Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-24

signing important papers, when, without one
word of announcement, the door softly opened,
and Blossom, with eyes downcasi and folded
hand. stood before him. "Woll, my child.'
leo said in his pleasant, cherry tone, " what do
Sou want so early in the moruiug2"
Bouuics life, please SIR" fatcrcd cut
Blossom.
Bonnie Who Is Bcunic2"
" My brother sir They are going 20
shoot him for sleeping at bis post"
"Oh yea" and Mr. Lincoln ram bis eye
over the papers before him. OF remember.
IL was a fatal sleep. You see, child, it was
time of special danger. Thousands of lives
might have been lost for his culrahlc ncgli-
ecncc."
"Somy father said. said Blossom .rlyc'y.
but poor Bcnnic was SO tired SIR and JONI
mic 80 weak lie dii thc work of two, sir
aud Il was Jommie's night, not bic, but Jcnl-
my was too tired, and Bonnie never thought
about himself that he was too tired"
" What is this you say child come here,
don't understand, and the kind man caught
eagerly, as over at what seemed TO bc 20 ius-
tfcaton Of an offence
Blossom went to him she put her hand
tcndcrly on his shoulder and turned up the
palc anxious face towards his How 1ll be
seemed and he was President Of the United
States, too, 4 dim thought OF ibis hind
passed Tor a moment through Blossom mind
but She told her story, now simply and straight
forward, and handed Mr. Lincoln Bcnuic's
! tier TO read.
Tie read 1t carefully, then taking mp his
rcn wrote a few hasty lines, aud rang nishcll
Blossom heard this order given
Send this dispatch at once"
The President then turned to the girl and
said Go home. my child, and tell that faith
G. Of yours, who could approve his country =
sentence, even when it took the life of % child
like that, that Abraham Lincoln thinks the
lie far too precious TO be lost Go back or
wait until tomorrow; Bannic viii need a
change after he has so braycly faced death
he shall 60 with YOU
God bless you, sir, said Blossom and
who shall doubt that God heard and register
ed the prayers.
Two days after this interview the young
soldier came to the White House with his
little sister He was called into the presi-
dents private room, and strap fastened
upon the shoulder" Mr. Lincoln said
4" that could carry sick comrades baggage
and die for the good act so uncomplainngly.'
Then Bonnie and Blossom took their way TO
their Green Mountain home, ana crowd
gathered at the Mil Depot to welcome them
back, and farmer Ovens tall head lowered
above them all, and as his hand grasped that
Of his boy Mr.. Allan heard him say fcrvent-
ly, as the hottest blessing he could pronounce
upon his child just and true are all thy
ways, thou King of Saints"
That night Daisy and Bet came lowing
home from pasture, for they hear we'll
known voice calling them at the gate; and
Bonnie as he pats his old pets, and looks Low.
ingly in their great brown eyes, catches through
the still evening air his Puritan fathers voic,
as he repeats to his mother these iubiiani
words Fear not, for ! am with thee
will bring thy seed from the East, and gather
thee from the West | will say to the North
give up, and to the South keep not back brins
my sous from alar, and my daughters from
the ends of the earth, every one that is called
by my name, for have created him for m,
glory; | have formed him, yea, have mad,
him"