The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-23
ONE OF Many.
A Touching S.oTy of One Of the
Silent Sufferers
rY MES. rElIE RALL. rorEKA. KAN.

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ST. loves aud graves
81 read that only last night, and il has
haunted me ever since. j wish could drive
ID frou my mind
Your Thoughts are in unison with your
work then, Zilpha. said one OF those to whom
ihc remark seemed addressed.
" Yes ID WIS the work that kept the sentence
cumming through my brain. i am almost
through though girls, isn't u just lovely!
aud standing aside. IiIha called a merry group
about her 10 admire the iruits oi her handl-
work
The long veranda, shaded by tall cotton
woods aud clambUrlng wlstaria was vertable
bower Of bloom, ia which were gathered al the
beauties OF the floral world; and Ia the midst
Of the fragrant Lowell lmsss q bcvy OF young gIIls
were seated, their lat fingers iashloniug leai
and bad and flower into embiems Tor the
morrew's Memorial services.
The object to which IIlpha had drawn Their
attcutiou was "a cross some Eve fcet high formed
of box elder lrayrs: on the broad, soping base
of green the word unknown was traced
with white Daisies and The only other urna-
meutatiou was giant yucca which drooPed ITS
creamy bells abuve the uutstretchod arms ana
rested It's NaNrn buds against the mass OF tender
greeu.
With many adicctivrs expressive Of aamira-
tion in the suPerlaI.ye degree the girls pressed
about the beautiiul symnol
III the poor hoys 10 whose memory this cross
will be dedicated 10 morrow could hut know
the hero worship they inspire no doubt they
would lcrl that is 10 sweet TO die for one : coun-
try but. aiterall. j wonder. did II pay2" said
one Of the number musingly, as she stood with
loosely claspea hands aud dreamy look ln her
dark eyes.
Ier companions stared their amazemcnt and
Zipha In her abrupt way came TO the point at
once.
Jessie Lane. what in tho world do you
mean? If 1t dldnt pay as you term IT, what
arc you here fort
"My remark did sound reasonable, III
admit answered Jessie, with "A iaint smile;
but didn mean il that way: indeed, don't
know just what ] did mean. But IL is terrible
thing 10 me 10 Thank Oi the thousands who lac
IN unknown graves. whose homes are des0lAte
and friends still mourning. though more than
20 years of sun and shadow have passed since
death met them in the field of carnage. And
all We DO To show your love for them and
our appreciation oi the noble sacrifices they
made s 10 shed q few tears, and once a year
heap flowers on the eros, we raise TO the mem-
ory Of the Unknown cad Ii seems 80 little
Ia do for our fallen heroes, when we count the
fearful cost of the brave ilves thai purchased our
peace aud prOstrrty ior AS"
"Ah, yes" broke n Zpha: but when we
remember thar the great throbbing heart OF the
Nation is tendercst for those
Who rest where they wearied, and lie where they
fell
aud that her love and Venemtion goes out
more strongly to those who sleep in nameless
graves, ltiss0mrthirg, after all, sn' TIT, AuntyY
tnrnmg rs she spoke 30 "A lovely whIte-haired
woman who at that moment paused in the
doorway
I'm afraid. my dear, that you would hardly
care 10 piye your liie Ia amy cause just for the
sake of having few flowers dedicated each
year 30 yonr niemOrt, ur even 10 know that the
Nations heart wac aching at Thought OF your
lonely resting place, answered the lady with a
s0it-breathed sgh, az she stood Tor an instant
gazing on the piliiu word al the foot of the
cross.
20. Auuty, you know didn't mean for the
flowers ana tcars alone. OF course there Is
great principle underlying Il all, that We rec
Ogni2e when garland their graves with our
Sewers We girls are working to-day Tor the
common love we bar for those who defended
the Nations honor, tor there isn't OF US
that had even a friend who lost his life in the
war I'm sure ! couldn't love the soldier hoys
any more dearly ii had a lover lying among
thuse whose graves We WI. decOIa e tomorrow. +"
persisted II pha. WHO Wa, determined 10 defend
her position al alI hazards. Her only answer
was q look full ol agon zcd rcproach from her
aunt, WHO turned and 5. leni y ent, red the house.
Zpha gaz after ncT a dazed manner Tor
an in,lant then tuning TO her companions
impe npasly hursl on
Their goes nay ueky tongue again.
hOrrid tnInas. when z4ew il would nearly
break AunI Hester llg.rlg"
But What dlu y1u s.s chOrused the girls
rather Alna1ed ai Ihe tern affairs had tak en-
Well, 4 aou arc b.f=.-rl ~ IN ears y,u could
certainly hear ~hat s,..a iiut, then. you didn
know how Z won lau.1 aunt Hess or and
perhaps ] ought aot l5 tll you SAID ii pAa
hrsItatn4lN a. a. size atr. htaned some Oi lhe
leaves li iHe lIrai eEass don't believe thal
Aunty woull care ria You. thuu.h. lisa
Sad stor. Of a sad4 lfe aud ] ought 6,
have my ess boxed, Old as 4 am. for bringing
ltup iusl nON" "
Catching up d lHp.u of flowers she seated
herself on one 0l the hro 81, ps, aud the .Ir
placed them-clye. in various attitudes abuu
her.
"Whai .aa going 10 tell YOU. OF the prin. /.
pal part 81 il. happened clore any 0t as wcr,
born, pa iact almost d quarter uf a century ago
so long ago thai people have almost forgotten
IL. or you won d have heard of il before tris
even though we have only lived here SIX years
for peOhn nave iacuity Of finding thes
things out whcther you Aaut them 10 cor not
in l102 Auhl Hest was visiting with friend
al Fort .UayenN"rlh, Kan. where she becam
acquainted with young officer Capt Hayne
The acqualntancr Ho0n ripeBed into love an,
when AuniA rrtuTnod 40 her hume Ia DAYTON
O.. 10 enter school D. was with the expe,tatio
Oi brihE married IN .une OF the following wear
just AheF graduating -he was then iust 4,
alta mamma says she was very beautiful. Sh
beard from Capt. Haynr quite often during M
following year, bat dld NOT see him once IA
The Nar wa, rag ng iiercciy and be had 10 i
AT hi- pn-f 81 duty IN jane Of 63 Aunt
graduated with hlgh hoIiors aud at once begs
o. Prehar l1r ler approaching wedding. The
were 10 On. married ou tIc 2ath aud 10 immcd
ateiy g. 1. LcateHwuIih Tor Capt Havu
could lH, rf.lala away longer; he wrote Tia
be WOult .afh Dtk ton on tie 22d of Jup,
ihr a.. Hsiic ana weut, aud all the succredIii
days. Mlttout has appearance. The wedd IN
day, lhe iaia,st bgsfu,. tul oi All June's loy.i
days, l'aeea by. and sud no lover Aunt
mnde no lauIn hat -he ga. away an her bridi
fnery, and day by day her lace grew whlis
Hnd hcr step i,ss ID ht. She was not tron hls
by lnqu ialiNc' lTlEnda. for on account OF m
war aud .he general icciiug Of depression a
wedding WAS 10 have been private and vef
lew know anything about IL.
At last there came "a telegram hut II iol
only the bare iaot that lapt Paul Hayne w.
lsill"d in a running nght with the Cheyein
lndians near The mouth oi pawnoe Creek
Weston k.snsas, on the lsth If June-aud n,
was 20 have bUeu their wedding dav IA
tcicgnitn va, signed ~ brother officer II Cal
haynes and a lew we ks later there came
loag iettof from him giving all the sad d,,rnil
Jnt on the eve ul starting for Ohio Can
hgyne Wa ordered 10 report for dufy al n
bont a yaiHt near the middle uf Kansas who
tie Indians were terror liug thc whole cput,tr
bat principally 10 ,cioud the Stages chen ruI
ming on ihe old Santa Re trail between n
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