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Identifier: mystoryofcivilwa02butl (find matches)
Title: My story of the civil war and the Under-ground railroad
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Butler, Marvin Benjamin, 1834-1914
Subjects: United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 44th (1861-1865) Underground Railroad United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Huntington, Ind., The United Brethren Publishing Establishment
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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I step out do just what yourheart prompts. Dont be afraid, if you love him, to tellhim so, plainly. Let him know that if he makes no ef-fort to live, he will destroy your happiness, and dontsmother your feelings. I will be in the next room andwait and watch the result- As the doctor and May entered, the doctor admin-istered the stimulant and then said: Marion, dont you know that it is wicked, suicidefor you to lie here and die, you can get well. Theres nodisease now. It all depends on you. Will you not makethe effort? May is here and will give you the incentive.Dont answer me, please, save your strength. You canand must live. The doctor had scarcely closed the door when Maysprang to the bed, dropped on her knees and sobbed asthough her heart would break. Her whole frame shookwith emotion and she was bathing my face with hertears. I succeeded in getting my right hand out from un-der the blanket and placed it on her head and musteredstrength to say, Dont, May, O dont cry so, you fright-
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0 May, dont cry so. IN THE RANKS WITH COMPANY A. 137 en me. What can I do? I would rather that every tearwas a drop of my own blood than have you suffer. She made several attempts before she could speakand then said: **0, Marion, dont you know that I love you morethan my own life? That I would die for you if thatwould make you live? O why will you lie here and diewhen the doctor says you can live and get well? O Ma-rion ! why will you break my heart and destroy my hap-piness? and her tears were flowing like rain down herface and over mine. The spell that bound me was breaking away. Thedelusion was gone and hope revived. Dont, May; dont cry so; I cant bear to see yousuffer. Tell me what to do. Live for me, your mother and Prentiss.....Does it matter so much to you, May? Yes it does matter. I shall never know anotherhour of happiness. It would kill me- It would kill m.e.But your engagement to Arthur, How can you?O Marion, Im not engaged to Arthur. You can-not believe that.Those letters.

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