The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-01-27

yes aud folded his arms across his

breast, and when said Id dig
him grave IN the family lot the
girls sail: Dig 1t under the ros-
Tree in the yard, father. You know
that blessed woman in Tennessee
buried our Benny right among the
flowers IN her garden ! liked |
their plan, and ,here-lnst at sun
set I'VE lald the fair haired boy to
rest.
"Wc searched his pockets for
some clue To his identi1y,bui found
nolhin' except a little red bible
with TO my dear son George writ
on tly.eal. We tried hari to
find oul where his people livcd,so
We could write to them, but the
war closed without bringing us
The Information We wished, for
without company, regiment or
even name, il vas lmpos,ibl. to
find a starlln point.
''ihree years after peace had
been proclaimed my other boy,
Tommy, who had joined the army
when mere slip Of a boy, took il
into hi head TO 60 TO see his
brothers. grave. The two broth.
erS had been like David and Joua-
than in their love for each other,
and it was very hard for Tommy
to get over poor Berny's death,
He fell he mus, 90 and see il the
grave was kept in good order at
any rale.
'iake the little red bible with
you and mebbe you can find out
something about lhe poor fellow
lynn ont in the yard SAID his mo-
ther, when he was packln' his
sa'chel to 60.
"fonmv went and looked on
Benny's grave as he had wished.
1t was in good order, and neat
stone with his name and age on it
marked The place where The poor
bov slept. The woman who had
buried him among me flowers Still
lived in the little cottage which
was surrounded by the little strip
OF woods where the fight took
place. She had many little stories
10 le,l about he old war days
some Of them very touchln' and
full o! the milk oi human kind
ness. -i'''
"Cne day when she was tellin
some pathetic story Tommy took
the little red bible out of his pock'
el, and before he had time TO re
peat its sad tale she cried out
"Oh, where did you get that
It's my Georges bible! | gave Il
to him just as he was starlinl t(
The war. Look and see if my name
Is not writ on The margin opposite
) the thirteenth chapter Of Prov
erbs.' .f
Tommy obeyed, aud sure
enough, there was her name and
address, Mrs. Sarah Coflman
Greennock, Tenn We lad never
thought oil turning over the leaves
in search OF an address, and 81
had missed the chance of comfort
IN the poor mother in he. frs
bitter griei.
Tommy then related all he knew
about the poor dead bay underor
! rose bush. aud alter he come bacl
l home you may he sure his mothe
, sent IA long letter to that olhe
! mother.
9 "A close intimacy soon sprun
. up between the two families, Sc
, strangely brought together, am
;, alter a short lime Tommy reward
:, Ell one Of The little girls who help
e ell dig his brothers grave by pro
/ posing a HE partnership. Jenn,
/. Colfman has been in the old hom
e here for dozen odd years, and W
a like her to-day better than we d.,
t lhe day she came to us AS bride
e The two little girls are her chile
: rem and her two boys are in ID
y house. We call them Benny AN
{, George, after their dead uncle
S and folks do say they look
IS mighty sight like 'em. l tell yo
u they are cute hIile chaps. Won
e you walk in and take look ;
lhemY"