Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-04-27

ClOuS little Blossom VIII stand waiting Tor
me e; but | shall never, never come. God
bless you all. Forgive your poor, poor
Bennie."
Late that night the door opened softly,
and u little figure gided out and down
the foot path that led to the road by the
mill. She seemed rather flying than
walking, turning her head mother to the
right nor to the left, starting as the full
moon stretched queer and fantastic shapes
all around her, looking only now ard
then to Heaven, and folding her hands as
if in prayer.
Two hours later the same young girl
stood at the Mil Depot, watching the
coming Of the night train, and the con
ductor, as he reached down to lift her in,
wondered at tho sweet tear stained face
that was uptuned toward the dim Ian
tern he held in his hand.
A few questions and ready answers told
him all, and no father could have cared
more tenderly for his own child than he
did for our Blossom.
She was on her way to Washington to
ask President Lincoln for her brothers.
life. She had stolen away leaving only
a note to tell her father whore she had
gone She had brought Bcnnio's letter
with her no good kind healt like the
Presidents could refuse to DO melted by
it,
The next morning she reached New
York, and the conductor found suitable
company for Blossom, and hurried her
on to Washington. Every minute now
might be year in her brothers. life.
And so, in an incredibly short time
Blossom reached the Capital, and was
hurr ed at once to the White House.
The President hud just seated himself to
his morning task ofayerlookin= and sign
ing important papers, wher, without one
word Of announcement, the door softly
opened, and Blossom, with eyes cast
down and folded hands, stood before him,
Well, my child" he said in pleasant,
CHEEKY tones, what do you want. SO
bright and early in the morning ?"
Benne's life, please sir" faltered out
Blossom.
3ennie? Who is Bennie ?"
My brother, sir. They are going to
shoot him tor sleeping at his post
40, yes :" and Mr., Lincoln ran his
eye over the papers before him" re
member 1t was a fatal sleep. You see,
child, it was time OF special dangcr.-
Thousan Is Of lives might have been lost
for his culpable negligence"
So my father soid," said Blossom,
gravely, q" but my brother Bennie was so
tired, sir, and Jenny was SO very weak.
He did the work of two aud Bennio
never thought about himself, that he was
also too tired"
What IS that you say, my child :?
! Come here, don't understand, " and the
kind man caught eagerly rs ever at what
seemed to be n justification Of an oilense,
Blossom went to him lie put his hand
teuderly on her shoulder, and turned up
the pale, serious face towards his. How
tall he seemed he was the President of
the United States too. A thought of this
XII d passed for a moment through Bios
SONS mind but she told her story sim
ply and straightforward, and handed Mr..
Lincoln Beunie's letter TO reud.
IIo read it carefully then taking up
his pen, wrote few hasiy tines, and rang
the bell.
Blossom heard this order given :
send THIS DISPATCH AZ ONCE"
The Preslden then turned to tile little
| girl and said
" Go home, my child, and tell that Ia
ther of yours who could approve his
country's sentence, even when it took the
life OF n chlld, that Abraham Lincoln
thinks the life too precious to bo lost
Go back or wait till Tomorrow. Ben
ME will need change after ho has SO
bravely faced death. Nait and he shall
go with YOU"
God bless you, sir" said Blossom
and who .hall doubt that God heard and
registered that request7
Two days after this interview the young
soldier cnme 10 the White House with
his sister, He was called into the Presi-
dents private room, and strap fastened
upon the shoulder, Mr.. Lincoln said,
that could carry sick comrades bag
gage, and die for the good act uncom-
plainingly."
Then Bennie aud Blossom took their
way to the Green Mountain home, and
crowd gathered At the Mil Depot, to
welcome them back, and farmer Owens
head lowered above all, and as his hand
grasped that Of his boy, Mr.. Allan heard
him say fervently, a. the best blessing
be could pronounce upon his child
"Just and true are thy ways, thou
King Of saints"
That night Daisy, and Briadie, and
Bet came believing home from pasture,
for they heard Il well known voice call
ing them at the gate, and Bonnie, as he
pats bis old pets and looks lovingly in
their great brown eyes, catches through
the still evening air his Puritan fathers
voice, as he repeats to his happy mother,
these jubiant words, " Fear not, for i
am with thee bring Thy seed from the
east and gather thee from the west |
will say to the North, Give up, and to the
South, Keep not back bring my sons
from afar, and my daughters from the
end. Of the earth even every one that is
called by my name for have created
him fnr my glory, have formed him
yea, have made him.