Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-02-27

feel for five hundred thousand more I'M
fortunate than you. We are at war. sir:
don't YOU know we are at war! Sorrow
is the lot of all: bear your share like Il
mar and a soldier"
Il try to. Mr.. President, but it seems
hard. Ny devoted wife lost her life for
coming to nurse me, in MY sickness. and
cannot even take her body home to my
children"
We'll, she ought not to have come
down to the army. She should have
stayed at home. That is the place for
women. But if they will 90 tearing
about the country. in such times as these.
and running into all sorts OF danger. they
must take the consequences Not but
that am sorry for you. colonel. As for
Your wife, she's at lest, and / wish |
were"
Saying this. the President leaned back
YEARLY lit his chair, and closed his eyes
not noticing. except by slight wave of
ms hand. the departure of his visitors.
| am not ashamed to confess that nv
hero tossed restlessly that night, upon
a pillow wet with manly tears. that i.e
was desperate and resentful, utterly un.
resigned TO the DEGREES OF Providence and
the war department, ard that he thought
Abraham Lincoln as hard as he Was
ugly. and rs inhumane as he was UNI
calmly.
Toward morning he fell asleep. and
slept late. Before he was fully dressed
there came Il o-:icl, knock at the door OF
his chamber, and he opened TO President,
Lincoln
The good man came forward. pale ard
eager. tears gistening iii his eyes. and
grasped the colonies hand. saying. u
treated YOU brutally last night. ask
your pardon. was utterly tired oft,
badgered to dc@th. | generally bccomc
about as savage rs q wild eat by Satllr.
day night drained dry of the milk CT
human Kindness ! must have seemed
to you the very gorilla the rebels paint
me. ! was sorry enough for it. when Won
We're gone. ! could not sleep Il moment
last night. SO ] thought I'd drive into
town, in the cool of The morning. and
make ii all right Fortunately, j had
little difficulty in finding YOU
This Is very good Of YOU. Mr. Presi-
dert," said the colonel. deeply moved.
NO. it isn't; but tat was very bad
of me, last night. ! never should have
forgiven myself. if | had let that piece
OF ugly work stand. That was a noble
wife OF yours. colonel, You were i
happy man to have such noble woman
to love YOU; and you must be good
fellow, or such a woman would never
have riskcd so much for you. And wh2
grand women there are IN these times.
colonel! What angels of devotion an,h
mercy, and how brave and plucky go,
ing everywhere ut the call OF duty, fac.
ing every danger! ] tell you, ii il werq
not for the women, we should all 20 Is
the devil, and should deserve to. Thew
are the salvation of the nation Now
come. colonel; my carriage is at the d5scr.
I'll drive you to the war department. and
wen see Stanton about this NATTER
Even Mt that early hour. and Sunday
morning though it was, they found the
secretary at his post. The President
pIeHdcd The case of Col Scott and NOT
only requested that leave Of absence
should be given him. but that steamed
should be sent down the river expressly
to bring II. the body of his wife. HUI
maMty. Mr.. Stanton" said the good.
sPFesident, his {Gmely face transiigtuoA'
with the glow OF earnest. tender feeling.
humanity should overrue considerations
of policy. and even military necessity.
in matters like this
The secretary WAS touched. and he said
something of his regret at not having
felt himself at liberty TO grant Col.
SCOTS request in the first place.
No. no, Stanton" said the President;
you did right in adhering to your own
rules; YOU are the right man for this
place. If we had such soft hearted
fool as here, there would he no rules or
regulations that the army or country
could depend upon. But this is a pecu-
liar case. Only think of that poor
woman."
"Of course. the impossible" was ac-
complished. To the surprise of the col
oncl, the President insisted on driving
him to the navy yard. to see that the
Sccretaly'o order was carried ont imne-
diatey; seeming to have a nervous fear
that some obstacle might be thrown in
the way OF the pious expedition. He
waited at the landing till all was ready.
/ then charged the officers of the steamer
to give every assistance and attention to
( his friend Col. Scott" With him ne
/ shook hands warmly at parting. saving.
tod blcs, YOU. my dear fellow. / hone
Nou will have no more trouble in this
sad affair and, colonel try to forget
last night
Away up in a New Hampshire church.
yard there is a certain grave carefully
watched and teudtd by faithful love.
But every April time the yiolcts on that
mound speak not alone Of the womanlv
sweetness and devotion OF her who sleeps
below they are tender and fearful with
the memory of the good President.
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Servia's Erfant Terrible.