Cape Girardeau Weekly Argus 1865-02-02

              cape girardeau argus svol;7ii f;c^pe gittardeau missouri thxjesx>ax : 2e3sbrdar¥;i2 1865 »*" ,:, , yf rr ; poetry for the qape girardeau wvekly argus „ ; ;;:, ••■ thanks to -——-.;, : ■ j \ zwu yopt a very sappy new tear aj qp the glancing radiant light ■ : •-. {. -— - ■ r '■■}■ of the glorious kjng of day „ " " \ . •'* either go a thousand thanks ':> ' ■ '«-" s ■'" on-the shining sparkling way "- '| ? •*; * on thawing of zephyr borne i " i : , ■ ''. \ ;.*" :■-. on them west western br.eeie • • ■■" . i . , injthe vening;'and the morn ' r ; [''."* eio to thee j,h.e thanks in these ' ... ; _•_ jfair«&t friendv thy message cams . , , •■ - - as a roseate hue aflame 1 - • .■*■»<. '■ ■■ i..4 ■;■■.-■'■'*. v : •' -' " • j -. fate shall choose to lead [ l >':■::' ■ through tn liaht,orthroukh the clou i ■ !.\ ■' still the times whichpass beyond - , ,:\. ;,.-., illke.a fac^amid the crowd , ..";-• • *. r shall have space in memory • ',! „,".;,.'. thence to vanish never never ,> ■_. , „.. and the past and tirotr shall be ■" t ,"',' . yet remembered ever evert ' *•""■ » •• thou shait radiant ever seem * •;": -^•■^ like a joy sj.cbarming dream i il.i.-l thanks of mine are little worth . • •' i *... ka'er a jewel in thelot *'''" i - ?"*>• -; nor'i-'ihrint brilliant w&xa ..'.'.'' tlii *■ : j .* th-h rarest thou hast got .■ .... were the language rich m lore "' ', wealt of word-ggms from the banks of the eloquence of yore . r •' t*loo shoijwst'hayeit in my thanks fairest foetid forgetful never sere's a wishto thei forever ! *" t.s t ir.l&'££*f '•>. c ■■''■-, harold fort kearkey jan 13,18g5 t * miscellany hospitals lieutenant frrank-gordon iher iplaywate.ia.tchildhood her un flinching champion in schooldays and affianced husband in manbdod,:w-a j ■ in k the long roughly constructed shed improvised for a hospital,'with dying men'on yery side with horror and disprder a 1 bat it (; co:uld nofc'i be shut away frpni th^gsigbt jay 7 the fig ure of a ; man young with well ]. cut feature but gaunt and ; haggard-m he had been divested of no other clothing but the coat and the gray army shirt was open upon the breast i?o"vealing.the fact-tha't his wounds^of whatever nature were uhere;--ivno f blankgt covered his limbs andi the tigutf^-blosed adlorless lips and dim mod eyes s,)oke little hope for the life of lieut,;,flr ; ank;,gpvdon f i five days he had laid;;m thiswwary r trernh iing upon the verge of eternity^arid pronounced by the attending's'uvgeon pas.t rbeovery ; what'little popm be done in the fearful crowding of laecr ated men upon the hands of the at tandants and the deficiency;of hosv ital,aid/had been done but theeare to soothe the path-of death was>not th-ere eight and leffc^'and in every : direction he saw strong men turn'their h(?ads and die iil"'.rrery,;4esp^ir wxtli ] less wounds than his'own j a and:then < with a sickening terror hesankvbaekl upon his rough couch with a prayer that his spirit might^o ; calles while hia eyes remained closed/to the mi sery aroundinmy v/'/'!'!//.''"'-:''v "'. '.. ; from nashville to ; jtb,e general in command ? give them td riiy orderly,.aria'lie will give you back the general's answer - - [-■'• -~ -----™ " yqu;;mußt"excußt^me oolonel i am underprders.notv to let these let tefs goout^f my hands unless into those of general rosecransv if you say i caiti^ot go : up'to headquarter tlxm i'cjnust returh valid report the fact/v u j.m j'thevcdlinel seemed to.consider a moment and eye the young officer who ■} stood before hint'well over be fore'he jxh|"w,e red vl 4 -/* v 7v.vv '-<■-••' ': ■ <;£<• %£ i3,jagal.n^t:vorders^liieutenaii t tb'^a>i'any';jone j but'l.'cah'no.t.be6,-that l thesevjorders extend jto an officer vn'the service bearingdespatefiesv i think ypu"may go up,/"what did yon say ypurfnamaw^-st «,» f-.lsinitll.gordon^t.^i'lfth michigan at yout;;:per'yice aiv-vvvvt^'vaavv v vgordon jjordori j/a.£ftiave jseard that narai before 1 j/'-jt'bin"k,v..-jjo-uct^vlyi haven't c a gordon with tfs v i 1 lieutenantfrankgordon,on staff sir b shot in!breast,*;.bir.,"died this morning in hospital n0..2/a answer ed theorderly with the seatentioufi ness of a veteran;v'7v'*vl/j vv