The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-15

shd brht nay k0ta "a Tue dirtotioh
wk-ses Ihs sUand sau.s. A soldier, IN
gay uniisrn, With - LiewtsaHns's strap
hpoa bis sAOul4srs, lay upsa the
rSsnd. vith his head rsssing sa the
lap VI . weaAAA. I aAid. 'If | can be
VI any sHvics, please eo1mand." A
pair OF blue eyes were lifted toward my
face, and voice. ed bat musical. sAia,
"Oh ] aR % GLAD IL is yeu /; you are
. sargssA - veil ~ frisad, and NY
brothsr y dsAeeroasly vounAsA." " Thoss
syss, Mat vsles. sssla ! - missAksn :
Ne. 10 Was IlliAn, and the wounded
yosng eelcsr Asr ksothsr. What joy,
whsl happiness 70 bs able 10 serve hss;
eye. psrhaps sAvs ths lie Of her broth-
er-lhe cen sf my llsad.
4 rap On ny shAnbsr deer dispsllsd
ths visisS, and the plss.ans grsstiAs u
Dr.. jewell restored ne 70 NY asrnsAl
state. But my drsAms rsmainsd ~ 8
vivid nsassy Of startling reality. !
ssuld not but believe that 10 wss . pre-
sentiment, and although kept 10
locked In my heart ~ . ssd sheugh chez
ishsd secret, Il resolved 70 asked Lillian
eor . PioLursief her brother which she
bad shewn Ne ths evening before. So
just - I waa en- sks poiat II leaving. I
add, "Misn Lllan. / wisA you voald
give ne . phstesrapA e yesr brother.
II II Psaslbls that .nAay insect Aim, spd
Il j shsuid, % veald prsvs ny passport
70 hh hisaAshlp.'
~ vill.' sAs replied. "fes yoa may
DO ef ssrviee 10 Aim, and I knew yeu
wsuld De hin kiaAnsss II Jon esalA." :"
"kess gladly veaid ! besA for Ais
ovA sake and - reward In part, fer
ths great kindness | have sxerisnced %
the gsassous haaas of hin family"
nsyeang Lit~tsnaAs's Aandsons face
bore . striking likeasss - that sf his
sister, and foS thai / priced 10 and chez.
Ahed 10. i we're ID ssnslaAsiy In en-
inner pocket of my vest The stirring
scenes intervening dimnea ssmsxhat
The memoslsa Of my viAisa 40 time
passed, haG coald net blot Il fssu NY
mind.
The battle Of Skilsh kAd bssa fsaRht
aAd dsriAg he whols sf u my mind re-
vsrtsd 70 ths arsam. II seslasd but .
repsdtioa q tragedy Of which I had
witaessed the FshsAssal ImpsllsA By
ssns slssAes inpalss vkieh eosld sss
resist. l wandered est upon the bAlsls-
asld - aidsight. Rvssy spos seemed
fAmIiiar. The dsAA faces we're these
hsd sesa In ~ 1ssan. A ussaa-
aye, the same greaA | t.A board on
thal ewes meaorsbls al sh. II January,
1889. I hurried 10 -. sid. sf he rsos
Eeilsv fFsn wh~~s as.snrd lily. Il
came. He wss prone aPsa ihs cold
earth, vitS HI. AsAd ssssiag upen his
lsfs asw. whils visA h.s dghs band he
was saTiving 10 eheck The asv Of blood
fsoa gunshvs vsu~A is his lea bve~ss.
A glance tsld ne thai I lad Esasd
che ssn ~ my fsisad--shs brs,hsS Of
Lillian. fsrtuAaiely I lad with Nc The
means Of stopping IAs aov of blood;
alss . cantesa Of watsr AAd GAsk sf
braBdy. No word vas spoken until l
had done ell shat could be done ~ oaoe,
when with faiAI vrice and diffiealt ar
tisalati.n, he said
"Ysu have saved my life and ] thank
yea"
"You ovs Ne no shanks, HsutsaAat;
Eshsald 10 IN ingrsts did. not serve
10 The utAOst Of ny ability, the sen Of
my friend. DR.. jewell. the Lrothss Of
his precious daagkssr, LiliaA.s
"h this drsAmf Hov-vhsss did
yea kAov my father and sister,
"Bs calm, my dear friend / will
gladly tell yos ell bat act aov.
knough that I have fssAd yea and
ssrvs yOu.'
In nay arms bSes the vsandsd en-
Ger ~ my tsat, and vigilsaaiy did !
watch by his side antil msrniag came.
He bad lost nuoA hlssA and his
wound was psinful, bus not especially
dangerous hsacs he recovered rapidly
and within q month was yell again. In
the meantime had told him the stsry
Of my imprcmptu yisit 70 his cid Ken
tosky koms, aad the generous hospital
ity I had met vita thsrs. / showed
him the photo cf hinssif given ne by
his sister, and tbs m&rvsllsas dream
vhieh teaPted me " azk for the pic
tare vas rsheaIsed.
Doctor" be said, - / sloscd my
story, q dcn's thiAk aA sapsrsti-
tisus, bat I believe yesr drsaa vss .
pressatinsas, givsa yoa by ny angel
mother. Il wes shs AAd not NY sister
yos say hoialag my head ca her lap.
Lillian b nakvsltously like her msthsr
aad could easily have beea nistaksa
for Der.
.As least Ia . dre4.,' I sdd.A pleas
antly.
eyes. or BY aseslisAs In the waking
hours. Bat please deaf Try 70 break
nay failkin The reality II tAHs vision ei
yours. IL has corae true almost ~ The
last particular.
"It has" respoadsd, "aAa bsliexs
in iss reality ~ firmly - yoa' eaA.
| / teld the story To- Gen. NJ, and
n sofsed his heart - greatly that vhst
asked psrmiasioa to take my friead
70 bis hoNe it vas readily granted. =.
| The reader may b. safely left 70 pic
tnte ts himself the joyful msetins ei
the leag abseat son With his loving
grandparents. father and sister, and
the expressions Of ssatisuds and friend
lsAip shsvesea spea my hsmsls sslf.
4 Ny lsavs sf sbssaee Vas for thirtJ
dsys. ] spsat . fortnight 81 10 with
ny Kentasky friends, aAd whsa l de
J parted / carried with nae tws miAiatsr'
portraits. Oas Of thsm lad gsldss
J hair, aad eyes Of Asavsa's ezra blue, and
lips thai rivale4 the HpsAiag psme
granite, aad checks like sks saAny sid'