, 1876-03-18
bENNiE'6 REpRlEyE.

lahed ia o Naw York Obserstr and copied from that
| Into 4sndeEsf FIFTH Eea<scr.l
80 friend! whcn ga<o mp my Won. N, Dennio. kind
There Taa father In land, banooth this sky 80
GAYS to his country gift moro dear moro precous,-
And poor Bennie vii. bo dead beforo the rising
sun.
Tbs dear 10y only slept one Short shor. minute At bis
q know thero nntssr boy, bravcr, in that
And then ho w.s 10 young and siieht, ho nsyer wan
And now 70 ..ost n,' HE deo' How can they do
"1'va roal The telegram again. Twanty-fout hourn
o ood !! wheso is poor t'cnn.o uows Can he indeed
1tnow ho az not mean 10 aeep. Hes young. thou uh
Only eighteea, thls hoy Of mine. only cghtcen-t.ts
Whist ,l you a.. to me, dear friend You hope ho Is
Yes, God i rocrcfn kno~. and surely hos forgiven
mover can forget theac woris my nohle uenue saiI
fashsrt SHOULD bo nA1aan'sa II. when my country
never used this great right arm, strong aud rug
Id ratnor tuould b palssa than Keep It a. tue pouI
"oo t'se: r.. II boy. and ma, H' hand Who rules s',
'Koep you il satett5. Go, my boy. God blos. you,
And 1lo h. tept him. f:'cnds, think": so slowly
Al II 10 almost doubted II, and drops stood his
For g1iot had wEaus that farmers heart. md twas
That stood near the coanpa. tho graveyard. and
"res. 1od ri, tesn him safe, dear frtend. will not
shc did not sllod single tear and no ono thought to
How rao as,o was--At tho door tap.-a1t ia from
| htf'1," said sho.
'Twas Ike message from the dead: and, tho father
The letter from har trembling hanas bow bis poor
He held 4 towards tho minister. as holpleas - n
1ooetns apon hf' tase with eyes SO full of pa'n yet
Ths litter quickly ofcne,1-" Dear tather," 10 he
"When this last lettcr reaches sou, your Buun!e Will
bs dead.
At hsat Il seemed awful, 80 strange, could not
Dat now Death has no rrror. though ptaud upon III
They ~ thoy will binfold me- nor bind mo when
30 Ike III meet my death, that's to bo my lot
"1hopta p, Upon tho satusnad' for Freedom, should
nut nks dog must be shot for earetssne.s-ths.s
father dear tho very thought is worso than death
Neglect q !uty.' 70 they ay and thns so let tbe;
But III not disgrace you, father,-1u tell II al Ia You,
50 when I'm gouo you can tall those doar comrades
Tou know told the mother Of roor Jcmme Carr
Would for him ~ for rnyaof, and beggd hor no.
And w. WHOM hs at lsst fell sick, did my very best:
but tLsJ scat l!m s'e back to Ito rals along with all
| tho rest.
80. on tho day before that nsht took, besides my.
All OF III lusgase on tho ruarca-he couldn't stand
AZ u,sss s,Osuu upon nc. as wo marched a. aoubo
Wan tred ont when wo rcachd camp. but aemmio
Twas ia tu!n that blight sentry bus tato s plAca
7hoaen II ys' so s'ral and Sleepy nodded whore I
And II hsse .lep. had they held gun close pointed
but dhia knowit TIL too late, lnanow III soon ba
"1hauk God, he wa. not negligent; know no would
upt.!thtui to lis datyt sm thankful whi.o wpepn
us The letter went On zlow1y-"r They've given short
'7!me Is rrta yo,' said our oolonel,-and. father.
And do not blsme ioor 1emmte-ho docs nothing but
ro''t ~ dc in pl'oo of m'-e.a nslthos sleep nor
can't Iesr to think OF mother and Blossom. True and
OH eenfoit them. aud say die ~ bravety Il I
And when the ia o!sr. they nec not 10 Ashamed,
Az tAu1 NC ApHs HAeA kob$ Us@E klo ~ WfO1Alf
! sound ap1 blam'i,
God heir NAL It Il hard 10 tear, Ny fEther dear.
Aood.ty1
Tho Lori i4 yeyJ near 10 me- and viii 10 when dIo
Ilen freed from pain and Borrow, from sin, Ind war,
and atrtfe,
lie will take lne to my Savior. Ito bettes batter Mfs
deep Sigh broke from every hoatt and, rising slowly
| thtu,
The farmer wiped hiA fearful eyes and sad. HAmenf
/ Amsnt"
"Ionsht, iu the early twilight I'll ses the COVE come
| hunIu
From, tha oloversccntsd pasture where ihsy srs wont
] to fphIn;
And BLOSSOM will stAud waiting tho low buck xtoop
for me,
But III nuvss, neveE como agtin where Oft used
to bc.
Forgive your poor, poor Dennle ID now my ouly cry
Cod bses4 you al, my dear onea Qood-by-A laAs
| Xood-by."
That night: upon tho "low bsck-ssoo1"a nsas sgase