Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-19
THE ANGEL OF SHILOH.


evidently a citizen OF the village and
resident Of the handsome but unpreten.
hons dwelling house In frunt Of which
ne was standing.
YES | replied. II was too late by
half an hour. so the landlord informed
ne"
You shall be welcome hero IL you will
,cccpt Of modest quarters and plain
larc"
The tone Of voice, no less than the
words uttered. assured me that tho offer
81 hospitality was sincere. and with n
grateful heart aud a simple expression
of thanks passed through tho gate and
slasped tho extended hand Of the man
who, although had never known OF his
existence till that minute. aud who |
had every reason 10 suppose Zoe 10 the
cause represented. a rebel TO the gov
srnment whose uniform ! wore. yet In
whom | recognized friend and brother
"iou are very kind" said; more
kind than you know, for am not only
weary, but III, or | should not have
sought lodgings indoors while my com.
rades were exposed to tho priva,ions Of
sainp life
Tin glad Of tho opportunity 10 offer
hospitality to professional brother" ho
responded. "for know from your letter
IN your hatband that you are u surgeon,
md am a physician. This would have
been sufficient to hayO prompted me to
invite you In. but something else. n sud.
den but uneSplainablo impulse, which
,ould not resist. impclled mo to do H."
BY this time had been led into the
family room. a bocchwood fire blazod
and glowed upon tho hearth, bright
carpet with warm colors covered tho
Door. an old fashioned mahogany side.
board stood TO the left and bureau Of
the same rich wood faced 1t on the other
Ide Of the room, aud in one corner
clock OF go oldcn time" and known by
The title Of wall sweeper, counted of the
seconds with steady precision and
sounded tho lmell Of dying hours In
lolcmn monotone. Easy chairs stood
back against the farther wall like sem
tries on an inner picket line, while others
were grouped about tho cheerful fire;
md these. Us we entered, were occupied
by persons, whose faoos | could have
ncyer forgotten, had seen them but n
moment, and which are now photo
Eraphcd upon my heart forever and aye.
There wero three persons In tho group
, venerable old gentleman, white
haired. mstruniy nnd kindly faced old
lady, and a golden haired, blue eyed
young lady-iathcr. mother and daugh-
Ter Of my friendly host, DR.. lowell.
There ~ something in a name, elso
how shonld these people DO 40 appropri.
sioly nnmedl wondered and ponlerul
The more when learned that the richest
and rarest gem IN tho group had tho
beautiful name Of Lillian.
beg the readers pardon, have not
told him or her, as the case may BE-, who
| am. or when, how or whore all this
happened.
My name Ia Alden, l.neal descendant
I am from John and Priscilla Alden,
whose romantic history You doubtless
have read In poetry, II not IN prose. My
ancestors had gono west almost u century
ago, hence those provincial pro1udicos,
70 characteristic Of those descendants Of
the Mayiiower party who still cling 10
tho eraSs Of Plymouth Rock, had been
lost In the broad aud fertile valleys Of
tho Ohio, or they had wandered oil aud
found a flower betpanslcd grave on the
houndleas prairies OF Illinois. ~ any
rate they found no place in my heart.
The time Of which | write was Janu-
AIRY, 1869, PLACE, southwestern kon-
lucky. Grsnts army was making u
grand reconnaissance in force, with a
view to feeling the strength OF tho
enemy before making an attack upon
Fort Donelson.
\ cold, plliless rain had poltod Us all
Day, and was still pouring down upon
soldiers and officers alike. Whom tho
Village OF u. came IN view, nj 4 o'clock
IN the afternoon, had trudgcl through
the mud and waded through swollen
streams from early morn, having sur
rendered my horse 10 sick soldier u
the brigade 10 which was attached,
and was, therefore, worn and weary and
RlInost III. Immediately after tho order
had been passed along the linc TO halt
aud 10 pitch tents for the night, large
number OF the officers gallopcd on 10 tho
village and sought shelter beneath tho
roof OF the hotel Il contained. II had
been my purpose 10 got u hot supper and
dry bed also. but my professional duties
detained me for some time, and when
reached the door Of tho iun was In.
formed that not only ~ the beds. but
every square foot Of tho parlor and sit
ting room floor had been pro.cmptod,
It was while vending my way back TO
camp that had tho rare good fortune,
or fate. TO attract the attention Of DIR.
Jewell. My boots wcro covered with
mud, my clothes dripping with water,
aud felt US II chilled TO tho marrow Of
my bones and tho center Of my heart
II tool, but brief timo TO warm me,
however, for tho elements Of warmth
were abundant At his request | iol.
lowed the doctor Into his chamber aud
donned suit Of his clothes, while no
sent my own by q eolored boy TO tho
kitchen TO be dried. Returning 10 the
parlor, ! observed large bowl Of steam
Ing punch, iianked by goblets. upon a
table which had been drawn up near tbs
fire and by which an easy chair had
boon placed. The family arose as tho
doctor and ! advanced, and tho old gen.
tlcman delivered very brief but very
eloquent temperance speech. He said;
"You northernerH have peculiar no.
tions about the use Of liquor, al least
sone OF you have have been told that
IN some places II IA an insult 10 u guest
a.. A. a. - IA