Year: 1862

avenue, while on the other there is very
humble-looking butcher shop, kept by al
Irishmsn with heart bigger than that Of any
OK he ever hung upon his meat hooks The
only name that we can give him is the one
that he gave US when we inquired it. Itwa'
90 Abraham" "And your wife's2" Sarah


If the doctrine Of transmigration be true,
then had these good people the souls Of the
old patriarch and bis wife. Their characters
correspond to theirs of old, that we read Of
in the Book where We found the lines that
head this item.


A squad of the soldiers were wandering
along the opposite side of the street peering
about; Abraham saw that they were in pur-
suit of something that was not to be found in
a bar-rOOm, and "he lift up his eyes" and
beckonsd with his hand, and when they came
over, he said:


care you hungy2 Then pass not away,
Come in here; I will fetch morsel of bread
and comfort ye, God bless ye"


And so he led them through his little meat
shop, into little back room, and there was
Sarah; and Sarah said:


Och, sure, gintlemen, ye're as welcome as
sunshine is in harvest, to the little that we
can give ye, and if t is none of the richest, I
am sure ye have got whatn be after giving it
the sweet TASTE"


So, while Sarah hustled about her kitchen,
parlor, and dining room, all in one, that did
not contain a single whole chair, but several
benches and stools, upon which she seated her
guests around the pine table, Abraham went
out and brought in some loaves of bread, and
Sarah sliced off generous quantities Of head
cheese, and poured out cup after cup of good
strong hot coffee, and probably never felt hap
pier than she did to see these men eat her
humble fare with so much relish.


In the meantime Abraham had gone out in
front Of his shop again to lift up his eyes"
and whenever he saw more hungry soldiers,
he beckoned them over, introducing them to
Sarah something in this way:


a say, old woman, could ye be after Civ
ing these a sup of yer coffee and bite of
bread; there as hungry as the others, and
God will be giving ye his blessing for it; and
maybe somebody viii be feeding our Mike
when he is hungry"


" Indade, I will, to the last sup in the shan
ty. Now, good men, will ye that are full, be
after retreating a bit, so that the empty ones.
can get in, God bless ye"


Again the cups and plates were replenish-
ed again Abraham sailed out to some place
that he knew Of foi a basket of loaves; and so
squad after squad were fed, and we hope all
felt as much thankiulness in their hearts, as
these good souls did pleasure at the opportu-
nifty of giving the best they had to feed the
soldiers of their adopted country.


A gentleman who happened to be present
at the interesting feast, was anxious that
and his wife should accept some
thing in the way of compensation.


Niver ha'peny. An'hivn't I a son and
neyy In the army, an wont God be good to
them to pay me for all this? An mayhap
they may want to share a crust that some Of
these poor fellows may have to give some
day. And wont it taste all the swater to !
know their poor old mother has paid for the |
crust in advance, with bite and a sup to |
-hese poor fellows? No, no, It's never a cent
-hatP cross my palms for all I have given. 1t
would be curse to me. and burn hole in nv
pocket to let the siller out. I am sure ye are
Is welcome as those that Abraham and Sarah
If old fed with the young calf nice and ten
Ter; and all I ask is that ye viii read that
tory when ye want to remember US as ye
pass on God bless and always feed ye, as
ong as ye fight the inimies of our country"


And so with thanl1fulness and blessings,
be soldiers passed on; but they will never
crget Abraham and Sarah as they found
hem in New York