Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-02-21

what was IN our hearts, and we hardly
dared look at each other. Suddenly he
rose and took my hand and said, Moth
err! God be praised. l had strength in
that moment John, said, our time
has come. Go, in Gods name. know
how thou lowest me and what thou hast
suffered. God knows what will become
Of me if am left alone, but our Lord
Jesus Christ will forsake neither thee
nor me.
John enlisted as volunteer. The
day of parting came. All, am making
a long story of it ALL John stood before
me in his new uniform. Mother, he
said, 'one request before we part-if it
is to be- John, said to him, I know
what thou meanest. Oh, / shall weep.
1 shall weep very much when I am
alone, but my time will come, and we
shall meet again in the day of our Lord,
John, and the land shall be free, John;
the land shall be frse >"
Heavy tears stood in the poor old wo-
mans eyes as she repeated her sad tale,
but she soon collected herself and con.
tinued: 81 did not think then It would
be SO hard. The heart always hopes
even against hope. But for all that, !"
and here the old woman drew herself
up and looked at us like queen, 'I
have never regretted that l bade him
CO. Then came dreadful days, but the
most dreadful of all was when we read
that the Germans had betrayed the land,
and that they had given up our land,
with all our dead, to the Danesl Then
I called on the Lord and said: % Lord,
my God, how is that possible? Why let
test thou the wicked triumph and allow.
est the just to perish?'
"And I was told that the Germans
were sorry for what they had done, but
that they could not help it. But that,
gentlemen, / could never understand.
We should never do wrong nor allow
wrong to be done. And therefore, /
thought, it cannot always remain So
Our good Lord knows his own good
time, and in his own good time he will
come and deliver us. And I prayed ev-
cry evening that our gracious Lord
would permit me to see that day when
tho land should be free and our dear
dead should sleep no more in Danish
soil. And as l had no other son against
that day l saved every year what l
could save, and on every Christmas eve
placed it before me on a table, where,
in former years, l had always placed a
small present for my John, and l said
in my heart, The war will come again,
and the land will be free, and thou
shalt sleep in free grave, my only
son, my John'
"And now, gentlemen, the poor old
woman has been told that the day has
come, and that her prayer has been
heard, and that the war will begin
again, and that is why she has brought
her money-the money she saved for
her son. Good morning, gentlemen"
But before she had left the room an
old gentleman said, loud enough for
her to hear: "Poor body! l hope she
may not be deceived"
"Ah," said the old woman, turning
back, 81 know what you mean. have
been told all is not right yet, but have
faith, men, The wicked cannot = Jail
against the just. Man cannot vail
against the Lord Hold to that, gentle.
men. Hold fast together, gentlemen
This very day begin to save up again. u
Bless &er, good old soul! And if Odin
were still looking out of his window in
the sky, as of yore, when he granted
victory to the women of the Lombards,
might he not say even now:
| When women are heroes,
What must the men be like?
Theirs is the victory.
| No need of me.
| Exchange.