, 1869-05-30
"MOTHER LEERRlCK.'
A True EcroGues

MOTHER LEEBR1cK.'
A True Ecro1urs-
During II 1sc | &c Ansresa M % %rebssiian mere verr
but teE women who nanieztsd a. much patHot,
Ism for lheir country and humane feeling tos tae
Sc E nsuvs " of fenn.,a,.ni., ms n out u for many
~ e ns sas u TX Ases snd
e. assas ,o;7 81 ~ ,,a ss's!,s., -,
IN d. aes neazt, snd strong: fsnn IN .nt
promises Of God. and ie. il her duty TO maa,les:
Sn11,R sa e pa BEngss se y "a
labor md aac1ttoe4 ID attending to the Rrczt end
pro1a,ng xxnts m TIA sick md Eo1n4led sosd!ers-
tent, u proportion to the sseEtnees requlsei IN tnr
performance Of these deefA Mn, lteo;,ct ma'e
70 H1Es Ess 4 IN. ans s, ne
pessars. knouiedge ot her Asozs, san u psst fron
frequent conversations with her, aaa " due %
hfs dou g f. 1se esauas Il ~ y Dc ne
u. o1anus going along - aT sssse S. n1 2atneJ;
nta g. "a =, su. aaa sGa as 3ns
cur Rouse ind hoard aud you 80 TO Tho hospt,l All
rad and write for the toIdieta md Wiz het1 %
rood m pleasure OF IL. LHbrtcl, anl arrangements
! were made 70 devote their time IN doing Keoa U
both The souls aad the bodies OF eo:aier. InH
tse sAks q TIE co1nssyp goo. l.k' :
sus sne sa1,ns fISsa ro,hsnS hat was rruieas toS
! WOMAN to do IN the hospital seT n nv things
were neeiel t,I the welfare of the !anaa:es Of te
hospsa:. "n!sa government ~ not 1;u22l3:
money md Personal eno.s win her money saf
Tie soi,,ers = tasnTs sne t,eF9ed OF bought. she
syent HI ndrcds Of dollar o. her avn money tor
tae corn;H so5L Sic borrowed stve:!. hS1-
to % %pnresa.e neeessas! aIrscl:s ~ I've so'lc5I
Occasionally che was Edei by pesniar{
Ss ~ ss . ~ ,ss : L es s.ta vi
begging tips TITO IONA, tic Sys:l1 q Wn.ca Nas
| wagon leads Of rrovl+'o1A Whlle on o.s q
70 CERTAIN placr, but he would nes unless sat
1Is ss Stss s sna asasasf . " i q
" ine'sment IN asa sns vlsse ,oa,r,Sss, a. Sss
s5'1'' Z contribute N aid ior de soti!sl33
b.. he SAD he would not give stns, TO @ ;ysic9
feped When youI ~ 1Is as1a {ogT s1f ssdGea dnsa
: grave w1th tonbssones, feeling that thee fathct
was d4gsee 70 bis oounsss md m nnxoray ,s q ais
Ni Ea 2oS neRe 1 aoars il vi aN
:: aa,l s nos come 6sck again II vii iake III
i money" said she, "nut VIII not promise nn, q
fSe moae1 oSe1 e ner ter ns s IT, I'll IL
0 belongs "a MI brother, Int 4 son want sn{ of 4
eaa t ND II!
! 10 behalf oi the wounded solule.s- Though n3ed
Viii Win % the nm, moor 5or her 6ed during vnM TN
: she rested 10 eleer, which Vas but Iutle. for sh
II WAS employed almost constantly. aA5 and night
ns Ind Wose - soaiels rssss "a Se! Ii
y haitle there, she found soldiers II .ae.r blood
ID clothes which they had On when wounded, an
r hut little atteltson was pala to theu
: tseic feeling. she discovered nunLcr Of bofe
Ct ~h!rn bad osen sent there with eia:ae. =. az
ID lnhH1can military Officer Il wlAh knew hts nan
Il fer It ought e be potllshetp, with hss feet c
setwssn sa II A. sRa s1 ang
1f the solLers around him. Mis- LeebticE SAID
Il | hin. What menn al these bn1es here. n
i opeaed With clothes In Them anu tho soldiers be-
q, "and VIM e1pls1n the matter.' ~ cam
ae 81 ea,,i she. "WeI, madam, " saIl be. II ~ots
l. for IN aaa~et: @Hhas! saii She, "vai!i1
III ing condition." Isnall mol wait, .ce7t!emen
Te iaddresIrg sone sabortinates, upon thcse hore
no 80 no:" kasa see Eoon,-oe great otnses, DO!
i'd an Aaa, said Mfs Leehrick, aud viii open thc
NJ, Mt father vas revolutionary soldier, ai.l toua
". ior Liberty, which intend to eajos IN this cs
is quietly let ayi1sht into t. ssytas, aNthese {:
as hot ID opent.i, now Is IT that tho=e which h
at wine, etc, IN them, haze been opened:" "a /
sss s & e s E snsr sas !kSas
;ci While ttrrc anil on ther way to the hosp!t1ls
ca- this point doing mora than all the det:o7s,
To- sad soldiel Oh tue boat With them She iil
. con1Le he1seu 10 huy psftlcular tezHtor3
ear which 10 operate iur The heuea- Of the eount
liz, but extended her labors hundreds Q: ulcs II
aIss oi naoa her eorss % poea.s @
rls ,ls5pns of various Al.da ~elu crowned wtti 81.
Ais SUCCESS. She begged and bought vast uuaa.:
IDS quincy. anl on her return home, she woulI.
person. SET that The articles werc prottlst!s d
tI!sns,d among TIE inmates o. nc 5ye lArSs b
boys, Tor two days md hslf, to go with her
ub- the country a,d help her gather apples and hi
~ she converted thus. apples into apple,utser
u 3nE hospital Use T"else ba1reis Of cider vera (
oh- nsttd aad brought to hsE yard to et nnds |. |.
ply Of apples and cider, hut no wood, she
about desisnF wN 70 procure tnaf yerJ nse
me2cnani % Ssrr, s Eut % H. rtsuse1 @ 70 ssnar1 % IA
sten said she u ould make her tequoss known
the Lord which sne did. and the next DAY she
which 10 purchase wood This qu
sIawsr s 70 n:ayc; pe: opeSe'i The 4s VA, ~
psuessn, oRpss euseepr,se, for the merrnsns ID
alluded to wss " astorIshed at the quick ans'
to her prayer that he made such frequent ment
rn5ny Of them, when leaving thelr homes for
cttv would put few sticks into their wagons
"Aother leebf'ck" Tho means through vi
show the power OF PRAYER and fa1th- She beg
sto pounds OF meat and made 1t THO bolo
eut ny claim IeiE9 n,sie hy SIa Leebr
part Of the mouc5 hhe had expended Of her 6
for passage and freight was refunded. and I
roads and sseamtsaas companies gave her
pas.aer. FIVE nt a1nnne The la1Ee4t buildings
Qutnc! were Used a. hospitals, and II these
IcCbf1ck : latoI1, When not Oh eff1nds Of n1cl
| ~RFp lElE
day until sometimes near the midnight hour,
mother could show more reEard lor her q
motherlJ attention to thclr wau.s s.
won for her The. appeilaslon Of the
6ts. 1,hSr ad q .as nays
netA Frequently. IN feehleness Of heath. !
des,d 50 ~ patt oJ htt passto,ic l.bo1 md
IN the kilne cause. and under Ike c.scunstan.
NIT htbrick'ss ssc7tnees and labo1s ior the e
Of OUT common eoqnitJ .ete ~ ifee.xn oET!
the government q an1 Other son
.sor: OF Most s psT.on, fn @as rere On !.
sslaHes, md boarded ant lodaed By Rovernmi
ton sns f ooa5sa 1 I'D l9sa s h. neI; u may & Ha
t,su means Were ves5 nsn, Lut his vas NOT the {:
> of they vcre limited, has her setn IN God Tas
aaa with tho close Of tho ar for a',c AID her hush
sayng nns1 s5
tne | at the close OF the war, whiIe an Il
een way home. md beiaS without mo
ne would he detained here few hours or a vi
lss night, waiting toE change Of conveyance N
'E4 Their cares Known to sorae- and Nefe told 70
auo to Mother Leebl1ck sue u the foIdlcfS moth
nost In iLls way she has led and lodged. at dt1ei
enis tines, o1tF :wo hundred sol1!efs and prior TO
.1E clo<eg OF the ear, and alket Rhe Resumed h0
tor keeping. she fed NJ different uuea, seFen huut
aCes and IuEtJ-one sosdierA, and all this mostly
Guy Own expense, for sae hal lt1le Means Of
no1k own, Independent VI Mr.. LeebF1ck1-
.5a' The foregoing y uat EeHIe sketch Of
e. 42cT1nSes aud ixlors OF MIS-. Leehrtck, cnlt
VINO duf1c4 the Har los the good nI our country.
NM ! forr :hc end Ct The Ea1- Tic Qla<se1,1aster
'e said she tad &l.esdJ s1;eA tho euyeE11
!uc f!4-6oU No one u more worthy Of co ntae1d1
1eaa and coMpensatUn by ths government than si,
q and ]cstlcd sud holy principles dictate that
Ma onGht to te Literally noticed by the governLne1
ssae a pcecnlufJ potnt OF Itew.
teAt When Gen11A Gr1nt xa1 here Iaas suuyacI
Eaet With her N church, 1nd, recognizing het,
9u.4 calling to mind sC11e OF her uohe dccda Of
o1I I hu Lad SONG knowledge, he said To her: =
sas forever, As4 1eth1ak.1F
:atiy a a SAD STORY.
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