Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-06-26

seFtiOn, 1oT ne was a grand and brave
man.
She worked increasingly to get lie
charge removed, and years after the
war succeeded in doing So that
lifted her sorrow slightly, but tins
Decoration day is a dreaded one to
her. She grieves so to thing that she
cannot care for his grave, and she
enyies all those women bearing
flowers to their dead in the cemetery.
Rob was strangely silent after
listering to the recital of this little
tragedy.
1T is very sad and strange" ne
said refectively. TT recalls war
story that my grandmother has often
told me-
Il viii have to hear it some other
time, Rob. for this is my grand.
mothers house, and yor mus go
back .
Il am going in with Yoa,' he an
rounced in determined zones.
''Oh, no Rob-" she replied hurriedly
The fact is, | haven't told grandma
of our engagement. You see you must
expect her to be prejudiced at ,irst
because you are a southerner and"
She would naturally feel that way
for | presuem she imagines that sour
grandfather was killed by rebels
Eyes, and today, of all days, her
feelings would be more keen. So you
mus wait. Rob, and meet her under
other conditions
NO, am going in now." he safe
resolutely, as he assembled the steps.
A little pucker furrowed the Fair
young brow of the girl slowly follow
ing him. She wondered if the ideal
mar wasn't bit contrary and over
bearing
Jcce1yn's grandmother met them in
the hall. She looked like picture
grandmother with her soft white curls
and gown of silver gray.
Jocelyns heart relented when she
saw how tenderly her young lover
| clasped the hand extended in az
knowledgment of the introduction.
She fastened to explain that "Mr.
Mandel was friend of Brother Dicks
to pay them visit
where is your home, Mr. Mandel?"
asked the old lady politely.
Jocelyn gave him beseeching look,
but he replied infiinchingly:
Atlanta, Georgia.
Jocelyn's grandmother turned her
face toward the window, and Jocelyn
grew rebellious.
Mrs. Royce" said Rob earnestly,
''Jocelyn has been telling me this
morning of your sad bereavement"
Jocelyn flushed crimson. Had he
not then one spark of delicacy-one
grain OF tact?
Mrs. Royce looked distressed.
Rob rose and crossed the room,
seating himself beside her.
What she told me decided me to
come in and relate to you an incident
of my grandmother's life during the
war. She was the wife of con-
federate officer and lived on the out
skirts of Atlanta. Early one mor14ng
servant came into the house and
told her that he had found sick
Yankee in the stable.
Mrs. Royce started, and an eager
look of interest brightend her wan
face. Jocelyns eyes grew expectani.
ooh, Rob-" she said softly.
my grandmother" resumed the
young man, accompanied the servant
| to the stable and found the report to
| be correct. From the clothing and
appearance of the sick man she saw
| lying on the floor she knew him to
be more than a common soldier
"He was delirious and appeared to
be very i'll. She at once had dim
| carried to the house and nursed HIM
with the care and tenderness she
would have given to her own. He
lived but week"
Rob paused.
Mrs. Royce gave an agonized cry
! "Oh, is that all?''
NO" said Rob gently. "She found
in his pocket a memorandum book,
O; the fly leaf of which had been
written name and address in
pencil"
"And the name!" gasped Mrs Royce
TREMENDOUSLY.
The first name was illegible; the
last name was-Royce-the name OF
the town was completely erased-tne
state was Ohio"
"Oh, it must have been my husband.
Ie could only be sure!" she cried.
Il think you can be-" said Rob.
"My grandmother was ar artist. She
tt ught of the absent wife, or mother,
o: sweetheart, who would mourn him
a. missing, and she sketched the
soldier as he lay ill. A very accurate
ca refully drawn sketch"
Have you seen it. Can you tell
me- how he looked?" she implored.
"The expression" said Rob, rs
,ccelyn's. / noticed the resemblance
as soon as | recalled the sketch
/ "And Jocelyn is the image of her
grandfather"
Il will write to my grandmother
! today and tell her of you | will ask
Der to write to you the full par
tIoulars and send you the sketch.
She sent a statement OF the case 20