The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-30

i ~~"" NV Nf&su sAe sssess s~ta' '%est
fo~er The road. and II s'opped si cur ss,,
and | hesri my Chsrlis's voics tryins
Hsilo. motsssi and ont Ivent 10 tbe do,l
ADD hsd bin 10 my arm. my great. tai
handsome. brown soa. And thfrs be VA
10 his unitorm. with bis pretty sboulde
Straps. aud ss hearty a. II be hsd nsvs
been through sny hraship.. He bad 4
leave me 10 put the horse up. aud then
had by the Gre sesin my oun boy. 40,
Dfosili. WHO bad been up stairs and bss
been crying why ! wonderf came dowI
all 10 natter for they we're lihs broth
er and sisler-snd she kissed him. snt
then. swsy she went TO set the table. arc
the pice bot things smoked on cloth a'
whits Ms SNOW, aud bow Ch,rley enj lyed
them But once. 10 the midst OF sll. iel
frie bteDed feeling cemeO.er me, snd
know | turned pale. for Drusills said
What's the mstt r. Auot FsirfaIi
said rotlilg. but it vas this; kind o
like gbt OF a step, g, i1g champ,
champ, over the fiozsn snow; kind o. like
the ghost Of voice saying. Let me lie oa
the aocr before your fire aud give me aoy
kind OF q crust; kid o like seeing some
one tbst bad mother dropping down on
the wint,rY road and free sug and starving
to death th re-. That was what it was
But ! put it away and OF ly thought of
Charlie.
We drew up together by the fire when
tea was down, and be told us things about
the war I'd never heard before. How the
soldiers suif red. and what With weary
marches and short rstons taey sometimes
had. And be told me how bis life had
been 10 danger. how he had been set upon
by the enemies and badly y wounded; and
how. at the risk Of his own life fel ow
soldier had saved him and Car led him
away fighting his path back to camp.
Id never have seen You but for him,
says my Charlie. And il there's man 90
earth | love. il is Rob Hadawsy the
dearest, best fellow We've shared each
others rations and drank from TIE same
csnteen many and many u time; aud il
ever had brother | Jul Int think NOE
OF in.
Why di Int you bring him home to see
your mother, Charlie? ssid |. Why, I'd
love Lin, t,o. and anything ! could Go
for him = for the msn who has saved my
boys life couldn't be naugbt. Send for
him Chsrlie.
But Charlie shook his head and covered
his face With his hands.
Mother, said be, don't know whetl or
Rob Hsdswsy is alive or dead TO dsy
While | was still in the ranks. be WAS tax,
en- prisoner Id give my right hand to
be able to do him any gcoi. but | can find
no trace OF him. And be has moth.r,
too, and she is fond OF him She lives ct
Greenbauk, poor old lady. My dear, good
noble Rob. the preserver Of my lifel And
| saw Charlie was nearly crying.
Not TO let us see his tears. be got up
aud went TO the ma tel iece. dill not
look around until heard cry:
Great heavens, what is ii.
And turned and Charlie hsd the TO
bacco pouch the man had dropped in his
hand
Where did this come from? said he.
Ieel ss though bad seen 3 ghoI. gave
his to Rob Hadawsy the day he saved me.
We soldiers had rot much 10 give. you
know, and he vowed never to pait with ii
while he lived. How did it come here.
nolherp
And fell back 10 my chair. white and
,old, and ! said, A wan lering tramp left
I here. Never your Rob. my dear; never
sour Rob. He must have been sn impos.
ar. wouldn't have turned away PER-
ION really 10 want! On no, no. its anothi
II ouch. chill not that, or hs stole it.
tall fellow with blue eyes and yellow
,roan hsir; sounded, be IL, and going
o III, mother at Greel bank. Not your
Rob
Aud Chnle stool staring st me with
,leuched hands; aud said be. II was my
Rob. 1t was my dear old R. ID. who ssved
my life. and you have driven him out 10
uch night As this. mo her. My mother
10 u,e X b so.
Curse me. Charlie. said 1. curse me II
,ou like; I'm AFRAID Col Will. Three times
be came back, three times asked only for
crust OF bread aud place to lie, and
lroge him away. |, land be lays on
he road nov. Oal il had kbosp; obi
I had known.
And Charlie caught up bic bat. III
iod him il be is slive, tsid he. Oh Robl
ny dear friend
Add then Il never saw the girl in such
! taLiug down went Drusils on ber
knees, as II she was saying her pray, r..
md says she. Thank God. dared to do
Il Add ssys she again to me: %, suntl
We been irembin With fright, not know
ng wbst you'd say b. me. ! ttoS him in
be Kitchen way. couldn't see him 10
amt aud hungry and wounded, aud put
I'm 10 the spsrs cham Der over the Isr.
or. and I've been so frightened ell the
While.
Lord bless you, Drutiil. says Charlie,
md Amen. sags !;
Apd sbe getting boder. went OF:
Add took bin up o. cake and sppls
auce sn tea, says she, and ] took him
sudle aud 10. brick for nis fee', and |
old hin TO eat and 90 10 bed IN tbs beet
ID am Der. Aunt P.iriat, With the counter
,sne aad sll, sod locked him in and put
be key IN my pocket; aod iol = bin be
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