Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-11-03
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M. Wentworth Contributes f6 the
November nunber of Pusnafnis Month
iy very interesting ar ticie, of which we
have given -tbetiaie ab.yess5We quote
Many timest the President started to
20 10 his private room; but sad faces
pressing up the stairway stopped him as
he was crossingA the hail, and he went
back again. $500 nl5s3i1i -, = ,,. 80 -
"Do, kind President, grant my re-
quest" Tss woman, ). voice sa.esst, ;plalalr7s.
made no sound of ofcrying.I aie's s'r. iqis3 =.
mo, no, T.can: not ( can not, good
weInan-I dan not r Lmight grant such
requests q theusaud a day.uzI can't turn
the GovernniEht inside out and upside
over. Icau,tpIease yerybody. / must
do NV duty-stern duty as see it. No
body wants rfiefr zfriends drafted mo.
body wants them taken as deserters. He
should not have been absent so long; he
should not haze taken upoh himself the
appearance OF deserter.o How dol
know-how does -afay6ody kfow--how
does the War oDepartppen<ss skpow--.eizS
he did not intend - seayaapua die bost
where the soidfefs found ffffn ff0w
does ANYBODY know-t that he di In t. -t6s,sk
about his furiough being ended? Didn't
think. That was his business to think.
l am sorry. Everybody ought to be
sorry for those who do wrong. When
he knew the lasFy ',s gasns tfssf .
why did he bright UPON himself?
You plead for him. and tell me how
upright he is. That'saffvezyFwgffTT ~ Il
is easy for us to oversstifnate the go6d-
ness of those we love. You are his
neiphbor. II sz86eyskESz16 SoII 'so
come 30 far .ns ead g Il q kIy< bdf<-
/ CAN'T can d6 anything for Won %
"PIease. President Lincoln ~
mo. no! no. no! L can't-I won't
Iwon'tp and he sprang to his feet. but
in in fn s. os snS n' S@~n,R
the little hell.
s'Oh! oh!n F
1t was sound. of intense grief disan-
pointment and surprise. all mingled to-
yether: coming up 60 from the heart .as
hand upon.the bell. lifted the ewes that hat
were growing cold and stern to the
pleading face of the, vsa1sa abefere MIN
She had left her aS,sjr h,h d &tood-ko ko z ~
that her clothes s+,TusBed ~ Him
Heavy were the lines upon Ter face
lines of care and sorrow. earnest vere
the tear-dimmed eyes.
"Do. kind sir. consider nv case a mo-
ment more-oh. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Re-
member. Won We're moor Il, cfElat, A.
"Had no friends. do yoI, s7neanp he
interrupted. almost scornfuIlv-
"No-oh, no!-had a few friends--
tried and true friends. who who wo6td
RsssE o5sks aSo ySu !. s Only one .od Of them be
and to ma. Eor His .ake-for our dea,
Lord. sakeSrah 6 M vnefitianIln Ses
There were sfriking soIemn nitv in he,
whole attitude. and the Presidant tnrn-
ed verv pale. his ewes misty sad and
then sadder-as a~ssnsalSd ,sla ;ui,,. s,,sl
ravarsntlv .27IfnffE'~1' IlfIfff rs rs
s.For ol1r dear Lords sata9n
Here are three hundred dollars: il
10, savs lin tx fisS E,si 1S,i,i; ~
2ea+b which he do5S bof - aS
he does not deservsIy,~N@ SSn1s
.STake hack vonr rm,4rT;avAy5 rm4TnAy5 criaAs 81.
President. throwing away from | hin, he, he,
extended hand 't!1faIra II bactT r a.
,,ot ,ranr ;t ~ <.Sh]SiH 80 ir-f'ji15, ~
0niv on instant his b.na o,d ro;o.
ware raised anS, a.Isen".ha ~ 'rss,,,nad nd
kindly - sgS-i4@ s,s.ptl 49, 80 = -
81 shall not bava vour r,onoU rood
woman: ant the war beSsrtmeSt isyI yijl feyvs nol
have it Take ir hack where if a. cam ~"
49, -, nd nor' .ha,i u ~ "r "a sains
i.osa Vo5r nst;tion sh.II ha mboI,
rranfed y ~ OTTWp4t's
.Oh p-osidort T;nooInI ho,;o,,,
Won are a Cbristian Ttbant God ncf' fnr :,
will nrav for Won avarv daH WI VII, foi nv ~
v,'oia paayt " osS' S'' "Isn lny
h "I have We gof 6pr H,
mood of oil eHe r{sS.rs IL cont LIZ, :,
.d for mo r. '-'''' >-''' o' "'1ei'
NmOb Mr. lincoln that ia tb. Cbr;0
tion snir;t.tbat is faith in Jes,'si T or ,I
Va. r 81 80 wo' CO, tba. no,' naI;c VI, :,
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.tT do - was the so,emn ons,vor a.
har;ara In nv Say;or ~
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