Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30


OF tho Ieas and Carpya ON tho othor
side OF tho water, while many camo
from friendH IN the colonies. Tho
women had nobody but a little moEe
10 help thom. and hu could not Dig
very deep hulo. They we're in hurry
TO got away anu did the host they
could in the way of hiding ihcir tro"B-
urns. When peace was declared, they |
camo back ana iOpkea far the silver;
but. alas aud alacli, il had disappeared
A few years after Mime, Carey was sit
ting 10 the verania ono afternoon when
up drove an express wagon IN when
was hig huX. The oSpTeBSinln askeu,
DO you hclong to tho Carey family
that lived in this huuso on the jackson
road during the war; She said she
did; that she was Mrs. Carey. lie
handed her not only his hook to sign
but receipt that dsmanueu her sig
nature 10 that we'll known Ie%aler
might know it had reached its destina-
tiJn. 1t took three men to carry that
lux into the house, AMI when IT was
opened there stood magnificent chest
in which was every piOcb OF the lust
silver Furnished and made TO LOOK as II
IL were perfectly nav. With II was q
lsttRr which said that this silver hAd
heen taknn by d young man ~ the
Union army whn at this time regarded
it he the apoils OF war. II neyor entered
his head that Runehudy Of finer feeling
would think that this taking was some
thing little stronger until he met
maiden fair, laid his heart at her feet,
and she condeaconied to pick 1t up.
| lier great fad was old silver. So no
said 10 her when the wedding day was
very near: Now, my dearest, ! have
present for you that | am sure you Will
| 1--we beautiful hits Of colonial silver,
fine pieces of modern silver, indeed
such Hilgor AZ you mover saw. | must
tell you how | got it, ami tomorrow
you rHn go to tho store with me, look
ut ii and decide whether the cid initials
shall he taken ulY and tho new ones
put on.
"AFtcr She heard the story her lady
ship displayed a temper that her Rwcst-
heurt had never dreamed 6hs possessad,
aud there and then she called him u
thief. and thou and there ahe an
nounced that until that silver was re
turned TO the people to whom II be
longed she would never marry him.
Tho consequence was that he begged
the lady would write her note, an
nounciug the arrival Of the silver, say
ing that every piece was there, and,
funnily enough, he bad the honesty to
tell her that it would not have been
fixed up 10 finely il he had not OK
pected to give IL TO u sweetheart.
I've all laughed over tbe story, ami
now, Molly, you mRyn't believe this
part, but it's true. ~ tall, thin son Of
Vermont dTawlcd out, 10 you belong
to tho Careys?' and my friend nodded
his head, and tho Vvrmonter said,
know tho follow that took that silver,
ana he married one Of the incest girls
that ever were born 10 Virginia, 1t il
funny how war brings out romance.
1.-The gentleman from Vermont went
!. on to say that when be startod out tC
fight tine gentlemen from the south
years ago his mother gave him Bible
in which WA written On the first page
J his name in full. At liui Run, where
some little accident happened TO the
: Union army, it wsa left III a hurry, for,
; as we'll 40 | can remember, he must
: have been so eager TO leave that IN
healthy noighhorhood that ho LEFT
! everything behind, including tht
: Bihlo. tiny girl who lived near wen
: over tho battlefield some weeks aFte
: and picked up this Bible. Being
child Of religious tendency, she said t.
hDr mother, | am going to Keep THU
y Iihle until | can give il to the man Il
! whom it belongs. After tho war con
:, siderable northern capital went south
= and, while at tirat it did not attract tn,
. men, from tho minute of it's arrival j
was conquered Ivy tho wOmnn. One d
+, tho men who had grown very rich mRr
. riod tho little girl who found tho Bible
= A long time RfterEard he wac going Il
y meeting OF the q. A. H., and sh
i asked him TO put the Bible in hi
! pocket for us she said with grea
sense, among some Of tho Veterans b
might CONS across its owner. Now jus
think how little the world ia III
:. man who wan elected HegratHry WI
Z tho original owner of the Bible, an
y the man who bAi had the good taste {
" marry southern girl also had th
- pleasure nf telling the story right GU
=, IN meeting and thon presenting til
little book to itB original owner. Tn
mother who gave il had bosn asleo
!, for many y1ars, and ut the sight Of th
= book the tearA Caue into the eyes q
y tho one who remembered the day who
q he lett homo, taking with him
mothers blessing and tho good book.
i Sometimes We talk about religion
n anu iuw OF the men advance vii
!. theories in which nohody 10 to i
IL nuniahad for HIS sins and everybody
Il 10 find happiness hore and hereafter
"a Others arrange a future where every
I body il to bo frozen or burned. | ger
Z. orally smoke ana keep quiet when the
- talk Of religion. Dear, do not posse.
r Bible. have that quaint little COP
g Of Holy Living you have aa go man
. years ago. 1t reatR against my boar
IN Molly, aud il bullet ia Bimud thel
m it will have to 60 through the book bl
ia foro it touches me. The other nigi
when | was on guard turned throug
the hook and read by the light OF th
moon the little prayer that know yc
say every night, the prayer for thos
10 who lie under the rod OF war. kno
w with what intensity you whispor: '0l
* gracious Father and mercilul Col, IL
l he Thy will. say unto the .leRtroyin
u angel, 1t is enough, aud, though v
q are not better than our brethren, wi
~ are amitten with the rod of God, b,
Ha much worse, yet may it please The
q even because Thou art good and b
W cause ws'are timoruuH aud sinful, n
~ yet fitted for our appearance, to set III
~ mark upon our fpreheads that III
nv angel, the minister Of Thy justice, mi
Vi pass over US and hurt us not. Lot III
10 hand cover Thy aervants and hide Us
w thu cleftH Of the rock, in the wounds
"a the holy jesus, from the present aug
" that has Como out against us, thu
~ though we walk through the valley
10, tho shadow of death, we may fear
.! evil and suffer none. Amen. A."
an Molly checked little In she finish