blue eyes and yellow
brown hair, wounded, he said, and
going to see his mother at Green
bank. Not your Bob"
and Charlie stood staring at me
with clenched hands; and he said
1t was my Bob, my dear old Bob
who saved my life; and you have
lriven him out such a cold night as
his, mother. My mother to use
Bob so ?"
Course me, Charlie, said l, "curse
ne if you like; Tn afraid God will.
Three times he asked only for a
rust and place to lie, and | drove
i'm away, land he's lying on the
Dad now. Oh, if had known if
had known p'
And Charlie caught up his hat
I'll find him if he's alive. Oh, Bob,
~ dear friend~
And then-I never saw q girl in
lch hurry-down went Drusilla I
n her knees as if she was saving i
er prayers, and says she, "Thank f
cd | dared to do itr' And says t
le to me, 80, aunt, I've been f
with fright, not knowing I
hat you'd say to me. l took him P
the kitchen way. Icould not see
IN so faint, hungry and wounded, S
I'd put him in the spare chamber Il
YER the parlor, and I've been SO S
ightened all the while" n
"Lord bless you'll" said Charlie, II
"Amen! says 1. And she, get p
1g bolder, went on: "And l took
m up hot short cake and apple u
uce and tea," says she, "and | u
ok him a candle and hot brick y
+ his feet, and told him to eat and u
, to bed in the best chamber, Aunt
lirfax, with the white counter a
ne" II
After this, Charlie, not being un- H., w.
ateful or poor either, helped Bob or
to business. And he got over ~
) wound at last, and grew as
ndsome as a picture, and to-day =
eek is going to marry Drusilla.
''I'd give you anything l have" ra
d /, "and | won't refuse even Dru-
In - when he asked me. TELLING me fin