The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-31

/ nome, ana mere ne Il IN THIS graveyard.
And somehow l find, now the war is
through. that the old feelings keep
coming back to me which | had be-
saying to me: He wasn't entirely to
blame: there's two sides to every ques-
ton. even if enc is the biggest He
seems more and more like son, and
less and less like foreigner. So
just want to say a word or two in favor
OF my son. He made mistake in life,
but be ore that he was q straight, hon
est, manly fellow. He was as good u
son as ever Il father need have and his
mother loved him"
The mother commenced sobbing
quietly. but deeply. These were the
first tender words she had heard her
husband speak of the boy for years.
Everybody was Ii -tenlng intently, pain
fully, tears were III SCmc eyes. The
old man continued:
VIEW, have Il few flowers here,
which. if permitted, we would like =
lay on his grave. We"
Tho old man broke down foe the first
time in his history. The whole com
pany did the same. y reyulsion Of
feeling or the revelation OF I: feeling
that already existed came over them.
They had ak liked Albert when he was
q boy. and ihey seemed to enter into
the same spirit now. Three Young la
dies, led by the Governors grand
daughter, quietly took large bouquets
from those remaining and van she'd in
the mist toward the sutherland lot.
But at that moment the whole as
semblago locked startled, then fright
enel. then broke into a panic. The
ghost OF Albert Sutherland came slowly
Of 1n ,i..fn Nd hnf
The orator of the da;. who had just
said in his speech. so just was our
eau e that one Northerner could easily
put to fight two Confedcrates." leaped
headlong from the back of tho plat
form and ran, even at the sight of the
ghost of one. leaving his laboriOusly
written Grafton behind The brass
band followed him, tn: owing their in
struments in every direction. The
g!c> cub were not far in the rear
and tn. genera. public INDUCED IN Il
stampede. Rus ell and Parker re-
treated a few steps, formed ranks me-
chemically. aHd stood in the ready"
position between advancing ghost and
retreating people. in,tinctively hold
ing each a phantom gun at a charge
bayoncts."
Old Mr.. Sutherland held his ground
the mother went nearer and neare- to
the apparition. She did not seem
afraid of it: she walked up deliberate
II and put her hand upon its shoulder
albert, Albert, Albert she muir
INJURED.
10 her surprise, but not terror, tho
ghost did net vanish, give way and
weld like thin air to her hand as a
w,;l-regulated ghost -hould have done.
1t pat two very substantial arms around
her. and called her mother" for the
first time in many years.
oh. my poor boy, my poor boy.
he began weeping piteously again
a, soon "a she realized that he
was alive. And so you are not dead
at all. she murmured. "Pocr. poor
boy. Why. we have you buried out
there in oar lot. and some young ladies
are putting flowers upon you now.
The Young man miled sadly
Il was almost dead in the hospital"
he explained. and the man they buried
was marked with my name and mum Ter
~ M stake. When ytu finally sent
for ME. they forwarded that BODY. or
what Ii tie was left of it. suppo9inc it
was mire and it IS now poor Pat O't on
nor that the girls are covering with
flowers out yCnder.'
Meanwhile the Roman father. whose
square. hard heal had not Supp sed
for an instant that his .-;w il tcu..,., S.a:i
WAS a ghost. had slowly come ND to
MIN. deli berate.y put his arms @und
the young mans neck anG kissed him
on the fire lead. 1t vas the first time
that he had eve l.. en known - do so
since ALERT graduated from baby
into hey: he ha even teea cnary Of
his ca esses when his son was al in
FAINT And amid the warm greeting he
had still word or two o. rcproacn
why didn't YOU come ana see US at
I home" he asked. Wa. doyuu spring
yu,,-Se.i on lis ~ this waS l9,':
Il did not know how YOU felt toward
me-" replied the sea. y have lurke i
about here for days. even hiding some
e the time n an CID tomb. trying 10
find cut whether whether I Was for-
given. but they ran away as soon as
they saw ne. l did not know. 100.
whether my old EeiGhorrs would en-
durc me. | hid behind the monument
there 10 see the dec or1t ion ceremonies
When l heard your speech and saw