The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-31

Icftenant he'd got hts discharge deiAI
az headquarters where hs and she vi 4
meet and know no more sorrow. or pain, sr
trouble.
And since then. 10 far ~ In me Laws. Two
been q father 20 Thirty eight II mean liz
tie Sid He loves me. | know he does. and
there Is no use on earth for me hut for him.
I'm strict as ! ought 70 BE- with him. orders
II orders, and ! sce that no obeys 'em, but
hc knows how old Sam loves him.
'Out where you were to-day. Colonel
out AZ that graveyard. they are both buried
! dug his lravss and l dug hers Np
hands but mime would | let make ready tia
last home on earth Of those two. and thers
Is where ! found you. and there and here
Il whore any one can find me. Tn Left.n-
ant left enough for the boy, and | have inv
pension from unclo sam. ami l live happy.
content and a clean man" ~
DO you 20 to church, SAM asked
''Wen.no, sir, | don't" he replied. 10 tel
the truth. | don't take kindly 10 their artt
cles Of war there's two OF 'emr here aud each
talks directly opposite 10 the other ana
each says that II | dolft 20 their way I'm
booked for eternal and everlasting roast
ing 'Tain't that way She talked. there VIA
nothing but the IN 81 God IN all she ever
told me and I'm more than willing To risk
AL my chances on her teaching The boy
goes 20 the church and sunday school
taint Tor me 70 Keep him from them. bur
! ~ TOO Old a dog 70 learn new tricks when
they try To whip EN- into mc.
II did 20 70 church once or twice. but the
men vrinned az the idea of old sam bring
there. and the women smiled. anil
the girls staggered. and that kind az
told me that ! had u keep away from
there cr get into a hight. and SO. whsn
little Sid goes there. | Just Sit out by the
graves yondcr, by his grave aud h ~, and |
hear enough 70 4, me all the good TINT can
be done me here on earth.
'louneyer expected 70 hear this talk from
old sam. did You. Colonies Well. | wouldn't
say the same 70 any other man on earth.
but l have lust been aching for years 70 ask
some one that | cou.d trust II | am right or
not. and you r. the man most wanted 10
see. ! want 10 know II | am wrong IN doing
a. ! try t. do. What do you Think
''she lett me her boy, he left the boy In
care know | try 70 do the best
for him. and | believe she sees how honest
" I work to Ito IL
II could no more do what would shame
me before her than | could have deserted
my color am not crazy or one ~ your
S~pfrituaijsts. hut | do seem 70 hear her. do
feel that she IL always near me and salts
ned with what | door try 70 do. DO you
think | am right, or do you think | am a
foels"
This T. Memorial. lay for all. and all
hearts are tender but it il Memorial Day
Inc ter every day Of my life Memory Of
my duty Ia her buy. OF my gone Ieitenant
and q her who saved me. whose words
made y real man 81 me and who went
home TO God and left me something 70 live
and hope for l . fool for all this.
Colonei~'
4 answered iIin -.So"-ani in my soul I
believe that the sweet spirit Of the gentle
wife ard mother must hover over. control
and guide the glorious efforts OF the old
soldier. - strangely changed In nature.
who continually strives "a do a. she would
have hirrdo. ~ iring her hoy into all tho
paths Of mandy truth and nobility OF life.
who has %nfar ~ntslued his own nature as
te'kill all the savage within him. and who.
from a loving. beautiful reverence. keeps
ana will Keep while be lives one unend-
ing. sacred and er-rcmembered Me-
mortal Dn.s' ALI DUKE BAfrrE