The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-06-04
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! Wnxuasulp, Pa. M 2eth. 1868.
Bad nsxs sonss u nsS to-day. Dead
Ass entered atths door. around which }.
had for weeks. nay months, been hoyeetng
and al that now romains on earth 81 thu,
good, true and long-known friend, WILL
AIsxsAD. rests on that shaded slope in The
cemetery where but : short time sinpe Ne
left bis oaly child. Poor Win! how much
no suffered and how patiently. Theush
but : shtrt tims before looking forward %
lite upon xhoas threshold he had Just
placed his foot-robuit, hopeful aud spask-
llns with vitality-hs yielded without r.
ptniAe % Tie fate which hs saw was insvi.
tabls. 10 lid, liz q true, nanly ma
tsrss, loassa = Hive; Il Aad lsssd liSs for
The god that was IN Il; wife, friends,
home, ths pleasant world, Ill vsrs dear 70
him; yet during Tie many hours I spent
With hin aftss 10 knew 10 must lssye ~.
there were 10 nurnurinss. He accepted
tho iAte which Aas now come 70 hin, With
cut a.y Aopslsss battliags q. stzugslss.
WIN KAksGa VIII 80 rsnsnbsssd q one
Of the nations army Of heroes, and b ,sv-i
ery true heart Ia Minnesota viii lie name
BE- treasured - one to whom the State owes
. great debt Of gratitude: In the first days
Of The var. h. enlisted 4. The Second MIN
assota Battery, and q anes satsred into
active service. While on scouting sxps.
dition in Tennessee. he was captured and
taken to that he'll Of the rebellion, Libby
Prison; whore under the secursed practices
Of the place, his frame, BY nature one Of
the noblest pieces Of Gods hsndiwork, gavs
Wy, and in that den were laid the seeds Of
the disease which has carried him to . pre-
mature grave. When released hs vas T.
ken 10 'ths govsrnnsnt hospital atAaapelis
A. soon ~ his health would permit, hs vss
detailed -. set q . clerk, and important
duties, for the proper discharge Of which
his ability was readily disosrnsd, were a.
signed him. After while. through the
inaue.es OF friends q home and in Con-
gress, clsrkship in the War Department
was chained fsr him. He & oaes turned
his attention toward relieving, in every
possible Wy, ~ va.ts Of al Ainnssots
soldiers whom hs could lind. He was sp-
pointed BY Governor Miller etste Agent,
and after Office hours hs devoted himself to
this sslf!assnnsd work. On every sstur~
Day evening he vent to Annapolis. remain.
Ing until Monday noraing, and looking
out from among The thousands Of pssoled
and exchanged sptissasrs arriving there,
the Minnesota men, procured for them such
ansgs.aaxiss - their condition demanded,
had them promptly mustered Tor ply. and
p,rforned 7innShseabler kindly Offices for
which he received tie thanks u suffering
soldiers and thsif families q home. For
these srduous labors, he persistently refus:
"a oil remuneration. strictly accounting 70
the State for every cent Of money received
and used. And during Ill this time no at-
tended to his e@es duties with such rsgu-
larity and eorrsetness q to secure the
special somasndasion Of those in charge
Of tho department whore he Was engaged.
Such unremitting labors could not but
produce unfavozsble results, and late last
fall, yielding to the warnings Of : dry,
hard cough, he came to st. Cloud. But, ~
even then appeared to ell his friends 1t
was too late. The disease. which had in
situated itself like ssrpeut's fang amid
the horrors Of Libby, fed upon the duties,
cares and confinement Of Washington and
Annapolis. The hollow cheeks, stopped
sh.ulders, shrunksn limbs, slow, langu'
walk, and short, quick breath were marks
Of = fearful change. But no bore up cheer
fully during the winter, going out new
and then to ride or walk; and on the
stornisr days, looking from the windows
Of his room out upon the naked trees and
ice. bound river. waited hopefully for the
warm spring time when he ''would rally
again" The spsisg came. but Il brought
no strength 70 hin. His LIE had been d.
isatly sbbing sway. Even ~ hs looked
weakly out upon the dissolvins letters Of
the river which flowed but little ways
from him, were tho waves Of that other
River dashing their spray upon his feet.
And the green leaves for whose coming hs
had looked - many days, covered tho sway
ing branches only soon enough 70 throw
their Aieksring shadovs upon the mourn
fol procession which gathered around his
grave. "
Here rests hero, noble ~ any who fell
in The hsrcsst battle-s true patriot, whose
love Of country continued - long - the
body Vas able to do the work Of the spirit.
With what indispensable relief ~ turn to
such picture ~ this from that upon which
the nation has just been compelled to case
the one true young life given for the
good Of humanity; the other men who
even e the days Of their gray hairs have
been loaded with the honors Of . nation
whose peace and good name they have
made matters Of TRAFFIC. Once, and only
once, did ever hear him refer 70 the real
cause Of his disease, when, one afternoon,
Wills in unusual pain and after severe
attack Of coughing, hs said, ''This much
for the civil war"
20, Il there b. % this earthly sphere,
boon, an oasrins, hssvsn holds dear, !
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