Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-11-28
MAINE THURSDAY NOVEMBER g 1880 -r
throw themselves into It's arms weeping ror

Yes, after many years OF absence and ad
venture, the sailor boy, now a captain. had
returned to the old homestead, that he had
not seen since the war Aud what a time
they hadl How the gray headed servants
forgetting the grand dinner forgetting every.
thing in their affection, crowded into the
dining room to SEQ young Mars win" once
morel The whole plantation seemed to have
gone mad with JOY that the first Thanksgiv-
ing ever celebrated in Beverly Farms should
be 50 blest Indeed, for every body the cup
OF happiness appeared TO have been filed to
the brim But it was not 50 There was vet
another surprise in store
In the evening there was such a gathering
around the hig fire in the chimney place as
the oil parlor never had witnessed. With
Dorothy on one side, and Margery her usu-
ally grave face Frightened by love-ou the
other, each holding the hrawnY hand OF their
brother. and kato in his lap. her eyes spark
ing with delight at the possession Of a new
| uncle, VIII recounted his adventures during
the preceding twenty years He told them
/ how, after the war he had found service on
an English steamship and. by reason Of his
naval training at Annapolis. had been rapid
| " promoted until he became captain In the
| Oriental ami Peninsular company. but that
II
between far distant ports in the east under
/ circumstances that did not permit him to
take sufficiently hong furloush to visit
/ home.
| Besides, he knew from the letters Of his SIS
ters that their financial condition did not re-
4 Quire his presence or the abandonment Of
/ profession that was yielding him more than
competence However, the longing had so
i'm IN : ~, .
/ his bovhcnd, he al last hall resfgnal MS conf
| mission and determined that henceforth Bev-
/ err Farms should he his home And to
/ think of It" h" addei. that have found on
III" night u nv arrival a Thanksgiving party
I IN Old Virginia brother tn-law turning to
I Col Hartley whom | have never seen and
! ihls lovely niece Verify. We all have reason
to te thankful
But whats this, klter continued the
captain. tnyiuC with curiousIy wrought
locSet which danSl~i among other ornaments
trnm a girdlr around her waist
That's triuSet. /" replied Kate, "that be
longs {" Uncle Robert. ynnier and wear it
only by Lis permission Tell the story Uncls
Bob for | ALWAYS love to hear it,
K iS an incident II the war was the ~
tlndrr, "aui at a time ike this ono has no
ri-ht 70 r,v-All sad memories Or speak of such
thn- a. hattlr and hlooishei Crx~i by
the Others. however, Uncle Rohcrt procc.i-
@l After the assault on rickrtts division
at tho hattl" = gettysburg, among the pris-
onrrs vhn fesI into the bands OF nv rcxi-
neut wa~ 0ne tn whom | became deeply In
t"rrst"l He Ms large handsome brown
cv"'! man, native OF this state and. ike
nF~rf n major Though desperately wound
eli. ann with the chances Of living all against
hirn, MT = f1Trmur ~ regret save fer his
family, ess'apei his lp. I often vlsitei him.
but each visit rcveal.~i the fnct that hts hours
""fe numbered On" morning wtile seatel
tF htS t-7i<iie, he asked mo t. hand him his
fa.!,~t. gray uniform which hung at the foot
n the cot dld -, amt taking from
o4e N tGn psckets knife, hc relutst-
81 rnn 70 rtp place IN the rft hrcas:
ot be cat Tarrc found a bit II pat~r
wrapped around small hard substance,
whirh on further examination proseI 10 T..
Att!e star This. sail he, looking at 1,
lastp-.y Nas cut from thu rgat u Gen
MaNaI Jackson my noble icader 1t was
my fortune - II, one of th,s@ who bore him
To tag rc,r when hc feii at ChaucrlorSvllir.
ami hen MS c.at wus removed cut this
star from hl' collar auI glar,I it whore vou
haze Jus y = f4tuI L vurrc Il would al
"ny@ ~ a"a--@t tny hcart 1 returned 10 the
ta ;4eti" and fought As never fought b.
trc ILlS souyenlr | wish To leave with
yuu IN order that you may sometimes think OF
tue Virginia solder yuu hava beiriended
Ani tins" said ue taxing The crumplei pa
pr. rs the last leave OF absence (i-n Jack
son ever gave the Should you ey or have tho
opportunity. sud II 10 my Ntfc" Before
another word was uttered change passed
The mex, Day he died Shortly after that
~n. transferred % the Army u the West
When tho war ended had the two momontoes
inc.oss~i in the little caske, that ka,s now
wears
During this recital. more than ono pair Of
eyrS were moist. ana the Voice ot the manly
soldier himself who recalled this episode,
trelnblei as he reached forward and opening
the iocket saii See here is the star Of
StonewalI Jackson, aai here the 'urouxh
signed by him permitting Maj Albert Fair
fax . visit home for thirty days
"Dh poor husband !" cried Mar.erv, with
great SO rs she fell almost s~ooning in
the arms OF her brother Dorothy and Clara
assisted her from tho room 10 her own cham
b-r where for time grie, held It's sway
But Marserv Was made of stern stuff and
tons 70 let them interfere with the happiness
Il such An hour as that, and when she re,-
iolnc'l the company, tho Old calm was ro-
stprci and there ~as not . trace in the sweet,
placid feature. ot ths great hear. ache she
had undergone
Approaching Major Hartley "a she re
entered the room, she ibid her hand in his
AMI said. You have bten nay good angel,
and tr.si has sent you here that ! might look
upon the brave man who stood by that other
brave imam ia MS hour II ne4i whom loved
ami nave mourued by day AMI night Thank
You, major. Uncle Robert as | may now
call YOU, al4l remember that this Thauksgiv-
Ing Of ours mas broken down all barriers, and
henceilrth, in TINS house there shall lie no
Forth, no south, no east, no west-only one
grand union Of hearts
And they all sali-amen!
IL proved especially true In the case Of Kate
and Gerald. fur when another anniversary
rolled around they sat az the same festive
board husband and wife. Uncle Robert
since that time mas been frequent member
Of the Beverly household, enjoying with
Capt. cambridge the sports Of the season. and
finding charm in the quiet companionshIp Of
Margery, who never tires Of listening to the
story 81 Gettysburg and the heroism Of her
brave husband and his men.