The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-02-04

"osSefe'-'ersc persecution, the inslnn-
nt'hg newspaper s9u'b: the social cuts,
The Sights direct and indirect, etc.
~ me end q the eight years. Fem
anu Nate brother both enlisted. for il
wa now N the time q our civil war;
anu RATE tall. handsome. forceful
woman. married . man Of large wealth
linen. from the Battle Of Five Forks.
rem was brought home dead; and his
ino'her stood appalled, ~ finding herself
~ world where such suffering as hers
could Pc.
when her heart emerged from it, dis
MAJ INTO ING next phase Of sorrow. II
remembered iifst her boys friends. apd
theii ms ancient enemy and prosecutor.
an" whenever the thought Of Kate
came u was ~ Of one triumphing in
nor grand home with her baby-boy. her
pro porous husband and her brother re-
turned, 4 not triumphng that her enc
my was LAID low. AZ least that her dear
ones had escaped.
The bereaved mother and Madam
Nate met hs IN the oldcn times at
church. and IN all the qnieter Of life's
walks, the one assertive. naughty. the
other reticent. sad-faced and occasion
ally otter Of speech.
sometimes, IN tender mood Of
griei. the mother would say OF Kate,
- forgive hcr" But oftener. when
sne thought 81 him as poor Fem"
under the frozen clods away from light
ana SKY. ana warm heattn-stones and
al sweet life, then the soul sitting in
darkness would exclaim bitterly. ~
can never forgive her cruelty TO him!
Sne mas never felt an ache for Il; she
never given me one plying word, never
one glance OF compassion.
50 i was with her on the day Of the
rrcg'mentai reunion the reunion Of
renn's soldier comrades. Her heart
was wild N is envy Of the living. and
n its jealousy for his memory; in is
love for those who had loved him. and.
alas It's hate Of his enemies.
one saw the bedecked city, uttering
from arch 70 pyramid It's words Of hail;
speaking It's welcome by ten hundred
banners; BY the mouths Of a thousand
guns, and BY the cannon's roar. Oh,
now sne wanted her boy there 70 thrill
with the city's welcome to the heroes!
Wanted him 70 feel the pride that was
swelling the hearts Of those returning
soldiers! She wanted him 50 that she
would almost have plncked him from
the very radiance OF Heaven. She
wanted him recalled TO the thought Of
Tins city, bursting with gladness; to the
memory Of the cheering multitude. But
no one remembered him 10 the still
white city on the hill.
"oniy I am thinking Of you. my
poor dear, she said IN her heart. ~
am coming TO you. You shall not be
forgotten. Will keep watch by your
grave.
She put on bonnet. drew the Grape
veii over the pinched face. and passed
with swift. trembling movement. under
iIags and garlands, from the teeming |
city o. the living 70 the "city Of the |
silent
Forgotten! forgotten! forgottenr'
was the hearts jealous refrain. as she |
pressed on y MS grave, 70 make up BY \
ner passion TOT Al the worlds indifier-
ence ana forgetfulness.
Inc walk was long, but without
sense 81 fatigue, she at. length reached
Ine lltlie mound. There she stopped
y nat was y that cause0 her grief
'sricken eyes 70 diiate IA surprise5
N hal did y mean? Was II his grave?
had she missed the way? No; there
vas ms name on the head-stone- Who
lad brought them? Where the sod
YOU'D nave heaved could his heart have
hropDed ~ answerto hers, was wealth
= watcr-iiiies' wet, cool, fragrant, pure
: ,ne stars
re naa not been forgotten' Her boy
"a not peen iorgotten' ne had been
ememoercd. Even before ! could
wv " n', 7, some ohe NAG peen mere
rh ny ,l,9'
So 80 ~ ~ neI Anscs, sne carried ING
|; ~. \" nel iu''el."S hps; leafs :.ke
49, s NV .,'e VIE Ps''als. ea!' ply
IA NM ~. IN, NV w. ea, "'1u $50
nee Win the KISS 81 eternal gratitude!