The National tribune., 1882-03-18

the room Mrs. 3. discovered her husband and
| flew to his side
After four years of hardship, suffering,
great danger and tragedies, during which the
| grave yawned before him more than once,
poor Bennett was at home, and the patient
wife whose anguish had been as great as that
OF her husband, and whose suffering had
been as constant, was full of gladness.
How changed he was. Four years before
he had gone forth picture of health, in the
full Vlgor OF young manhood, but he came
| back physical wreck and mentally injured.
Then-1S61-he was tall and straight. and
stepped firmly and quickly. Now-1865-
he was bent almost double, his eyes were
sunken, voice weak, flesh nearly all gone.
| and the wound in his head, and the distressed
fare and treatment at Andersonville had
wrought great change in his mental capac-
lty. Such care as a loving wife with willing
hands could give, had the effect to partially
restore him, physically, but mentally he has
never recovered.
MIR. and Mrs. Bennett removed to Mil
Woakee number of years ago. He started
and for time carried on a harness shop on
Broadway, but because of the great trouble his
head gave him he was obliged to abandon
1t. For year or more he has been unable
to do any kind of work that required study.
Indeed, he is unable to follow any rerular
calling. He is a man of exceptionally good
habits, and if he could, would be only too
glad to resume business. His wife earns,
with her needle, living for the couple and
does 1t gladly. But for this their home on
Eleventh street would have gone; but like
the true, noble woman that she is, she will
keep their home for her hero husband,
no matter what the cost. Were I to tell
you that she goes to the factory, some
distance away, and carries to her home
great loads of unmade goods, makes them
up and takes them back in the same ma
ner, takes care of her home and makes :.
pleasant for the veteran patriot VIII
strong arm and stronger heart helped
save the country in its darkest DAYS, yoU
would agree with me that no pains should
be spared to secure the pension and arrears
her husband should have had long ago. It
is no fault of the Government that he has
been so long without his pension. Poor
Bennett could not talk about his army ex-
periences, especially the latter ones, but
with the greatest difficulty. He would not,
for that reason, talk about pension. At
the time of the Reunion of 1880, in this
city, two of his former captains, W. W.
(' Billy" Jones, now of Madison, in the.
Office, and Captain A. T. Morgan.
now in Government employ at Washington.
we're here and found Bennett and insisted
so strongly that he should move in the
matter Of securing a pension, that he did
80, the claim going in previous TO July 1st,
1880, thus enabling him to secure the
arrears. The papers were received at the
Department and the examination followed
;oon after and there the matter rested until
/ week or ten days since. Through the
Efforts of E. Is. WoIcOtt Post, No 1, G. A. R..
md the kindness of Gen. Z. s. Bragg, Con-s
FRESHMAN from the Fond du Lac district,
Who commanded the brigade in which Ben
lett served, there is reason to believe that.
here will not be much longer delay.
A strange story, is it not? 1t is as true
S strange. True it is that " truth is stranger
han fictiOn."-lFlpauhee Republican.