The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-06-03
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"a 't' sHtN tces 10 Ais county hlNet voc lsll
Sumter, snd, though be had macy itleu,
, 10 hli bin loisperi whpn he left his
A tse bome, not a0e 10 whuse velus rAp h
b. dfei blood remsined 10 -eep over bis lo
~ben bs us'ched away. HIS brothe
h. and sisters hsd all died ini.ucy, and /
fore be wf sfo~n TO mans estate he %
hIs istbsr aud mother l.ij side by ,tjc /
the t.mily blryius ground 10 the old fss
, ,nutd graveyard on the hili Al the bate
!. ut Ireviltsn ststion be uss taken prisone
aui before be Sss iinslly released he ha
been couhnci 10 live dlfI4rent PRISON pen
aud two lsiIs,
While he was 10 Millen prison bali
dcz.n prisoners from Andersonvills sen
crowded into the already overtull qusrt,r
occupied by tbs suileriug inmates. The,
wetein even IN ore pillable condition thar
the Mlllen prisoners, and Louis, slssy,
sender and kind. did sIl in bis poser ioi
their comfort Especially did his heart
go out TO one OF the mum Der. Allen Trnsxe
a mere boy, from Ohio, who, besides being
III, w.s so homesiok that bis CON AIDES said
he would either die or 60 mad IL not SO fe
leased.
Oas scoroLias August morning The iil
Ger OF the day told of GO names st the door
OF the prison, names OF that number Of
! fortunate prisoners who we're to be et
| changed Immediately. Among this nun
ber. the very last nsme on The list, pas
that OF Lonis RAIDER. 1t was the char oe
Of lifetime, like lie Tor the dead. But
| notwithstanding all this Louis hesitated
thinking OF the poor sics boy. Alien Tru
axe, doomed to days and months OF weary
waiting for bis turn to come,
Jump into the ranks here quick il you
want a trip north said the olll jer imps
tieutly, Comel What are you waiting
onp
II only one can 60 take Allen, said
Louis. He Is sick, and then he is plning
Tor bis home and mother Take him. | |
have no friends to mourn for me il never
go home.
You can do as you please about that,
sail the oilioer, but warn yen it will be
a long time before you have another such |
a chance.
III run the risk, replied Louis. At any
rate bis pale face would haunt me even 10
the eui yment OF freedom. He is half
dead already, Yes, take him.
Allen objected ieebly st the sacrifice
Louis proposed to make. But he was too
glad to escape prison life to ri 3ot the Of ~
thus unselGsbly made, and at once prepsr
2 to go. The poor boy had neither coat
nor hat, but his generous stranger friend
came to bis relief by pulling of bis own
and puttiag them on him. Then as Allen
GIed out aud once more bresthed the air
Of freedom, Louis, bstless aud oostless,
,ook hold OF the handles OF bis wheel
barrow and started for smother load OF
rood.
Could mortal mind conceive OF . more
,nnobling sctP 1t cost him seven months ,
" living death. and oil for 9 boy with
Ehom he was not even intinstely scquaint ,
ID, one whom he had never met until pity
lrew them together 10 the prison,
Brave hearted Louis RAIDER never regret
ed the sacrifice he made on that hot
Angust day, and during the months that
10 remained in the prison be injured bis
10 silence, and for bis comrades
rho stlll remained with him IN bonds hs
ad slwsyss word Ct cheer.
When at last Sbrongh the tsrdy fortunes
war he was exchanged. he returned TO
is duty as soldi,r, aud though scarcely
BILE to carry gun he refused the fur d
Jugh rendered bin, trsst so esgerly 40 :,
srted by others, But, regardless, OF his :,
rsvery, hls wonted strength did not re
lrn, and st the close OF the war be went
,ck TO bis native village broken down in !,
ssllh and spirits. sm.rs wreck Of wbst
ID once been at ,lwsrt Louis RAIDER Mis- 4,
rtunes come not slone. and sosn bis III .,
Q Inheritance, intrusted TO the hsnds OF ,
hers, slipped away. leaving him IN hie
,lplessness without the means OF sup =,
~. Alone aad without kindred, life
he'd very dsrk and drsary indeed =.
zen II was that the bread be had cset on
e watet csme back 10 him.
A ter the close OF the war Allen Ttut1s
d made dilIgent search Tor the man TO
lose unselh hness be owed his LIE, nj
ding no trace Of him had conclud ed
At be had perIshed 10 the southern ris
Several years passed before, by mere
,ldeut, he discovered that he was still fre
Ve. but homeless, helpless. and friend Lii
g. He visited bin st once and Insisted hs
90 carrying him back to bis home 10
ere. with the aid OF bis mother and bi. Ten
lug wife, bs nursed him back TO fair tioi
,res Of health and strength. But be ola
Obliged t1 90 on crutobes for the ~
iadsr Of bis iIfe, sud uOne OF his new thi
I'd friend, vonld consent TO bis going eye
Iuto the world to earn bis bread alone. bot
.tequeptly AIleL's home became bic, 'ho
during the years that be spent on 9
Ih the love sud sympatby Of brother Iacl
q l,vi.hed upon Tim, and when At lssi, rioi
r years Of patient endurance, be uss iuG
ssed from bio pr 90 house Of psin the .iu
o.. IA ." sept as II The dettroyer's hand 'our
bcru laid upon ons OF b oWu house sI
1. A score or more yests have passed Is
s the DAY they aid him sssy smous sud
hoa ~ IL he IfusIs bury log ground sen'
to tbis day bis grave IL cared for BY I
ug hsnds. aud on ssob Decoration day sat