The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

Anu mt an TO Keep 1t SOIL,
80 Ifthe devil wAnts'to take Il all,
IIoJ Bll tell1iim sNdt'for JOEL" a1.J
10 AndEsO through the other five
EersesasNot for Joe, us the refrain.
Ihelastgis pcrhaps the lostextraor-
ldinaiysH ;FaIiob noliiIm oft l.t.
ystLord give me strength to light,
bol1 And battle eNery lloeSI tD5eG-s
NteWpted to forsake my God. 81,
77' fiery ottt4tN OF for joe" '' ~
4e-AS-tts-i-s!.rs se<s.--s.-a-s-...ss.---.
LiTJLEnsED DDsE,oTHEi DRUMMER.
.adi i9ai so raLtG1aLlsgo) oin' gaGI
-IFhe re cords and desolatlons
Sfy our great war do not ap,
peaTralonecin the empty sleeve
we see,ia every village, nor in
tlIeoblaJtBneGbTuinsthat mark
the pathway Dur great ar!
nfee1shisGoo oln! 9lai S3lT .aiii
'ss,fbg .s1f1bbsg "A $sosf AZ iHtaqS;aibfle wounds,
aald the losses hardest to. be
supported, swene suffered by.
Me'h9othets' %hTgaye up dar.
,llsni9ygJQmhIn0 al so hig Qt,t-oE %
Ing and only sons to the sac
rilfce. ..s..
-Whatqmotilepooan read the
following STORY of the enlist
mentlanbdeatB of1little Eddie
the DrdmnIerbiBoy without
feeling thab9neither glory nor
pnbic ,hOnorsi 6an!eNer' make
dp1fur her loss OH heal her lac1
eratell KEartaasW eIo give ytEe
story aslthesoldierstel it: .gi
IA lew dhgsxbefore our regi-i
mehtfrSdeiged rorders to join.
Generally on his-march toI
Wilson's Greek, the sdramner'
lof our company was taken
SICK and conveyed to the hos,
pitat, qahd ~! the eYcning pre-
ceding the day. We were to
marOh;'a. negro was arrested
within the lin lines Of tho camp
and brought before our Cap
.tainsYho asked him what busi-
ness lhsahads adtAinltha ires.ia-
,tHs fgPlied,I Know a drum
pa}ssEInb p}ssE bfRyiFbq NQgulhd i like like to en-
list in 80QEiIe9mpany, and /
haNa odmeoto tell You of it.H
s4e h#as Immediately re-
qdesfgd t6, inform the drum!
maslfia,t 5a ,thFsf1iif rRe would enlist,
fQFu0sr short term ofTseryice,
heiwbuh be allowed extra pay,
ana 10 delmse he must be on
thggFoHI4hfas Iha e 4 r. the morn morn /.
ingsedoThAP etupfGp.. was then
passed. beyond the guard!
0nItile Mlowing morning
there apbe eatedaB 9fore the Cap
taffs'q qdar1teers q drfiing the beat
ipg5qfthe feYeille, 8 asood-look-
ingd middle1oiaged owoman,
dressedi iuoideepI mourning,
leading Bsithe hand a sharp,
sPsr4g4hStsIy;] 4Ssy y;]l9Ofailh2gSa3 ]9 fal2gS3 ToSy9, $aP5par-
eRtly about tt;Belys or thirteen
gearsfef sge.i Her story has
been told; ii lsg OF asnsqz.
ySAeIhaaecome Ggam East Ten,
nesseepyherether husband had
been killed.lbS'th the gsbels, ard
all ttRASqf tRASqf Rso'EH n destroyed.
Sthss4l bed cSme1 1Sono to- st. Louis
in search of her .sists57bat not
finding her, and-being destitute
L99dESI96 YOuA no2I, .sNI
Ofii996s{, fhsoltlhgo9ugbt if she
cqHAlldspgas uEsoaa situation dford
her beyias drruhmer, afor the
short time I'VE had teefemain in
tRs ssP9icedskse6 e6!hd ahd Elm Elm z
ply 1IS96Ek fSt IT, ltfi3$S5 sifsSf and per.
hapsIfGssiBd nsiStes BY the time
we6eresaisahafssdo e1o7bra.I
sDurinetlRs rsheEssl of the
ssSrJItHeqRale fellow Kept his
eSst ! IhR@gy2 &SsI ! .sIl uPsA2 !thss,d
cG7pDDhhsandagnsfA cG7p DDhhan ndagns APfisAh1 Of captain,
who wassshQHt te9gexpress a
determinations notHto aakei so
shsaHs3Sy,@ BlRe spoke out:
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l'EVs STjiilG hoGe 40 ssoiId
aT9lss sRokenn niw1ithi so
hAah eopGdeaes That the caps
tain with4