Show bioni tho ihu t vi picas ess I 1 the handia hand is dead an Lic incident ident in the tour of governor chitin tile the panorama of life in times such as these is thrillingly varied intensely enthusiastic wonderfully order fully ath active and decidedly interesting in III thus i speaking 0 wo we allude particularly to that class of public men who occupy an all exalted and proud position in state or national affairs of this class governor vernor andiew G curtin has a prominent ciment place before the people of the state in fact we may truly say tile the world in his toor tour an all in incident oaid att ctt occurred that caused the tear of sympathy to start in the eye of the governor lie ile addressed a large meeting at catasauqua in the mountain legion As the sun still was fast ic ceding behind the mountain top and casting e as tin 8 a long shade in in the valley the governor took passage in the train bound for more level regions ile he arrived in duy duo time in iii philadelphia having been met halfway half wa way by col all B mann and by hi him M and two other warm admirers was conducted to all the c continental where lie he sought repose his natural vigor t was nearly exhausted the want or of sleep the fatigue of travel the eventful scenes of liis his life the surrounding crowds the universal hand shadings shakings 0 1 the vivace vivacity t y and vociferations of the thronging thio nging 0 multitude all of which lie ho had so recently passed through 0 made it necessary for re themert lie ile was to start the next day on oil some business relative c to id the defense and nd protection of the state staler III in r c a abc atc s d of another rabbi raid ellich wl lich scemer tobe I 1 protected projected about ten in the morning there appealed in tile ve vestibule of tile Con continental continent tinen tal a well di essed young lad lady y S she ae was by horA herself olf her face betokened laid haid usa usage T e that had added by tier her appearance ten tell A to 16 lir matui al life she attracted lather father mole moie than ordinary oid inary attention of the thron throng P moving in to and flo fio through h the main inabin avenue 0 0 of that palatial building she maintained tier her silence and appealed wrapped in deep thought 0 presently col mann came down the large winding wind ilig marble steps a sli I 1 it tap on the shoulder caused him to stop the young woman stood before him and said sir you are william I 1 B mann I 1 believed 1 I am madam roadam what do you wish 1 I desho e to asbe governor curtin well madani madam lie he is very much engaged at is your business very pro pressing isit is it of a public nature 1 I desue to see him 1 I have come all the way florn ohio for the purpose T I 1 have been to catasauqua but tile the train was too late I 1 arrived in the city this morning mornin gand and I 1 must see him he is the only dear friend I 1 have on oil earth 0 such an appeal was resistless the gallantry of colonel mann mail as s well us is his hia business could brook no dalay he retired for and presently ushered the sti strange an 0 ge lady int otho pi es once of the governor oil oh I 1 governor I 1 ani am so glad to see you mhd ahoi said as she placed tier her left arm upon his shoulder and imprinted a kiss kisa upon hi his s manly forehead forc hoad madam said lia he be quite overcome to what am I 1 indebted for this unexpected salutation 7 sir you do not know mo me 11 hakea chair said tho the Gover governor nori blandly at tile saino time extending one of tile handsomest in the parlor colonel mann and the few gentle pion nien present at once became alite ested in use the scone scene and silently looked on I 1 shortly shot Sho fly itly after the battle of Antietam you were upon that bloody field she said to tile the governor I 1 1 I 1 was replied the governor thoughtfully with a 1 sigh as the fearful scenes of carnage wore unexpectedly coll y brought to his memory you administered to the wants of tile the wounded and tile dying drizi C 11 it was my duty as a boolin feeling 7 man mail you did your duty well heaven alone will you sir for in this life there is no adequately expressive pres sivo of the in merit rit due you you sir imparted consolation and aid revived the hopes of a 4 dying soldier of alc alic tlc ohio ile he was baal badly y wounded in the arm you shifted hirn him into in an ambulance and the blood flippin from him stained your hands and cloteil clothing that soldier was as dear to meag me as life I 1 e itself OA A husband said tho the governor 11 no sir A brother perhaps 11 no sir A father 11 no sir A son 11 no sir air A lover 11 no sir the little party around were now more interested than ever ihnot if not a husband father brother son or lover who then could it be my dear madam said tile the gover bior bat lori breaking ahe silence this isum abroe tb roe 1 please ox explain plain boic f ohio J r i well sir that soldier gave yo you a rin ring in 0 J E 1 were the titters letters engraved oilin enin grav cd on oil the interior that is the ring ring 11 now upon your little finger 11 ile he told you to wear it and carefully have you dune done so tile governor pulled the ring off and sui duio suio c enough the letters were there t 11 the alie fingor finger that used to wear that ring will never wear it any chiore T the h hand is dead buethe but the soldier still lives thanks to your kind atton attention tion on that ba bloody lo 10 dy fi field 1 d tile the who le ascenc was yetia pi problem pio blem that even the sag sagacity of colonel mann man I 1 could not solve i the governor was now moio interested than ever 11 madam said lie tell mo me tit all about it Is this i ling ing yours was avas it given to you by a soldier whom you loved 1 I 1 loved him a as S I 1 loved life but he never returned that love ile he had more love for his country than for me file I 1 honor him for it that soldier who placed that little 1 ling ing upon your finger now stands beffie you so saying the strange lady aiono isiom her chair and stood the governor the scene thai alla now ensued we leave to the biml imagination 0 illation of the ie leader ader the girl who had thus introduced lier was catheiine ef E David davidson pon of sheffield ohio slie silo was engaged to be married but her furuie husband ro spondee to atle call of tile the and she followed him by joining an all other n he was killed in the 66 same battle where site she fell wounded she is alone in alie alic world hot her father and mother having delai ted this lifo life years ago slie slid was the soldier of the ohio who had placed the ring upon up bu jj tue the finger of governor cur curtin rind tn for tile the kind attention given tier her upon tho the bloody field of antietam Antic tam tile the I 1 light ight arm had been amputated about half way between tile tho elbow and sl shoulder tile the interview finally ended and having at last lier her benefactor she bade hini him land and his friends adieu taking order bearing in the bold signature ofa of A G curtin L fol foi one of pail Pal halmers palmers ners mers patent arms we had an interview with the heroine she was modest although a she had led the life of a bold soldier boy silo she was loud in her praise of governor curtin and is firm in the belief that through liis his hardworking energy powers of physical endurance and great courage lie he has saved the lives of ton eliou thousand sand soldiers many of whom still live to bless his name as one of the few immortal not born boril to die |