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

VPu P"sffss Auc""S W." ut"W s"e
depend. his fee; but here you nee
expect nothing unles. lie cash il pr.
.iuced in ADVANCE"
TAG SOLDIERS RETRIEVE.
Il shought. Mr. Allen. when
gave my Bonnie To his country. no,
is.ther in ali this broad land made I,
precious . gi,t--no rot one. Til
dear b"v only slept a minute. jus; oI
little minute. At lis pct; 1 kn"w ihs
wss all. TOR Bennie never d, d ove
Ia duty. How promP, and reliable h
was! i know he only fell sleep or
little second he wss sd young. an
not strong. that hoy Of mine! Why
he was q. tall As ]. and unly eighteen
and HOW they shoot him because h
was found asleep when dung seutine
duty. Twen;y-four hours. the tel.
gram eaii-oniy twenty -four hour.
Where is B-nn;e Eow!"
I'VE viii nope. wiih-his Heavenl
Fs'hS,," ssid Mr.. Allan. souihi"gIy
"Y-s. wee: let u. hope; God
verv mercifnl
Il should be ashamed. father.
Bernie said, when | sm u man, &
think never used this great RICH
. aTm-ani he Leli il ont 81 proudly
before me-':or NV country. when i
.ee.led it. Palsy it rather than keel
.: n the plow'
"Gn. then, go. nv boy" ] said
and God keep v"rr Gna has KEEP
him. l ,hink. Mr.. Alien!" ard th,
farmer repeated these last words
slowly. ~ If. in spit. Of his reason
his heart doubled them.
Like the apple of hi. ere. Mr.
Owen; doubt il mol"
Bi"sscm sat near them listening,
with biarched cheek. She had 10.
sized ,ear. Her anxiety had been
"a c.bc-aled that Ed one had nolics,i
IT. ST.. hal occuri,d kerseii
mechanically in tie household csr.,.
S,w she answered a sen;Ie tap ., tie
ki,rher donr. Opening i, to receive
fro.u a n.igabor> hand = letter. Il,
is firm him" w. ali sine ssi...
I, w.s ike a clr.-sg. ir,n tie
dead, Mr.. Oven ,ont tn. l-it-r. hu,
could n.i break the enve,.i.s. CD &C.
cnur' Il iis trembling iu.ers. AMI
held it toward Mr. Allen. with the
bei;.les.ness ui q chill.
The munster opened it. sud read
"DE.R FATHEE:-Wh.n thi.
reaches y"u ] shalt ne in eternity. A,
FIRST. Il seemed awful To me but I
have thought shout il so mnch nov,
tina, il nas no ierr.r. THY say they
will not bind me. nor BIZ ID me but
tina; | msy meet my death like q man.
| thought, father. it might have bsea
IN the battle fieid. for nv cruntry.
and that. when I fell. il would he
i hting gIoriousiv but 20 be shot
down like q dog CIR neariv befra,ipe
il. To die for neglect Of duiy! ..
father. ! worder the very though,
Ives not kill me! But ! shall tn,
li-srace YOU. | an going to write
rou Ill abon' il /: aud ~ hrI, ] sm gone,
Tou may tell NV Comrades. / can
Iot now.
"You know | prnmised Jennie
Carrs neither. wouIi lrsok alter her
BOY; sn.!. when he fell sick. did
III ] couiI for him. lie was not
trong when he was ordere.. back into
anks. and fhe s:av b%f"re that night. I
carried al his lugyag,. beside ms
'sn, on our match. Towards nigh,
re wet in on double quick. aud
nough the iuzgsge b-ean to fee; f;
cry heavy. every bsiv else MAS tired
un: and Is tor Jennie. IL | had Bo, ;
cut him IN arm now ard then he would .
'sve d"PPed BY the wsy. ! WAS oil
lrsd out when We came into camp. /
nd then IL vas Jemmi.'s turn to he
entry. and l would take his place
ut wss too tired. father. I could
Ut have kept awake il Q gun had
cen pointed At my besd: but ] did
o, know il uuiii-~eil, until it was
70 late"
God 10 thanked T. interrupted Mr..
wen, revereu,ly. Il knew Bennis
ss mot the boy to sleep carelessly at
Is p',si.' 4
''rhey tell me to-day tha. I have .
'crt reprieve. given Io me by cir
Instance. Slime to write to you.'i'
II good Colonel saws Forgive him I
ther hs only doe- hi. duty: he 4,
'ly d"es his duty: he ~uuli gladly ,
sc me il he could; and d" not l.v 4
y death up agsirs, Jennie. The 8
MT boy is broken hearted. aud does q
thing but beg and en,reat them TO .
him die in my stead. 4,
IL csn't bear In think Of mother r
d Biossom. Comfnrt them, father! e
II them ! die ~ q brave boy should, d
d tn.i, when the var is over, they q
II not be ashamed If me. Is they j,
let be nov. God help me; It il 2
~ hard to bea.! Good-hy. father! =
ID SCENE near and dear to me; mt a
all O. il he wished me to perish far. 4
er. but ~ If he felt sorry for hi; I.
Dr., sinful. broken hearted child, al
4 would take me to bs With him i,
4 my Saviour in . betser.-betssr
-
A deep sigh burst from Mr.. Oven.
,rt. ''Ameu," he said solemnly. :,
Imen." 4
TO night. in the early twilight. n
ball see the cows oil coming homo .
u The pasture. and precious little
,ssom stand on the hack stomp,
Ting for NE hut I shsl! never.
,er come! Col blese you ell:
rgive your poor Bennie.'
ste that night the door Of the
lck etoop" opened softly. and
b figure guided out. and down ths