The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-05-29
The Battered Veterans and the Good Old
Woman Of Tennessee

aPeye solder p exclaimed q lone old widow
In East Tennessee, as a battered veteran in
blue Appeared at her door, and meekly asked
know in ret,aon that you are tired and thirsty,
and that 1ou will be powerful glad to get a
drink Of fWRter, not to speak of q little suthin
temix VIII it."
.s'Thank you, mum; but I belong to the
Daughters Of Temperance, and can't drink,
unless it is little in the way of medicine, and
/ do feel very weak, as have marched more
than forty miles to-day"
Forty mile The laws have massey! How
could you do it2 Why, it would kill my
mule" ,. I!t
at is very hard; but we get used to it. I
wouldn't have minded it, if I Ind anything to
eat" ~ ~'ia
asahes alivel Do come in and sit down.
Pore soldierp -. ~.
The good old lady brought out black bottle,
from which the battered veteran poured q tea
spoonful inso glass of water, and took Wig
oross pull st the bottle when her back was
turned. Then she placed before him sub
stantial supper of ham and eggs and corn bread
and coffee, apon which he advanced in gallant
style.
.@And. you are mighty young to be- o SOL
dierin' - she ssid, looking at him benigusutly
over her spsctacles.
'Yes, mrm; am the phIy's6H Of mY7wid.
owed mother; but my country called me, and
my duty ,tlI my country is only second to my
duty to my Creator."n, us9.A; si.:si''-,ls yrirt'
'Sho? Why, you talk as peert as minis
ter"
i SaEwassddyiGg foD DtGS (ninisErss when tie
war broke out"
~ had o notion that the soldiers were all
so wicked; but I'm glad to find out that they
aint. You have seen q power of fghtip', l
Ereckon7"
great deal; mum. It is hard for Chris ciii;:
tian to take life; but the enemiesof our, coun-
try must be punished" es..j
"Jess SO. Have you ever been wounded 7"' q
iYeEz qf;ep. I was once-shqt- through s. the 7,
!, sssgs a gss u II hsaFsl F IeSsslI9ssEss 9 Didn't
"Not quite. The intercostal muscle was PEN
etrated longitudinally and extravasated with
varicose veins; but the bullet ranged across
the left lobs of the arachnoid- artery, producing
ascomniinuted fracture Of tie iantefior process
of the cerebellum, and causing lesion of the
spinal viscera and the hypophosphates 5of the
fibula, and that delayed MY recovery"
"You don't mean to say that you Lived
through all thatp
81 was spared, mum, to be an humble mon.
ument of tie mercy of Providence"
tsbopld think 90. What, was that noise7
Its5fnded ike somebody down in the cellar"
"Nothing but rats. Don't be-. alarmed,
madam. am here and will protect you:1 ]
once defended the house of widow when it
was attacked by a. dozen gheffillas,1 was
obliged to kill seven of them, and the rest ran
away" oucsrr .trr5.x
officer"
AThe Preident has tried to persuade me 3
accept commission as general, but have be-.
lieyed that can serve my country better In my
present sphere. Thank you, l don't care if I
do take spoonful of that. ! must be going
now, With many thahksfof your kindness. Ut
/ is nearly tirie for our evening prayer-meeting,
and Imrst DE there to open it. Have you such
thing as pocket Bible to spare? Mine was
destfoyedin the last battle, BY Being struck by
a bullet in ray coat pocket II vas Che last gift
Lawful sakes Which pocket?" ...oi
"The behind pocket, num-"
"What a blessed thingit is to- have Biblei
There is one that belonged to my Afaalda
Jane; but know that you will make good
use of it. II will remember you in my prayers,
pore soldierp
As the last rays of the setting sun lighted up
the face of that battered veteran, they shone
upon two big tears that slowly trickled down
esther CHECK, making mi6iature canals through
the dust that coated his epidermis. He walked
up the road until he was Joined by several more
battered veteapsOy yhocame rromg corner
of the fence: FSoS Of them cbofe ksg, Others
carried tin buckets, others had their arms full
of bottles.
aHaseYoagptdt boyz?R aske6 ihe sGtaran
Ito whom the Bible had been presented.
"All right, my covey. Ten gallons of peach
brandy 8 1g1 5pple ever go many
bottles OF Blackberry wine. The old gal was
well fixed"
/ @You maae, e,sseh ad-lof noise that she
would have smoked you If hadn't been there
to throw her off the track, Let's 90 and divide.
u ought TO haze the biggest share, as had rthe
hardest part tof theWork. - IL - Il
| 1t is thus hat patriotism and virtue are re.
Ewarded.TGsI Rreeat 4 ia s. Louis Ds1socrat
TT e7f- 7-TT7
4 A MAMMOTH PARK.-A novel enterprise il
about to be undertaken in Bucks county, Penn
sylvsnia, Nniclyif successfully carried out,
Will chaiIer,ra tie admiration OF those who are