Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-08


woman, they explained that they had
been sent to bury her husband. In
those sad times all was done with dis
patch, A grave having been hastily
dug in 1t the mortal remains of the
poor victim of insatiate war was laid
10 rest, his monument the everlasting
mountains whose towering peaks
pointed soSemnly to heaven. as If In
voking the vengeance of God upon the
diabolical schemers who had wrought
the bloodshed and ruin which devas-
tated the land
Who can fathom the despair of the
Droken-hearted woman, as she gaZed
upon that lonely grave? A widow,
penniless, friendless!
With rough sympathy, the leader of
the party informed her OF his chiefs
commands to escort her in safety
wherever she wished to go She shook
her head drearily.
Il have nowhere to go. am a
Northern woman. No one would take
me in
Perhaps" suggested the soldier.
you had better come to the camp and
talk to the General
Acquiescing with the indifference Of
despair, the woman and her boy rode
| OFF with the men, and were shortly in
the Generals tent Here. yielding TO
the kind questioning of the chief, she
disclosed her sad story.
She was a Pennsylvania by BIRTH
wooed and won by the Virginia farmer
| eight years before All went well I'M
til the rebellion broke out He never
| believed in secession" she said, but
| when his State went he could not hold
| back. He said last night 1t was bad
to fight against the old flag Father
| and mother are old and poor but /
| know they'd be glad to have the child
and me, If We could only get to lem. -
The Generals eyes frightened
| Give me their address, said he,
and ! will see that you reach them
safely"
Entering an inner apartment of the
tent he returned in a moment with a
sealed envelope, which he placed In
her hand. charging her not to open 1t
until she reached her destination.
Shaking her hand he turned hastily
away to escape her expressions of graf
itude.
The widow and her child, amply sup
piled with food, started Immediately
on their journey northward guarded
by a strong detachment of soldiers
who accompanied them beyond the
lines, and placed them upon the cars
which would convey them to their
journeys end.
Here, tenderly cared for by her par.
ents, Mrs. Hunter lay for weeks in the
delirium OF fever. At length. however
reason was restored, and resignation
and thankfulness for mercies remain
ing took the place Of rebellious de
spair
AS soon as her strength permitted
she recounted to her sympathizing par
ents the sorrows that had befallen he
and the kindness she had received
from those whom she had considered
her enemies.
Where is the envelope, mother. thaf
the General who was so good to u!
gave me?"
The mother brought the little pack
age which she had found secured In
her daughters dress, when she fel
half-fainting at the door, and at tn,
request of the invalid opened IT,
A slip of paper in which were folded
two bank notes, whose amount to tn
eyes of affluence might seem insigniG
cant. TO the impoverished widow beto
kened food and clothing for many &
day Inscribed on the paper (Which
has been carefully preserved) was
For Robby Hunter, one Of the orphans
of this cruel war Pray for peace"
No signature was attached. But the
recording angel wrote the name on his
book In letters of light, and He who
said, "lnasmuch as ye have done II
unto one Of the least Of these, yc have
done it unto me" will also say, Wei
done good and faithful servant; entel
thou into thy reward" Modest and
tender. brave and merciful, concealine
his good deeds beneath the mantle oil
silence, when will the world find an
other like him, our own Grant?
The gallant old soldier has confront
ed his last foe-Death But, though
the Great Conqueror" has seized all
that Is mortal OF the hero, the immor
tai soul that shone from the steadfast
eyes Is beyond Deaths power to grasp
Oh. may the prayers Of the helpless
and suffering whom he has befriended
have assembled as holy incense to the
great white throne, lifting the shad
ows OF the dark valley through which
the nations beloved hero. weary with
earthly suffering. passed with unfalter
ing feet. looking forward to the land
OF Beulah beyond
Not ~ sin.
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