The Irish standard., 1889-05-25

,,,o,, wild an, when run of wild him inter
10 woods he hep on ter dat Handkerchief.
didn't know what to do wild de baby. ltus'
thought I'd kill it, but it looked up at me 80
pretty wild it's sweet little eyes dat l couldn't:
/ wandered about wild it for weeks, an
stayed wild it a long time in dis ole CABIN,
| stole grub for it an nysef, too' oen =
black it's face am go to quaker: IN ooAe
hun was q runaway niger an Wlo my
baby. an he TUX me by night, man eoery
day ELL we got inter Missouri, an zen no
fonn, one day dat de black come OF de
hahv,s face. am dat it war white. He war
gon, to tell on me, but run away frum nina
wild de chile, an trabel UP de Missouri RIVER
long way. Itried to throw the baby Ill de
water ter drown, but cherry time try IL ae
| little baby look in my face en- Smile, an'
can't.
| "One dav T. went to a house way up do
river to steal sumfin to eat for me an 90
chile. Ebery body war in de field, an IN %
place war an ole big wooden cradle l. stole
il and cor|1ed it up tight as boat: an gym
de waller handkerchief bout de baoy's neau
put it asleep in de cradle and pushed IL OUT
in de river.'' .,.>
! Luke here was about to interrupt 1ne
narrator, but MI. Nef said:
emo. don't do It now. Let m go en-
| The negro resumed:
81 was cotched by some nlgger-stealcrss
taken to ST. Louis, sold at auction, den my
new n7assa TUX me to Lexington, Moan soid
me to Mv Neff, who keep me till de war.
heard him say dat he find de baby-he ten
lie Young massa so, an when hlassa Morgan
| come up IN Missouri TO- vars ergo to ho,
spect dey a know me, but 'um don t, but Dick
Sneed did, an he nebber see me till de war
commence Den say kill him, and On &c las
day OBJ de Shiloh battle shoot 'um Wld my
own hand Heah am de yaller handkercher.
tuck it from de bureau de night de reos
come to hang Massa Luke" and he held up
the handkerchief, on tie border OF 'ghach
were the words embroidered in black:
'sLuKE ,7AsoN."
s'What My God can this
| "Hcle on, boy, hole on: this mans weak
V,l tell him, you CAN'T" said Mr.. Neff, dis"
playing an energy Luke had never Thought
| he possessed.
10 the failing man he h11rriedly explained
! that he had found the cradle floating: and
that the child was alive, aud that his brother
had reared him. Colonel Luke Mason was
that child The Confederate Colonel was
failing very rapidly, and Willie Mr. Neft mad
broken the news to hiln quickly, ne had
done SO in q way not to excite him. Ihe
dying father reached out his hane a'ad
c]aspcd that of his new-found son.
CIV boy he whispered, 'I've found you
ablast.n Then he called to his daughter
who started as il from stupor: "Come mere
Elsie, nv child" Placing I.uke's hand in
ners he said .:Here is Your brother"
Brother and sister silently folded their
arms about each other. What was it chat
held all silent and spell bound under that
wonderful revelation? That Luke was this
lost son Of Colonel Morgan none conla
doubt, yet not a word WAS spoken, no shonr
of joy Were tho witnesses stunned willis
the announcement, OF was it the presence CT
oeathe
Lille came to chem, and Luke: placing
one ssrln about her. turned To Elsie and said:
tCan you love her as a sister?n
eyes, yes,'' she sobned.
Colonel Morgan without uttering another
word, turned his face toward the dark, dis
coiored wall: and peace came to his trounle@
soul. Sogujct was he, SO silently did the
change come, that the prayerful Watchers
knew il not until all was over.
1t was Lu1es regmental chaplain who
performed the burial service, and be and
his sister, whom he had only so recently
known, stood by TIE grave and Watece0 III
with their tears.
LURE determined at cnce to- drop the
name Of Mason and take his proper naxne-.
| gan. buG b!1lS 1D1LO <tlu!oSu uHCS-
sibe while in th, army, as all his papers
were made cut in ubG name Of Mason. 1t Waa
afterwards ascertuined that Luke Mason.
Che original owner Of the yellow handke1.-
chief, vas III ulatto, wac WAS IL house serv-
ant Of Mr. Morgan, and his handkerchief
had by some means got into Jhe possession
OF the nurse, possibly pres ented TO her by
the original LUXE hinaeif, who was quite q
flirt in his way.
Colonel Mason got +. Leave Of absence for
E. few days, and went with his sister, Lille,
Ilr NeH and Albert Who had been paroled,
across the river into Kentucky, where trey
would be safe. He persuaded Lille to 'ie-
come his wife and they were quietly mar
ried at a. little country church in Kentucky
His sister kissed him on parting ard told
!1in1 TO care for their brother Jasper II h5
should find him. He promised to do so, gave
her to Albert and told him 10 care for both
if he should never return.
Luke reached his resritlent just il time to
Join General Hailech III the Corinth cam.
| paign. Ills regiment nad nleanWf lie been
| iully recruited and assigned TO the brigade
of General Macarthur.
Old ArIansaw Tom WAs constantly with
his beloved Colonel He seelned to have
losvmuch of his jovial spirit SINCE his three
companions had left Nun. 1T was during
]! one OF tne terrible assaults on COrlntE thai
! the brave old veteran fell dead at LuEe's
feet. The Colonel stopped to raise tina
fallen man, when he Tell wounded and was
carried to the rear. SO that he never looked
on the wrinllled face OF lis brave old friend
again,
The Colouel's little wife came to nurse
him back to health, and he was able to join
! his regiment just after the taking Of Vicl1s.
burg. He found his brother, Major Jasper
Morgan in the hospital dying from a wound
His wife and sister were telegrapted FOE,
| but came too late.
1t was in the charge at Kenesaw Mount
aims that Blackhawk, who had insisted on
being Lulze's body-servant, fell pierced by
bullet in the bowels. The Colonel sprang
to the ground and raised the head of tina
dying negro, and asked what he could do 70
relieve or help him.
'sNnthin'. rnassa. Am de fight oyar2''
'sFor the present it ISL
IT IS done fur, any way; We can't help nae,
massa. Would ye help me, who tried to
drown We when baoy!''
HVac R]3cEha,uk I j1nvp forpiuan ra,,