| OCR Text |
Show 0'll.Y A DOULAB traatt Olfla lo rto aoro, bol Tbelelalta eoeo W.a lo.Hnf "I oan t do mucli," rani I it d or old Venn nt Korilletnnn, win it tho lioyi In blue rrcro inanfilng uft to tho war, "and I can't )ro tuytelf but I catn nt lea! alto tliem enali h keepanlte " Ilo bmngtit otltn little rtoeo of I Tight giild dollar, and gntv one to erwh lad nf the town who van (dodged to fight, ami perlrap illo, for the Union Some nfilHt inert wtto rtvelretl the) gift were Infinitely tmMlr by It, l-oeauae thoy halalvenjaU-riiamnngthiieeforwIioin n ,btly cart-d," ttrwl for ovory one to li. in It wot given tho bright ilollar v kit ntty bntuglit a my of aiitithhie Homo of tiro atorle ronneetetl with the ettlu will never lw kltown, but n few came back thrreiigh ono mmitfi and another etrj1ngtJlgivprliftart to er JolcD that It bail done ao kindly a .lew "I punched n liolo thntugli mine ami word it on a tiring around my neak.' tethl rain naigti fellow, of whom ho one luttl ever i-ii-eoted to hear gooil "Ku-UilycvergiveiiieniitlilngttefoTa,lnca "Ku-UilycvergiveiiieniitlilngttefoTa,lnca inarm died, and I wa ne fonl ot that dollar a If I tl beon a girl and got my tli3jfntit ring. "Uitoewliefi we were In camp tho trlng broke and I lot It. elyl ilhln't I tear around Uko n wildcat till I fonnti It evejaht! 1 dun f bclleva I'te awin-a ao I iniicli afrtee I had It. 1 1 vo kept myln' i to tiiywelf i 'Now, don't you lie a db I (rvaro to your town Vimi dun t want to ho tuiiatued to look that old man In lira (acangnln tH Ono man, who onilee crawling liomaa larvetl niul pitiable wreck nttir aotlcx-l-erteiice of luitrtolittltnt and tMeaHpea; conl 1 Mnrcely ejioait of hW doihir Willi itnt teara , "I had to give It up," Ire aael inotirn fully ruetmunalio anw tint ilonor on manhtiig tiouiu. "I aafeil It a litany ne iilnoty nine lima, an.1 lire hiiiulrttillli It eaved nut. It ltug)it me lira bread and milk ttintKnrtiHtatnugtli(ncrawl , my taat iiilio Into our line." I ."wmrt on mind, old Wlow r cried a Itcarty httAhhg one anwil man who heanl the tory l ' iiihro b gmro lit. lait I don't want to get It lau-k U hen I ennte home fnu i tho war tliora wru my Mary Aim ahoM le-tui walling for mo three year, knitting atotklng and Krnhtg lint 'tjlimly aan clock aho'd own, and IwthnUrtliaii Id lli.iiulit of being, ahod never imoc yipped tliattlmv.ua tlml of waiting Ho, think I, Jly dollar an I my girl ant tlMt moat prccioii thing I o got. nn I I II coinltlnc Vm ' 1 Weill tn luy brother (lie' n Jeweler, von know) nnd told hlm to iimko me a wedding ring ont nt I lie dollar He ahl twoul.l Im prvlty iu.ll. nil I I lold lilm lie might (Hit nicer gohl with It to (It.. It luly, but tin dollar luiiat lre Hhto. AihI Hary Ann vir It now, bint Iter heart, niul blue tlte dollar and i tltoiuaii tlwt ghv ltl"-.outir. Oom tulon. |
