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

dropped. in his hand.
~Wbere did this come from Il
feel as though had seen ghost
gave this to Bob Hadswsy the
day he saved me. We soldiers had
not much 10 give, You know, ana
he vowed never 10 part with II
while he lived. How did 1t 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
vour Rob. He must have been an
imposter. / wouldn't have turned
away a person really in want Oh
no. no its another pouch, child
or he stole il. A tall fellow with
blue ewes. and yellow brown hair;
wounded, be said, and going 10 his
mother az Greenbank. Not your
Rob-
/ And Charlie stood staring st me
with clencbei hands and said he:
1T was my dear old Rob, wound
ed and starving my dear Rob
who saved my life, and you have
driven him on, in such night as
this. nv mother. Ny mother, to
use Rob 50 :.
Condemn me, Charlie, said /,
"condemn me if yon like l an
afraid God will. Three times he
came back: three times he asked
for only a crus, and place TO lie,
and | drove him away, l-snd
he's living in the road DOW. Oh! II
had only known
And Charlie caught up his hat
I'll find him If he's alive, said
be. oh, Rob. my dear friend
And then-I never ssw the sir.
in such taking. Down went Dro-
silla on her knees. IS If she was
saving her prayers. Snd says;
Thank God. ! dared 70 DO il
Ard SAWS she 70 me:
oh. amt. ! have been trembling
with fright Doi knowing What you'd
say to NE. ! took him in the ki,ch-
en- wsy. ! couldn't see him &c
] faint ana hungry, and wounded
and put him in the spare chamber
over tbs pGrlor. aDd ] have been $
frightened g. The while
.sThs Lord bless YOU, DrusiilA,
! said Charlie.
Amen. sid !.
And she. getting holder, went on
, And took him some hot shor
cakes and spple sass and ties, say
she. land | took him candle anC
:. : bot brick for his feet and l toll
lin 70 eat and 80 70 bed in The hes
chamber. Aunt Fairfax. with II
white ooa1tsrPAne and Al and
locked him IN A1i put The key Il
. nv pocket &oi ] ioli him that b
: sbonla have ooe nights rest 81.
that % one shoali turn him &C
lnlass they walked over ny dsa
/, body"
!, Drus5ns said il Ike 81 actress
= tragedy. and went OF into BY
!. ,erics the noneat the words ~ei
. out az her mouth She'd been e
;. pectins to be bali murdered, 70
: know. and The girl Vas l6, SlEA!
!, before minded ne 81 Il Vas b.
= mother.
Never vas there xny cd SIM.
50 hsppy a. l Vas that night
=. thankful 10 the good Lord and
!, would have done your heart go
II yOa hsa soae 10 see the II
:. meet IN The uoo-ninz-CbArlsy a.
a his friend Rob And Charlie. u
= had Soi - vel and mother y
= -ss noi - poor either. helped Z
:, into business And he sol -
a. over his wounds 81 LAST sod n
e s. handsome a. . picture, and
a dsy week be l. going 70 na'
az DrusiIlA
I'D give anything ! bsre, 5
g. /. .-Aoa won't refuse yon s'
:. DrrsiIlA- when he asked ne, tel
- r,e that be loved her ever since
uxs 50 kind to hln o. the a
- I've tod yOD o.
- And Charlie i 70 stand Up y
q I him Aoi Al to give Drusils SO
- and Robis SISTER from 6reenhSn
TO he bridesmaid, and ] bAv'
H. guess thai soDe dsy Charlie
- bring her hone 10 De II DT1sz
place
- / aous drive hegz&rs from
e. door row ~ used and DO d