Daily camera., 1901-05-30

"ihAvE FOUND YOU At LAST"
wife, if she hadn't blue eyes like the little
girl down south"
He lighted his pipe with . faraway look
in his eyes.
"Yes, III go down Z tn home next week;
they'll take good care of the old man while
he rusts out. Well, there'll be lots { talk
| about at nights, with tn whole four year
o tn war to thresh out. Maybe III find
somebody that's been south since have
an can tell me ii Lottie was happy with
| that tall Johnny reb she thought it her
/ duty to wait for. Well, was promised to
Marthy. too. 20 guess my duty was as
PLAIN hers
He glanced over at little group stand
ing in lot not far away
Tom Bei,zer's folks, guess" be sad.
Tom told me { wait an they'd give me
lift home. Shown their company round
tn cemetery a little. J susss Well. amt
in much OF hurry. sceih' It's tn last time
III ever see Tom an Dicks graves. Three
brothers that went south t fight, an me
tn only one 1 come homo out of coffin"
The sweet May wind brought him the
scent Of uncounted flowers and the faint
echo of Marching Through Georgia" :"
played by homeward bound band.
Il always love that tune" the old man
sighed "lt was Georgia where met Lot.
tie. How them blue eyes flashed tn first
time they Ii, on tall Yanl, They was float.
ing IN tears the last time saw EN-. Well,
Marthy was good wife, an she never knew
carried par OF blue eyes home in my
heart, along with the bullet in my shoul-
der"
| Voices drew near. 4 stout, red-faced
woman. two girls and a sweet-fseed elderly
woman in black were approaching.
Il didn't know you had any acluaint.
ances here. Mis- White" the red-iseed wom-
an was saying as they c.,rhe Somebody
yc knew long time ago. eh, Well, we
amt any oi US growing younger. That's tn
monument yonder, TIL Ladies auxiliary
u,adc gallons o oyster soup an tons o cake
{ help pay for il"
AN it's mighty handsome one, too. t"
replied soft, dreamy voice. well, we've
got 80 loyal down ouah way now that maybe
| well be buildin' monuments, too. My son
wore tn blue in the wah with Spain, an
nobody Was prpudah than me His iather'd d
q been Just an proud, II he'd lived I see it.
A good many soldiers buried here, amt
they Isis thaih anybody by the name
Of Shriner"
Two Of 'em. right over yondcr. Now,
look at EN- an Gertie. goin' way over I the
other end o tn cemetery -sn' their pa goin'
{ drive the hossss right UP here! En-,
Gertie! Qh-h, Em." She started slowly
down the path, calling shriily as she went.
| The sweetfaced woman wandered on a
little, with dropping head.
1.-TWO shriners buried. heah." she said.
zone Of them must be him. To think I'm
come so fab to 6nd-hs graye.9 She paused
and looked about hsy, hight ovah yon-
dab, Ms Beltscs said. III have time Z
look fer it, befoah she comes back"
A tall figure in grand army uniform
stood At the entrance 70 the lot nearest.
Il beg youah pahdon," she said, "but is
thaih anybody by tn name Of Shriner-
Lewis Shriner-buried heah,"
The old man started. Not that know
OF, ma am. I'm well an hearty for dead
man; my wifes here, but t-Lottie!''
Lewis! Oh, Lewis! 1havs found you,
At last"
'sAs last. Lottis; battered old hulk
on his way to the home. and"
'.On your way to tn home, my home,
that's waitin' for youah, Lewis-for US
both"
North and south once more clasped
hands. ELISA ARMSTRONG.