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THE NEW XOIlTHTVTET, THURSDAY, OOTOlJEIt 27, 1881.; ;
SENTENCED TO BE SHOT,
Farmer Owen's ton had been found asleep when
- doing sentinel duty, and he was sentenced to be
shot, A 'telegram had been repelred by his
father, saying that the sentence would be carried
, out In twenty-four hours. Mr. Allan, the mlnls-
ter, called to ddwhat he could to comfort the sor-.
rowing family. During his rislt a letterarrived ;
. Blossom, the .farmer's little daughter,; opened
; the door and received itP.lt is from him," was
all she said . ' 'Z -
It Was like a message from the dead. Mr.
Owen took the letter, but could, not break the en
velope, on account of his trembling Angers, and
held it toward Mr. Allan, wi tilths helplessness of
tk child. ' ,
The minister opened itj and read as follows :
"Deab Father : 'When this reaches you I
shall be In eternity. At first It seemed awful
to me : but I hare thought about It so much now
that It has no terror. They say they will not
bind me nor blind me, but that I rosy meet my
death like a man. I thought, father, that ; it
might have been on the battle-field - for ray
country, and that when I fell it would be fighting
gloriously; but to be -shot down like a dog for
nrlv htrvlnir lt La die-far neclect of dutv
on. father.- I - wonder-ths -very- thought 4ioes , not !
kill me t But I shall not disgrace you. I am
going to write you all about It. and. when I am
cone you may tell-my com rades. You Jt now. I
promised Jlmmle Calx's mother I would look after
her boy; and when he fell sick I did all I could
for him. lie was not strong when ordered back
Into the ranks, and the day before that night I
carried all his luggage, beside my own, on-jour
march. .Toward night we went In .on double
quicksand, though the luggage began to feel
' heavy," everybody else was tired,, too. And, as
for Jimmle, If I had not lent him an arm now sod
then he would have dropped by the way.. I was
all tired out when we went Into camp, and then
It was Jlmmle's turn to be sentry, and I would
take his place: but I was too tired, father.. I
could not nave kept awake though a gun had been
pointed at my head ; butl Ild not know it until
" well--untll It was too late."
"God be thanked 1" said Mr. Owen. "I knew
Bennie was not the boy to sleep carelessly at his
post" . (.3 ; ' '
"They tell me to-day that I have a short reprieve
'time to write to you,' our good colonel says.
Wvatavl vta . I rr fa i Has hft Anlv tr&m m rtit t w Ha
would gladly' save me if be could. And dotrTnwrTU111' ls A iBreo.hciis-Boinhlm
lay my death against Jlmmle. The poor boy is
heart-broken, and does nothing" but beg ancLen
treatthem to let him die In mv stead. I can't
bear-to think of mother and 'Blossom. 'Comfort
them, father. ' TelJ them I die as a brave boy
should, and that, when the war is over, they will
not" be ashamed of me. as theyjnust be how.
- God help me; It Is very hard to near. Good-bye,
father. God seems nearand.tleir to me, as If lie
felt sorry for Ills poor, broken-hearted child, and
would take me . to be with Him in a better,
better life. To-night I shall see the cows coming
home from pasture, and precious little Blossom
standing on the stoop; waiting for me; but I
shall uever never come. God bless you all.
Forgive your poor , ' v.. Bennie.'"
Late that night a little figure glided down the
footpath toward the railway station. The guard,
as he reached down to lift her into the carriage,
wondered at the tear-stained face that was 'up
turned toward the dim lantern he held In his hand.
A few. questions and ready answers told him
all, and no father could have cared more tenderly
for his pniy ciiiid than ne ror our little iiiossoni.
dent Lincoln for her brother's life. She had
brought Bennle's letter With her: no good, kind
heart, -like the President's, could refuse, 4o be
melted by It . . .'."'-. - :-: '
. The next morning they reached New York, and
- the guard hurried her on to Washington. Every
minute now might be the means of saving her
" brother's life. The President had Just seated hlmT
- Self at his evening's task, when the door softly
opened, and rBIoHom, with downcast eyes and
'-folded hands, stood before. him. .
"Well, my chiTd.lie said In his pleasant,
cheerful tones, "what do you want ?" - t" J
"Bennle's life, please, sir,'' faltered Blossom.
r" lierinIeI"Who Is Bonnier ' .
- "My ' brother, sir. They are goings to shoot
him for sleeping at bis post."
''Oh,' yes; I remember. It was a fatal sleep.
You see, child, it .was a time of special danger.
Thousandsof lives might have been lost by his
negligence."..
, -"So my father said," replied Blossom, gravely.
"But poor Bennie was so tired, sir, and Jlmmle
so weak, lie did the work of two, sir, and It was
Jlmmle's night, not his; but Jlmmle was too'
' tired,' and Bennie never thought about himself,1
ana he was tired, too." .
"What Is this you say, child"? Come here, I do
not understand." Aim! the kind man, as ever,
caught eagerly at what seemed to be a Justlnca-
tlon of an offense.
Blossom went to him. He put his hand
' tenderly on her shoulder, and turned up the pale,
anxious face toward his. - How tall be seemed I
ndha wASPresIdent,oftheUnited States, too.
through little Blossom's mind; but she-told her
simple, straightforward story and handed
Bennle's letter to Mr. Lincoln to. read. . ;
He read it carefully; then, taking up a pen,
wrote a few hasty lines and rang his bell. Blos
som heard this order given: r .
"Send this dispatch at orice." .---'
. The President then turned to the girl, and said I
'Go home, my child, and tell that father of yours,
who could approve his country's sentence, even
when It took the life of a child like that, Abraham
Lincoln thinks the life far too precious to be lost.
Go back, or wait until to-morrow; Bennie will
- need a change after he has so bravely faced death;
he shall go with ytu."
God bless you, sir I" said Blossom.- V
.Two days after this J.ntervJw, . the '-young
soldier came to the White House with' his little
sister. He was called Into the-pretklent's pri
vate room, and a 'tran was fasteued, on " his
shoulder. ' Mr. Lincoln then said:
'The soldier thatouId-crry-a-stckcomrad'
baggage, and die for the act so-uncomplainingly,
deserves well of his country."
Then Bennie and blossom took their way to
their Green Mountain home. - A crowd gathered
at ths railway, station to welcome-the in back ;
.jtndagjrWMjjam'AJinnd grasi
boy, tears no wed down his cheet
iieard to say, fervently :
The Lord be praised."
"PERFECTLY LOVELY" PHILOSOPHY. ...
A tew days ago a Boston girl, who had been at
tending the School of Philosophy at Concord, ar
rived at Brooklyn on a visit to a seminary chum.
After canvassing thoroughly the fun and gum
drops that made up their education In the seat of
learning at which scholastio efforts" were made,
the Brooklyn girl began to Inquire into the na
ture of the Concord entertainment.
"And so you are taking lessons in philosophy.
How dfryou like It?" , ""- :.. .ir .
t "Oh 1 it's perfectly lovelyr It'sjabout scleBce,
you know, and we all Just dote oil science." "
Itmust benlcer-AVhatlaltabout?" . ' v
"It's about molecules amuehs anything else,
and molecules are Just too awful nice for, any
thing. If there's anything I really enjoy, It's
molecules ' s
Tell me all about them, my deaf. ' What are
molecules?" ,. , .- - y
"Oh I molecules ? They are little wee things,
and it takes ever so many-of them. They, are
splendid things! Do you know there aln'l any
thing but what's got molecules Jn It. And Mr.
Cook is Just as sweet as he can be, .and Mr. Emer
son too. They explain everything so beautifully.'
, "How I'd like to go there 1" said the Brooklyn
girl, enviously.
itYou'd enjoy it ever So much.They teach pro
toplasm, too, and if there is one thing perfectly
lovely it's protoplasm and molecules. -7' -
"Tell me about protoplasjn. I know I should
adore it." " - 1 M- :
"Deed you would. It's Just ,too sweet to live.
You know It's about how things get started, or
something of that kind. You ought to hear Mr.
Emerson tell about It. It would stir your very
soul. ' The first time he explained protoplasm
there wasn't a dry eye In the house.- We named
our hats after him. This Is an Emerson hat.
You see the ribbon Is drawn over the crown and
caught with a buckle and a bunch of flowers.
Then you turn up the side with a spray of forget-me-nots.
Ain't it Just too sweet? "AH the girls
In the school have them." .
', And the Brooklyn girl went to bed that night
itt.lbe dumps because fortune had" not vouchsafed
her the advantages enjoyed by her friend, while
the Boston girl dreamed of seeing an ascidian
chasing a molecule over a differentiated back
fence with a club for telling a protoplasm that his
youngest sister had so many freckles on her nose
that they made her cross-eyed. '.
very solemn In a large convict prison at midnight.
A faint sound of healthy slumber, comes from the
cells where th4 convicts sleep. Perhaps there are
a thousand. rTerhans only live hundred, undergo
ing punishment: but whatever may be the num
ber, one is conscious that nowhere. else save In a
convict prison could so many human beings sleep
with so little to interrupt me sense or calm repose.
In-the-sam number of people taken from the
ordinary world, there would be slight sounds aris
ing from nightmare following on Indigestion
perhaps from some , reminiscence' troubling the
conscience on the question whether the strong
steps taken for payment of that bill were not In
the circumstances slightly harsh, "or some other
disturbing recollection; there might also be un
easy thoughts and dreams creative of restlessness.
None of these troubles disturb the sleep of" the
habitual criminal. This Is not because his con
science lies easy on him, but because he does not
possess the article known to the rest of the world
as a conscience. Hence he neither enjoys the eat
Iffaetion of Its healthy and genial condition nor
the trouble. attending-on-iHtftMlons, and It Is, gratification I
-BPe-warwticr way to yingon-o'r;wl Indlf. ),0Ht OM,
ferenoe," by iireviiie, as it may ie round in the
old VKIegant Extracts," is granted. ilaekwoor
Magazine. ' - ' . ; ."
of natfonal pride that all which Is Justly
the self-sacrlflce-and of th'e thoughtful and tender
devotion of Mrs. Garfleldlo her ..husband during
his long and distressing Illness, might be said
with eual Justice of almost every American wife
under similar circumstances. Indeed, nothing
less is expected of American women ; and though
they attract little or no attention, such Instances
of-wifely care aiMlatchfui-airectlon-rf -co in
stant occurrence, in the palatial mansions of the
rich and In the humbler dwellings of the poor and
lowly; so that when Mrs. Garfield is praised, the
high eulogies pronounced upon her belong not-to
her atone, but are. tributes to the-character, the
disinterestedness ami the fidelity of American
wives In general. -Jndecd, so much Is the exercise
of all these womauly virtues looked upon as a
matter of course, that the public would be greatly,
shocked at the manifestation of any lack of them
Lin a case where the sufferings of a husband- had
tieenso tcrrinie and proiouged. Alany a common
laborer, living from hand to mouth on his daily
earnings, possesses the priceless treasure of a wife
Just as devoted ; while It Is fortunate that the con
spicuous exsmpieor a l'resiuent's wire has brought
these common but highTi'iualities of American
women scKpromlnently before the world. JV. Y.
Sun.' '::
A dim thought of thlsklnd passeil for a momen( ABoWomxfWPEAT-BETJ7Orr'thcextenslOTr
of the New England road from Brewster's to the
Hudson there Is one of those peat-beds like the
one which, near Walllngford, has caused the Con
solidated road so much trouble. This one, west of
Brewster's, required over 000 car-load of eartb to
flIK It- before a foundation could be had.for the
abutments of a bridge serosa the shallow pond.
For this structure, piles, one upon another, have
been driven 110 feet Into the peat, and the longest
goes down 114 feet below the surface. A 3000
pound weight has been used In driving them, and,
at the last fall of this Immense hammer, a fall of
20 or 30 feet would drive the piles only half an
Inch, so great was the friction on the shies of the
piles. As It wan, bottom was hot reached after
all; the friction on the piles sustain them. Some
70,001) or 80,000 cubic yards of earth have been
dumped Into this pi U-Jarffonl (Conn.) 7'iinr.
Sweakixo-oIV Xorxr. "Give me a match,"
said a wee little boy to Mr. A. I Davis. ; .
i iutlyoojrantamalcJijQrjrii
J WW B1U Ull U1VIIIII, lulling
some paper. 'I want to light my cigarette."
"You oujrht not to Smoke."
"Well, give me a bit and I'll swyar efft"
up
jHFgot htniTtTand hasllfus far kept tils Word.-
'Kerosene lamps
rarely explode. . -';
which ,are - trimmed dally
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. , SMOKE ON TAP, - f
- We understand that some enterprllng young
men In a Western city, acting on the plan of,' the
steam supply companies, are forming a company
to supply imokers with tobacco smoke. They
will start up with a capital of $10,000, $5000 of
wbicbrwlll be Invested In a large meerchaum pipe,
something-like a cauldron kettle, to be centrally
located, from which service pipes will reach in all
directions., Pressure will be applied, and the cool,
ure smoke forced through all the ramifications of
he systerauof tubes. It is -claimed by the pro
ectors that the plan possesses features that will
' ring it at once Into favor with smokers,, and that
t will be much cheaper, besides doing away with
he trouble and annoyance of keeping a pipe, a
lobaccp pouch and matches. It is enti mated that
he average smoker consumes an hour's time each
day in keeping, a plje In order,. in borrowing
tobacco and hunting up a match, which is liable
to go out, which amounts to fifteen days' time in
a year, and this at three dollars a day amounts to
an aggregate Pf forty-five, dollars. - All this will be
saved by having a convenient ceil of tubing and a
nice amber mouth-piece, whjch the smoker can
take up at any time and find already lighted and
"going." It Is also shown that a man who smokes
a pipe smokes more than Is good for him, as he
always smokes it out froni" force of.habltj while,
by the new plan, he will only take a few whiffs to
take the rabbit fur out of his rhouth and clear his
brain, when he will lay the subject aside for fu
ture reference.-- Thecompany will guarantee first
class tobacco-no dog-leg brand or "dry removal"
stuff from the sewer being permitted to be thrown
Into the fire at the central oftlce-rrand the smoke
will be thoroughly denlcotinized by passing it
through a task of rose-water, thus avoiding that
unpleasant sensation caused by tipping up a pipe
carelessly and getting a taste of something-like
Lake Superior whisky, or oil of vitriol. Nothing
will be left undone for the comfort of patrons, and
a gentlemanly jcolIectorlwlll calLonceLa. month
and. take the meter. There does not seem to be
any possible chance for the failure of the scheme,
and It la destined soottlo anklongslclethe tele
phone and milk wagon, as one of the conveni
ences and luxuries worked out for humanity by
the inventive genius of the nineteenth century
It will be nothing less than a giant strides In to
bacco smoke progress. Exchange. -, j . Jv J '
A weeping widower fell Into his wife's grave
during .a . funeral at Decatur, 111., and as he
fane that the clergymau-felt compelled to reprove
mm.
;TIme.never rests heavily on us when It Is - well
employed. ' - - ' ' ' ' " ' ..
The followlngstatement of WTlliam J. Coughlin,
of Somervjlle, Mass., is so remarkable that we beg
to ask for It the attention of our readers. He
says: "In the Fall of 1870 J was taken with a
violent bleeding of the lungs, followed by a severe
cough. I soon r began' "to lose iny-appetite and
flesh. I was so weak at one time that I could not
leave my bed.- In the SuTiimer of lh"7 I was ad
mitted to the City Hospital: While there the
doctors said I had a hole In my left lung as big as
a half dollar. I expended over $JO0 in dbctsrs
and medicines. I was so far gone at one time that
a report went around that 1 wan dead, I gave up
hope, hut a friend told nie of Dri Wm. Hall's Bal
sam for the Lungs. 1 laughed at my friends,
thinking that my case was incurable; but I got a
bottle to satisfy them, when to' my sumcise and
commenced to reel better. Mv
;ai o revive, and to-day I fee)
in belter spirits than 1 have ror the put three
vears.i I write thIhoiinir vou will bultlish it. so
rthal eycry one afilietctl with IimnHl lungs will
tie induced to take Dr. m. Hairs Kalsam for the
American Women. It may well be a soureti Lungs, and be convinced that coivsumptloncnn be
V said of Turei. i pave taKen-iwo iiotties, and.;c
an ik)h1
tlvely say that It has done more good than all the
other medicines I have taken since my sickness.
My cough "has-almost entirely dfrapiteared, ami I
shall soon be able to go,to work." Sold by drug
gists. , . '. ' - ' :
Qnlaln mid "Aroeule ,
Form the basis of manyM4te-sgue rcmetlles In
tje market simI aretlM-bHt-retort -of-pliysielans
s7hd eople wiio know no letter medicine to em
ploy for this distress' lug 'complaint. The effects
of either of these drugs are destructive to the sys
tem, -producing headache," liitestllial- disorders,
vertigo, dizziness, ringing in the ears, and depres
sion .ofthe constitutional health. -Aykk's Aoue
Ct'RK is a vegetable discovery t'ontaining neither
quinine, arsenic, nor any deleterious Ingredient,
and Is an Infallible and rapid cure for every-forui
of Fever and Ague. It effects are permanent and
certain, and ho Injury can result from Its use.
Besides being'' a positive cure for Fever and Ague
In all its forfns, It is also a superior remedy for
Liver Complaints.' It is an excellent tonic and
rreventive, as well as cure, of all complaints pecu
iar to malarious, marshy ami miasmatic districts;
By direct action on the Liver and biliary appara
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