, 1869-05-30
4 SAD STORY,
UIf~

A Union. R chcl Soldier and t31s Dead
Wife.
A correspondent OF the Boston 7tur~u<r, writ
tn1 from sHkhburx, met strange character wsa-
iersng 1ae old hattie-nelds- The writer tells
the story n follows:
VIC told htm thaI We were knxlous 70 see wne.e
the Federal llneS were locstest. u we we're fsom
A1Sa2chueet1A ,- .....
''Oh, Jes, from AakAactusetts,' said he,
.1tsR.1S Ssa qg 5sgs ser nm n ,4
he c1erened nta hand and sald sadly. II wish
was dead now.''
why 70 - sala re, feeling pity ,oE such =
wrr1thcd c1Ea:urs Il he appes TED 10 be.
"N you arc rr3uR out tow1ru tie bayou Win
sh0w JOE, ;" said be, tealtiu9 toe vay.
We began to think the man Waa inA1pe, ami a1-
LEI following hin nezEtJ = uaile, we halted, and
Asked how fAr he intended 70 60 He stated that
We were Almost there: and 20 VIC Kept On. He
soon turned oE f1um tho unatn road Into an open
,neld, surrounded oJ grnu1h OF young timber:
md AFTER pass.nR the t2rren spot which appeared
" haze been II some time the ssro Of ba,lhinE,
he suddenly staTpeA. aud pointing 10 bunch Of
rrote-tr1es, said II low Lour;
"Tnere: In snai crave liea The reason Why l
;~!sa x.s deaf She wAnY x!e, IL; 49,,
"Teu, seelnz Joo have taken interest enough
IN ne to co1e along 10 lar II tell you the whole
s.o1y, sid be, taking out bis k1tfe to utn the
Tcse-suel- ...-
"Ehe wzs % years old. tlr. and SIZE MAS Soatd-
HFu lGdy. too. I came down here long before the
" &2Q DIAL 4 AlE9 Oh I&1fQ DEF tGll LII
with lhls :aly Al Tue city op rtTer, and NC were
nxJr.ed n Iss2 Iktp. ont Of the WAY al long as
I could, bt cause didn't IKE tghttnE anI bow. -
rsh:ng, i toaght Il ii, among NJ native YER
n;ourefA h1:eL the Gcnftde.acJ, anil sata 70,
aad 1t pot them down on me. 50 one DAY CON-
shok me on ny own threshold il 1 d!unt enlist as
once In tae Corsede7a:e army. lived Tsht
taeTe, then, where you SC the EecdA couldn :
get away from tnc1n, aad nnAliT. wlsa gun 1t
az hrxsal / sid would e1aas, una went on
leaving my xlIe crying ID the door. l eaa rec
takt low she stood With her HANDKERCHIEF up to
D1t 10 nss; had . cnAss With tho A.ssourians.
and 50 did. with the mental rest1vAnoa ta1f
EouN rnn away tbs t1E4 o1rors1nitJ. Rut !
close Is bloodhound t,os ntexcr. FINALLY,
when Grants srmy caue down here. our brigade
was sent out 70 kind o hold thcns Ia cheek+ !
nadnI been home since went Away, and nv w1fc
wrote ne dJ1uR to cheer NE up Ths seso1d
pAJ ge moved up IN plain at3h1 Of my houst: ON
lines being along 0heEe. the 1enco n ponder Taea
the TAnkees, they cAuto out Of tbs Eoosts osE
taara, and began airing. l wondered Whist hat
necouae Of my. wue, lot the hailcss from beth
sa0es began 70 knock the Allngies od the hoase
One eide here<- where Jou eee she cellar hke
Well 1hat'a where 8no xeot 10 Rtt axaT fIon the
shes. the and her walter GtlL All right ktood
cut iheza By thai uee. Etsning might 70 and SC
nI Mle+ ls2t abe didn't know thai vH Aera 1t
al Euf Determined 10 desert to the Lhion llfs
the next night, 70 ! arranged II 70 b On picket
tod WIS set oat ihzr. ID The corner OF tho nk3d
@A4L - " - t044AlH AAA7 Ay N1HU
gtp1nd, 30 thA the other nEfe1 might not tes
me, md CAN!ed along slowly towafd the hnuBe
Rot when got Within few fDds !, Jumped md
ran for the hous..; Hhra canr ruimt tna nR
nsrs &pao&et discovered What WA n, Aad nre.
Altef me, and the bullet went oves MY head !.
ecresneI MARY, ARsy,' x1a Ehe kunE mJ voice
xatd, 20 dear, dear George, let's hurry Avs,
hpm here and opened her Aznos to put theH
| around my reck and kEs me; but SONG Of tht
the direction Of my house, opened GRO lust then
| Gld-and-shot my WtGe through TIC hear, An%
ssa feii before eae bad R5af Pc M efk a