The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-02-06
The Angel of the Depot
OR WHAT CAME OF A KISS.

Inc ANGER vi llie UepOlj
OR WHAT CAME OF A KISS.
. The depot Was crowded. The IL
regiment was about To leave for tn
= seat Of war; and it was known tina
the brave fellows were going Wher
. fighting was sure to come. The car
| had backed into the building, and In
engine was shrieking impatiently. Tia
regiment had filed into the depot, an,
as the soldiers rested for a few mo
ments upon their arms, fond friend
gathered around. and the words o
parting were spoken. There wer
tears, and sObs, and blessings; Their
was wTinging of hands, and WTinginj
of hearts. Wives were parting Will
husbands; mothers were parting Will
their sons; sisters were bidding good
bye to brothers; and fathers wer,
speaking the last words of caution anC
care. 1t was a season of painful
anxiety; for the departing ones wer'
going away with their lives in theil
hands, and the offering on the battle
altar might speedily be made.
Corporal Walter EYermOnd leaned
upon his rife, and gazed upon The
scene. No one came to kiss him-nOnt
to bid him farewell. Not over one
and-twenty was Corporal Walter Ever
mOnd. He had fresh, handsome face
and bright, pure eye; and his frame
was one of those maryels wherein Z
magnificent physical structure is de-
yel0ped with a small body.
Il declare" said the Corporal, Wiping
a bit Of moisture from his eye, # am
glad | have nobody here to weep and
sob for me. Yet" he added, with !
longing look, lit would be pleasant Il
bear away one parting kiss! But
shan't get it."
"PI kiss You if you'll let me-
Walter EYermOnd felt j hand upon
his arm; and the prettiest face he had
! ever seen beamed upon him with {
smile.
I'm kiss YOU, siri' And the CIR
placed both hands upon his shoulders
and pressed her lips upon iis blooming
cheek.
Thank you. Bless suu.
Fall inl Fall lnl"
The Corporal pressed the hand Of tht
beautiful girl; gave one more look in
to her beaming face, and then fell int
line; and ere long the ears rolled on
from the depot, bearing the volunteer
towards the field where patriot duty
called them.
In little while the train was out o
sight around the turn, and the thrOnl
of friends gradually dispersed.
Nellie, I'm aStOnished at yOur
"AstOnished at me?' repeated Nelli,
Preston, looking up into the face O
John GainsfOrd, who walked by he
side to the carriage.
Yes. How could YOU do such
thingg"
"SGch a thing as what"
As kiss that fellow in the depot
Goodness gracious! What were yOl
thinking OFF,
Il was thinking" replied Nellie
with perceptible blush of feeling
that he might be poor. motherleSs
sisterless boy, who had no one in tn
world to love him"
And so YOU thought you'd love him
chr
Il love all those brave, noble incl
who have gone out to offer up thei
lives for their cOuntTy's welfare" SAT-
! the girl, with deep deyOticn, Il neve
. knew how much / loved my Owl
brother until saw him go away Il
I day. | hope God will keep him, an
] return him to us in safety"
: "Did YOU notice" said Mr.. Gains
ford, after a pause, that your behay
i0r caused considerable remark"
I I'D rather you wouldn't say amy
thing more about that, Mr.. Grains
ford"
You are ashamed of it, ehg"
I Il am ashamed of YOU. sir. You nee
not help me. | can get into my cal
riage alone"
Two days after this, Judge Presto
, came home looking very thoughtful
After tea he called Nellie to him, an
asked her il she had made up he
mind TO be the wife of John Grain:
ford.
Il have made up my mind that
- will not he his wife WAS her PrOmI
reply.
Il child"
Il do not love him, father, and
should prefer to have no more init
. macy with him. l never liked hin
He is unkind to his poor sister, and h
D might be unkind TO me"
"YOu are right, M daughter, and
am now free to confess that al
! pleased with your decision, Almos
the last thing your brother said II m
before he left with his company, wa
, , that he hoped YOU would not max
John GainsfOrd his brUtheT-in-lav
I lie knows GainsfOrd well, and had IL
/, respect for him"
4 The Judge kissed his child, and tn
matter was settled. GainsfOrd wa
the son of one of his oldest friends, AN
Z thus the intimacy had commenced
d and he had been willing for his daugf
; ter's sake, to try the young man, bu
!, he felt a sense Of relief now that III
, trial was otter George Preston, III
Judges only son had gone rs Captai
| of a company; and the family watche
/, anXiOusly for the news that was I
e hear to them the intelligence of tl
: movements of the -th regiment. B,
and-by intelligence came. The reg
ment WAS at POOlesVille. The reg
J ment was at Balls Bluff! The reg
4 ment had been under fire nearly all {
S that terrible day; and Il fearful hav,
\ had been made in its ranks. Mhel
s was George: o how anxious was Ne
e lie Preston now! More than ever b
fore did she know that she loved he
d brother.
Ha. Good news. George is saf
}. The Judge came home with an ev
d ming paper, and handed il TO Nelli
e pointing with his finger TO the par;
: graph she was to read. She read {;
d follows:
: Captain Preston, after being expo
n ed to 4 mercileSs fire for four cOnsocI
le tive hours, was one of the last 10 swil
e the TTyer. Iie made his way down Il
bluff, and Wds assisted BY some OF n
wounded comrades, when the enen
came pouring in upon him. lie W;
: surrounded and would have heen slai
=. but for the heroic bravery and dev
tiOn of a sergeant of his company. III
sergeant, whose name is Walter Eve
mOnd, seeing the Captain in dange
sprang to his side, and with his reyOly
d shot down three men who were pres
ing upon him. When they gained Il
water Captain Preston had received
wound i'm the shoulder, which rende
ed il impossible for him To swim; b
EyermOnd did not fOrSake him. III
noble fellow ciung to his Captain Ill
a brother, and succeeded in gettiI
him safe over the river. We are Ia
4 py to state that Captain Preston
wound is not dangerous.
D "0h, Heaven bless that noble st
= geantw calculated Nellie, rs she fl
:, ished reading the account; and h