The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-04-08

trous war. Tho company Is doing n good
work in taking care Of their savings.
II am alone in the World"
The following touching incident is OK
tracted from the eloquent appeal for the
"Richmond Male Orphan Asylum" dcliv-
reed on its 22d anniversary, by Major
Styles: a
Ono of tho batteries of our old battalion
was composed chiefly Of Irishnen from n
southern oity-gallant fellows. but wild
and reckless. The captaincy becoming
vacant, u lbackwoods Georgia preacher,
named C.,was sent to command them.
Tho men at first half amused, half insult
cd, soon learned TO itiolizc rs well rs fear
their preacher captain, who proved to DO
all In NIL, such man rs one seldom sees,
q combination of Praise. -Barcboncs
and Sir Philip Sydney, and with u dash of
IIeadly Wears about him. Hc had all the
stern grit of tho Puritan, with much Of
the chivalry of the cavalier and the zeal
of tho apostle. There was Mt that time
but ono other Christian In his battery, n
gunner named Allen Moore, also, back
woods Georgian, and anoblc, cnthusias-
tic man and colder. Thaonly other living
member Of Mooro's family was with him,
a'boy ofsnat moro than twelve or thirteen
years. and the devotion of the elder broth
or to the younger was rs tender rs n
mothers. The little fellow was stangc.
sad, prcmaturcly old child, who seldom
talked, and never smiled. He used to
wear q rel zounve fez that ill.belittcd that
peculiar sallow, pallil complexion of the
Piney-woods Georgian but he was per-
feet hero In fight. Twas Mt Cold Har-
Dor in "a. We had been all day shclling
working party Of the enemy, and about
sunset, rs adjutant Of tho battalion. I was
visiting tho batteries, to arrange the guns
for night firing. As l approached. C.s
position, the sharp shooting had almost
ceased, and down the line could see the
lSuieS VI ''o e"n''ohoo,' ''''''''as o.'
boldly against the sky. Moore ut tho trail,
adjusting his piece for the nights work.
Ills glmncry had been superb during the
c'ch,"S' anu ms p'ou WIS up 4 "'
'.'n'e' '"'' " '''',' ''oy """ 'o'' ',s"'
U, "'' s''"p' o'' "''"o o.' ''''" 'o'''.
'c' 'own' """o' .o"r gun 70 W'''
c"ous"' 'nc sI''pS"oo''',: ,'" '"'er y'''
"c' "oW"' roSc 'o h'i,' o"o ',o-
'neh'' eape'h, my 'ral' I" h'rs . p''''''
'oo n'"c' " 0ho l'sn'' anu '"' gunner
oeh' eagerly over inc n"n.sP'he' ~ s"',p
,cpor'-'nA' "nh'su'n'o'' 'i''sh Vi 'n'
nu''c' ns'",nS' 'nc SKULL anu n'' was o,'r.
.w's INC n'a rue sno' on '"o l'nc 'i,'''
h'ght. Inc rushing tosether oi the de-
u"h'''e"' oos'r"c'eu my Wow pu' ~ !
came up .'c sersc'n' s"plco ,'S"V anu
s1'a' LOOK uero' "'l'V'n'' moorc ii""
,'"'''' c''r Oh ',' e"''' '''o "''' S'"S
rom n'' wo""u "'' o'er n's i"c' i,'S
,,'''e c,o''''r was !" MS 'no instantly.
NO "''"ncss' h' ''''','' o' g''c.' is
h"',' d" .he c'r'"' "", ,n''' noo'o'
, 'c''a o' MS Knees, w'pou .'v o'ooa 'ro'D
i'' 'o'nc''a WIN inc o"', o' MS oW" ~"
'erca 'h'r' sleeve, ana k'sseo ',c p",o '''co
again anu again. ou' very q"chy' "oorc
was evidently dead ana none OF us cared
TO disturb the child. Presently nc arose
quietly shii' fearless stiii-g".od down on
the asSa oro'her' 'ncn arouna !" US, anu
ore'.n'hs inc S"ooc'' sisn e'ef "o,''''
s"'u J"S' 'ne'e "oss' "on' ! "a "v"' ~
!" A.' "" "' '''" p
su'n,'y 'p1'ns 'orwa,"' anu pl'o'.s ",'
'n'naS Oh 'ns poor ooy sh'u'uer, S',' 'o''
'""'y '", 'n'c,."iy NO. my on"o' -:
arc no, "'one' 'or inc n'o'o say" ~hcn
my N''ncr anu mo'ncr 'orS"s' n'' ''o''
the iora Will tak' mo up. ana Alien was
oo'h 'a'her ana mother 10 you' oe''aes. :
I'm gong 70 take You up 100; you shaii