Hornellsville Weekly Tribune from Hornellsville, New York • Page 4

Wr -f ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. SoliiitTs, ft'turirJ a bf-day I niinrin-r yt-ar, uiijilii-r IVhi-ii iViuii your iiuiiifi iit'-t jx 1 niaroh'U uway, Your ouM-- liat Shall iii'Vt-i- bo by liiiuiuti Tin; north tvil ivitii viw i-k'Otriu Tiu- urujjuii's ireri 1 tujn Btartwl wen (So may laaJ Lit' iiLiLr ujfuiiil)-- M'ITU tiji? oriip sliriinf it) uriuor thou. Lo. irVt-ry uiaik' its end in uuy, With GU'ra, aiivjaring (Ism against tbe Bun! -A liuu uf IjavtiQi'ts thrust 1 KJIV tin) suvrt yw trt-ud to-day Took fcliucs (lint ijliall UVTLT passi uway VisioiJS thj.1 thai! visiblo for Yt? oiuiii-' frotii uuuty a Joiix'rtuiuiDbercul flght; Your are iti tht? iriady light, Vith nouirs that uiity their inuri- bright. bis fatht-r bosi; fiiUJoUst, I'eteriius too, Pathetic with tin- clonus they fluttered l)tar Iti iiridtf and Yet-ome-- ye ait not till that went away; AuoUif myriad as (freat us ypurs to-duy Keep tlieir with tha ilowtrs of May.

Ye aatue fruin houifS that bap'ly ti-lio still With yutir uii tiK- qufut siJl; Gii bauk, CLP IjiL'i, tiio einiitj' uir to EM Te 0,11110 from tie'A' itloived floiilj wh When? the old harvests call'd 1'or Iwnds; (jd batkU) Jiiiu the Keutk- bAiitlsl Ye t-nuje-- ihc- irwt is dtuie yu eacn; to Oo; Go go Viiift, servants lri -U and true-Co to find fr -ytL-d nrtiv! Joax Jives PUTT. T1IE CAPTAIN'S PENSION. STORY OF DECOlliTIO.N DAY J.V BBACE- Cupt. Huttoii Uje bigheKt nutltority on war subjects EraceviJJe. Ho could tell stories of army life froojj hour bo hour and djiy to day without ixipiting litteaei-s grow us big as Kiucei's.

For biui tho ww was over. He continued to march, to pitch UU Unt and to fight witli oU tlie pati-io(ic ferror whiut dL-)tinguwhc-J tuiu iu days wbeu tie bootu of Uie camioii shook the liuid. So ougrdssiug on did be toko iu hie career us eolditr Uiut bo nerur cut tuucli of fijjui'o ir busiuees. tnlente peace wcru puroly ol a narrative and as wteroised it, wholly unproUtable from linan- ciul stwitlpojiit. The capiMmi lever biuJSttlf about tbis, but hia 1'iwniJy did, a fact not: to bit wou- dered at, since Uicj' eiperiettced tlio discomfort reisulting from it, ftud Ibo tiaptuiu none at all suuroeiy.

Trouble iiwvtu- adlwred to hiiu. He biid Oie faculty of letting somelxidy else curry aJl tlic while he went on with bis reiumw Ifueu Ids Kigntituru was jietsded his iviiu 01 tis son broufjLt him ttia und rijjjned tbeci, byt be jiever read thwn, Tha only thuig Ire evw read was waj- bistory, uiid this he founti fatill ivitii iiwtin.v it ivusirt in lift) never understand tlio feeling those- who tuv slipping out of ft. last yeur, us IJix'oraliuii day Capt. nation's burned ii'itli more pain atio fervor tlian over, llonoi-i Iu tin 1 tvf'oes of Uio wargiivc hitu grout joy. lit fellow townsmen, knotvint; thu Jt'ptli am of bis palriotiMii, liiin lulk on Jay, 111 lliu fcry, on thu war and its heroic dead.

Tin? day cumo. The few wltliers' graven in tin 1 i ilk 1 oumetery worn uiuat willi Hun-el's, l-'riiyws "cri. oil'ered, ix-ad and eulogies prono over llie brave men whi. liiil in their service. lJut tlit-ro ivcns fotv to over iht-'in, Their companions and friends nearly nil vanished from under sun.

Capl, address astonished everybody. It was the Miljwurhijr of Ilis heart ot a. liiwuc dearer to him than idU'lw, and Hn forM feeling with which bo set tin. hearts of his hearers uii tind they WOJH HI- jxiinwJ thu spirit of tbu as it cann nnd nvcrsluLdimyd the Jand; lie dt scribed tbv ucljynof UiUlu, the win-Hsu t. tlio ilii'ir aiid in the inarches, and the Lc-lions cuiup He painted, lw, UatUi- of ShiJoii, wti lie bud jfii'en tbv best ot his corporeal frame --thai fills-tile, when'after the light could walk long dislaitvcs bU-ppinj; only 01 dead bodies.

And he spoke of tlie dead it witi stroni; and teudw feehni; and inut-li wiuple, moving i-kupiwnce. IIu told bow tic had we: 1 llicm lying on tho iiuld after baltio, their white or abbwi ay faeoi, with ci. in taLing giitotly or distorted bhapv' or bLtnJes of Ho pot-t iu iKtci'ibing tlie and IiiLened n-ilii tear- 1'u! attention ajid felt a nevi -MM divper for thu bravo and loyal old soldier. That evem'ujr the Uaiton fauily to supper iu unusual spirits. The captain vas still under llie of tlto day's i halloaed jfii'i-y; uml.

fur Ibe first tinio in Ihvij- livci, his'ntfe and fhiJJreu were proud and bnudod them to seated themselves sit table. Thecaptam, with bis thoughts oti Uelds of battle a iload com- a a i tnuu) idly without ut them und Uiid them aside. Tbe youug man ft.vtin.-d 10 liavv tbos-j klttrs on tiis Ho glalicvd t(jiurd tboui from limu to time as he ale, anil tbe inyn.1 Oiiishcd and tlicj' still Kat about the table clmlting plutifiantly, be said: "You havon't road your letlurs, father wili alacritj- he got up and uantied thum to tho white haired dreamer. Thu captuui ojJOnud one afta- ajiottier with- otitbitoreKC. bis eyes iiasliL-d nnd be Legou to "Hej-s, ir.y cLiJiitvn, look bwv! 1 he cried cscitcJly, boldiijj at ftii tui ollji'iid uajwr a letter Of ttpjJi'aram'O.

"ily graleful gevurti- I kball oJJ this tuonev for tho wounds 1 received at of whicb I have always been pruud and frit it au honor to bear without thought of coiuiKsusatiou. I Imvft buld that the Lrue paU'iot given spirit and liis body ti'euly to bis country. I never asked for a pension, tlough 1 taew I titled to it. No. 1 JjJ not auk it.

but my goverutii(ut ba provvd itself worthy of loyal service: It offei-s it to me voluiitai'ily." Here the son colored and liejjan tu cough vioteutly. "I rejoiceJ Uiat I had suffered fur liiy ooun- try," continued the captain. -'It a order ol patrioluui that willing tu cotJling, I aii) grateful lor this tnenL of my service, because it came unsolicited. Hero it is, my darlings, beru is the reward of your father's loyalty to the. land be loves.

Take it, anj do hat you will U. I don't want it. I want lo din knowing that I have given something to my dear country and havo taken notiiijig," much it fatlier?" naked Lilian, tlie bad droams of ijAing abroad lo stud3 ai't. iJTjLIOll, 11 ho answered dreamily. Hb mind again i-oatning over tbe Held at Sbiluli.

Both young ludk-s caught their bivatb. Their uiotbei' unutterably as- toujshed at tho vuetncss of tliu whicb, it wwe, had iiiii-atuiously thrown into their ivhile tlio enlirrpriaing ion tried in vain appear utiL-ouceriwd, witii itt" nsked Emma, tbe othw why bud musical am- 1 a ri'iiily conifortable hrnise. a home," utid Ihf mother, ivbon- gi-jjins for dojncitic often been plit to i strait: in comwjocnee of liur husband's indifference tu tiie nmiurial things of lifu, a sh'i-eof ii, ivould educate Emma ami mi' tn our i-aiil LiJian, in n. voice 1 oE inli-rcst. The son llui be knetvof aiietttcr- into His fumiiy, uuiiappily, didn't ivith liis militiiry tastes.

Tln-y lind strong ambjlions in a different direction. They belonged to and fraternized with preseiil antl its itiitterial inlerots. ITisi wife had Uibn obliged to by lio'Ji (histticinl and ilomesl.ii- jnannger, and lier busband's iiiipfovidence often placed her in very mvkwjird prcdu-a iweni's. Tbi-ir son turned Jilu-ntion to law and looked forward iiopvUilly Lo i tincUon. He had worked hard to pull himself up to the starting place, too; ami the neighbors said be deserved credit.

The daughters leaned to music painting, and drcunied Of careens, and vatidy wished it possible to convince their over patriotic father that the war had long iinco ended. The captain, though a bodily figure in his household, in spirit dwelt in the amid the roar of battle or in the idle days of waiting in camp, and -was lutppy as only one who indulges his pet dreams can bo. As his hair whitened nnd old ngc began to face him squarely, his war stories were often finished a sigb, and he spoke moixs frequently of reunions in that unknown country into which flesh and blood can never enter, and whore war'and the'engines of war are neither known nor needed. And when there wwc reunions here--(then the old veterans met und inarched on fields of peace under llags that bad been triumphantly borne in war--Capt. Hatton's eyes were always dim with tears.

Once he looked at tho shrunken column of veterans und feelingly repeated these lines: Aother mighty hont coitus marching slow From their long blvouaa ID ibe gnus and enow-- By these they fought and suffered long ago. Through every struct they march with eiteot (Quteken IMoe, tbo living dead); Look, tbt Mine Uttered flag to materialbtic BIN) friendt Mid and jxmMf a muck priwsuruiii wsuaonlinm-y ri'st: ivbieh, in his opinion, a of sion iiioiu'y bt; put i in-oiit, lix divide sbf i -i said fhildrtiii, tbnt- we comfortable home of our own, "just in ihc niolher wilbmild (It'iiunwi. vdivn ivy to cansiiijj money at our professions we can sonn buihl yon and father a lovely home," said Emma. The daughters bulb field warmly to tlicsiilx jiictol gtijni; abroad, tlto son to the mcnt, i le the motbev beroicaliy stood by the bom "VVa me an wanner grew the discn.saion. Arguments, tos- i retorts even, Jlew around tho family lioanl like ivickeil spirits at war witli each other.

No one. counseled patience and deliberation this matter of deciding what to do with the money. All excitedly insisted on fixing iU destiny then and there. Only ono of the circle offend no suggestion, said no word in regard to it, was not appealed to. This was tte white haired soldier wlio had so bravely earned tbe money.

Indeed, he seemed quite unconscious of tho wrangle. going on about him. Ho had moved from the table and was sitting iu the easy chair near tbo open door, holding lib letters cwo-' lessly ic liis lutnd nnd looking dreamily out the kills fresh and fnir in their ofepriug. He was thinking, not of the possible joys of Uio future, but of tlie Meaf anpii.sli of tho past Over hia face spraad expression of serene, exalted tlcnght. It came from memory of what bo had suffered for tbe wika of principle.

Bb ww a naturo thai understood Ute of giving. Tbe dinention About tbe money went oa, Crowing in Mrengtb and nrraUt every tnlnata, At bis petition, MO, forgettlnii Ut that bud tamo rlglito in tbe case, HOD his euurgy anil jwrtuvorunix' hod secured This speech made iU way straight into the ttijtaiu'if like knifv, utiti liko knifu wax tbo wouud it made. This money, then, this ptuixi'-m, was not us ha had proudly lieliuvod, thti voluntary gift of grttU-fti! (TOvcriiiuonL His son hml Mcbumed, planned and KtruiKled to gel it, and in Uio oyt-s of bb couuti-y lio wus no butter putriol. tluui tho meanest of lior servitors, authorized. This medal of honor has bwn awardiil to about 600 oflh'ers ami nwn.

of tho volunteer scrvioo fur individual aeU of gal lantry during- the lute wur, und to 320 eu- IteUMl mon in tho United StaU-s urntjr hut it m-ins to have ljwii conferred with iiwdcnly so t'Xtxwsfvo that it amounted to MK-i-ei-y, and without any public iwognition of lliii honor it intended tuvaufor. HIS VIEW OF IT. i lie open porch wo Our hwi hud dolTM hat, And ilicil bai'U titr; '-aj-y ill's sin. in UiiMiif, Th" i i wnti liiruiv i 'j'ti' 1 HVIV MH with breath of I in tlii-r ivur," ''1 a irai'lm- may Th-T I ity film Aii' rin- a ih'i-'i They seined 3 I ii. iiiyin-IJ'-- v.nil aiiMuuli i i co Air 1 1 iv 1 iioi-ii, An' L-iiiivil my null I ilits iiiu-it i-t'ip: J-'IT In tlirc nit ii' of my tin ie.

I ma ji; no LI-I- inn war ijut'iul or fi-fu Uut i ijij- Ji ii'i- TirOii. il (iii-l inn' i 'il, iJy jint I r.fff sftlj i sir-sc i- tloiin 1 IK I'u'lit t. in uoni Ht turned toward tbu liri.in bed group ut tho table with look inliisoyee Iht-like of wjjk-h they had never soen, and which they never will ablo to forget. It hail in it unspeakable astonishment, overwhelming anguish find something else not train-latable to the limited spiritual perceptions uf those who saw it. That someUiiiy was not of tliis world.

It was a beam from the unseen sun of i Unity shitu'iijj the ohl soldier's surprised eyw. Instantly nil weruuwed into Instinctively they t'sat something thau their t-on- fronted them--something could tsot understand. Tho old soldier to rb.e to bis Hifi lips moved but no sound came forth. Slowly lio sunk Lack into the chair again. Tlio light fadixl out of bis wyes and Liis tt'oiv ittihwi white.

Tlio awestruck family looked at Lim with Ifefore Uioy tin. 1 prc-smii'i- of Ihe death, wlio h-jd coiU-J SO unt'X- into their jjro.ujiw. ho had depx-rted the soul of thu old patriot. GURTUUDE A 1 I flu' ijy I A Kl i i i i i i I i That i.uit kvui o' it slujll. sir'- lly icnid'oi-.

1 i'M IVr If cf I o-julii A MEMORY. PUT, Tile tin iriituj; wtuv growin But slijj 4i tolditrs sk-ep Wlio tjoivuut fijjj-, djup ill tbe vale A o'ui' tins camp, And not a diuJ was lo tlio sky, our A swivt fiinuiMl tut tenderly. IJtil It's lTMt, nn' i i doiii' IB lcteiiii' this iitlK- 1 lio in' MS IMIJJIUJ lii? stniuls All 1 nu in iliar hi con- of wuro or him-, Thar jt'Kt as Vi uso liar n-s 3 1 It liixiw Lotu Ij)w triiliy; to tiuwmuK S' But tivwy vutoruu drsjuut-U ht- iiwit wives uud sdine, Ami some TXI-TV siveet oii(t Tuir; Aud sonitf cliildrea left at lionn; Williont a. Under cero. But how uiottrnfut MIIS tliat straiti, It'iv, sad iti t-ara! It and fell and ro-si; AO'l ilitiJ as If in solii dud tears, TiK'ii lirayi'd thi 1 trumpet, tin- i i "J-'ull iiil 1 Up Wt-all otiu; Eiilk-ts litTt' bi'es )HfpiTi Ltnn, And arm, wine mil.

Oa iilitL-b wo, shall I say': (We su hanl. witii licai'is MO tnio I) Jtiijy Isave Wi.ru ho ifrj'. loyally tbu iirewtius bint 1 FOU TI1K FLAG. It was lcrntioii day, riftcr they boil returned frotn with flowei-s (he tlie Union soldiers, who ijocmeil lo sleep 50 peacefully in the soft eitnshinv. that four former companions in arms were watod under tba lender of the trees in Of ntrnl pai'k, Tbcy vrcre full of tlw ssid yet prtuiout inetnorics of tbe war, and naturally relMiaraed uuiny of its Iticidetits In which tlu-y hsd taken part.

Their patriotism iiiwl been fitirrod by curemonifs at wbich they hud i ajid, as recounted scenes gallajit feUows haii givoii their IIVBH for their conutry, their that had often looked dentil in the with a strong glanos, motstoned visibly, and wero down to hide their emotion. tVbilo thisy trertt si king ibi'y tiiglit of tbe stai-s and Klriies oti thu old Arwinal buikling. A puit of wind graM-fnUy blew out the banner of this free; they stood up together, removed their baU, and, asomi of ''Elesn the old I would be hnppy to ditt Tor it to-morrow 1" thoy fervently clasped each other's hands in recognition of a common lituent. Tbo s-ppaker wns ex-3Iaj'or Goodtvin, n. native of aged about 50, who had living in Ht.

Louis at the breaking out tif the wur, tuid hiul a Missouri regi- iii'-ist soon us tbe Krtvernmtnt bad called tor The othtjr thivo t-s-Col. fi lL sonn; Jived, and nil "wtriv ln-ave, Tor nil tad heard tbnt morn: nji. Ijy a. Ob, dream iv tniuvs torn'. Vi'liat ivitlidiit Invt; is victory n-nrth; I-idi-l'i-Tit iUovi'lu-uim 1 Hear! 1 of Uiciwib, TLiiib lourtcr i.r MAVRIO: Ti THE MEDAU OF HONOR.

Xcnrly StftlLLiai'ft tribute jci ioii fur the Living Soldiers ol tin: War. pccjile t( the Unitt-d i hat, Uiei'o is a tiiittnnal to its brave soldi t-rs. Tim j-; tlic of itonor givL-n by congress 1'ordistiii- conduct isi the prusonco tho enemy or.ly. This medal bus Ixscn in r-xistence for wore than twenty years, and has linen coii- forrcft upon several hmulrc-d hi-ni's. but very besides the i'e- cipients know of it- extftk'Dco.

Tiiis Ig- noranco is due to lite that tt mitf- inarlrs the method its ula i-l wo imitate in military inattui-s, tby decoration la often handed to tho soldier by his sovereign in Uia )res- eiicoof tho jirinci- officers of state, of largo Iwdies of trooiu und of thousands of Tbo name of liappy recipient is MEUAL or HONOR. published in the official gasetw nod ly the press throughout tbe dominions. In our country Uiiit reward from tbe highest power in luo govtnvment la convoyed to tho bravo winner by tho of mmi. Itaroly, itidoed, is tbe pressntatiou raado tut ocoacton of public ceremony. Iti gazed upon rererently by it MMOT, for it full of to bira, and tbtn It if put catwfuUy away aitd only btoagbi out ocoMioMlly for tagftction by wont an paraiU if Mason.

(iS-Qipt. BennoVt and Gen. "VVirtIcy. The Imd made his home in Cincinnati, and IVirtley bad sotilixl in Chicago, and, ns martial repix'seii- tativtss of Ohio and Illinois, had entered the field immeiiiatejy after tin; firo on Suniter. They were baclk'lors -thet), nearly the same ami gone with their com- niaadK to JMissoiiri, wei-e soon dr.

wn into ac- quiihitiinco and rrionrtslnj) by similarity of opinions and Tiioy had seen a good deal vf servii'i- in iliiTerent parts of the south; had all been nouiidod-- Uoodwni a ml Wirtlcy several times tjueti--ancl had up tbe friendi-hin joined in this early days. After the closs of tin; struggle tlicy found thcnv belvm ISevv York, wlieru they nro still engaged in business. TUo endless distractions of the city prevent their tnech'ngas often as they would choose; but on Decoration day they aru chvays ill company, and nro likely to txi iound together by associations of the past while life continues. They a re crcd- ituhlc examples OH tho on whom tlio rcpuhlic can ulwoys depend in time of need They, in com mon with millions of their couulrynwu north and south, HO re- vei-o thu iiiitioiial ensign that they would sacvifico everything iu its defense. "Goodwin," said Wirtlcy (the four liad their military titles, like aonsibto mon, with tho termination of the war), "we all feel as you do about tbe oW flog, you well know.

I bavo been told that you your devotion to it bj recapturing colon of your rcgbtunt at Wibon'a Crmk, Can't you tbe etoryt" "It 1 not worth telling," np)M Ckmdwla. tU occurred on many battle tad, becidm, it is bad taste, you will agree, for a roan to Twite his own oiporiemroB. lie ia to liinicelC hero when lio is a very conijiionplacu mortal." ni tho story, M- HaiitH'il tlie th'ce. "VToaro friends," n'lded "acd know you too well to i you t-npubki of Iwastiiiff, On thin dny (my oil" who lam iujfii soldier is cxeiisablo for in personal reminiscences, have ail beon doing it, yon knytv. Fire a way, Dill fl-llrtw." alnwiy to Imagiiw tbat I tntgtit iluttlneVl not to bo struck--constant danger imikee fatolists--ami I galloped along to tbo music of Uio guns, fancying myself i feverish dream.

To U) boyotid the sound of cries mid groans, tbo wght of blood und wcjunds wow a givut reliof. "I seemed to Ixj only tn danger myself. of lha(. I was alnipst unconscious. I in a jiart of llio field airny from tbe battli', riding fn-l to where I supposed (A-n.

ijyon to be, when my liot-so ivtuvd us if in 1 iliafc Be lyust tx. 1 titorUllly Moimdcd liy a Mrny shot. I my fi'oin tbe Mirrtijjs, and ju--t in tin to, for I felt flint. was 1 I vsm, 1 mil Mn'e iiiywlf--ami I Ifmv lons( I rfmwinisl KD daKcil, bur. tin 1 ilJii ijf iliist, powdor and me.

JEy hiiive lay dead a 1'eiv j'-et diitant, (lie fhnvms Olif avfinitl me, and I ivaik- aM'ay 'imeivltjit. fanii 1 wbi'ii ck'e, ray- inj; 'Si: cu 1 ii Iff. vrai il--d Vjtiikee. I'll i your 'li'" i my a iiiinn. On; a cliiitcM 1 ci' tr i i Oiiicer, tti.uiti it I i i i i Hit- of our To i iy usiy if eotili! tiit silki-f, cud nf ih'j i i wad sliiE eisibU 1 iti tin- U-ai-i i i was coining ton-iirU 1.1*' a iv -li v.

i i nidi hiippily hivii injt-f I ''It" yon oiv boritl, then it will be your own 1 rempirki'd Goodwin. story is long, unyliow; yon won't suffer much than I bad formed high nf Cajif, Lyon when lie iljj eamji formwl by JuuIiMfii in ML and I wry tn be in bis i-oinimntfi. had ap- and I was witti him ttt wlierij be routed a tijat llii jjovoiinjr had got togetiiar, anil at Dry Spring, where bodefeated SlcC'tillocb. siild iViiv intits.fi, and t') Missouri, 1 appitived of Lyuti's lion to givu them battle at Wilson's Creek, in pit' 1 tliuir superior immbers. I had HH a private in St.

and was already a captain, so that ttty hail sonic weight. UV were flll so ben tliiit a man who had in such (we called them battles) as Uoone- and Dry was as a trieti soldier. vividly I remember tbc 10th of August, Uio day Oti wbtcli tho Bngapetneiit at Crtek occurred. Tho ground was rolling, like most of the land iu Onstie county, wiLh clumps of trees here and mid a forest in the distance. Tb? was, hot, and tha from movements of the ndvorse am i ies a most sufftfiiiing.

Lyon, (is we were up for rode along tba line encouraging tur'ii. Hj told them liow mucli depniiduti on (be iissiilt of the light, to btund lirni, to FMUMiiljor flag of the counlrj-, to think that on cat-b soldier's con tluct, tlie result miglic iaup. 1 cdulil tfim he wns but t- lookt! liotwful. clieerfu! mid A brnvp)-, pfttriotic IIIKU never fongbt tlie Union came. I folt that he would, if should live, lead us to victory; that tie not fall.

So he to affect every- viy thnt oarno into bis presence. My regimens onn of tbo first ordered orn-nrd on tbt We riicrwl to withhold otir fire until within fifty arris; 1mt tbe so excited andun- that began firing long before hoy could much barm. The fire was ro- wo tvero near enough to the nces of tho Confederates, and appearwl to xi very iltsstructire. My men to be I (tiling nil around me. But I iwon that was partially Cdnfosion in the ranks, cfcused it) i familiarity with danger.

The tnen were speedily rniliftd, and I observed thiit 'illy frrt' had Ix-eii stmck. I ordeitsl my I not tu mind the wounded and we acidly advanced. I bad had at tlie outlet a iL-en of I tietievesl I should be hit i very the fear quickly pftaetd, became intensely oxoited, and yet I was 'iitwiinlly calm. Tbe the smoke if the suns covercfl everything, for the air i as cloi'o and sti0hig. I heard the roar if llie engagement, mingled viith the groans tlie wounded anil their pitiful tries for 1'iiU-r.

I had A choking tbii-st myself. The icld seeitieil liku a burning desert, 1 s'tr I Jiavti i'or a drink of water, and limn! water nowltcru, tho cantoens wing exhausted. my exciieincnC, I grew 1 ccitiOil to think of my suit. I had iilc-a if pel-jovial peril, tbirUgli 1 saw men it was of our men, 1 ivns auiaiX'iJ. it was onu of the uliomy, 1 vrns rojoiced, ami I found inyst'lf slioiiLiug tho rvst deliriolis joy at every oil tbo other I liungL-rftd fur blood.

I was like a wild loast. If I could litivii tbousiind (Joafedcraies with lilow of my blade, I should bn.vis been happy. One of our oflicei-s rods before HS. He waved bis sword, and cried out something I could not understand. Tuu words had die.

1 past i iind a btlilot "I lii'wl at nrnrly tbu same moment, baUly iiii t.ur]n*i', ns btf still advanced advamx'd iilvi. Tlie recovery o( the far rr me tbttn life. sboVii again. It Was a jjfular iliibl, mon; we fired, I fwlt that 1 must tw hit. But I was strong enough lo dis'jliurgu nnotiier Uirrei, and had the prumo fit" my Antagonist fall.

I at his intent only on thu Mars ninl strips, which I il row out nnii trjiiti; to JiM-j in clothing when hi-nd sn-iirn, ilarkncss passed before jjij" cyfts fcjicn "I was found uni'yti'ifiou'i. as I Jenniod ti'ard, on tbe l-rensb of the dead Confedvrnte, a eaiJtnin from Kwitucfcy. His hall bad through my lungs; wino into his breust Tlie flag wns closely grasped in my hand and etflined with 1113' blood. It is ut. my home nnd r-outtlcd unions mwt pret-ious truasui'M.

Again 1 'Bless the old To-day every tnic won of the prcnt who so iilinilly it twenty xid yours ftijo. is wiliiirj Jo s'iva bis In.stdrripof blficxl to jrunrd it friiin dishonor. 1 Juxiua fiL'' fV-'j 1S i 1 v) -f" i 'i i TMj scarcely left his iipsi wben a cannoi) ball carried aivaj- liis liotid, and bis blcetiinstrunlc fell to tlio ground. incident clid not horrify or startle me; it only qnicke'iud my tigerish passion for revengf, and 1 yelled iv tli glee, a. ntinuto after, as I saw a Confederate ofilcer i'eel in bis saddle and tumble.

''The odilty nnif ornieii line opposite, in which butternut conspicuous color, showed signs of giving way, Ju a luen our standard bearer, v. 1:0 was in advance, was struck and fi-11. A fresh Confederate foicc had been oi'iluixii vip relieve Ibs tt'iioijs we had bwin figbliitg, and down us in such numbers that wo wore onli'ivd to withdraw slowly, our faces to tlic foe. A ibizen mem- hers of our rugiint'iit Lad bnrrii'il tVinvard to rescue l.be (his, which IKVH torn i from Ibc ciie of the enemy, a lino looking fellow, an cflicer plainly, which i lie thrust into tho breast, of coat. I marked bis countenance and figure.

I was sure that I should him. What pleasm-e I should have taken in killing him, in order to recover tbe colors of tlie tegiment, winch I felt it such a disgivxcu lo losu in ono of the first real battles of the war. "But there wns no chauw of recapturing it We steadily full wert-'homi relieved by frt-sh troojis. Our regiment had lost heavily. Out of TOO or sn, OIK; iptartcr were killed, wounded and tlie roinain- dor were in no condition fiiriii--: 1 Qgbting at once.

I still mourned tbo flag. During the first ili-j soldiers, you ivmetiitvr, III 1 stand of colors a. 1 bad aa defeat, und we ntsvcr altcroii our opinion i 'i" wnixl either. It may lie Vmt it is a patriotic superstition that every iniu soldier isinclineillodicrish. Tho ff comrtry rvprcivuts on i' highest in "I could not tt yon thai day.

As soon ns I had quencbcil excessive thirst in a pool of water, MCOTO of men wore lialf frantic and flglitittg for drink, I went to Uen, Lyon nnd offcii'il my to Act 6M of IIM tsidoM, Htinc- tnd giTintf a tiorae ssent with wt order to ft diatom part of tlio ftulil, I delivered but in doing bullet Bftor tnllet new of thi tlumi(h my '1 of a How TVItni tn Frank very book, cniitlcd "Rcciillpciioiis of a Priviito Sfldier," rcceiitlv published by thv Put- uunis, tvlls bow mon ilif in Tbo following paragraphs the citiMii nn idea of what glory costs the After soldiers bad driven tbe Secoiul into i intrenchmenls along fhe'ErocI; road, a bntllo infantryman stood behind a onk trco. Tli.s back rested against it. IIu was tired, und belli his rif'o lixwcly in his liand. The Con- fefleiiitcs wore directly in our front. This soldier was apparently in wfuty, A solid whot from a ConferlerriU- nick tho oak true M.juarely, d-cl, i'rvn tho ground, btit it did Pot i -tit fi.rcn to tear tlio tough tvood.

Ti-i 1 fell There was not Ii hint. He wits killed by concussion. v.e nvro (igbtius. wivngoly over itiirt the. words in our froiit-cjiaght I'v i 1 or' our wonnde'l not have Kullcrci! lioiril.lv I jim not at all of mllcd heavily fliisl before lii-i-, i-Tivel- opeil the mid I ihii.k I' 1 l-y fur tbe Itii's' 1 JiorLiOll il life CUM uvi-O I'OciSlcd v.viv sujlorateil cui'letl roRiicl them.

Tin 1 speclae'i- i-uar- ngo satjpitig and it the imagination of iec- lull I do not believe thai Use wound- wbo were 1 wing lturnod Buffered grciUly, if tlicy Kuilcrcil at all. When the Brock road (at tho battle of tbe IVildj-riK-ss) i trench in en ts ninii a (on 1 lilw to my left dropped ricatl, shot just above tlie right eye. Ho did not, groan orbigliornmUe tho sliglitesl, phyical movement, except that his olifst huftvwi a few. times. The light went out of his face in- stnntly, lenvmg it without iitn-lid' 1 of expression.

It was plastic, anil tho facial muscles contrccLcd it took many slutyea. Wbuii thii nion's Ixjdy bocaitie co)d aiiil liisi face ha I'd', 1 IT I it was terribly ns though be MiiTi'reil' intwsoly. Any jicr- son not seen him killed would' liavo ttkl tliAt he had snpicnt he- fore dcmtii released liini. I Imve sci-n dead t'uccH which wreathed in ttniitoh liwutl tlieir comrades say'tlmt ihey baa died I do not beliovo that ttic face ot dead soltter lying on a battlefield ever truthfully indicates the mental or physical or ixweefutfMM of mind which be mif And or wjoyed btfoft hia death. Tbo fact teplMtio attar death, Mhl Mw facial mw cool and taM NEWSPAPERRRCHH.