Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-05-12
SHE SAVED HIS LIFE,
4 Little Caro's rTeeast Stop . Dallst 80
Prsvssts . Soldiers Death.


4 Little Gira's rsess.s sssps . B.llss 80
Prsvssts . Soldiers Death.
was merely = child when the wsr
broke out, but being . good operator on
the sewing machine I was able 70 do
considerable work on uniforms for the
soldiera
heard old Dan Poynette, IN elderly
man who had just enlisted, say ono day
that lie dreaded neuralgia In the head
moro than the enemy's bullets, % made
him scarlet cap out Of an old night
cap that had belonged to my grand.
father.
There were some scraps left over, out
ct which concluded to make him q PIN
wheel. putting two silver dollars in the
inside that had saved up.
He tried on the cap, declared It would
be the saving Of his life, wondered that
he or his wife had not thought to make
one. and, taking up the pin holder.
asked what 1t was, and cried out at its
heft. ''What has tho child got in IT. he
said: balancing It on his hand.
"Oh. II you ever get hungry Just take
It to . suffers tent and-cat it," I sung
out. dancing away on hippety-hop
Early on the following morning the
ooys marched gayly away.
Again we went back to picking lint
and watching tho telegraph dispatches.
Then tho air seemed to Oil again with
recruiting officers, moro men had been
called for, and We saw brave boys march.
ing up and enrolling their names. There
vas news Of battles. and the awful
words, KILLED" Wounded" "Miss-
ing" flooded the land with teara
In one Of the lists we read the name of
Dan Poynette auaong the wounded. We
thought pityingly OF the wife and chill
dren and offered them all the helm pos.
sible. There were many calls for helm
in those days, and every hea It was sofs
and bleeding.
Dan has three wounds" his wife told
Us. mot any Of them fatal. He expects
to get entirely we'll, but 10 says tell the
little one he has mimic ball lod eed lust
over his heart, fiattened against a Din
wheel, II you know what that II. 4
DON'T
I claspcd my hands in ecstasy. Then
any silver dollars had saved his life. /
had builded better than knew. think
the knowledge would send a thrill Of
pleasure through the consciousness Of
one grown staid aud reserved with
years. hut to me, an impulsive child, 4
was simply delightful.
Dan never grew entirely well, as he
had hoped, but was given an honorable
discharge and sent home with a knoe
that would never bend again.
On the evening Of his first day at home
he came l,obbling over to our house.
wearing his bullet riddle.l uniform. to
show Us the dent in tho outer silver dol.
lar ri his pin holder.
IL don't know that ever killed a
man." he said. looking down to me with
= smile: IL hope not. though | shot at
them. But Id rather he in your place,
little one, and know for sure that / had
saved u mans life than wear u generals
straps" He had been promoted for
bravery and given n colo,,el's straps, 50
took my compliment proudly.
"Thc nightcap saved ME many an ache.
know, for have not had an attack of
since began to wear it. In
never be without one again, but it was
tho money that saved my life. There il
nothing between me and trench in Vir-
ginia. but that" he said. holding it out
in his hand.
Mrs. Poynette came across the room
and, STOPPING down, kissed me. I FUN
bled in my small pocket for . handker-
chief. but failing to find ono slipped out
when no one noticed and moppcd up my
Eyes on tho corner of my print aproo.
cts IN awful jolly thing to save =
mans life," l muttered. but (snifH it
sniff sorter makes one feel kinder fun
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