Show sentenced cal to Is be shot farmer oleu a e eon son had been asleep leep leu doing sentinel ee ntine duty nud in was autt laced to te shot A tt telegram bad had been received by his hi fa anther titer abug that the sentence old be carried carrelus carr elut out iu in twenty four door sir 1 allan the ho nn nuter called tu to conjak ibe the borrowing 9 during hn his visit a letter arrived Blo bloeam im eom the father little daughter opened the door and ice cc ived it it is j from him wa waa a 4 all 11 the aid taid as she handed banded it to the minister who opened it and read the following dear father when abi reach you I 1 will n ill be in eternity I 1 am going to write r ne you till 11 about tt it you know I 1 promise promised pro mined jimmy carr mother I 1 would look after her by and when he lie fall eick sick I 1 didan did all i I 1 could for him he lie was not strong enough when ordered back into the rank ranks and the day before that night I 1 carried all hij his luggage bemid besides els my ray own on oui out erch it I 1 had not dot lent him an arm now and then he would have dropped by the way I 1 was tired but out when wp we went into camp and then it waa was jimm Jim I 1 turn to 0 o be geutry and I 1 would ital 1 ins his place but I 1 was o 0 loo tired fired er pr I 1 could ni wit have kept though a gun hd had h d been pointed at my u beg head but I 1 did not know it un til tit well until it was wa too inte late they tell ine me to day that I 1 have a e short reprieve time to urite write ti yuu you our good colotel say says forgive forgive bini father he only doea loco hii his duty he ile would gladly Y 15 enve me if he could and do nut not lay my death up aga aini insi jimmy the poor boy is t br hr iken ken hearted and does nothing bt bit t beg and entreat them to lathim let luni die in my stead 11 1 11 I 1 cannot biar to think cf ef mother and to night I 1 shall see stoe the cows colim coming home from fhe the pasture and anti precious little bli room waiting fur for me but I 1 hall never never dever come gd bless you all 1 your poor beanie Bennie antti that night a lutle little figure glided down the footpath t 11 ill the railway station the guard ai as he reached down to lift litt her into ioto the carriage wondered at the tile tear stained little face that a pil to llie tile dim old lantern he be held in hie his hand blind A tew few ques questions eions and ready an ewers told birn all and no 1 aljer could have cared more tenderly tor for his hi child than be he did for liti little e Blo eoin she was on her way to to tn ask the pre ident lincoln col for her brot brother herd life and had brought Ilen bennied Benni nied ej letter alb T her morning reached new york and the guard hurried her on op to 1 abington every minute now might be he the means of her brother life the president had 1 jut just seated to bid hi task when the door opened aid with dow downcast deyto and folded hauth hands aloud before him well my ray child he lie aid paid in hie his plea pleaus ut cheerful cheer tui tunes abat do oo you want TA unies life please air tir fl fal bloeam I 1 B anniti who is benni I 1 my brother air they are go in ing g to f boot shoot him for sleeping on his bi poet oh its I 1 remember it was wait a it fatal a sleep beep you see child it was a lime time of special danger thousands of lives might have been ast 1 1st at by his ne negligence ao coy my father aid paid granly gran ly but poor bell B ii die was 1 I 1 alired tir lir and rod jimmiie k p dot hal but yaa was lire 1 too this you T c cbill bild come here I 1 do not blossom went to him hira ile heu I 1 u hie his bw hana on her shoulder and stud to turn til up the pal anz iuis face to toward ard his how flow tall he be seemed and he tie wait was the by of the united states too A bitu thought of thi 4 kind failed ed fir a moment 1 but buit bhe she told her straightforward story rud handed reauie e d letter for mr aia coin coto to read he lie atad it careN carefully lly than taking up his ills pen he wrote a few ilat ila t jine litie nd rung rang hia his bill boll Blo ni IIII aniu u j thia this ord order cr given send thi h dip dispatch di P patch a tell at once the president t then turned tot to ht girl girt and said go hoone home my child and tell your father ft ho can ean aj af prove hie his cAunt rys sentence Ben teace eatn when it takes the life ife of a child childlike like that lincoln th think bolt th that at lift lifs far toa pre clua ul to le last I 1 on qa G i back or wait until to morro bennie will need neel a change after he had so bravely faced death 11 ga 60 with you god biers s you sirl ir aid said blo om som lew young soldier came to the vav rouse with hil hi little s 1 iver IL ili called d auito lot the arfi tale vate room and a trap wa 4 casp ned on in hn hotfilder ho tilder mr Lill miln ihn then am the soldier r that cui cam carry P etick comrade foin rade s baggage and di du tor for 4 the tile act no to de serves well ol 01 bis bi country then bennio bennie ft end blo blown il pom lonk their way ta to their G r n mount mountain a in horne A creed gath artil at sit I 1 tin tit railway it to thern back and all farmer farmr om is i huni hant rapal rap cl that of f hi his hoy boy tean fl w v I 1 ed down own bi hi cheeks and anti he w beard to bilty ay fervently fervent lj the lord I 1 be b pried praised |