The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-27

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h u wonder why no one ever thinks
to write about our experiences and,
adventures. Every little. simple thing
that Is done by people lis heralded
forth In newspaper or magazine, while
We. who see and hear SO much more.
are Just ignored in literature
The speaker was a penny. bearing
the date 1861. It was speaking TO a
group Of coins OF different denomina;
stions, who were lying in the cash
drawer of a country grocery store.
81 agree with you exactly,r spoke
up quarter Of more recent date. II
don't doubt but that you could tell US
many interesting adventures.
ayes, and please do, = spoke up sew
eral of the coins in concert.
Thus encouraged; the little penny.
settling himself comfortably, related
his many adventures in the following
manner:
i When first left the mint i went
to large bank In b and felt very
proud in my shining coat, and for a
few days remained quietly in the
drawer with many of my friends. 4
Zone morning was taken out with
several other coins and handed to a
young man in exchange for a slip OF
paper He put me in his pocket
where 1t was very dark, and among
coins that were positively, disgraceful,
they We're SO dirty and marred.
1.-The young man took us to place
where there was nothing but hustle
and confusion. Men .twere giving
orders, women and schildrenSwere
gathered round, andRnearly all were
weeping. bitterly. ~, =.
Z - ! skedS one OF mysg ewly MAIDS ae;.,
rquaintances what It aiinennt' and he.
told me the. young, men were starting
fol; the battlefield, and explained to me
about the terrible Civil War. NJ
= awe" were then taken to large
building and then aboard train and
rode until my bones ached from
jostling against the larger coins in
the 'gentleman's pocket. 5'',a
II must have fallen asleep, for the
next thing remember there was the
most terrible noiseI ever heard, and
have since learned that 1t was guns
and that a big battle was in progress.
In the wild scrambling to and fro, a
5.cent piece and myself were tumbled
out of our hiding place and left ne.
elected on the ground.
"We were later picked up by
young lady in white with red cross
on her arm, taken to a place called a
hospital and placed on a'shelf. There
we had a chance to watch the poor.
wounded soldiers Us they were
brought In for treatment.
"o9e day my attention was attract.
ed by scrap of conversation by the
bedside of a handsome young fellow,
who was bandaged from head to foot,
1t seemed that he and the nurse were
broke out. He had gone to the front,
lovers In the days before the war
and the desire to help her country had
been SO strong that she had enlisted
as a purse, that being her profession
at home. Through letters going
astray they had lost knowledge OF one
another and had met at last at what
seemed almost certain to be his death
bed.
Il watched the brave fight the
doctors and nurse made for his life,
and their efforts were at last reward
ed. Slowly but surely he crept back.
to health and strength, and at last
was ready to leave the hospital.
when he was ready to report for
duty she gave me to him for tails.
man, and thus went once again
into the midst OF the fight.
After the war was over we re-
turned to B, and l was present at
the wedding of my owner and the
young nurse"
Just at this moment the grocer
opened the drawer to make change
and took up theS story teller among
the rest. AS he laid the coins on the
,ecunterbtherei was a joyous exclama-
ton from the lady customer,
"oh! at last have found Russell's
talisman, again.. ,,frp, n ~
1t Seems that a little child had beg
ged a penny from her papa, and with.
out noticing he had given the little