St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-02-03

n less severe and irrevoca5lc than death.
If With what crushing weight the tho
d came home 10 their hearts that a 200
S soldier, true patriot, was TO be shot ft
s n tcchnicality, AT the end of long wa
II through which he had faithfully served
How they talked about the lonescm,
: weary wife, and her eager and cxpcctan
o children, away at the North, watclin
with bated breath the opening of the ma
n that was soon, if not to-day, to bring he
c the news of the final discharge of the Sec
l ond Cavalry. Who could hold q pen I,
= write this other news i'll its stead VIII
t could hold Il pen to write this other new
: i'll lis stead Who could send home I,
her the picture of her own sweet face
with the curls Of baby's hair on the class
as lie had worn it next TO his heart :,
many years, through MI danger by foo,
and iiel !, and write the words, "This
! with his undying love, he babe me scn'
you-his last request"
: Did ever the relentless days drag maj
TO such hopeless, bottomless doom
If only he had fallen on some fierce bat.
tie field, mad!y striking for his country
Ii only he had been slain on the picket
line, plotting the Grand old army TO vic
tory If he could have died in the hos
pital, wasted away by incurablc wounds
or disease, or been sacrificed in south
crn prison, erdmin" outrage and starva-
lion with loriitudc born of honor and
patriotism. If only in any way his
blood might have brcn rcckoncd as a part
Of the price paid for Iibcrtyand free 9oy-
crnment
But nn-norc Of these. Tie very rec
ord of his devotion to his countrv's cause,
and his c,ithrul vc,,e rf uu,;r;,,,, ..r,;,.o
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Armed with the prtition. the Leut
Colonel went TO lhc General, and uathcr-
inc up all the cIoqucncc Of all the arou-
ments, laid the case before him. II,
woulI consider thc matter and th. CAL
oncl WAS dismissed
A day passed bv without AN answer.
\un,hr,. and sill rn r,rIv Tine tLirI-
some anxiety WIS manifested The
fourth. the s6liritud, decreased ON III,
fifth day. the old fear seized them. The
sixlh-not a word WAS spoken-,o-m,r-
row. between the hours of ten and twelve
o'cl,ck-. they Law in sur,J. s..ottrrrJ
throuah the cnmps. talkinn until late in
to thr ninht. mot car;no f., sheen ,,J fla.
yeyciHe seemed To break in upnu thr;,
first nap.
The morniu. wore away ia fine midst
# It's usu,I Jutlcs.
,uo'rlork-Hr,aLI:,t Th.rr ,v,s
the usual hum throu.hnut the c,rrs. th,.
nei.hin" of the horses. and the voices of
men calln. back and Gorth.a rs they >trun-
nlrd in. each TO his own mess Once
more as they drank thcir coffee and az,
,h,ir hr.,J and h,rou. orumhliurIv I,.
noupciun the ,hur,euino of tn, rI,i,,;x>,,-
RIM thrv wondered if i wrrc v,t ro..;-
bic for fine General tn sneak
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Ii.s rGnnr,cJ tI,c;r I,tnt ,,rJd,tos III,
SURGEONS prescribed the Losn,tal steward
pr,yidsd Tor them: and The sick men.
lying ON their cots in anguish, turned to
inquire Of their new ntiohbors irthe word
had vet been spoken.
Nine o'cl,ck k-Guard mounting. The
lilst ,crncan,s hastily summoned their
.IctAil,., and rcportrl to IN. aAiut,ut
ON the parade ground. The ceremony
over fin, c,rpor,I. ur,reeIrL to most thr
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