The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-10-09

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lie dropped his eyes.
.lfthey did; ho said, ",hey would moi
use dishonest means to bring it about.
ought to consider that new proof OF ;heiI
friendship for and in confidence in me
even though should he unwilling to graft.
iy their wishes"
liked his reserve and his trust, They
were honorable.
at last she LEFT the house and wen,
somewhere else to board" he said. al
think they had been lit,le cool with her
for treating me so, and she didn't want TO
stay. Besides, suppose she hated the
sigh, ofmc. When she went out tho door
the last time. came from the parlor to bid
her goodby, and she turned her head
away"
"Did You ever have any talk, or a,iemp,
any explanation with her" ! asked.
"No. We never had anything on the
subject, either understanding or Inisun,ler-
standing"
"Masier lleinc," said cmpha,ically, al,
is my private opinion ,ha, YOU have becn
made dupc Of"
lie smiled family as he shook his head.
10, ifyou knew them, You wouldn't say
so."
"IIavo you ever hcarl from her since
you C in,c herc?" asked.
mot word"
was silent momrni, wondering if the
poor little yellow haired school-mistr s.
might not have been breaking her heart
slowly during the last year, and ii' she
could know just, where | was at that mo-
n,ent, if she would not consider me the
most enviable woman in the world.
IL wonder none Of the Van Dorms
como out to see .you," I said, presently.
10, they wanted to con,e," was his
quick reply; "but Mrs. Van Dorm has been
sick. and there was no one else who could
leave. Llza had to take care Of her moth.
er. The boys and their father are driven
with business Besides, wrote them that
was only slightly hurt; and YOU know ]
am going to have a fi,rlough in Few
weeks"
Our conversation was interrupted here,
for more sick and wounded were brought
in AMI had to attend to them. The wari
already seemed nearly full; bu, many were
convalescent. and those we banished to the
convalesccn,'s room, and crowded all the
beds We could get into the wnrl. The
next morning ,hs man in the bed next to
iieine's died. As the custom was as soon
as he died the card containing his name,
age, place Of birh, regiment. company,
rank and disease, was taken down from the
wall at the head Of his bed, AMI carried to
the office to be recorded, and reported.
The weather was cool, and his funeral was
put ofi'till the next afternoon.
The next day just after funeral time, as
! sat in the ward taking few minutes or
rest after giving the three-o'clock medicines,
. glanced toward the door and saw two
spcc,rcs there. To be sure they were men,
stout and tanned, but their faces were, in
spite of,an, ora sickly white, AMI their eyes
were open and fixed ylarinyly. They both
were staring n, ileino who sat up in bed
reading the Washington Star newspaper.
approached them, though half aimid.
II they were madmen, il would be well to
have them stopped on The threshold; 1t
they were clairvoyan,s who beheld some
vision orhorror to us unseen. felt safer to
he nearer their pierceing eyes.
"You wish to see any one" | asked po-
liiely much NJ in adrcam We complinnenlcd
u VOLTA panther who We expect will dc.
your us the next moment.
One of,hc men never stirred nor seemed
to hear ,nc; but the other, without turning
his eyes from their terrified gaze pointed
mutcly, AMI with n shaking han,l, to tho
man. who sat so calmly reading his news.
paper.
"rhat is Bernard llcinc,' sanl. "Did
you wish to see hin'"
The IMAM shu,l,lcrci.
'IIc is dead" he sai,i. ave have just
been to his funeral"
20 no, j, is u nistakr,"l replied, soolll-
ingly, beginning to SEQ what was the mat
ter, though not knowing how tho mistake
l,ad occurred. "llc is getting along nice
ly. There is not the leas, likelihood Of his
dying at present."
"But," the man presisted, still staring.
"his death was reported with his ngc, place
OF birth, his regiment and company, anil wo
have lecn together during the whole year.
We heard il. anL saw il in tho uorning
paper. anil we came down from Camp Dis.
trihulion to his funeral.
by this time the other man had got his
Jaws together AMI looked at me.
did you get near enough to tho chap
lain ut The funeral 10 hear the names rca.li'
ssked.
mo, We were late, and tho n,mes had
been read," was tho reply. ''But We saw
the paper with all the panienlarsin In It."
leould but sinile at his persistence.
well. you can 70 and ask him if no Is
dead" said, turning away to attend to
my business.
They crossed tho ward waily. with their