Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-30
SAVED fHE BOY.
On Il N. BEaiss's Nasy Eisa Lets DIS
closed.
The stsry as Told By Mr.. stlekney in the
De~feH Advertiser.

,,..sys a. A... be entirely nev, vsry
many Inc.1ss.s shcv.ag Ar. Blalre's gsnsr
Cd, nature have IN time come % The public
notice su. this bears tie stamp Of aevre..
Mr.. 5siekasy ia5s'
Nj. Elaine il almost g. HI. sad nile
,,ons 90 Mas issrney dates Jan. 81. 1899
Bu, ny ne y and interesting story Of 6lAins
4, Of = sornsvh&t dssmstie episode which
oecayrsd vhsn he vas "a, In tbs terrible
dsys Of ST.
II {. the story ~ hov he SAVED the life Of
4 solder boy st the tins the great Rspct
Hcan chef vas serving bis Ere. term In the
na,ionsl hoass. Dfsmstis persona Lieut..
] ]. Chass, brave young ofiesr Of the
Thirty sc3sd Maine Iafsnsry, GOV presi-
dat Of TIE Thirty Bseead Maine Req.
marital AssoalatlonT Col MAX H. Went
vor:h, he gar time Gymnssdsr Of shs
This,s -second, whom Pfesiiea at Harrison
has iass appointed surveyor Of customs q
Portland, Me, the next b~st federal efffee
la .tsss state, that Of collector Of customs
In that city. aov held by Neal Dov's able
SOC. Col. Fred N. Dow. being the best /;
ard Hon. solon Chase and Mr.. j. g..
gl.ins. have the story directly from the
Ilos Of Lieut. Chase father, who Is none
other than Hon. s 3lon ChSass postmaster
a, Chs,as Mills, Me. the vhlIom famous
xresHbsek leader aud stump speaker.
God bless Mr. Blaine I" vss she earnest
sixpIasIon 81 | aeie Solon" IS be bsaxn
hi. narrative, He Il vas who saTsd the hfs
Of ny soldier hey. My JED tbs youngest
lie utsnaat IN the Thirty second Maine Che
vas only II .sss terribly wounded In front
Of Pstsfsbarg. Il Has 4. the bItsie Of the
Nine EI pio.fen July 20. 1854 The rebel
fort directly IL front Of toe Thirty ,ecsnd.
~n hlovn up al 20 10 the morriag The
regiment, led By the brilliant and gallant
Col WsBt~or,h. was ous Of the first to
enter The for,. Iasi after they had passed
The fort Col Wentworth was
vsurIsd by shot which pissed
cis.r through bis body, saa simos: at the
came instant my boy was terribly yonnjed
In the head For s tine both men lay
side By eide in the crater, only about twelve
rods from the Uoion hDes rsksd by rsbel
batteries seemingly cutting CT sill possible
retreat Bas three sficsys, st The peril Of
.hsl, lives. wrapped Jed IN q bisrksr, and,
and storm Of shot snd she'll, bore him
To the reay aad hrFs otber officers per
formed hxe sCryice fof Col. Wentworth.
Nyssa terrible 3 2erisac' ttst the Ibirtj
second hs5 In that islefDl sfiir, II losing
in killed wounded and m!sssag abou. l25
men
NY poor Jed was taken 10 City Point
Ho.ot,sl, whsge he lingulshed for weeks.
and Eerl esms 70 M that unless he could
BE- 40. home he n ast sats!y die. My wife
and we're i rritiy ANXIOUS shout him, and
the result vas, .Crspsd together what
money | I'll AID hsstered At once to
Warrington.
But, to my disappointment, say con,
Starvation. tbs military authorities In
ehsfgs Of the b oitsl absolutely refused to
LOT my son be removed. / wandered about
in the streets Of Washington. ICY to de-
,pair. An az ores Is o,cutred 70 NE to seek
Congreamsn Blame. and see Il he couldn't
in SOM way help me to set Jst removed
Il seemed hoping against hope, but. Ike a
dro~nipg nan [ caught At shttRver might
seem 70 b. u 4trTice to me fju1i Mr..
Blaire. AID told h IN nay simHj, story Of
Jed's bravery at Peter.bnrg. his dreadful
Wounds. AID tor bad came 10 expressly
70 WAshIas,on 70 take hin home with me,
only 10 be snnbssl BY the hospital po~ers
that be
e Your Roy .hsil q home :. exslsiunej
Mr. Bsi1e. IT gGinQ tsck 10 his maine
home s likely 10 save h's 'ts. depend upon
be shall 40. I'll 20 8. oEce and get
permit from SECRETARY Ssnto1 FOR your
son's .fsHs',r IN M4:a1. The Invalid train
Tor he z 49, leaves ct . tom prov forenoon
20 you be on hA3d in SIMPLE season to ,in
your son when the Em5alsaee delivers hin
q the station
IT went away gith lighter hesrt, you'd
better believe and y1a may bs SURE l was
rrCmptlF at the station ns I. day. Pretty
econ an ambu.aoce drove up, and locking
INTO it say my Jed-out Oh. bow changed
since lass had sssn him 80 pale. 81 weak
aud smat I4t,d Thsn 10 my ssionisbment
.h9 shoals Arrlvs b It Mr.. blame himself.
who, Sc q iickiy learned, had CINE to the
.po, expressly to SEQ tIst Sc Rotary Stan.
ton. order for j Ids transfer was carried
GU wtss po0s man. then unknown GU
,i4s Of NY Immediate section, and not n
resident IN Mi d siae's congressional dis
rias srsn, an his schedule In my behalf
touched NE, fo' well knev thss be had
hele tine to spsre ou.sid, Of his constant
efiioisl iu'ies.
They were atou; taking my boy ont Of
the ambulance when .al massive young
officer 10 fail uniform, who 1t sppssrs was
Of the medical ,lsa al Civ PGn' perceived
Il. and Stepping up a'iskly - I1s smbr
lsBos. demscied 10 know chat all thss
meant. lie vss told wbereuro1 be haugh
lily, yet io'uitif g'y. ordered tae Invalid
taken back ia tie hospital. The men In
charge loosed scsref sad were evidently
sbou' 30 obey him shen Mr. Blaine iiter
'arre6
This mar stai not go back single
iach but no shall be put sb,Ard that r'sin y
be eScited.y e 7 llssnet
H ha' AT vh0 In b. sre you, ST.
that dare, to Interfere With my authority
demanded he doughty ttiics-. Stepping up
to MI. Blsios. Sc il 70 .rsmple him under
bi, pui.ssnt hee
In from Auss,ts. Ne you youug
up'tsr' ssi my nsrae i, Jsmes G. Blaine.
"of all the wii'tog dorn-of all the
sinking ialo ones boogs he instant trans
formation which lh&' fiicer underwent beat
the record said Mr. Chase. he turned
Away IKE whipped cur, sud without say
iog snoihcr w0;3 dies p9esred IN the crowd.
JED was forthwith ie1de,ly eorns TO the
cars was shoct TO step aboard. when
Mr.. Blaine tSuoJst me on the shoulder ard
k'sed me bow Fss O ss.o pocket money.
without missrlstins his motive answered
maj | ~s seaicg pretty nearly drained.
lie then bid me goo y, wished success to
jed and me al j as he grssped my hand at
parting, what lid he 40 bII leave therain
huge roll Of bank hills--ov.r 500 as l
Afterwards found snd before could
recover from my surprise he was in his
carriage and being driven Svsy
My boy got eel! and is alive today.
thanks to James G, Blsire. As said
VA pcor srd ugkaeva ard bsirg sis, not
voter il 4 sjae's district, no motive for
the noee s,rvics he dill ny soldier boy snj
ne can be sssicned Than pure, disiassrs ssed
fiudnsss OF heart Yes, my ifs snd Jed
And vii bless that noble man Al long IS
We live .,
oae never gets so good at impression of
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