The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-30

mistis; but knows what II L. for q
man an wife TO be sipperated. oh.
insists! de days all lonesome and de
nights u year long. Taint no sun
shine for Albut here nor nowhar Hits
all dark shadder an de moonshine
don't nigh tech Albut No. mistis
hits all trial an tribberlashins
Lemme go please. insists. Let Jake
stay wild hees wife plead the earnest
voice. half joked by sobs.
INK Albert called my little sis
ter going to his side. would you
really go away to save Jake from 60
ingP'
.. Yes honey he replied. his sor.
rowTul eyes lighting up with pleas
ant expression. rs with his great black
hand he stroked her sunny curls.
Yes honey INK Albut amt got
muffin stay here fer. jake got hees
wife. Honey, ak yer mudder Z lei
ole Albut 60
- Use your own pleasure. Albert
at last consented my mother.
Z" DE Lawd Dress mistisr he cried.
as he fastened to the quarters.
=. De Lawd sabe mistis! echoes
Uncle Gabe. waving his hat as he
leaned on his crutch.
They left us that afternoon. one
hundred tall strong sons of Ham. OF
varying ages from twenty to forty five
years.
" Albert said my mother must
tell you before you go that in Shreve-
port men die at the rate OF fifty a day,
often the death rate is greater the
fever is terrible
she looked up into his face, hoping
by this last appeal to discourage his
going.
Kahn hep it mistis; spec hits
bout es nigh a route to Hebbin by
Shrebepote as hit air by dis planta-
shin. Albut amt keerin'. mistis, kaze
de big gates up yanders wide open
waitin' fer Albut; an Lawd! Rachers
er standin' jes' inside
'Boys' he cried turning to the
multitude assembled under the oaks
on the lawn. Boys mind mistis, an
do right an be bidderble Be homes,
boys; don't 60 to cuttin' up no disre.
gyardabie capers an FRANKS Jes
whirl in an up an make dc crap fer
mistis. Nebber mine de cotton, but
ten de Gavin; pillow deep. boys an
don't let de grass git de upper hand o.
de crap
Move on there! Move on. boys!.
commanded the conscript officer.
Good-by. mistis. Far'well chill.
lun. cried Albert Gawd Dress mis-
tis!'
"Gawd bress mistisr cried chorus
OF an hundred voices as they marched
away.
I'm those turbulent times there
were no established mail routes in our
country; indeed the receipt OF a letter
was quite an event. For two months
we heard nothing of our men; then
one ran away from Shreveport and
came home more dead than alive Oh
the hundred who had gone from our
plantation twenty-five had died. Al
bert had been detailed on hospital
duty. and before another month had
passed. he too had given up the bur-
den of life Good. faithful Albert
Though he lives neither in song nor
story. his was as grand a heroism as
was ever recorded; his Rachel waited
just within the big white gate and
waited not in vain" Mrs Gray had
tears in her voice" as she concluded
her pathetic story.
I'VE brush the skirts OF martyrs
and tread the path with heroes and
are all unmindful; but God noteth all
and will reward as surely as the day
followeth dark night" reverently
spoke the white haired rector as we
sat silent and thoughtful
..And it's just as near Heaven by
way OF Silvandale as home" muir
INJURED the invalid. folding her light
wrap closer about her.
The great umbrellas Of the elders,
white and tender. quivered in the sun
light above the pale forehead. and the
blossoms permeated the balmy air with
delicate grateful fragrance. Thick
cts OF the slender golden-rod and O
wild rose twined about an old stump
as II to convert their sweetness and
beauty into a mantle OF charity to hide
its decaying strength and sightliness.
| Looking up through the shimmering
leaves above into the pure sapphire
dome beyond, thought OF the hero
who gave his life for his friend. Az
ter his lonesome days" and weary
nights he reached the haven.
! .And God shall wipe away ali
tears from their eyes softly quoted
the rector as II following the drift o.
my thoughts. And there shall b.
no more death. neither sorrow nor cry
ing; neither shall there be any NOR,
pain. for the former things have passed
away. "-Arkansaw Traveller.