Beadle's Dime Novels No. 127: Bald Eagle — page 41: what you’re looking at

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: THE MOTHER. 43 bed a Curtesy, which threw the brief skirt into some action, and then disappeared. Mother and son now entered the room together. “I have come, dear mother,” began the youth, “ only to “ty good-morning. I must, within an hour, be on my way bs Morristown, carrying. despatches for the commander-ir lef,” The mother laid her hand tenderly upon the shoulder of *f son, and was silent. “I may be gone a few days, and I may not return until the Novements of the army decide upon further measures,” Con- tinued the youth. “That is, my son, until some decisive battle shall determine l€ fate of the country.” The silence of Montagnie gave assent, and she laid her head “Pon the shoulder of her child. The youth felt her trembling Pulsations, and knew, that slight as was the external manifes- tation, it told of deep and intense anguish. She at length raised her head, pass . “Tam proud, Wendell, of the favor shown you by the 500d general; but in order to merit it do not risk too much a \fe go2” Her voice ceased and the sentence remained incomplete, but the young man knew what was meant by the tears that fell upon his shoulder, and which the thin dress of the season tendered palpable. ~ Country and friends, dear mother,” returned Montagnie, ater a pause; “I feel as if all that I can do, to yield my life ven, were nothing to honor the one and prove my worthiness of the other,” % And Katrina, Wendell 2” I know you are not pleased with her, dear mother; I Wish it were otherwise.” | “God help you, Wendell, she is a giddy, thoughtless girl, and a tory at that,” replied the mother, warmly. “T know it all ; do not speak of it at this time, dear mo- ther. Iam an infatuated fool, it may be, but forget it now. And, mother, I wish you would see her if—if I am long gone.” Madame Montagnie started, a shade of anxiety visible upon her Speaking face ; but she replied, comicbooks.com