Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-05-18

/ nf tbosa lie, rLilll;ka kis.ac thot ra
sound 50 charmiroly he laid bnr down
| in hnr little cradi,. As soon as M,lle
| Charlotte had closed her ewes. her
mother ROCKING hcr and sincinp softly
one Of tbos, little mllabies that can be
traced evon to the sayaces' the officer
went into the na,lor ,yhere his mother
SAT w,;tino for him He kissod her
| fnrobe.d in eincero fl;ol affection tbnn
walked M and down the long room
several tines haltinn finally before =
window 10 lool. out uIo,, Tho ,Io,n, of
lirht that str. tched from the narlor
csndles mon The wet sidewalk
A graceful young woman. one finger
on her lins and stenning lishtlv ont of
the rcom where her little rirl had inst
| fallen osleen. annroached the dreamer
who thouch he had lust been nromoted
10 - oa;o,itv Gill wore his contain's
uniform
!. What are Won dreaming Of, Fred.
eric pu she asked. as she leaned her
head aooinst her husbands shoulder.
"Of Won Martha " hn answered as
reacbci ont his arm to draw her toward
him
uIs !, tho rain which mol,ee Won 81
sad ."
mNo but tho nrosnoct of n,ssinr NV
ovon;,,r Of tho in, yhon il would he 90
mncb nle.santer for me to stav at home
with vnu :"
q Tban WHY, do vo, oo9n
"Yon forGet NV dear. that NV old
f;ards Wo;soh ond Ruogler have cf
ferad me- = nunch for to-night, which,
uo oro 10 dr;nl, in honor of INV nrono.
w y W
& CAN'T 7 90 with Won p,
uNor answered the Major. who
conIdnt keen from lanohino ot the ide,
of saaina hiS Martha enfe, tbn bar room,
of an ne
..Thon thew don't allow women in
,,,,,,, ,l,;aa,al,Ic o,J +.,orn9 q,
..It i thnv who ,ar,.e to come At
loo.t th,t yos the v,v of # when 7 was
liantanant Since then. Martha. | have
haen With won 90 much that | don't
l,rnv yhather tbera has been ,nv
nho,,o ntr
"Then % nuick. so that Won can come
hool, al 1ho soonern said the young
W., as sbo ,;i.enr.ned barsalf from her
Irsi'ond5l h',,' ~ "a arr1s
Ma;nr Uorner who had now raached
b;s ~, -fnurth yoor wos ono Of tho
mos, ,, ,'r4,,;.inr ot,icar. Of tha prus.;an
nr,,,,, no7v - U;s ci,sr,ntar was nild and his
rayilor features carried an expressiou
th,t ,,os ratbor mala,cbo)y than other
wise lie threw his Great army coat
aEout kim, buttoned it up, looked out
at the window, and then came back and
sat down opposite his mother and be-
side his wife. Martha hnd in her hand
| A. -, ~
which that young lady was probably
dreaming OF at that very moment.
Come, 90 on, now, and let me have
this sofa all alone" sad his wife, who
saw MS hesllatlon, ana "lSued 10 help
hlm out OF 1t.
She received another KISS, ana the
MAJOR, alter having traVefsSd the room
.n'ee or lo.'t l.ii.1s WEI i1.:sh,1u I;,I, -.
.,a' .i,a''' D'ee :u J l.4, ''.o' S fifa.o
M''n " eisii S'oPpo" ~ 1',oio", ~
'ile ''o'i vi W: .i:'i w. ~. Wv
regular oie"'h'nS vi LIS 'i''4''' ''iiN ''4' II
wen. ,rI away. .u e. ,,n,;,
mere Was sun n. d my aho I;n.~'a ia4~,s
ram ou's.Ite . n. "as iul.e d" n1 u'J'"tto 4h
pec"ee', .ne u"Jol plo'.si tn,h "tiu t"" :,
o1'" 1N'N :t, A!.ii1a w ~
l,ol
vi '"i % n:, .,,.o p,.,,.d wo;aoh for
pie"Ni''S III upon iiiy i'n''', 80: :"on We"
c't.' c', a. 'i's, ina:'I.e,' '''' ''''0e-'
'ei' 'le ram III MS '"ce'
lh re was time when the ram would
not have made much difference to MN !;
and then he would nave been equaily
indifferent how late he renamed at the
tavern. But that was when ne was a
lieutenant, when he WAS III France
when ms mother was far away ana be-
tore he knew Martha.
The Major was late in arriving, and
his appearance was received with the
most respectful salutatlon from his sub
ordnates and a hearty shake OF the
hand from his friends.
The veteran Buggler who had been
the first to arrive, had taken the largest
table in the room. He broke out in
hurrahs when he saw his companion
enter the room. Hasner had served
under his command. and he was de
l,hted at his promotion. As to Weisch,
he arose. spread out his mouth, and his
great porcelain pipe vibratcd in the air
as it hung for a moment between hi,
teeth q most if never left except to be
filled again
".
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