The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-04-02

bis 10 ~ Obtained. 30 another Aodavi
was uaAs 70 thai sAset BY Ussls Bob
Aaothss log walk 70 O. by the ~
tissl swo. and another wAit
rss dun sib Il sp, T,lda, l cant do n'
morn. I'ss showed dAl lei here vsll
dat 81 sisk 10 d army. das Tee IL d
hospital q Cairo, dat I duunc d nAn'
ub Il hospital; and dat d smallpox mad
NJ blind. ssd 'psau IA ne dst Dc NOR
| I look lur ds ~ ! git.
NebR mine. Bcb Miss Jane says its al
right md IL; maybe vs'li sst lstssl
io-nerrev; and Aunt TildA trisd y sSsat
hepsfslly Of what ~ islt 70 y % utlsrly
hopslssR
Bat Uhels Bob knew, What BE- dreaded
70 tsll shs isilhiul helper. thas day BY day
his strength sss growing lsas, and his
ons great fear vas that shs would b. len
without any means Of support Tines
grow bad lhsrs on ths old homestead, AID
Jsasnsats had bard verk 70 make hsz
sIosdsr nsans sulnss ior hsr wants.
Aunl Tilda all not hint 70 her that shs
and Uasls Bob lived mostly On hoseakss;
Il va hard. very hard. but when Bob got
the psssioa. they would have s25 month
And that woull make her and Bob rich.
30 Aunt Tilda cultivated the ground
around the cabin = best shs could, and
"vorksd q Dc hosse." and I'll the time
Uncls Bob never kssw ofths rags she wore
and Tie privations sha endured.
And Wills ~ wosked ard hoped.
Sharpe. the notary publis 10 O., re.
csivsd letter from the Pension once,
making inquiry - 10 the crsdibility Of
one Of the principal witnesses. ThM wit
ness owed Sharpe certain bill, which he
either could mot or would not pay, 20 .
letter went back to Washington. saying
that, 70 the best Of my knowlege he IL not
TO be relied on. and the letter went on ito
wsy the same day, that tired overwcrked
wo0sa trudged wearily over the road to
c. spd asked almost hopelessly At
the postoiIss. u dsr any letter for Miss
Jane or Bob. 70 receive the almost invaria-
Bile answer, None to,dsy.
Surely Sharpe forgot the justice due
his fellsw-man; forgot the worn, ragged
woman, and the blind man abe hRd 80 Of
ten led to his oiloe, when he sent thst, ,letI
ter to Washington.
A fortnight later another letter came.
''Sim Ray was not : credible witnass," d
credible ons must be obtained; Ito reply
to tho following questions. Then followed
> list: where vas the soldier when first
attacked with the disease? What hospital
was he sent tor" etc., questions which
Jsannette had learned by heart, they were
asked 50 frequently.
Three years had gone since the first ap.
plication was made, three years OF alter
nate hope and disappointment to these on
the farm. and even Jeannett grew tired Of
waiting for the decision Of the Pesion Bu-
rsau. She had expended Eanch money in
postage aud other necesssry ekpanses, on
tirely unknown TO Aunt Tilds. spd she felt
that her scauty purse could III Afford it,
but the sight Of the patient ssdnass OIL
Aunt Tilda, and the thought Of her sor-
row and bravery. helped her to make
many . sacrifice. How intensely hot that
summer was! The sun glared and burned
al nature seemed painting,
parching, for one little shower Of rain.
Ono scorching August day, Aunt Tilda
bsought letter to Jeanette. Maybe its
the jask Aunt Tilds. let me see.' and
abe read:
"6IR. -Ip your claim for invalid PEN
sios, Mo-, you gre required. to furnish
The evidence Of ec@m issioned officer or
I've comrades, stating from personal
knowledge the origin Of Aisability, where
and when contracted. how lcag you suffer.
ID in hospital" ETC., etc.
Poor aunt Tilda dropped dsieotsdty intd
! chair. and for the first time broke com
pleteIy down. "Tain't no use, Miss jane,
he's done tole dat every time, and dsr amt
10 one 'csptin' Jake Hayes and Dick. and
ley lib Wy obsr yondsr at Marss Jim
and it's good ten mile from heer
md den Mister Sharpe be fixed dere affi-
iavits morn year ago; but ! ain't gwine
10 tell dis yere to Bob. case be ain peart
nov nor smart now like what be waz. and
maybe ] can slip oil right soon il dc
nornin. and 60 oLer to Mssss jim"
Then she was of before jeanette could
reply.
II was ten minutes before Sue returned.
"Oh! Miss Jane. won't you
,ome down to the cabin quick? Bob hes q
Ayin' on the bed tAlkin and = r4vin'.
['se nearly dead, bekase he'se mighty sick.
Dbl come right nowl" and she almost
ragged her companion along.
Yes, it wss too true; Bob, patient long
hopeful Bob. was wildly dsliri
'us. Nov be was 10 the camp talking with
comrades, now little lad 10 the cotton
lslds. Again he suffered in the hospital
nd talked Of homo and the "ole' oman.
nd Jem. Then be would beg piteously
q bread, saying. mot TO tell TilJa, but
10 Wa 20 weak aud 20 huDgry, and Le
ouldn't eat corn bread no more" Then
IL pension Vas thought Of, and be begged
rilda not 10 ask him 10 walk again to c..
Jeanette could not restrain her tears and
Lunt TiIds threw herself on ber knees BY
be bsdsids. in perfect agony Of grief.
,ut il vas too late for any remedy; hunger
"a poverty had done their work on IN
lrssdy shattered frame. and "hope de.
'ssassd" had sspped the vsry life blood o.
hst faithful heart.