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I

: Two Kinds of

Courage.

■wKMflKIAI. I* A Y j f u .1^at tiainl Tlic I KUiallcMt ‘-III 1<I Mt I

down m:il Ivtf.m

lli-r turn- j

unirnrm ami rulUM for tin- arrrauls to I kit They laid him on the wide

i lied, ilo-h Marisaivf

j eu-d .

►tmic

•1 Trfde

THE WAR EflQLE. By Mary L. Austin.

irk and cold for the near-

thr»ui;ii the ‘

i—t doetor

"For five weeks the aoldler lay 111. All that little Margaret lielpe him. and when he went l>n army he Itlss.d her and wild. ‘tJood Iwe. tny dear little aUter. When the will Mtrely cunie hack

had pushed to' w hlteliurse's cap. ,

‘‘ f i Ip.nie w

t. < .oss j .,11,1 |ny |

Jutek. and he found Mnr-

i ever. The old

hroken up. her mother was

'tiler never e;\ hroiiKht the |

llotii so iiuu-li to sav»

for this soldier

my youti2<-st hrother. ’ “They i-.-itue hi May. Just such Idite.

N the ■mitinier of Ihtil the call came for troops to pnaterve the I'niuti. None respotidcd in o r e promptly than the hoya from Wis-

consin.

T h e company which formed at ten u Claire became t|*e proud possesaor of a

licnuiifti! eaitle. then two mouths old. iiamell him "Old Abe." In honor I’rcsldi-hj. and when they Joined

at Mi

f the I

tlu-iCiyh:h Whfe-onsln Infantry I^lson ffcyy tijnk file bird with III

-. tinny skirmishes, but lind n ne drop of bln royal blood, en fbe term of enlistment tun

Maurar-t. belpeil us ; He at WM'bei-.imi a universal fH-t. er«. I and gaiuisl for the Kiylitii tin- mi me of

sister.' i "Tile teau'.e Heailllent ’’

fc.rial Wle-u the yallant hand left Camp itaud.-ill for the at of war In Oelol.er. | lsi;i. old Ale. aeisimpaulisl llieiii. aitd ; everywhere on the route he was! Sret-b-d with tile greatest enthusiasm, j

time tomes she j recoWing the eontliiuous ovation with j

le kind of cour-1 beiwming dignitjt. It was often tlt-elansl that men car-

had grown rrimsou while I rylnt with them the national emblem j

telling Iter tale. of victory could never suffer defeat;. I’iretl. and the eagle <^ppt l;,.I jliv a . , u ^ht. which ptv.lb-li.iu prov.s! true. ; ter.-d out. the question na m .1^' del:sht“" ‘ I They had not long to wait for active j as to what should

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WAU KAUKE.

9 .leaded. UOd

- and Then Mud,

she didn't

little •fr.-ild-cat:''

"Juiltis Wellington: IT eat Tail."', eri.J Madge, fense. "t)aly I didn't

Brother Bertie to s.v Idood."

"But that's not In-ing brave. 1* IL grandmaV Bertie aske.l, "Julius says it'.« an l!.‘n.ir to .!•« p.r ypur eonutry. j and , .»-st‘l- s. I was going p. have a mill- | tary •tmeral t‘.-morr«iw. so she needn't j

bav.- .-It S', bad. aft-r all." "I don't think girls si tight 1

th-A're army nurs.-s if they get *

odd- d : Lieutenant Ie>un .

"No. th.-r uughru't."" said the eom- ! mtu.der-ln-ehief. flriiily. "M'.-'vc got , to pradiee up for i..-morrow, and if | Madie ean't play ijrat sliv :iM-du't I

play at all."

Che tear* w. r- Catherine one.- more in Madge'* .-ye* when gr:.:.‘l;nn »p The "I,! |..,:y had ■. er. !>K.kiiig bey. nd i the If* top.* into the fur away day* of ;

U: yonth.

-Jiriiti*. my d-ar. I ean't !»-!lev.- that | Madge I* a eowal'd." shAsaid. "6on't I

;

I mey nnu u«. IWMK “• oil.. .01 a.-i.K- i ... .. uo. •....u.o m«- uu.tv ™|lh the Sol go. indoors, j service for. live days after breaking ] dier bird. After some discussion it wti-

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'a.SM

liiai^ nw

t:r,<

What jrotl'ie j

etiilag T:a

Ippeiied. y.-.iv* a! d VI at- ago. i-nJ ayl.e wh. ii I i. II you the *t..ry iwa'il

giri w

In.

of courage."

Madge snuggle! her head Into tl.cou.fortal b- etirv*- f tniudaai'* shoul-.

the other t.iir.*.- mine to i.-ani

ngai:.*t her kn and tl!'- boys smteir

th.-m- i-lv.-s on jh.* st.-p* bebiw. n going to lc!l you about a litlle

i who llv.-d in Tennessee. Madge .

e of- h.-r. for sli*- ha* Just t!i • |

.- .,<• yellow cnrl*. and The same way ' being fright, ik-.! at lighting an ! * .' 0.1. Her big brother us.-.] to tea*.* | L r and tell le-r she would never he

< ave.

*?«iS; r rL7“i 1 ^ '***««»-“ ■*»

our dear country was torn In two. H- : , •father was dead, le-r big brother had { ridden aWay to light for his cause and Margar-t w.-.s left to care for h.-r

moilter. wl» was sick and M.#: of the servants w.-re gone, the old house was full of lon.-i

and dreary thoughts to jss.r Margaret. "Ope evening Margaret saw. a man con ing slowly across the snow cover. .1

£$. <s. ^ Sons, - - '^linrCbers - - <ia§ 0nd §t eam 9ittep§.

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Oarb f«iay. N. J.

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'F: I.-.!

morrow. Now. don't quarrel any more. I F red crick t own. Missouri. At first Old dears." j A lie was wildly excited, but soon Julius turned to Madge. "Nurse." be | calmed down, and never after showed said, "aft.-r all. ibis soldier has only any signs of fear. He delighted In one leg broken, but you must take good danger and seemed to bear a chai

.-are of him so he .-an march lu the par-

wiy

tP 'vn. ai*! ila- ran down stair.* to open the do..:-. F.*rL-aps her brother had come f'.iC!:. *!x- ijiought. I.ut a< lb.lamplight fell uposrfrim she saw th.-it Ins uniibrfTi was dank bhi-. find «Lat lit side wa* fir*AtIkhI with a

And Nnr.

bandages, answered bravely. " getnrair’—fbarlottc Cutbi—ri in t’.i - Ybulb's Coui|iSul' _

ladge. gathering up •ered bravely. "All ri:

Ight.

Kobert*.

anger and s.-emed to bear

the righ

color she Jintcd

Klr.vt Mrinortal srrrlce.

The first memorial service was held ’ ,al, * c " f Corinth, tin* over the grave* of the Union prisoner.* . - r ' I, ' | . v alantt.sl for fear

who died at the stockade at Charleston ’ 'b'dr mi

ft. f.. May 3b. iS*kj. -,p

voted to present hint to the State oi i Wisconsin. Three years before, whet ! entering ui>on new and untried exi>e * rlences. he had excited great curiosity and interest, but his Journey home, hb Lead grown white in his country's ser ! vice, was a triumphal marc h. He was j received nt Madison by Gorernoi ! la-wls. with npiiroprinte eeremonies. ot

rd above the din of battle, inspiring j Sei»tember -<i, ISGl. and given a rooti 1

his comrades to greater efforts and | n l iLe capitol.

dauntless courage, until they liecatnel Front that time until his death he ' known as the "Invineibles." wn ® * u constant demand at soldiers' re . on the 3d of October. 1M2. at the unions and public demonstrations I

-egiment was | where he was always the centre of at | they had lost j traction. He attended the Sanlt:

• - - 1 '"ilr. nt Cltlcag.

Enveloped in smoke, and surrounded | 1 by shoi and sbe ti. his shrill scream v

Itenal

masi-ot. Sterlit

vlgo. In the winter of 'i

shot or taken prisoner [ ^‘Iwi

ould rather

Clolng to Tell You About a Little (Url.''

liUCf. the Soldiers' Home Kali raukce. where the sale o ires, sketch of his life, qi L-tted large sums of money f«

! < tld Al>e mustviti

^ai any cost.’saying ... t

7-apture that bird titan a whole brl- netted largo sums of

gad.-. A continuous fire .was directed dlers* relief fund, toward him. and a minnie ball cut the j ' string that c onfined him to his perch. | Agrieulti

He sonreil far away and <lisap)teared in the heavens, but after a few moments bis friends were greatly relieved to see him returning to bis accustomed place. He was regarded with awe and dread by the opposing forces, and it is related that In one engagement when cmr men began to lose gromid—Ute^eagle, seeing the danger, with ...mighty effort broke the restraining cord, and flying directly Into the Confederate lines flaix-d his wing* In the face of the enemy and uttered his pierc-Ing screams till they broke in confusion ami tied, when our conquering hero returned In triumph to his friends. The case Is on record whore a Confederate soldier descried to tile Union

ranks, giving ns bis reason

could not light

eagle.

In tlie memorable battle of Jackson. Miss., the soldier bird was In the front ranks with his regiment, and he bore bis part in the terrible siege of Vicks-

burg.

Old Abo. with his heavy perch, was no light weight to be borne aloft through all the vIc-lNsItudes of war. hut.

food. It was seldom that Old A1 hungry, for the whole regiment would sometimes turn out to catch a rntlbit for his sttpiicr.

Tlie

Creek, ting te

icupiod a prominent position ir | turnl Hall at tlie ritUndelphta !

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surrounded with crowds of admirers Ourlng the winter of 1878-79 he spent two delightful months lu Boston in tin { interest of the Old South Church. Old Al>c was a magnificent bird,

mred i

wlngo measured sis fest and a hall

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