Evening journal., 1916-02-21

ask You to take the colonelcy OF this
black regiment Without hesitancy
he replied: Gentlemen. ] will do IT,"
He was engaged to marry a beauti-
full girl Of Boston. and the wedding
was FASTENED. He kissed his young
bride goodbye in the church. al the
marriage altar, and went out the door
and mounted his horse to join his reg
iment. which was starting south. Il
was the time when the attack was to
be made on Charleston. S. c. Fort
Wagner was the chief defense OF that
city. Il stood out on the ocean shore
and any attacking column would NOT
be protected by even a stump or a
stone. At evening Colonel Shaw stood
before his men and said, Boys, our
regiment has been selected to lead in
the attack upon Fort Wagner, at day
break On that next morning, in the
gray twilight. you might have seen
that regiment, full thousand strong,
marching over that ocean beach when
the tide was out, with fixed bayonets.
as silently as the snowfakes fall,
That great. grim fortress was as silent
as a graveyard until the attacking
column got within a few rods OF tha
outer breastwarks. Then at a given
signal the fortress was literally alive
with men. They poured forth such a
storm Of musketry and grapeshot and
canister upon the advancing column
that one-half OF that negro regiment
fell at the first volley.
Said the general OF Massachusetts,
Ig a ItnH I.n
] saw of Colonel Shaw was when he
sprang upon the parapet and, waving
his sword. shouted to his men to come
on" AT the second volley the other
half of that black regiment fell like
new-mown hay before the mower. and
the body OF Colonel Shaw fell inside
the fertilization. That night. under
flag OF truce. request was made of the
Confederates of Fort Wagner. asking
for the body OF Colonel Shaw. eXplain-
/ ing that he belonged to one OF the
first families OF New England, and
that he had bade his young wife good4
/ by at the wedding altar. The answer
came back I'VE have buried the
I Yankee colonel with his niggers." q"
Said the general: "The sad duty fell
to me TO go back north and break
the news OF the death OF Colonel Shaw
TO his young wife. I explained to her
that II she insisted. that reuest would
be made OF President Davis, ot the
COnfederacy OF Richmond. to have the
body OF Colonel Shaw disinterred aud
sent back TO her for burial. With tho
spirit OF generosity and chivalry for
which the South has always been
noted. he said. "There is no doubt but
what the request will be granted. ="
I"No,' said the heart-broSen young
wife. between her sobs. "let him alone.
1 ask no nobler burial for my beloved
husband than that he be buried by
the side Of those he died to free
That night after the attack on Fort
Wagner. Sergeant Kearney. who had
carried the regimental flag that morn
ing in the charge when the flag had
been shot from It's stair he had
grasped It before IL fell and thrust il
within his blue blouse. He had beer
wounded three times. Sometime tina
3 night he crawled out from beneath
heap OF wounded and dead comrades
and by some miraculous means mad
p Ills way NnfOukM AHG ADAAltuNlaN
g, lines, and when morning dawned h
d reached the Union camp. The soldier
Is gathered about him. although wea
h from the loss OF blood crawling
r upon his hands and knees. he aros
{ upon his knees and pulled out fror
{ his blouse the flag which was staine
2 with his own blood. and as he hel,
it up he said, with a look OF joy an,
2 pride" Boys, she never touched th'
I ground This flag never touched th'
= ground
Friends, II a man will do that much
! for his flag and for his country. whai
ought you and / to do for Jesus
, Christ. our Lord and King? II YOU
! come out definitely into the Christian
: life and yield yourself in allegiance
! TO Jesus. it may mean hardship. sacri
e fee, difficulty. danger and even death
I but there will come into your life 1
81 peace and JOY and power that yol
4 have never known before. You hav
r come to the parting Of the ways;
e is this or nothing. You can no longe
4 be a half-hearted Christian. Sa.
I then. from yolr heart this morning
S "I will go where you want me 70 gr
r dear Lord. I will be what you wan
e me TO be-"