The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-14

viGel trulyf'
rs it indeed 50. vr. SEYMOUR
The young man ro1ael a1rngtively.
"Nlat were yea proposing to do
with the boCy:"
Fury it near here, sir. in the ceme-
terry on the hill by the college. We
have no means of transporting 1t
hence"
well. you shall do SO, and we win
bury him like q soldier. J -eneroaaf
t. laAiily now in England very well.
Don't they call them the loyal Talbots?
Yes, | thought SO. He was a rebel and
so far false to his creed. but a gentle
maj nevertheless. and Il brave one too.
Look at tie fight he made here. gen
tlCmen. He shall have all escort of the
kings own troops. and Lord Cornwall
lis himself and his staff for his chef
mourDers; ell. Ersline?' said the gal
liant earl. turning to the officer who
role near him.
How viii that suit You, Mr.. Scy-
n,our? You can tell that to his poor
old mother. too. when you see her once
again. Some Of you bring up a COM
pany of troors and get a gun c~arriage-
there's an abandoned one of Nav
hoods over there-anl Wen take him
Up properly. Have you a horse. sir?
All. that's well. Arl bring a prayer
book il You can find IN / doubt If
there he any in my staff. | presume
the man w;S a ~cliurchman. and he
Shall have prayers too. We have no
coffin for him either. Eut. stay; here's
my own cloak. n proper Stroud for a
soldier. Surely that va Go nicely.
And now lei us go on. gentlemen
In a short time the martial corte-e
reached the little Presbyterian Gene
terry. The yoang man. wrapped in the
generals cloak. was soo laid away in
the shallow grave which had hastily
been made ready for him. Seymour.
attended by the two other American
oftcers. Armstrong ana Lewis. after
cutting off a lccs Of Tablets dark hair
for his mother. read the burial service
ort of the young soldiers own little
prayer lock. which he had found IN
the pocket of his coat. rs the earth
WIS PIT upon bin CORVALLIS ana his
officers stood about reverently uncov-
cred while tie sailor read with falter-
ing lips the old familiar words which
for twenty centuries have Whispered
ef comfort 10 the heavth~oken children
Of men ard illunainel the dark future
by an eternal hope-n@Y. rather. fixed
assr-2nce-of life everlasting.
There was n tender hearted woman
there too. one Of the sweet faced
daughters of tie kindly Quaker. Miss
CLARK. She hSd taken time to Irvine a
has'y wreath from tie fragrant ever
vcrdant rine; when the little mound
of earth was finished, softly she laid
1t down. breathing a prayer for the
mother in farrell Virginia rs Sic did so.
Then TIC. all drew back While the
wei trained so,d.eis fred tie last three
vo.loys and tie drumtners beat the
last call. Twas the same simple end
ing which closes the career CT all sol
d.crs of whatever degree when they
come to occupy those narrow quarters
where earthly cons.derat.cns OF rank
ard stat;cl arc forgot.
'S.r. | beg to th1ak You for This dis
tingu.siied courtesy" ssid Seymour.
with deep feeling. extending his hand
TO the kniShtiy Briton.
DO not mention it. sir. | beg of YOU"
replied CORVALLIS, shaking his hand
warmly. You win do the same for
one of us, l an sure, Should occasion
ever demand a Ike service at your
hands VIII see that your otter men
and officers are properly buried. DO
you return nowf"
Immediately. my lord"
pray present my compliments to
Mr.-nay. observation-disclosures. said
tie generous commander. and con
graduate him upon his brilliant cam
paign. Aye. ana tell him we LOOK for
ward eagerly to trying conclusions
with him again. GooCoy. sir. Come.
gentlemen he cried. raising his hat
gracefully as he mounted his horse
and rode AWAY. followed by Lis staff.