Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-08

His hand ttghtened its clasp on mine, a.
said ] Unuld attend to his wish Then
bright smile lit up the brown face, and
gleanet III the eyes driving from them the
SORROW had ~aen there, and the next mo
ment this sorrow had faded ia the glory Of u
grander life.
The storm was raging fearfully, the wind
shaking the rude hut with d force that seemed
equal to its destruction. hut It stood firm and
| watched by tue dead, sorrowing for the loss
Of true friend.
The men had returned to the beach, to
gather the wreckng- that might drift ashore,
aud il was late when the man who ~erHeri To
take the lead now that Joe WAS gone, looked
In
told him that his conrade was at rest,
and asked him to send tor u coffin.
That cant l." don" till the morning." he
said, "aud might A. we'll help You watch. III
sell the boys, for they II mighty ANXIOUS. Its
d sad day for us. SIT. frr Jor WAS the h,-St man
OH the beach. I'll hc back soon, and he went
away.
He returned in q short time, and after get
ting the ra in order, he prepared some sup
per. Of which we partonk, and then sat down
hy the glowing hlale, for thp wind vas raw
and chill. snd >eut its currents through every
crack and crrvi,e
What il it that links Joe's past to the life
Of the s,hnnner's >kIppcr:' | asked.
They were nrlghbnrS AMI schOOlmltCS over
hey yumd the sound, answered the man. "aud
both likely Young fellows when the war came.
Ju-. nnh begun studying law, and Ward went
tO with his father, the captain of a coaster.
Well, they both enlisted and Joe was taken
prisoner. Ward knew of this and came home
wuumded. 1t is said that Joe and lie were
both after the SAME girl. hut the story is that
she favored jos. Well. when Ward reached
homa, ne gave out that Joe was dead ami
then made up 10 the girl She mourned for
Ios six months or NOR. but, YOU know a
young nature will throw oil grief, and Ward
WAS very attentive, and Sympathy tie. and
,unspiing and the result was that she prom
tsed 20 have hnn.
-iie hurried up the wedding, saying that he
wantel t" get back to his regiment, fnI bis
wound WAS about we'll. and 50 they were mar
ried The next week Joe got hack, having
been exchanged, and when he found that no
had lost the girl he give right up and
over here, and he has lived On the bar ever
since.
Ward said that he truly thought Joe was
dead. but the folks all think that be truInl-.d
up the yarn just t" get the girl; in fnct, they
know it, but they keep still for tn" wUnlan'S
sake, as she is nice and ii good neighhOr.
As for joe he had set his heart vn her so
that the loss just broke him all up and he
never went back to his old hOme again He
has lived on the bar ever since, carrying hiS
tiSh and game across to mndn 10 sIl and
now and then running up TO Norfolk He
never met Ward, who went cua>tiuC again aS
soon as the war was over, until he saw linn
to-day.
We Didn't think he would go oil To- help,
but Joe Was true grit. He has saved lut> If
people. and it does seem to- bad tGur ho
should meet his dea.h while rcscuIns the
man VIII" blasted his Ite"
But 50 II was: and two days after that
hurie'l him III grave made among til, >suld
dunes, in whose company Ito had I,a,Nrd 50
many lonely years. Ii wa. his wish rhat no
stone nor sign should mark the place. aud we
held his wish sacred
Let the winds sing free above me, and the
sun shin" across tue placr, he bad sad. when
talking Of this TIME, IL the days when We hal
thought il a long way off and there, with the
surt roar sounding USei hts unua' S"1l grave.
Currituck joe SlreIs III peace. The sorrow
that worked his kts and love forgotten
Thomas 5. Collier In Overland Monthly.