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A DAUGHTER OF MARYLAND, — 175 **It shall be as mother says. Mother, where are you? lL cannot see you! I forgot that I shall never look upon your sweet face. But they have told me that you were beauti- ful, and I am sure you are more beautiful than ever.’’ ie ‘‘T am here, my dear son, never, I hope, to be separated ae from you again until at His summons I go hence.’’ **And now Uncle Frost’s story is all plain,’’ Aurian bt could not help exclaiming in her great joy. ‘‘It is all explained even to the old gray coat. ’’ Before a reply could be made, Captain Berners roused up and waving his right arm over his head, shouted: ‘*‘Charge, boys! for Armistead’s sake. Once we gain the summit and the day is ours. On, boys, on!’’ i ‘‘His mind wanders,’’ said the general. ‘‘Give the poor ie boy the best care he can have. Enough that he should > have a life of ease for that hour with Pickett’s men.’’ ‘*His mind ain’t been right fo’ a long time,’’ said Aunt Debby, who had been a silent witness to the foregoing scenes. ‘‘He’s ’magined all de time dat somebuddy wuz comin’ to take Sylvanny an’ he’s jess stood on watch. Ebery day he’d go down to de pass to wait fo’ de foe. Poor boy, wiv him not seein’ a wink, I staid by him an’ cooked an’ made him as comf’ble as I could.”’ It was soon found that Aunt Debby had really remained there with him all that trying time. How the wounded and sightless man had reached the old homestead was never > made very clear, though it was ascertained that he did not get there until nearly a month after the battle of Gettys- burg. The case of Mrs. Berners is not without a parallel, as Singular as it was. In fact, the author has known of several cases of a similar nature, and as whatever explana- tions might be offered would be but conjecture, it will be unnecessary to advance those. Aurian, Ella Northup, Mrs. - Berners and Mrs. Ralston had all done noble work in the hospitals, and to sich women the meed of praise cannot be - es RE ) comicbooks.com —