Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-01

cause is lost and yours won; but who
knows that in winning it you have not
assured our future good as well as your
own?"
The union officers glanced at each
other in swift comprehension, and Her
bert rejoined: 'You are not heartbroken
then, at the result, Sydney?"
mo, my dear fellow, l now believe it
is all for the best. OF course, my sec
tional pride is greatly humbled, and
my grief over the myriad noble lives
sacrificed will, think, remain with me
forever. Still, cannot help feeling a
wider national pride in the achievement
of the federal armies.
1--WE have been beaten, not by for
eign foe, but by our own countrymen,
Americans true as ourselves. We took
different views of duty. That is all.
Each section has so grandly fought for
its own ideas as to gain the lasting re-
spect Of the other, and when the nat
ural bitterness and humiliation of de-
feat are past, the south, after greater
or less period of depression, will rise,
under system of free labor, to state
of higher prosperity and civilization
than she has ever yet known"
Nothing could exceed the surprise
and joy with which the loyalist soldiers
listened to these sentiments of their
noble friend, and each again grasped
one of his hands, as Fred almost rever-
emily asked: "And how long, Sydney,
have you held these views?"
well, boys, you know that. despite
my exaggerated ideas Of state rights
1 was always an abolitionist. Our fam
lily has not owned slave since I was
born, and l may say that my CONVEX
sion dates from the passing of the CON
stitutional amendment. l, yes and
| thousands of the southerners, then saw
| what the real issue was, and, although
l could not desert my countrymen in
the hour of their despair, I dared no
longer honestly pray for the success of
| our arms"
"But, Sgd" said Herbert, 1--WE have
| quite forgotten TO congratulate you on
| your promotion. You have climbed up
| pretty fast since we parted at Opequan
| creek-a colonel at twenty-one!"
eyes, Leslie" replied Col. Temple,
|
| better men were killed off that / was,
of necessity, showed ahead in advance
of my merits; but, seeing that now
address captain and a lieutenant, |
think l may return your compliment
with interest"
''Oh! in our case it was all pure,
blind good luck" laughed Herbert.
ayes, yes, no doubt, good luck well
improved; but, boys, have PROPOSE
ton to make. l am going out home
this evening and | want you to come
along and stay few days. You can
easily get leave now, as there is not
much TO do. Ny mother and sisters re-
member you both perfectly and have
heard so much about you lately that
they win be delighted to see you.
When you are mustered out, and after
the fair hospital nurses have returned
to their homes, / win reciprocate by GO
ing with you to Philadelphia and New
York. ! have several things to do in
the latter city and shall probably re-
move TO with it my mother and Sylvia,
drop the study of medicine and take up
| that of law
Good! Capital" exclaimed the two
! young fellows in breath, and so the
visit was arranged.
There We're several carriages at Col.
! Temples home, but not single horse
! nor mule about the place, his mother
! having long since given all, even her
daughters saddle horse, to 'the cause"
nor-to such state was the confeder-