The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-31

remarkable
consy couple until they actually red in the face.
But the cause Of that is part Of this tale TO go little
beyond its latitude Nick poor musician with
really sublime genius for the violin He had the daughter
eye his Ane face and figure and his wonderful gift
had taught school the fields
to get small training in music 1t his feet in the right
however, and twenty he could his wild passion ad
miraby the old Guarneus that only thing Of ue
his father had left him.
Hammerton the night before lately
that neghborhood young whom
every one had something good to Having been to prayer
meeting at the schoohouse evening.
home In the distance could hear the strains OF the
violin coming from the window of the Hammerton house
The music halted at the old love that went to
heart and filed with sadness leaned
the wall. quite the darkness
always mighty love again
gardens Of youth and the music that to like
water poured their whered The player
putting his whole heart those tender old ballads At the last
as could almost hear the Words San for bonnie
Annie Laurie I'd lay doun an dee"
Well the boy the day with his gun
his shoulder did him until years had gone
singular bit Of history led meeting
Separated from his of the charges Chick
picked up enemy
snodsass hill The only Union soldier in that of the field
was mystery how he got there He must have cawled
where he fell The men who found him said he was In ptabe
condition. with his skull fractured by piece of she'll He had
blood with sight
touched their hearts for they took him up.
After few weeks he able to leave his bed But he
could not tell them his where he
smallest bit history nothing
all its to thing until has neither
for other and its feet habit
kind Of mental astigmasm In which, coming
the rays Of thought focus imperfectly.
Inthe mind Of Nicholas Gath a
and perception that made fool OF him. would
and quiet for time and then off I'm of the
He could express only hougha fixed formuarepeated
frequently in low voice. 1t was, Il love you"
After little he sent back the Union army
prisoners nobody place They gave
him foot hoping he would into recognition
In he get understanding of what
w
S was hungry thirsty and pleasure and dseasue
but mostly unlnigIbe completed
Bit brief legend of his love he had OF
that themselves reckless profanity
day big crowd OF soldiers had gathered about the band
tent of Ohio regiment in Chattanooga They all
the outer edge of the crowd and of them
pushing
with feeling Nick Gath had got his hands violin
playing with all the maserful God given
his thought had found
of wreckage and had come out of Its ruined castle to look
up a the sunlight.
He began "Home, Home" of
told after how of those old
bis emotion inspired song
have flown out Of the north into the great of melody
The strains of robin Ada Annie Laurie "Comn Thro the
Rye" the Bonnie Doom" rang upon
sl afternoon, thrilling
of the soldier.
The low the supper sounded but not
them lifted foot until the handing
made OFF, muterng curses and unmndfu any
the fool and who'd have thought tY the men whispered
ssthey watched him walking slowly the
down. If he were In deep thought and as often him
his darened way life afterward camp
next morning believe only company ever
saw again. There to tell where
he got away problem mystery, he
had riddle mouth Some set him spy,
and there
him evil spirit The officers wing
Ahe army glad be rid Of their strange guest.
years after the came to preach parish
ofcentral Religion regarded luxury days
in that neighborhood not minded indulge it,
II good people their way the mighty
with which they put their hands in their
TO pay worthy of serious subject
the fairs funerals the marriages. the
picnc meetings, the preaehings three
help thinking that salary six
needed a little Of the relish of cheerfulness
They stralaced God fearing people for all
~ lacked cheerflness probably lacked charity
seyerest providing wholesome
to Of It. There would
sins but singing help to Christian life. 1
string I'm my having rather unhopeful
hour ice festival In the church.
N had entertainment that
nze al te aspiring the parish and be helpful
into temper with the
.tba csern was leaking. feeling quite like
homemade hero member Of the committee
A wonderful fiddler had come to neghborng town, and
,hs Thought he could bring play for
much hone wandering hddlers have little of
tba grace OF their musicbut day
sa man he and felt the magic of his
u stood under the the little
v,ape as came along playing the Mprseiase" had heard
Paris when the voices of thousands
.hrla me with It's had II
M now laden the pride and aspiration OF race have no
tho towering the sweet air OF the morning with
orchestra birds helped the art OF the player
I WAS then young of wentyeight or twentynne but
s har and beard gray He had soft light In his big
ewes and playing they full or eoquence but
an he was out OF then ana ne seemed 70