Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-12-03
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We ". Hen: Aw wAs- NJ. joe
tai 6o,s II el-o=5 upoa the plat
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II gig a-olg With Joa
Ths III ge1e@ vas Used 10 war,
81 liz "a - l&r-e vas burning il
is Tes- - yo1 didn't put your
-a@ coE1 rae.e, s., ays lie, you
woC4l'I be 20 81 o. nine says BE.
BIZ / VS. sa-A-g whe-e could see
2 1aar al .o1 CID NJ. Bsa=-e?'s e!e.
Il tel Eoa II haa- was sad after
that, AID nore ,1go yer I io7G to see
IL. jog ard NJ. ae1: cone down the
Path uEder -ae w-d g~-ape7i1es. only
knew Mss Martha was walking BE-
tTAo than
THUS cane the 1s1r 10 the last da!
tie. ware go1g 70 y 81 hone. and NJ.
| Joe AID ". Fer! we're !!tog il the
Cass right tAe-e boxing az the old
White river that vas dItr.lg. drifting
always drifting sol-hws-d and never
coming back-
BY AID b! NJ. Joe sa!s. sHen-.'
saTs he, .tono-ov we're going to the
ws-. Maybe We vii neve- fish II the
White river c. gather grapes Or Wild
cherries Of these hills together any
mere SAP he, and there shouldn't BE-
any shadows between us, Henry says
he, FLe.s e to Martha, you and re.
and ask her which she thinks the
Dost Of. Like as rot says be. she
az. caring very much Tor either Of
Us
"N-. Henri smiled Ct that and took
Mr. Jce's hand. Their. arm in arm,
they went up tie path. and there
wasn't any shadows between them
after shs.-.he-e reve- was any more
M. Joe ard III. Henry found Miss
Martha II the meadow back Of her
fathers house.. and NJ. Joe explained
what they had come to f1d out
Now, of course Miss Martha knew
very vel. what her answer should be.
but size pretended not 70 BE- interest
ID. So sse glanced -oguishly first at
one, ttea al the other. the sunset
creeping INTO her cheeks and the light
Of a! the s.a-s creeping into her eyes.
Then she pl1cEA & daisy ort Of the
clover AID SAID She would let the
daisy decide. And with thai she pulls
Of the pe-as. saying. Joe, Henry. Joe.
HeoE, .,.Ee that. Ard the last petal
was Henri.
NJ. Joe didn't say q word. he Just
TOOK NJ. Ee--y's hand il both Of his
a minute, then he crossed the meadow
and went down rbe road. Leaving Mr..
Henry smiling and holding Miss Mar
tha's hand ard Miss Martha gazing
after M-. Joe. al tie sunlight and the
starlight fading out II her face and
eyes. Ard the next day We were al
~ To town 70 see the solder boys
march Of 70 var.
Il DeTer saw cay brighter sunshine
or an blue- SKY than there was that
day. Old General Beas.ey was On his
white horse. g~alloptng back AID forth
and waving the sword with which be
fought ~irl Sheridan. AID Judge Sin
J gleron cliobed q z bog and made q
speech 70 tie soldiers. e1bortiog them
to bring glor- 10 Old Lawrence county.
"PreseoLy the captain spoke, and
the soldiers PIT their guns On their
shoulders and they we're Of down
the road. NJ. joe ana Nj. Henry
were marching side b. side. and as
they turned the co--e- Nj. Henry
glanced back Il Mss Martha. She
fatrered Ter h~a-dEe-cLtet. and he
waved lis cap, and in lis eyes was
a great happ:1sss.
"Bu. NJ. Joe leTer locked back: he
just kept hLs eyes ~ TIE front. And
there was q meadow .2c. singing some
where down u tie r.ver.
Miss Martha Te-C ua1y letters
from Mr.. Henri, AID SIC used u come
down tie path and s.l i the door right
where you are sitting now and read
them. but / could I'll D. the way she
sighed VIXEN she finished that the let
ters from LIZ. Henry didnt satisfy her.
o-C GGs sAS eo.S - LIZ. pa. A-5
with the strings Of ner bonnet, 'Auocie
Becky says she, 90 you ever get any
letters from Joe, Au1tie Becky:
Then she pulls the bonnet down
ove her eyes. but / saw he- cheeks.
and they we're the color Of q slmac
leaf il Octoer-th2t red. Oh. Auotie
Becky she said. ! wish there never
had been any daisies il our meadow
and she covered her face with her
hands.
so the weeks and the months went
by with nothing but war, war, war
But one day Miss Martha burst in al
the door ali excited, and she says, Oh
Auntie Becky, sit down I've some
thing important to read you
1T was a letter from Mr.. Henry, and
be wrote about & big battle down il
Cuba. The letter wasn't written fol
more than two weeks after the fight
for DIR. Henry had been wounded and
was In q hospital
Mr.. Henry called it San Juan where
he was shot He wrote that when be
came to himself after being struck he
was lying on the ground and there wa:
n %nrr;I1n min In tic broacr