Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-21
THE LITTLE TEACHER.

4 remember her 80 wen, as she looked |
.'a 6rst day entered the scnooi-the pale |
w.. ."aa made still paler by the plack mourn |
,p which she wore, the ilhes OF care winch |
ne Dow had wrought, ana the expression |
= frmness which seeihei 10 inBer ABOUT |
W., mouth 50
Among all the sorrows let by war In
.bat desolate little town hers was the sad
Sast At home had heard her story. The
iii home in which sue iiVeu, aiohe with
lar mother had been one OF gayety and
wealth, The ohly s's'e, " LIE u'ue,
t,o,hers. she was the pet OF household
rbcb for miles around was hotsu Tor It's
Mentality "a
Among the many risitors who we're al
...ys welcome in the house was Paul Bran
s s', one of her brothers. college friends.
tanning at first to see her brothers, he
.aJ found n greater charm, ana subse
ansot visits were made ny love under the
dd,oak NJ friendship. Where there were so
IN. NV ewes. the disguise was soon perceived,
and long before Paul had even admitted to
himself that he came more to see Mary
m,nn her brothers, the little maiden had
loon merciessy leased ny the whole ram
lis But though they leased, PAU had no
ack Of silent encouragement, and one day
when he left for his distant nome, he left
a.. the ayowed lover of Mary Martin.
When the betrothal had been made pub
liz and after several more protracted Wis
its to the Martin home had been made by
Paul u day was set Tor the wedding In
tho meantime more potent spells had been
at work than this little everyday tale OF
romance, and before the time Tor the wed
ding came round, line OF Dayqhets pristied
between the two homes, the Martin boys
had marched to the front. and Paul had
enlisted with the enemy 8r
There WIS - ''rcct break between them,
but whcn Cel youngest prother was
brought home from the hrst great battle,
dead, with his company's nag wrapped
around his body and the JOY Tor the great
victory was gloomeu 10y death, In "a sisters
anguish she felt that her lover was more
than an enemy, and he could but accept In
silence the letter when came 10 MN
through the lines from the nome where
be had been ever welcome-writteh oy the
bier of bis dearest friend. Ana after the
letter was sent, Mary sat down ana cried
her eyes almost OUTPUT never wavered
from what she had written. e
So four long years passeu. ohce, III Dat
te Paul and Arthur martin met, mana 10
hand. Ana the cothraues Oh he'Iner ever
understood why they nihcheu ahd turhed
pale that once in all their hghting. IL was
in breastwork attack, ana ny an instant,
but tact consent, they spranR pack ana
turned in opposite directions.
When all was over ana the remnants
came marching nome, there were three
green graves III the Ola cemetery, ana three
soldier brothers lay sleeping slue oy side
And before the winter hau passed, the
father joined his boys, ana Mary aud her
mother were alone
II was then that letter came from the
north asking II Pani might come. lie
pleaded earhestly' out with her sorrow
fresh In her memory she leit that she could
not give her mana across those graves ana
no answer ever Went
IL IS theh tnat hrst remember her' as
she would go ny III her dally Walk TO ana
rom her school. she had begun the pat
tie for life bravely and had opened school,
and those VINO had known her IN better
days admired her brave little heart, and
her school was soon full.
1t was with all the enthusiasm OF boy
oielght years That loved her, and on her
almost daily walks tothe cemetery ! was
aer constant companion. The entrance to
Inc confederate burying grounds was I'M
DER a large arch, over which ran profu-
s'on Vi vines, ana across the arch IN bold
letters was the legend Tread Softly O'er
ou' faieh Heroes Every spring, on the
gay set apart for Memorial Day, the
srouuuS were streWh wuh all the blossoms
taat the season gave as to the muffled notes
VI .ne Deaa March the whole population
VI Tue lItle Town came TO the foot of the
tall shaft which crowned the highest knoll
st.an san 'iie iaileh oeaa.
craras " h h, ne' heai' lay III .nos.
tbo oro.oaa,. 80, 'e'' 80 %ep' o'
IN ,haaa. "ee,'9 i'o'ii 'n'' 'o'' ""o
toot M F,'1',, " nen VIC ee'''.rs anu t,ueS
v;nos ,,,;.t - e"e "n' 'ne 0i"i'i"E
will ornn ,', W u s'inees ran ,"iih "'iu
arorrd tlo. ~ ne'.',Vo"e' anu 'oin W.
sod wLich ,,ro,'. r''s '''e s.tenes1' auu 'nt
soost - ,, y" 'Ie'o " 40 'ne tres"es' "n'
the soIderg, @'a,'.a ~ an 'ne .oi''ns si'aoe VI
To bal,, boI ~, ~.
flowers ard hn;,' I , Norh' W carry ue'
tosnrnLle t J'a" ~ nea "a.er rom 'he WEI
me A wort 81 49, s"'' "uu epluos' was "
we Womb stow III ''aVe III 'he eNeninI
mer dav wonii ha "en' nen 'ne ioiiS sum
horizon with I've Is7 ~ W cioSe aro.,nu 1n,
heras She e,a,L7n nu7NS say Wo'''u waeei
bosko, ~ s"'He'eu up her wrap ana lltti'
soft girlish 'S s, anu as | would LOOK at the
but So haantif'i, ~ .u"S'ehea ana suouueu
grief meroed nt, 49,, 49, " ''n ''iv ;'nea y
mission to her Fathers will, as we woul,
walk silently bnck through the cemeter,
Htween theovergrown grasses of neglected
NUS would put my hand in bers, and il
SEEMED as if were walking with spiri