The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-07

half past eight this morning Of con-
tagious disease. Being unable to
send the body home, / shall see that
due respect is paid to his remains.
III. F. WILCOX .
A cry of agony fell upon the air,
and she sank down, insensible. They
bore her into the house, and for weeks
kind Providence rendered her uncon-
scious of the great sorrow that had
fallen upon her young life, and made
her again live over the careless, happy
days of first love.
| -Four years passed, and great
change came over the life of Mrs.
| Lemar. She still wore the sombre
garb that marked her widowhood but
no longer did the tired, wearied ex-
preston haunt her beautiful face.
During the war she voluntarily
became a nurse at hospital, where a
new life seemed open before her.
There had been other shadows resting
upon her young life than the death of
her husband. Holt & Co., had failed,
and dark rumors were circulated con-
corning the failure, few of which
reached Mrs. Lemar and, though she
did not believe them, they had given
additional weight to the burden of
life. ~ I., "a
At the hospital she found she had
no time for idle dreaming, and, though
the sight of so much human suffering
often made her heart sick, she never
regretted having taken her stand at
the post of labor. The soldiers always
felt as if the whole glory Of the sun
had penetrated the dismal walls when
they heard the gentle footstep which
had grown so familiar to them.
One day fair-haired youth called
her to his bedside and said, hesitat-
ingly,-
"Please, madam, will you read a
chapter in this for meg" handing her
a small pooket-Bible. ssMy poor
mother gave it to me when I left
home; but I never felt like reading it
before, and now have been trying to
read it all day, and can't, because it
makes my head ache so.''
"Certainly," said Mrs. Lemar,
pleasantly. .-.....-...
Seating herself beside the boys bed
side, she turned to the fourteenth
chapter of John and read it in a clear,
sweet voice. Encouraged by the boys
gentle "thank you, to go on, she
read several chapters, stopping to
comment on several passages.
Suddenly they were interrupted by
the heavy tramping of feet and loud
voices in the corridor.
"This way, boys!' ordered voice.
which they recognized as that of the
keeper of the ward.
Two stalwart men came into the
room, bearing the mangled form of a
soldier, whose face still wore the de-
faint look it had worn when rushing
into the hottest contest, Mrs. Lemar
arose and came forward with ban
dages, when she heard these Words
HE did it bravely, but 1 fear that
it has cost the life of one more hero"
With tears binding her eyes, she
stopped and brushed the matted hair
from the noble forehead. But why
did she start back from the bedside?
And why did her willing hands refuse
to do that in which they were always
so skillful? One moment of sicken.
ing horror, then shrek rang through
the room, and Mrs. Lemar fell upon
the form of her husband.
When consciousness returned to her,
with it returned a resolution to trust
the dear life so long lost to her to no
other; and, strengthening herself for
the task, she resolutely took her seat
by the bedside of the wounded man.
He was sleeping troubled sleep.
The parting rays of the sinking sun
fell upon his couch. Slowly the twi-
light faded into night. The sound of
the distant cannOnading had died
away, and in it's stead was perfect
stiffness. Beulah could not but think
it was all some weird dream that would
pass away with the morrow's dawn.
But no; it was a reality; and the
my stery in which their meeting was
inv olved forbade joy to be partici-
paht. Whatever the future might re-
veal she would not censure him until
she knew all. ..- a'.-..
These reflections were disturbed by
the object of them, who opened his
eyes and gazed vacantly around; at
last they rested upon her: glad look
succeeded the first moment Of aston
ishment, and he uttered fervent-
Thank God!''
Leaning forward she pressed her
lii 8 to his, and placed her cool palm
against his heated forehead. For a
IL ment he yielded to this return of
e en-, and then he gently put her
III m him and said:
Wait until you know all, and then
forgive me if you CAM
Hush - said Beulah, gently. ssYou
must not exert yourself now; we will
liz talk oft until you are quite WE'LL
'Quite we'll! Then it will be when
we meet in eternity. But an oppor-
tnnity has been given me here, and I
must not waste the few moments left
me. shall tell you that which a few
hours ago I had thought to bury with