Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-01-31

4 sinful child, and would take me TO be Wit
| Him and my Savior, ia a better, bette
1lifep q
A great sob burst from Mr. Owen
heart. "Amen" he said solemnly
"Amen~
"To-night, in the early twilight, shall
4 see the cows all coming home from pasture
sIs-Daisy and Brindle, and Bet; old Billy
too, will neigh from his stall, and precious
little Blossom stand waiting for me, but
shall never, never come. God bless yor
all Forgive your poor poor Bennie:"
and little figure glided out and down the
foot path that led to the road by the mill
She seemed rather flying than walking
turning her head neither to the right nor
to the left, starting as the full moon
stretched queer fantastic shapes all around
\ her. looking only now and then TO heaven,
and folding her hands as if in prayer.
Two hours later the same young girl
stood at the Mill Depot, watching the
coming of the night train, and the conduc-
tor, as he reached down to lift her in,
wondered at the sweet, tear stained face,
| that was UP turned toward the dim lantern
he held in his hand.
"A few questions and ready answers told
him all, and no father could have cared
more tenderly for his own child than he
did for our Blossom. T.1f7 rrO
She was on her way to Washington, to
ask President Lincoln for her brothers
life. She hadYstolen away, leaving only a
mote to tell her father where and why she
had gone. She had brought Bennie's let
ter with her no good, kind heart like the
Presidents could refuse to be melted at it
The next morning they reached New
York, and the conductor found suitable
company for Blossom, and hurried her on to
Washington Every minute now might
be year in her brothers life.
And SO, in an incredibly short time,
Blossom reached the Capital, and was
hurried at once to the White House. The
President had just seated himself to his
morning task OF overlooking and signing
important papers, when, without one
word of announcement the door softly
opened, aud Blossom, with eyes cast down
and folded hands, stood before him.
. swell, my child" hesaid in his pleasant,
CHEEKY tones, what do you want so bright
and early in the morning?"
"Bennie's life, please sir" faltered out
Blossom.
"Bennie? Who is Bonnie ~
"My brother, sir. They are going to
shoot him for sleeping at his post.'
"Oh, yes and Mr. Lincoln ran his eye
over the papers before him. 81 remem-
Der. 1t was fatal sleep. You see, child,
it was time of special danger. Thou
sands OF lives might have been lost for his
.culpable negligence" III
7 $50 my father said" said Blossom grave
ly, "but my poor Bonnie was so tired, sir,
and Jenny was very weak. He did the
work of two, and it was Jemmy's night,
not his. But Jenny was too tired and
Bonnie never thought about himself, that
he was also too tired"
"What is this you say, my child d? Come
here,I don't understand" and the kind
man caught eagerly as ever at what
seemed to be a justification of an offence
Blossom went to him. he put his hand
tenderly on her shoulder, and turned up
the pale, serious face towards his. How
tall he seemed and he was President of
the United States, too. A dim thought of
this kind passed for moment through
Blossoms mind; but she told her story
simply and straig ht-forward, and handed
Mr. Lincoln Bennie's letter to read
He read it carefully; then taking up his
pen, wrote few hasty lines, and rang the
bell.
Blossom heard this order given:
b SEND THIS DISPATCH At ONCE"
The President then turned to the little |
girl and said t3i'na }ii &"
GO home, my child, and tell that father |
of yours who could approve his country's |
sentence, even when it took the life of a |
child like that, that Abraham Lincoln |
thinks the life far too precious to be lost. |
Go back, or wait until tomorrow. Ben |
ME will need change after he has so bravely |
faced death. Wait, and he shall go with |
you"
"God bless you, sir" said Blossom and |
who shall doubt that God heard and regis
jered that request?
Two daysatter this interview the young
soldier came to the White House with his |
sister. He was called into the Presidents
private room, and a strap fastened upon
he shoulder, Mr. Lincoln said, "that
could carry asick comrades baggage, and
lie for the good act uncOmplainingly."
Then Bonnie and Blossom took their
way to the Green Mountain home and a
crowd gathered at the Mill Depot to well
come them back, and Farmer Owens head
covered above them all. and as his hand
5rasped that Of his boy, Mr.. Allan heard
aim say fervently, as the best blessing he
COULD pronounce upon his child -
just and true arc thy ways, thou King
If saints."er '"~' %4G
That night Daisy and Brindle and Bet
came believing home from pasture, for
hey heard q well. known voice calling
hem at the gate, and Bonnie, as he pats
lis old pets and looks lovingly in their
,Teat brown eyes, catches through the still /
'yening air his Puritan fathers voice, as
le repeats to bis happy mother these
ubilant words, Fear not, for 1 am with
hee; bring thy seed from the east, and
ather thee from the west; l will say to
he north, Give up, and to the south, Keep
lot back; bring my sons from afar, and
ny daughters from the ends of the earth
ven every one that is called by my name;
or | have created him for my glory, have
ormed him, yea have made hina."
JOHNSON AND GRANT.-The Democratic
'ress are very busily at work to satisfy
themselves, if nobody else, that in the
stanton imbroglio Gen. Grant deceived
he President. 1t Is said that the origin of
President Johnson's understanding with
he General is to be found in the following
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