The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-14
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JuN few days after hed read a
story ON this page of The Times called
.Paul's Soug. which tolf.. II YOU re
member. show a httl,' o.. Who w.is
lost in pine 'foreSt. 81 j. found by
Paul's singing song she k,ew. hap
pencd 10 u,osta gcnts. asa, whose lie
was once saved by tse sll-,nc Of a
song, lie Was tliand ol a N uncic's
IN Virginia, and l had uilvn ihoaru las
latter tell the story la0agu do noj
remember thai he mentioned tie cAiA
tleman naine q .a
One day at The eralsgast ..aAe Ne
were telling the vaehaAs uGv,mlales'
we had liesiiai7 oi, alia s.sget aiy tarb
came 10 speak | sl4ud Rhis ono
Greatly 70 my surpsl@t ode OF tae
gentiemeii, il Mr.. u -. S. al lO E,c;
~ You have told The he.inIfatistot
rectly. bur you c.nin.r = Is how 4
felt, tor | was the ts4vyior y 90 l9aisa.
| N your story.1 4 was aA,fH.s,gr Of tie
Sospei. aud. lin tllc di,l. ise d ,sy
duties, had 10 20 ms,allgi ef's Ferry,
which was dangvaoes locality at taat
eime. fos a railroad sN<.s N toui~e Of
construetion uieralnFls sala ttcre
were many rougih alll ,.y,l' cate 'le,is
tng men woi'Sing On < aid living VI
lhe svieiaitys go aea .Y
l. To be thrown inthea midst unpro.
| tected was tiiouRhtsto tse as much rs
ones life was worth, ! V,4.., A., / iGusii,ar
with tire eoaal,try; aud ,4ei.ss,sl Z iSefeAe
night WIS completely iost &nd knew
| not wllicl, way to ,aln However. |
KEPT ON and in Il tiets while found
myself lighi in theif lea lst did not
feel easy, yoa may .iis - -. a4t tried
| To ASSUME an inalderSstt plaaaer and
.ssked them politely Ia rss' az, ihc way
! 10 my destination Ii&y luoi:ed Nii
| ieiiiy 1T me and laSn tNyoi oi them
| offered 20 show me tlle W,sv. WAS
! not pleased at such cor lNaE bat &c
| cepted the proiiered All RiSaSan;ly
and walked Oh ,witil iAc.n, eXerting
myself To the almost " ln,dse myself
agreeable 10 them,
After y Whlle we osllae 10 dark
looking place where tacy lad becn
working on the road, aaa they pro-
posed that lsl,ouId stop and rest
was bound td do as tHcy Suggested,
but could not help Wondering il
should ever get up again Ncar them
lay two short drills end ,hese thoy
took up, bat said nothing. soeni-
lngly did not notice uiE AMI talked 10
them about ireland. l0t ! saw 1T cnce
they were Ir.sAp,elh Gilta asked ahaQt
their families and everything could
think OF 10 interest tactl
AT last ihcught would ,ry
the power of sopG iog my voice
was then considered line, SO
sang all the Irish songs / could
think sof. Still they seemed ut
terly unmoved and had the same
wicked look, aud iclt that did no;
dare move. did not dare Lnng about q
crisis yet then thought ofone more
Irish song knew, The Irish Elni.
grants Lament aud sang itwith all
the pathos could put into my voice
and did not omit a single verse. After
singing II short while saw their conn
tenances change, saw Tie muscles OF
their faces twltch, saw their eyes iill
with tears, which soon rolled silently
down their bronzed cheeks.
sWhen | finished they turned tom
and with voices trembling with emo
uon said: That song haa g.vod youi
life. We had latenslud idiug you iOi
what money you might have, bat v,
could not touch you nov. Thar soI-.
Of old Ireland has broaghi L-1.a ,li
dear homes and al the loved ones s,
strongly before w that now We vii
guard aud protect you un1 90 witi
you until you are safe lIN;ln aii GGn
! GER
And so they did. but you p.ay b
sure was glad when we came to th
, place of parting, fer did not Enoy
: how loug these better feelings nigh
last. When we parted. though,
shook hands with them coeciia!ly
! saying, Erin go b.sgh, lFolanl ioi
, ever, and walked OH - rapidly IS
dared without exciting their III Will
!, II is needless 10 say how cJcicCd wa
,, when reached my destination
This incident Is true in every rai
; ticular Cor. Philadelphia Iimes