The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-12

foot-pash that led to the road by the
mill. She seemed Father Aying than
walking. turning her head ueiihef TO
the right nor lett. looking only now
aud then I" Heaven and folding her
hand, as If iu PRAYER. Two hours later.
: the same young giii s,ood ~ the Mil
depot. watching the comm. II the
night train: and the conductor, o. he
reached do sn t. to lite her iuto the
car. wondered At the tesr-s,aine.i f,ce
that WIS upiurned toward the dim
lantern Re held in his hand. A few
questions aud ready answers told
aim ali; ani M father could have
cared mpre lenierly fur hi. only child,
than he fur our ii,lia Bio..cn. Sac
MAS an her say u Washington. tn
ak Presideu, Lincoln for her hrniher.
lie. Sac hal stolen away, leaving
only uo;e 10 tell where and
~hy she had gone. She had broa:ht
Bsnnies !es,-r with her; no gu~d.
kind heart. Ike the presidents. cuuid
reius. {" be m.ii,.i by it. tn next
m"rui"g they resch-d New York, aud
the Conductor hurried h-r on Z"
Washington. Every minute. nox.
might he the m-a"s of saving her
brUii,ers life. Am! ~. ia an ill.,
cresiibiy short time. B.u..nm reached
The capital, and FASTENED Immediately
&, the white huuss.
TIE president had just seated him
self To his mnrning'. task. of over
looking and E, niny i,ni"r,an, papers,
when, without ons word Ut announce
mrn'. the du"r so:tly opened. ard
Bl.'s.om, with dnwncsst eyes and
folded han3s. stoot b+f,re hin.
well. NV Child, he ssi.i. in hi.
pleasant. cheerful tones. what do
yon wsnf. - bright aud earls in tie
n.nrn.uc?"
'-B-rni-is ;if., please .,r." fa!tercd
B'os>Im.
''B-nni-: Whn Is Bsnnie!'
MY brother. cir. They are going
to s;,n"t him f.r sleeping ~ his p.st."
''Oa. yes;' and Mr.. Lincoln ran
i'i' eyes over th. p,pers before him.
" seme mner. IL WAS fatal sleep
You see. child. il xss q, a time ut
special danger. Thousands of lives
might have been LIS, for his cuipabie /;
n-sii .-nce.
-, nv father ssid." replied Bios |
SON. gravsiy, "hu, pour Bonnie was 20 !.
tired, sir. and Jennie 50 weak. He .
did tie work Of two sir. aud i, vas
J-mnies uiyat, a." bis: bat 4:
Jennie wss too tired. snd Bonnie
never though. abou, himself. tbs,
hs ~ss tired too
''What i. this scn ,nv. child.
Come here ] d. no, understand ard
the hind man cnugh, srpsT'v. q. ever.
Il wha. seemed {. be justification Of
IN o:Isnse. !
Bosom vent Q" him: he pur hi.
hand ,enierly on her shGu!dsr. aud
tUrnei up tie pale. anxious face
towards biz. How tsli he sesmtdi
md Ne was eres,,sn: II tbs Cui,e,i
S'a'es. In. \ dim thought of ;hi.
.inh passed FIR nn.cert 'trough
''i,.~H.s mi,a: al So .J:i Der.
i:nr.e an.l -'r,::h'.,,r sar: .1rv. and
hsn,ie.; Nr. Liucolu B-uuie's l-i,.rr,i
read.
H. r-s.; II csr.iolir; thrn. taking
AZ h:s pm. wrote l.. nasty iinss.
.".' rsi.s his he'll.
B!'>s'u heard this oni.s gwen
'S.'n.i iris ,:i-pa'c:i al oic-.
The president tier inrn.d t. The
.iri and ,aii, Go home. my child.
',,d tell TINT i,:i,sr If yuuF-. who
,.nld spr,nve his country sentence,
ven when !, tnnk the lie os a chill
IKE thai. that Abraham Liuc,lu
links the life f,T ino pr, c;ous ~ be -,
'-i. Go. hack, ur-xai, until 10 IL
Bsnn'e will need = change !
f;sr ha has 30 hrave'v laced death: +.
e shall 90 with ycu." :.
"G,d hi-ss you. sir said Hlns- :
,m: aud who shall doubt that God :
es'd ard registered the rsanes,, c
T~o diys after this interviews. the .
Dung soi.iier came 10 the white
'.use with his ii,,lc sister. He WIS
s!l.sl into the presidents pTivst-
"m. and strap fastened upon the
NJ. Lincoln then sai:!
The soiii-r that could cary u -
OK cs'mrsdcs hs-sag-. aud die fr o
~ act 49, unc"nplaininpiv, deserves :" ~
~: 1t his c.'uu,ry" Then Benris J.
nj Blossom '""k their wav to their "
r.ep Mountain hume. A crowd =
sIhered at The Mil depot To wricum,.
'em back: and. - farmer Oven. .
and grasred ,hst "f bis boy. tears
'wed dawn his checks. an.i he Was
,ard IN snv isrventIy: The Lord .