The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-18
GREAT COMMANDER.
THE JOY HE BROUGHT TO A sRkvE
BOY AND HIS FATHER.


Son Was Dead and Is Alive AEAiBi He
Was Lost and Is Found !
In st. Nicholas Sara King Wiley has
romance Of tho American Revolution
ntitled Maurice and His Father. ,
\ brave little English lad is separated
rom his father and falls into the hands :
# the Americans. His father afterward
the patriot cause, and his son I
S restored to him through the medium
# Washington. as shown in the follow
ng extract:
Maurice was informed that General
Washington was there showing the
works TO General Lafayette, and his
heart began to fiutter and thump within
him.
Barney was sitting beside him, look
ing at his master with bright and loving
eyes, his little black nose quiyering.
Barney" said the boy, "we're
afraid, but we're not going to stop if
we are"
And, picking up the dog, he took his
way through the rustling leaves that lay /
like heaps of gold toward the house
which one of the soldiers, from whom
Maurice ventured to ask for directions,
had pointed out to him.
Eyes, General Washington is there
and alone" he was told.
Could he see him?
"Sure, no, ye little bye" said the
Irish sentry. tits wore out the poor
gintleman is, already, and it's mesih
wouldn't bother with all thin jabber-
ing Frinchmenr'
Maurice was desperate.
"Oh, pleaser' he said beg, Barney;
you beg too"
The little dog sat up at once, with
dropping paws.
"Sure, me own names Barney. And
is your dogs name O'Reilly, too?" said
the sentry.
"Oh, if he is your namesake, ex-
claimed Maurice, you must let him
ini Oh, see, you can hold him while l
go inr' Maurice thought no one could
resist such an offer.
"I'll see," said the soldier, and he
stepped within, and, returning, said,
$50 on j."
Maurice yielded up Barney and
stepped into the hall, went along it and
paused just inside an open door. He
was trembling. A voice said, What is
your errand?" voice even, grave and
rather severe.
Maurice raised his eyes, Just before
the fireplace stood the great commander.
To the boy s. excited thought he seemed
even larger than he was. Washington s
hands were behind his back, his hand
! some head bent little forward.
"What is your errand, my lad?' said
he again, with note Of command in
the tone.
"Oh, my father, my fatherP' he said.
e 81 have been lost from him SO very
longp'
Something in the thrilling child''
> voice, something in the piteous and for
!! lorn expression of his face, went straight
T to the warm heart that the general car
ried beneath his calm exterior. HI
d crossed the room in quick strides, and
s laying his hand on the boys shoulder
o said kindly:
e my poor childp'
e, This was too much Maurice ha
y borne bravely the long strain of wait
% ing, the repeated disappointments, bu
70 the unexpected sympathy broke dow
10 his self possession. He put his head j
d the crook of his arm and sobs came fas
-sobs that shook him from head to foo
n The general drew him aside, sat dow
Is in an armchair, and, taking the lit
,e hanging head in both his own, sait
10 "There, there, stop crying and tell n
ID all about itl''
~ Maurice choked down his sobs ar
40 told his story. AT his father s name Il
Id general rose quickly.
"a Colonel Terraine's son! Why, the
ID your father was here short time ag
W. He may be up stairs nowP
y Maurice forgot even the great chi
= and sprang for the door. But Washin
-, ton caught him by the arm.
~ my dear boy-he does not know
~ will CO."
w Maurice stood still in the center
'u the room and pressed his hands hard
2 gether. The general went out and
no stairs. 1t seemed to Maurice that
err, s.onnod vow slowly
ne Colonel Terraine sat in an up sta
go room writing. He laid down his r
and rose as the general entered.
Colonel" said Washington, 81 hf
:, some wonderful news for you. -
ISi paused The officer took a step forw;
rs rs and opened his lips, but did not spe'
ee' Come down stairs with me, - c.
lhe tinued the general slowly, ''and RENE
an Der as you go that passage in the SCI
Vi lures, But the father said. Let us
'ne merry, for this my SON Colonel I
ina raine caught the back of chair"
lea this my SON" went on the sw'
ed. grave voice, "'was dead, and is al
res again. He was lost and is--found.
on' Colonel Terraine stood an insta
the with wide, questioning eyes. Then
ter rushed through the doorway and dc
re- the stairs. The general followed
but quickly. There was loud cry as
III colonel entered the room, and Mau
ex- sprang into his fathers arms. Gen
ont Washington closed the door and ST
pir- guard over it himself. Barney, ha,
escaped from the soldier, tore in,
pas the general stopped from his great hei
'eet. to pat the little dog. If Barney
an been man, he would have seen
owl there were tears III the bright blue G
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