The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-08-15
MORNINGS AUGUST NUMBER


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aasaGolonelf Austen, you are hot tellii,g me
true; youssknowa that my aspther is badly
hurt You would not come here to tell iHs ha
EisGoniy slightly wounded. a. white, frightsnss
edslook5crept into her face, ia she uttered the
last Words fss7St ss1s as'sEsQs4e1sg ~,
f. sTellame,I beseecfa yon, =. do not deceiyc
n,e,-iffa& Douglass Is dead s',a Her voice was
l;fiAad with aganS and cbtreaty. llss5 ssj
Miss s1saymond, Ito IL Il dead bnt
|ialisc ;aud, IL trust, he will sbo horo ia q few
aM poor deaf mother, .s:s hls.. @ I'll I'll iE..l
her" moaned Kate; Douglass washer only
son, son of3wlom is could be said, that s'he
knew the law ofsporfect obedience, md de-
lighted thereon f2a estzEsf
Mrs. Raymond seemed bowed.to earth, al-
ready She imagined her boy shruuded for Ills
grave Wien, at sunset, she saw cortegc
come slowly up the avenue, She knew that it
was Douglass being borne home. - 4
|. But when she saw the ghastly pallor, that
rested on his face, then came the fulness OF
her sorrow. She moaned in agony y;and dis.
pair. "0h my son, my sop," burst from her
tortured heart. S5,s 4
Captain Raymond seemed better, after rest.
ing from his long aud painfuIride. He had
been under the influence of opiates for hours ];
but, waking from, deep sleep, he requested to
see surgeon Tho doctor, standing near HIM,
asked him what he wanted. Seeming to re-
cognize no one, and unconscious of the locality,
he said, s$s
Doctor, want you to Tell lie if can lives
Don't mind telling me; I am not afraid to die.
/ would that could see my mother once more.
Can live to get home 2'' j
Y "You are at home, Captain, and don't talk
about dying, man. Why I have seen met,
worse off, live to give the tlculs another brush Z
Captain Raymond made no reply to the sur
geon. He closed his eyes .wcariy, and then
opening them, said, ".Whcre is my mother? /? ii
want l.cr
The Doctor had requested Mrs. Raymond
mud Kato % leave tiicroonl il few ihomcii its 81.
fofc Captain Raymond had spoken to him. He
| desired to make m examination of the wound /;
and he had only partially accomplished it,
when he found that the poor sufferer could
only live a few hours longer He called Mrs.
Raymond, aud soon returned to his patient.
CDR. Cain, I fec, that mast die. Tell me.
how much longer can live in Consciousness p
.Captain, I would to God, I could save you
but mysterious Providence has. ordered it
otherwise, t'. Igrieye to tell you, but fear you
may only lingcr with us for short While"
l., He wiped tear from his check, MS he saw
the mother, and sister come into tho room SO
soon to be the chamber of Death Douglass
held out his hand, rs his mother came to him.
Mother, darling mother" and sob. chokcd
his words. He commanded his voice, and
then went ONT am dying, but / am not
afraid. l can cross the dark river and fear no
evil; I can say Gods will bc donc.' Dear
mother, do not weep for your boy. He yields
up his life for his country" A holy JOY filled
tho countcnance of the dying soldier. "Katic
this world has'bS-a one of JOY and happiness
to you; but, my eis.or, must leave you here.
| am going home ~ live for ever. want YOU
to meet mo there. Tell father wanted to
live for him, to help him, but God, in his wis
dom, has removed that hope" -.
Douglass ceased speaking. His mothor's and
sisters sobs could not be restrained, and caused
DIR. Cain to leave the room. Not many months
before, he too, had seen his son die; but, alas,
how differcntly Douglass Raymond was
dying at home, with the hands of his mother
and sister to give him aid. His boy died on
tho battlefield, with only his father to witness
tho last final struggle. The old man wept in
sorrow, as he heard the sobbing moahs OF that
5hcart-stricken, mourning mother; md his
heart was wrung with grief when he saw the
youhg boyish face, SO calm and fcaruss.
Mrs. Raymond watched all night. beside
her dying boy. For hours he seemed to sleep
heavily; then again he murmcred gay snatches
of some remembered song, OF he was in camp,
discussing tho probable movements Of the
army. DR.. Cain reused him about daylight,
and finding him stronger than he expected
him, administered an opiatc. He fell back.
and slept again. Mrs. Raymond never loft
him moment; and when he walked, near
noon, she knew that life was nearly ebbed
away. lie turned hls eyes upon hsrj and too
weak to converse only murmurcd, PRAY for
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