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In a little timee launched on ;y, with a continents, and hos-as their verye long-concealeduloped itself in tice to say thatfirst wondering to subduo the scd at her heart, ntions bestowedtill then, hada xiic Spirit of ’S'C.”own.‘d With herself, nid again, in her at her husband small changa of attention to la-other s, and, in io more than poll im in the eapae-iealousy is, . per-io by reason than It has its birth d narrowest scire heeds the dic-sely at all. It ssly on all that stabbing roputa-dth cruel blows, tho poison of sus-of human hap-its path.the mud passion jssion of Sarah ss, thoughtfulness,others was cast had once trusted most bitterly dis-sld treachery lurk-nilo of friendship, her husband were ess, or received, in tho hisses of aeoo, though long* , though trulyxnd animated by was not of an-ie stirs the worst utnan breast intoccusc a man ofiabonorable deed ireaiucd of com-ono, stung by of his character, at phase of wrong ion clothes it inThe lad—for be waa but a stripling, though he had seen hard service —lay stretched oat on the seat of the car. Auother lad of less than twenty summers, with his arm in a sling, came and took a seat behind him with mournful interest. Looking at me, for I was accompanying the 9iek boy to is home he asked ;“Is he a soldi or V”“Yes.”‘‘Of what regiment?” “The 13thIllinois cavalry. Aro you a soldier?Yes.“Where do you belong?” ‘‘In the 105th regiment of Illinois volunteers.” ,“The 105 th regiment ! In at sounds well Illinois is doing nobly.I did belong to the 11th Illinois inlan-try** *“Then how came you in the 105th?' “I was wonded at the battle of Fort Donclson, so that I was pronon-ccd untit for service and discharged. But I recovered from my wound, and when they commenced raising this regiment in my neighbor hood, I again enlisted.'’ . , ,Hitherto tho sick boy had been poricetly still. Now lie turned over, looked up with glistening eyes stretched forth his hand with the slow movement of a sick man to the top of thescab, and without saying a word, eagerly grasped the hand of tho new re-erufc. The patrotism that glowed in those wan features, and prompted those slow, tremulous movmcnts, like electricity, ran through every heart. The twice cnlictcd youth, ns soon as he saw his intentions, delighted at tho appreciation awl reflection of his own spirit, grasped the out stretched ! handi exclaiming, Jltdhj for you ! Words cannot describe tho effect upon tho passengera, as they sftvr thosQ,hands clasped in token ot. mu-tuiil esteem for love of country a mutual pledge that each was ready to give his life, his all, for that country; they felt that the spirit of ’70 still survived.pie, l say, air, wi danger which is in ger of war anti n;Davis smiled, n for an instant.“Senator, you crn State. Whi likely to dn V’ “Stand by the “You arc mis Virginia—all, nl! be for the South This time Job ulously, and dcm “Do you thinl will ever consentUnion?“Perhaps not difference. I tlt; the face of the 1 exhibited in the one of them wil tho Cotton Stat “Never—nev “Senator/1 ss !y, “you do not deep are the foi sion movement, of the memo lit.years ; it is ncdisorganize™, b of statesmen, planned, just ac executed.”Sir, I am a* tAhrSignature of tHc Oros##-.•Not so mu-sir, as at the U these words wi “And why “Why not, excitedly i 44 J ally plot so no crush them Vy Davis was r The languageJohnson was c wanted no qiuriving at this “Senator, which you use of sovereign rightful part “Sir, whcr John Son i ^ ” Capitol buil di aro these hall bodies? Withe courts, tl rest which yc
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Prairie Du Chien Courier
Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Oct 02, 1862
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