The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-04-02

Aou are uot rs HiSH as i In,
| replied
l could tell by the sound of his voice
that he was lower than / was.
He answered.: Don't go any higher:
l can assure you you are out of the
hogs reach"
After while the moon rose, and
Potter discovered himself sitting fiat
on the ground, where he had been hug
ging the tree all that time for dear life.
We We're not interrupted any more
that night
The Bride of the Battlefield.
Nellie Mayhood. gentle Nellie. of the
Prairieland.
Walking with her soldier Ioyer-walkine
hand in hand
Where the lakelet's gentle rippye MIR.
INJURED at their feet,
With music sweet as heart-throbs when
true lovers meet
And the heart of queenly Nellie throbbed
with conscious pride
Ihrobbed with patriot fire and ardor,
walking side by side
With the one whose noble manhood shone
WIFI radiant light,
'owing that he'd die. if need he. in the
cause of right.
Spoke of his love for Nellie, who. when
wars dread tide
Ceased to fill the land with slaughter,
should become his bride.
Then fond embrace and hnnd-ciasp and
the word FAREWELL
VI the anguish and the heart pangs
tongue can never tell
Robert Glendon loved his queenly Nellie
well and true;
But when came the shouts of traitors ON
the winds that blew,
And the roar and smoke of battle, and
the clash of strife,
On the altar of his country offer'd he his
life.
On the bl0od-stained field of Shiloh a
charmed life he bore;
Of his comrades-full one hundred-un.
scathed came a score.
Of that score was Robert Glendon,
wearing as a charm
Next his heart portrait of Nellie-shield.
ing him from harm.
Soon from PrairieIand recruiting ranks
were quickly filed,
And OF those who came to take the place
Of heroes killed
Was a STRIPPING youth of twenty, light /!
of heart and free,
In whose blue eyes, clear and Iustrous, |
shone in purity.
All the hearts and souls devotion foi
the good and true;
And the heart of Robert Glendon, in |
those eyes of blue.
Seemed to see the soul Of Nellie-she SC
good and grand
And that voice recalled his Nellie of the
Prairieland.
All, a strange but changeless friendship
sprang up tween two
Friendship blood bound, pure, and noble
friendship good and true-A
In the smoke and roar of battley@..-eh a
manly pride,
Robert gazed on "Comrade Willie. fight.
ing by his side.
On the field of Chickamausa--red. with
patriot blood
In the sulph'rous smoke of battle. side
by side they stood. ---.v.--,-<d
IN the thickest of the confaxs..i hfe
where shot and shell
Strewed the ground with dying heroes,
Robert Glendon fell
With cry of heartfelt anguish Willie
raised the head
)f the wounded, suffering hero-feebly
then he said
Tell my Nellie that in dying she seemed
o, 30 near:
That her spirit then was with me my
last hours to cheer"
With n wailing cry of anguish, kneelins
by his side.
Willie threw his arms about him as he
sObbing cried:
o, my noble prince and hero! o my
loved one dear!
10 not leave the one who loves you; your
true Nellie's herer'
or an instant Robert Glendon gazed
into that face;
Iurm'ring words of love, he clasped her
In a fond embrace.
hen cruel leaden missile pierced her
heaving breast
seemed then at rest.
here, when died the roar of battle at
the close of day,
obert Glendon and his Nellie, wounded,
dying lay.
omrades found them with life ebbing.
lying face to face,
Inspiring words of deep DEVOTION
clasped In loves embrace.
egged they of the gray-haired Chaplain,
ere life's work was done.
the bonds of holy wedlock to be made
az one.
Omrades standing round about them in
the battle smoke,
ears from weeping eyes were falling
as the Chaplain spoke:
ao3ert Glendon, do you take this wom-
an for your brideY'
Ies." the dying hero whispered--whis-
p'ring yes" he died.
lellie. will you cleave to Roberto"
Yes. o yes, I will"
b. no more could then be added; heart
of each was still. !
len a star came out and twinkled in Z
the azure sky.
I'd comrade said twas angels light J.
ing them OH high. 1
len from eacn u prayer aScendsd, as
those soldiers kneeled
,und the grave of Robert and his 4
Bride of Battlefield.
American Tribune.
The Great Rebellion History.
These are the men," said War De
rtment official, as he motioned to the
of veterans on the avenue
Washington, who aided in making
e largest literary publication the q
)rld has ever known. l refer to the
story of the Rebellion, which has not q
en- many months completed and \
lich contains 12S huge volumes of -
100 pages each and a gigantic atlas =
3S parts. Il
The publication was begun % years
o, and it was the biggest undertaking
the way of printing that has ever
en- known. A single complete set !!
.ighs 200 pounds and each book ~ ~