The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26

reached its destination. II took thrss ,n.,
10 carry that box into the hous. a.
when 1t was opened there stood a mas.
nificent chest in which was every n;sss =.
the lost silver FURNISHED and made N I,>,.
as II II were perfectly new With y W..
a letter which said that this silver ma
been taken by a young man in the yr,io.
army who at the time REGARDED IL a. ,ha
spoils OF war. IL never entered his h.as
that somebody Of finer feeling would ,h,r~
lhat TINS 'ahiis WAS something a lt;a
stronger until he met a maiden fa;r as
his heart at her feet. and she condsscs,s.s
10 PICK 1t up Her great fad was ola 81
Yer. So he said 10 her when the va,,s,r.
day was very near: Nov. my dearssr
nave Il present for YOU that | am sn-.
You VII ioVe-beautiful bits ~ colonial
silver, fine pieces OF modern silver ,nsass
such silver as you never saw | w.. ~
You how | got II, and tomorrow Won 60
go 10 The store with me, look az il ANA -
eide whether the old initials shall be- tall,
OFF and the new ones put on "eA
After she heard the story her ,,x.
snip displayed a temper thai her sua~.
Aeart mad never dreamed she possesssS
and there and then she called him 80.
and then and there she announced ,h.
until that silver was returned 10 tina 80
pie TO whom IL belonged she womb 49,
marry him. The consequence was ,ha, -.
begged The Lady would write her n,,.
announcing the arrival OF the silver, saving
that every piece was there and fnnnus,
enough. he had the honesty 10 tel a..
that it would not have been fixed I'm a
fnely II he had not expected 10 give /, "a
a sweetheart.
We all laughed over the story ana
now, Molly. you mayn't believe this rar,
but IL 5 true. tall, thin son OF Vernon,
drawied out do you belong TO the Ca.
reys?' and my friend nodded his hess
ttrmnrfpr
lew that took that silver. and he marrieA
one of the incest girls that ever was horn
in Virginia.
The gentleman from Vermont went on
TO say that when he started out TO fight
the gentlemen frcm the South years ago
his mother gave him Bible IN which WAS
written on the first page his name In full
At Bull Run. where some little accident
happened to the Union army, 1t was les,
in hurry, for. as well as ] can remem.
Der. he must have been SO eager 10 leave
that unhealthy neighborhood that he left
everything behind him. including the HI
BILE. a little girl Who lived near wen;
over the battlefield some weeks after and
picked up this Bible. Being a child Of re-
ligious tendency, she said 10 her mother,
1 am going to keep this Bible until can
give 1t TO the man 10 whom IL belongs
After the war considerable Northern cap
ital went South, and while at first II did
not attract the men. from the minute ot
its arrival Ii WAS conquered by the wo-
men. One OF the men VINO had grown
very rich married the little girl who had
found the Bible. A long time afterward
he was going TO a meeting OF the G. A. r.
and she asked him to put the Bible In his
r pocket, for. she said with great sense.
among some of the veterans ne might como
across It's owner. Now just think how
little the world is. The man who was
81, cd
OF the Bible. and the man who had the
good taste TO marry a Southern girl also
had the pleasure OF telling the story right
out In meeting and then presenting the
little book 10 Its original owner. ihs
mother who gave 1t had been asleep Tor
many years, and AZ the sight OF the book
the tears came into the eyes OF the one
who remembered the day when he iefs
home taking with him mothers biesS
ing and the good book.
Sometimes we talk about religion, ana
| a few OF the men advance wild theories
in which nobody IL TO be punished Tor ms
| sins and everybody Is 10 find happiness
| here and hereafter. Others arrange iu-
| iure where everybody is 10 be frozen OK
| burned l generally smoke and keep Qu'es
when they talk OF religion. Dear. &c NOT
possess Il Bible, | have That quaint ht'o
| copy of Holy Living you gave me 10
| many years ago. Ii rests against my near !,
| Molly. and If a bullet Is aimed there ~
| Will have 70 go through the book before u
| touches me The other night when was
| on guard / turned through the book ana
| read by the light OF the moon the ltte
| PRAYER that I know you say every n!ghl'
| tho prayer for thoee who lie under th0
| rod OF war | know with what intensity
| you whisper: oh, gracious Fa'her ana
| merciful God. II II be thy will. say unto
| the destroying angel, 1T ia enough ana
1 -. q. hr.fs- hot
| rem. who are smitten with the rod OF Goa
| but much worse. yet may IL please lhes.
| because Thou art good and because We arv
| timorous and sinful, not yet fitted Tor our
| appearance 10 set Thy mark upon OUT
| forehsads that Thy angel the minister %
| Thy justice may pass over uS ana huI.
| ils not. Let Thy hand cover Thy Servants
| and hide us In the clefis OF the rock. In mo
| wounds Of the holy Jesus. from the pre%nt
! danger that has gone out against Ils. that'
| though we walk through the valley or ny
| shadow Of death, we may fear no esil Ahs
| suffer none. Amen"
| Molly choked little as she finished me
| letter and her Amen" waa not said aione'
! for all OF us had some one far away on IN
| the southland fighting for the good cause
| and each one of us had prayed either oy
| words or I'm silence for their safety. You.
| who are my neghbor may have said your
| prayer outright. L. who surely am your
| neighhor, never even whisper mine. IL
! Ia in my heart. but II ia the prayer OF 81
| lence though after all. what II the diner.
| enco? We are each asking IN the hour 81
! trouble that hep may come TO IA, as ~
| are each trying IN our own way 10 reach
| tho land o. everlasting happiness. II yoW
! path ia 4 ffer.nt one from mine. do you
| think that Cr4e or the other prayer % ad'
| mission Will nave No said In answer 70
| il when we reach there" People are fiona
/ % 81 wing tina. God IS just; hut. Tor ne,
| like - think Of Him "a m~rciful That -
! the belief of al Least one poor sinner sne
| whom Molly calls BAN
strange spots on the sun.