Show THIS MOTHER GAVE HER ALL cr touching incident of sacrifice on the altar of her Count rys need 0 one of the touching incidents of general L lyons lons ons march to wilson creek was that of a tennessee mother bringing her little boy to the captains tent and offering otT cring lu him ni for the service 0 of ills his country the boys father had been filled in battle and the mother and 6 boy wore were alone jone in in the world i orld the abrl bright ailt eyes and alert bearing of the I 1 little ittle chap for lie he was scarcely thirteen years of ago caught the ce ot or the he captain md ho he asked what tho the boy could do 1 I can drum lie he said proudly stretching himself to liis ills full height eight and lie ho could ns as the fifer soon found out as he played the flowers of edinborough a most difficult piece to follow with inith the drum madam ml ill take tahe the loy said the captain the mother kissed her boy and tinning to the captain paid aid bring him back captain and to the boy sho said ns as she placed lier her hand on oil ills enizer eager little head god bless you my lily boy youre all I 1 have left but I 1 give you to my countey and drum right bravely for the bos bols in ill blue during the heavy fatiguing marches from rolla to springfield it was amusing to ze ce e the long ong legged fifer wading through the mud with nith our little drummer liero mounted on ills his back during the fight at crook creek the cheery fife and brave drum druin boat beat time for ali the soldier boys in battle battie the fight led down into a deep ravine and it was not long before our drummer boy was in the midst of the fray that night the detail on guard duty near the ravine thought lie he heard faintly the sound of a drum ile he listened in the moonlight and when hen the relief came caine lie ho asked permission to go in search of the little drummer lad ind iio he followed the sound of the drum and soon found our hero seated on the ground with his hack back against a tree and ills his faithful drum hanging lia nging on oil a huch bush ile he dropped ills his drum as the guard came up and exclaimed I 1 oil oh corporal I 1 am so glad lad to see sec you give me a drink and as lie he turned to go ao to get him water lie he pleaded oh dont go and leave me I 1 cant walk ills 1113 3 little legs had been shot off at the knees looking closer lie discovered a lead dead soldier lying in the grass but evidently before lie bo died lie he had put a tourniquet about the stump the little legs the brave lad was ras carried into camp all and given surgical attention ioD but the brave little spirit went out into the brightness and glory of a duty well done and a country served even unto death 41 i 1 ic c ac te te i S t t is ks k S |