The daily gazette., 1879-08-01

wintry road, freezing and starving to
death there. This is what 1t was. But
put it away, and only thought of Char
We drew up together by the fire when
tea was done, ard he told us or things
about the war ! never heard before
how the soldiers suffered, and what
weary marches and short rations they
sometimes had. And then lie 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 like, a fellow had saved him, and
carried him away. fighting his way back
to c.mp.
would never have seen you but for
him." says charlie. "And u there is a
man ] love, it's Rob Hadaway-the
Others rations and drank from the same
canteen many and many time; and II
had brother could not think more of
him."
"Why didn't you bring him home to
SEQ your mother, Charles?" said l.
"Nhy, I'd love him, too, and any thing
could do for him, for the man who
saved my boys life, couldn't be enough.
Send him for him, Charlie"
But Charlie shook his head and COW
cred his face with his hands.
hOtuti, Shiu oOh hhOW
whether Rob Hadaway is.allve 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
for him; but can find no trace of him.
And he has a mother, too, and she Ia
so fond of him She lives at Greenbank
poor old lady. My dear. good, noble
Rob, the preserver Of my lifel"
And l saw Charlie was nearly crying.
Not 10 let us see the tears he got up
and went to The mantle-piece. / did not
look around until heard cry
"Great Heaven, what is it?'
And turned, and Charlie had the to.
bacco pouch the man had dropped in his
hand.
"Where did this come from? / feel
rs 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 1t while he lived. How did 1t
come here, mother Z"
And fell back in-my chair white and
cold. Said 4:
"a wandering tramp left here. Never
your Rob, my dear, never you Rob. He
must have been an imposter, l wouldn't
have turned a person away really In
want. Oh, no, no; it's another pouch,
child, or he stole it. A tall fellow with
blue eyes and yellow brown hair;wound-
I'd, he said, and going to his mother at
Greenbank. Not your Rob"
And Charley stood staring ut me with
clenched hands; and said he:
at was my dear Oil Rob, wounded
and starvng!-my dear Rob who saved
nay life, and you have driven him out in
such night as this, mother. My moth
OF, to use Bob sol'
"Condemn me, Charlie" said ], econ
denim me If you like; l am afraid God
will. Three times he came back: three
times he asked for only a s. aRd o
| place to lie, and drove him away-I.
and he is laying in the road now. Oh
ii L had only knOwn"
And Charlie caught up his hat.
| "Pll find him If he's alive" said he.-
"Oh, Rob, my dear friend"
And then-I never saw che girl in such
| taking. Down went Drusilla on hel
| knees, as If she was saying her prayers
and says:
"Thank God, dared to do it!'
And says she to me:
"Oh, aunt, have been trembling with
flight, not knowing what you'd say to
me. l took him Ia the kitchen way.
couldn't see him to go faint and hungry,
and wounded, and put him in the spare
chamber over the parlOr, and have been
so frightened all the WHILE"
"T6e Lord bless you, Drusilla," said
Charlie.
"Amen," said /.
And she, getting bolder, went on.
"And took him some hot short cakes
and apple sass aud tea, said she, "aDd i
took him candle and hot brick for his
feet, and told him to eat and go to bed
in the best chamber, Aunt Fairfax, with
ha xryl,t IN and all and
locked him in and put the key In my
pocket, and told HIM that he should
have one nights rest, and that no one
should turn him out unless they walked
o YER my dead body"
Drusilla said 1t like an actress in a
tragedy, and went of into Mysteries the
moment the words were out of her
mouth. She'd been expecting to be
half murdered, you know, and the girl,
who was sixteen, always before minded
me as if was her mother.
Never was there any old sinner so
happy as was that night, so thankful to
the good Lord; and 1t would have done
your heart good If you had gone 10 see
the two meet in the morning-Charlie
and his frient Rob. And Charlie, who
got well, and mother, who was not SO
poor either, helped Rob into business.
And he got well over his wounds at last
anu grew Us 40 anu
to day week he is going to marry Dru-
silla.
"I'd give you everything have," said
l,"and won't refuse you even Drusilla,
when he asked me, telling me that he
loved her ever since she was 80 kind to
him on the night have told you of.
And Charlie is to stand up with him,
and am to give Drasilla away, and
Rob's sister from Greenbank is to be
bridesmaid, and have a guess that some
day Charlie will bring her home to bs i'm
Drusllla's place.
don't drive beggars from the door
now as / used to, and no doubt am im-
posed upon; but this is what 1 have to
say: "Better be imposed upon always
than to be cruel to one who really needs
help" And I've read my Bible better OF
| late, and know who says, Even asyou
| have done it unto the least of these ye
| have done it unto me-"
We have had resumption for six
months, Now how much gold is there
| in your pocket: Are you loaded down