Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-06-23

at home he seIlt he abroad for study.
She's been home only few months.
She's soloist in Chicago church.
And. what do you think. sir-she's come
up here to sing for the boys today and
to put posies on her dads grave. And.
say, didn't she sing that Marching
On song to beat the band? It made
me feel as though maybe God is
marching on in this wicked old world
after all. Curious how just a song
and woman's voice can make a man
feel, isn't it,"
''She certainly has a voice Of great
power, and she sings with rare ex-
preston" was the response.
II don't s'pose, though" continued
the narrator. that these songs give her
voice scope enough. She'd sing rag
time or 'Gideon's Band to please the
boys. But her own taste is way up
in classic realms, sir, as one may say.
I've heard her in the city church, and
she's simply great. She can CULVER
beautifully, sir
.And this uncle of hers-he, too, was
a soldier, suppose?'
"Well, no. not exactly, though he
kept in close touch with them all
through the war, especially about pay
day. He was sutler, sir, and he
made money. But after the war was
over and he'd turned his ungodly gains
over many times he must. have come
to himself-his real self. you know
for the bad tobacco that he sold to the
boys at S. pound and other necessi-
ties in proportion troubled his con-
science to that extent that he calcu-
lated he owed the soldiers debt Of
honor. and they do say that the old
skinfint made good III various and
many ways looking after their wild
ders and orphans. Giving Elmer a
chance was one of Them
'She certainly has repaid his kind
ness" said the other. He must be
proud Of her."
Proud of her amt 1t. He loves her
loves her like father. sir She's the
apple of his eye, sir. She and her
| mother own a nice little cottage here.
and now that Elmer is home they will
| spend their summers here. Probably
some of the neighbors and the boys
will call around to see them this even
ing. L shall probably drop in myself.
Maybe you'd like to go. Her mothers
a fine woman, sir"
II should be glad to do so. By the
way, my name is DR.. Graham" and he
handed the other his card.
THANK you. I'm just out OF calm
cards, but my names John Davis-just
plain John Davis, sir"
| Plain John Davis introduced DR.. Ora
| ham to Mrs. Mason that evening, say
ing. Being a stranger, ma'am, the
| doctor thought he might be sort o
buttin' in coming here tonight, but
| told him it would be all right, and
was sure you'd all be glad to see
| him." @
"As we certainly are" said the lady
Then she turned away to greet others
John Davis was borne away by old
friends. DR.. Graham and Elinor were
left together. 4" 80
"It is little strange" he began, ''but
this is the second time that l have
found myself in this little town at a
gathering of the clans. Thirty-five
years ago, Miss Mason. heard some
girls sing Brave Boys Are They un
| der the same trees you sang under to-
day. They sang for the regiment rep
resented by the grizzly old fellows here
today,
lone of those girls must have been
my mother" said Elinor. did you
know my mother or my fathers" she
asked.
II had met your mother the winter
/ before in my home town at the east
where she was visiting, and-and
came west that spring to attend to q
! little matter of personal interest, and
1 called upon her. It happened, re-
member, to be the 30th Of May.
have memory for dates. My cal
] was a short one 1t was her busy day
heard her sing. l did not meet your
| father T do not know that 7 heard his