Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-10-08

tea drawing on the kitchen stove,
ana ! ought 10 have been very CON-
Portable, bu, l wasn't Something
seemed tugging at my heart all the
time.
| gave the fire s poke, and Int
another candle 10 cheer myself mp
and l went to my vork-bAsSe' to
&c, a sock l had been knitting for
nv Charlie, and IS l went to get 1t
| saw something lying on the floor
l picked it up. 1t was sn old to-
bAcco pouch, ever 50 much like the
one l gave Charlie with the fringe
around il. and written on it in ink
From {. f. to r. H aud inside
WAS = bit Of tobacco and sn old
nine. ana s letter. rumpled old
letter: and when l spread it out
saw on the top, My desr son.
knew the besssr must have
dropped il, and my heart gave one
HSh, ,hump. IS though ii had been
turned into hammer.
Perhaps the story was true snd
he had $ mother. / shivered 81
over. and the fire snd candles and
the nice comfortable smells might
s. well no: have been ST al i was
cold Sni wretched.
And over snd over again hal l
to say to myself what l heard our
pAs:or say often: Never give
anything 10 chance beSsars' my
dear friends; always beSiow your
aims on worthy persons, Through
well organized societies, before
could Se, $ bi, Of comfort And
what an old fool was 70 cry,
thought. when / found my cheek:
wet
But l did 10; cry long. for, s.
"a, there. dash and crash and jingle
cAme sleigh over the rosd, and il
stopped ST Cur gate, sna ! heard
nv Charles voice crying Hal
I,sh. mother And OFT ! went L
he aoo-. &n3 h&i hiu in nv Arn'
nv great tAn, handsome hroWl
~ Aos there be was u ms mn
ts-a- With LIS pretty ssoaiaer
strar.s. Ko5 3 hearty IS i be Ia
osrs- been through Any hGriships
gs La - leave ne 70 put III
ba-ss u. AM then ! had hy Tn
s-s Nv oHn SD. And Drusllii
w. bG5 hsaa I'd stairs snd rs
been r-vi-g-wAy- ! woDasr ;
Gle s.Ez g. u S s1Itsr-for iat,
zs-s Ike brother AZ sisisr-Ao
~ Kissed hs- All she kissed hin
~ tAs- away Sc went 10 So n
-sh5e x-s The uies hoi ihins
s--kes u cl3;A White a. STOW
So NV CaK-3sy tIloys3 then
Put 7pes II THE midst u g. ] te,f
frightened feeling come over p
ana I knew ! tEroe3 pale; !,
D,-asTs ss51. -WsSi i Ire matte
A-ri Fairfax
! said D3thias; bzt il EAs IN
Kind Q Ike TIE ebosi q s STE
rosaz Champ champ, orer tie r
zsa SOW; k.ni , Ike he saosi
arosos SAYING; Let - lie q 4
ssar before yol- FIRE. al give I
x-v kind q sc-1<i;- kind . ii
s,ne ;bA. hS3 1oihsr down
he vipt-y Rad. ADi freeEins s.
s.A-ri.S 10 6ssth there Iais
uhstii Vas Bat I Pui i Avs
and oily ihoasht q CsA-ls-
We drew % ioSetbe- by ihe :
when the tea Vas aoas, G1d De i0
/, u things Ahoui The UAr DeV
be,rs t,sfcre-hou the soldiers :
. Tered All What weary MARCHES $
sbo-f rA,ious thsy Sometimes D
: Austbsa hs tod ne bis lie I
nssa II danger; hop he hsi d
-; upoo by TIE Zoe and been 10
: uoanssi; and how, n tie risk
: A. own lie, s fellow solder !
: saved hin. Aai carried hin an
s-hfinr his path back 10 camp
would nsrs- Sc yoa oni
!. him SAYS Charlie And L The
auAn uu earth that love. its
HA3AvAy-ths dearest best ie-l
We've shA-si eAca Others rsiS'
All drank tro1a tie same cant
n.1y AID many TINE +; AID
brother ] co1l31't think !
&C hin
-why dianf you h1i1s
hone 70 see yoar mother, CAA--
salt ].
~why, I'd love hi1- TOO,
IL - e. lin