The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-10-31

;, OCTOBER 81, 1872.
gone back s. aad carried him Of and,r j,
heavy ars-.n t.et Of, s.li.e.eriieius
hsroi'n that commanded ,evsa the r..
'p'sst Of The foe, vho ....sd ar,ag ep-
% The brave soldier and his ,h.lpls..
burden; not, however, bsfsrs s. Sar .h,d
bess % severely: wounded il tho hip
and shosldsr ~ 70 render bic disshs.gs
necessary st tho same time u The lea.
tenants,
From that time, notwithstanding the
disparity in social position sod sduss.
ton. the two men were like. broshsrs.
Together they had eoas 70 Fosters
Wsstera home, where now, seven Jears
from tho time I had biddsn them
"Good-bye" upoa the field, I mo,
Sam.
| Whom I first recognised him At thi,
present meeting, | noticed that, Whilst
the brave, honest, self:son6dsnt look
was still there, the rseklsssaess seemed
entirely to have disappeared from blu
face; the absence Of profanity, former.
y 70 plentiful in bis conversation, alsa
struck mo. Wishing to ind out some:
thing in regard 70 the noticeable chang,
without direct inquiry, I said, pointing
TO = tavern which 10 were 'spproaeh.
ing:
Il suppose, Sam that il your head.
quarten
mo sir!" hs snph.tieally replied
"There amt sdrop Of that stuff goos
under ny buttons since the sight-
Well, its over three yeass 40. s,n,s
svore Of for sood-pronissd Aer, col.
onel, for ever and sver. Amen r.
"But, eolonsl,'' hs seatioued, "1'l
tate it mighty kind Of - if you'd jis'
take the time and walk 70 my. qss.ts's
Ivapt = have ,slk vish : Christian
I've wanted ID baA this nasy . asyi
a. i. .een. /, : thong i ye.'d esa'
along a-putfpeo.ss."
"Why, have yes No eo.psaioas r
). I inquired.
"Oaly little Forty Eight" cir, y.
the sssvss. "Ths vhisky crowd kssi
| shy Of me, nov th.t1 don't train II
that company any more, and The appe'
crust aia't the kind to mix With. suel
- me; 20 the little mao sad me hss j
Ill to ourselves. l learns him what
picked up-dsilli.' and disoiplo' most
ly-an' he learns sverythin' ont Q
books, quicker a snsp . cap"
"Dop't you 90 to church, Sam r
asked.
"Well, no, colonel, I don't. You see
I vas in the habit of gettiu' sorts
sra.ped pretty considerable often for 4
while after l frat got here, until ~
come az folks bout here got Y
thinkin' me = pretty hard lot-aA' 90
wss-an' When I tried both ths meet
ms bout = year ago, everybody v.s .
nudsin' an a.wh,spe.,a' and a.loekia
st mo stead Of 'tendin' 70 What tn
p,rsoa said and I dids't take kiadl!
T. th.t sort Of thing, a. J. might gsis,
Aoyhov, they Va too much 6. ne J.:
dare say they're al mighty good poo
pie, but they Amt my kind. There
only two neetio's here, and the on
parsoo breaches 90 far ahead Of N.
understsnd,n' that csn't make ou
what he's a-drivin' 1t .'other on
says As every one ss don't jist b'l;ev
his way il a.g sin' an booked for eve,
lastin' ro.stin' an I can't jist swalle
that. 'Tain't what she used to tel
about, 70 koow ; an ain't a'1oiu' I
jiue no company whore I can't under
. stan the articles, an I doo't b'live
bein' skeersd into salvation, or bei'
walked inter heaven BY the scruff !,
. my neck. Au'' 50, when Forty.Eigl
, goes to Sunday school an church 'evel
Sunday, jist goes out whore you N,
Us, an sets there, quiet-ike, a.thinki'
that ito leftenant a. her il back
'Taio't . Bit lonssome' OF polomeolly-
4 jnt makes mo fesl sorter eontspted a
!. settled for the rest Of tho week, q
i. 'cordia' 70 ny lights, il dos mefs go
o than a-going 70 their nsetin's wouid.
|. don's know q + N taltin' right, colon
,. but that's the way feels il 10 me"
i Fesliag unable TO discuss OF ezPla
r theological matters, I inquired oi =
}. former follower, "Hoz cane, The lie
y. tenants boy y b called b. ths .
,. rsgiusntal lanber r.
.. With abort laugh, San ansvs's
d "Why, cir, Tie A,st time. / sssd d
=, 1litsls chap h 49, ssrvse eehnsk Of
4. bshy, ~, 1 had. y. Cd ssP nth 4
is reginsnts .,absrs ea4 sss, ~ ~ hes
. Moment baby :sssd it hs vent tot
~ ~ raised particular ill 10 ~sot tii..
Them numbers used 70 keep him qui
=, bstter'n . dose Of paresoris; an % d
ie 6sst cap ds:msds for hint vas
" wiotss-l tskss ~ sticks tho old br,
ID numbers il fro.t, az ye never ~
10 any esestsr 70 pleased in yer life; 4
70 he used ts raise bis littls hand 4
" point them numbers out to sverybet
no a. % every ono got to e.llin' him 'F'
Eight till we've sort Of got
ID thiakio' asit u his real nauae !; an'
oI H.. :k .ndi,tas hall avsr dron it. 81,