The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-03-04

lINlNLh ana over again the sun
I'LL rose ana vat upon the crowded
lO city over aud over again IA,
~ moonlight nights were oule,
on the plains Of Waterloo: and AFT Tim,
,llhe was blank 10 what had been
hiehArd boublcdlck.
SLOWLY hboring at last through n
long heavy dream Of confused tlme
ahn place presenting faint elirnpses Of
hfu'y surgeons whom be knew ana NJ
noes that had hccn fnmllIar 10 nj.
youth-dearest aud klndest among
'hen Mary Mnrshal's. with a solIei.
'uue uIon u more like reality than any.
lhlng he could observation-disclosures
hl'hard Douhledick came back 10 llfe
70 TIE beautiful lie ~ u calm autumn
evening sunset, 10 the peaceful life OF
q ifesh. quiet room with large win.
10" standing open. balcony beyond
w winch were moving leaves and
sweet smelling flowers. beyond. again
TIE clear sky. with the sun fun In his
slght pouring IN golden radiance ON
his bed
u was W tranquil aud 80 lovely that
BE- thought be had passed into another
world Aud be said Ia q faint voice
Taunton, are you near meY
A face bent over him-nol his. his
mothers
i came 70 nurse you We hive
nursed you many weeks You were
moved here long ago DO you remem.
her nothlngY'
Nothing
The lady kissed his cheek and held
his hand, soothing him
Where IA the regimentY What has
hnipenedl let me call you mother
What has happened mothery"
A great victory. dear The war ls
over. aud the regiment was the bravest
Ia the Geld
Ills eyes hndlcd his llps trembled.
BE- sobhed and the tears ran down his
face Tie Whs very weak too weak TO
move his hand
Was It DARK Just nowY' be asked
presently
No"
IT was only darn TO mel Some.
thing passed away Ike q black shad.
Nv hut as II went aud the sun-oh
The blessed sun. how beautiful II Isl
touched my face thought ! saw
light white cloud pass ont At the door
Was there nothing that went outY'
She shook her head aud IN little
while be- fell asleep. she still holding
Bis band and soothing him
From that time he recovered slowly.
Tor be had been desperately wounded
IN the bead and had been shot In the
bod, but making some little advance
every day.
une day be awokc out II n sleep re-
fneshed aud asked her to read TO him
liut the curtain nf the hed softening
ihr light which she always drew back
hon be- uwokc that she might see him
from her table NJ the bedside where
.hr vat NJ work wa- held uBdrawn
aud womau's voice spokr which was
not hers
can yol hear 90 ss.r strangerf" "
.aid sofilJ "will you Ike 10 see u
sirHurprf
stranger he repeated. The voice
awoke old memories before the days ~
Private Richard nouhledick
"a stranger now. but not a stranger
once" II said 10 tones that thrilled
him Richard. dear Richard. lost
through 10 many years. my name
lie cried out her name Mary and
she held him In her arms, aud his head
lay on her bosom
Il am not breaking a rash vow, Rich
ard These are not Mary Marshal's
1 lips that speak have another name.
She was married.
Il have another name. Richard. Did
you ever hear NJ
Never
lie looked into her face, 50 pensive
IL beautiful. and wondered at the smile
upon Il through her tears.
Think again. Richard Are you surf
You never heard my altered namer
"Neyerr'
Don't move your head TO look al
me. dear Richard. Let II lie her'
while | tell my story. loved gen
erous. noble man. loved him with IN,
whole heart. loved him for years and
years. loved him faithfully, dcyotediy
loved him with no hope Of return. lov
cd him. knowing nothing OF his high
est Qualities mot even knowing thai
he was alive. He was brave soldier
He was honorcd and beloved by thou
sands Of thousands. when the mothe
OF his dear friend found me and show
cd me that IN all his triumphs he ha'
never forgotten me. lie was wounde'
/ In a great battle. He was brought
dying. here into Brussels | came &
watch aud tend him. AS would hav'
ioyfully gone with such a purpose &
the dreariest ends OF the earth. Whel
he knew no one else he knew Inc
When he suffered most he bore III
mfferings barely murmuring. conien
10 rest his head where yours rests no"
When he lay at the point OF death b
married me that he might call the VIII
- H. Ala And the name, IN