Smyrna times., 1879-08-20

marcneS ana SNORT raLlOnS Iney sometimes
had. And then he told me his life had
been in danger; how he had been set upon
by the foe and been badly wounded; and
how, at the risk of his own life, fellow
had saved him, and carried him away,
| fighting his way back to camp.
" i would never have seen you but for
him." says Charlie. "And if there's man
on earth love, it's Rob Hadaway-the
dearest, best fellow We've shared each
| others rations and drank from the same
eanteen many and many q time; and if l
had brother could not think more of
him."
Why didn't you bring him home to
see your mother, Charles?' said l.
"Why, I'd love him, too, and anything |
1 could do for him, for the man who saved |
my boys life, couldn't be enough. Send |
for him, Charlie"
But Charlie shook his head and covered |
his face with his hands.
Mother" said he, 81 don't know
whether Rob Hadaway is alive or dead to-
day While was still in the ranks he was
taken prisoner. And military prisons are
poor places to live in mother. I'd give my
right hand to be able to do him any good:
but can find no trace to him. And he has
a mother, too, and she is so fond of him
She lives at Greenbank-poor old lady.
My dear, good, noble Rob, the preserver of
my life II
And saw Charlie was nearly crying
Not to let US see the tear he got up and
went to the mantle-piece. / did not look
around until heard a cry
"Great heaven! what is it ?"
And | turned, and Charlie had the
tobacco pouch the man had dropped in his
hand.
"Where did this come from? l feel as
though | had seen a ghost. | gave this to
Rob Hadaway the day he saved me. We
soldiers had not much to give, you know,
! and he vowed never to part with it while
e he lived How did it come here, mother?"
And fell back in my chair, white and
! cold. Said |
"a wandering tramp left it here. Never
your Rob, my dear, never your Rob. He
Z must have been an imposter, | wouldn't
I have turned away person really in want.
Il Oh, no, it's another pouch child, or he
! stole it. A tall fellow with blue eyes and
yellow, brown hair; wounded, he said, and
going to his mother at Greenbank. Not
= your Rob-
!. And Charley stood staring at me with
y clenched hands; and said he:
. alt was my dear old Rob, wounded and
starving my dear Rob who saved my life
'1I and you have driven him out in such a
II night as this, mother. My mother, to use
Rob so !"
70 "Condemn me Charlie" said l, ICON
denim me if you like; | am afraid God will
Three times he came back three times hC
asked for only crust and place to lie
- and drove him away, land he'slyine
-, - in the road now. Oh, if | had only
> knownr'
- And Charlie caught up his hat.
= "I'll find him if he's alive" said he
~ ~ I" Oh, Rob, my dear friend"
- a And them never saw the girl in sucl
:" taking. Down went Drusilla on her knees
- as if she was saying her prayers, and says
~ Thank God, dared to do it,"
"a And says she to me:
~ ooh, aunt, | have been trembling will
7 fright, not knowing what you'd say to me
~ took him in the kitchen way. | couldn'
-, - see him go faint and hungry, and wounded
=, -. and | put him in the spare chamber owe
- the parlor, and have been SO frightened a
", the while
'' "The Lord bless you, Drusilla," sal
- Charlie
~ "Amen," said l.
~ And she, getting bOlder, went on.
., "And | took him some hot short cake
~ 20 and apple sass and tea," said she, land
IeS took him a candle and hot brick for h
10 feet, and told him to eat and 60 to bed
n n' the best chamber, Aunt Fairfax, with tn
81 white counterpane and all, and l locke
he him in and put the key in my pocket, an
"0 / told him that he should have one night
on rest, and that no one should turn him oil
- unless they walked over my dead body"
,aU Drusilla said it like an actress i'll
80 tragedy, and went off into Mysteries tt
~ moment the words were out of her mout
40 She'd been expecting to be half murdere
i =, Il L.. -. 80
~ always before minded me as if | was h
:; mother.
- Never was there any old sinner so hapl
LII as l was that night, so thankful to Il
~, good Lord; and it would have done yo
the heart good if you had gone to see the ty
49,, meet in the morning-Charlie and
- friend Rob. And Charlie, who got we
20 and q mother, who was not so poor eithC
a q helped Rob into business. And he G
fra we'll over his wounds at last and grew
liz handsome as q picture, and to-day week
,vos is going to marry Drusilla.
"I'd give you everything have" said
70 "and l wont refuse you even Drusillt
an when he asked me, telling me that
orc loved her ever since she was so kind to h
! ' ~ on the night have told you of.
;.aJ And Charlie is to stand up with hi
! ~ and am to give Drusilla away, and Ro
. 70 sister from Greenbank is to be bridesma
> 'eel and have guess that some day Char
will bring her home to be in Drusill
ere place.
s;ob 1 don't drive beggars from the door n
ofss as 1 used to, and no doubt l am impo'
ing, upon puV tIls s mnaC nav nave a.. ~ :" %
the better oe llnPoseo upon always 'n5" ~
: he I've read my Bible better of late, an
Idar. know who says, Even as you have dom
evar unto the least of these ye have done u
to me-"
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