Author: Stella C. Shetter

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781230226590

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... andy'S monument Bobby and Alice and Pink had been telling Grandma about the soldiers' monument that was to be placed in the courthouse yard. "It is to be made of granite," said Bobby, "and the names of all the soldiers from this county who died or were killed in the war will be cut on one side of it." "Well, well," said Grandma thoughtfully, "that makes me think of a monument I knew about long ago, but this monument wasn't made of granite." "Marble, may be,"suggested Alice. "No, not marble, either. You never heard of a monument like this. But, there, I might as well tell you about it," and Grandma polished her spectacles, found her knitting, and began: "This monument was for a soldier, too. Andy Carson was his name. He was a very young soldier, only fifteen years old, but large for his age, and he ran away from home and enlisted. Three times he ran away and twice his father brought him back, but the third time he let him go. "But poor Andy never wore a uniform or saw a battle. He died in camp two weeks after he had enlisted and he was buried in our cemetery, with only Father to read a chapter out of the Bible and say a prayer, because the preacher was clear at the other end of the circuit. "Right away Mrs. Carson began to plan for a monument for Andy. At first it was to be just an ordinary monument, but the more she thought about it the grander she wanted it to be. Nothing could be too good for Andy. He should have the biggest monument in the cemetery--a life-size figure. But she could n't decide whether to have the figure draped in a robe with a dove perched on the shoulder or to have it wearing a uniform and cap. Mrs. Carson finally settled on the uniform, though she couldn't give up the idea of the dove, so there was to be a dove in...

Download or read book Early Candlelight Stories written by Stella C. Shetter and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... andy'S monument Bobby and Alice and Pink had been telling Grandma about the soldiers' monument that was to be placed in the courthouse yard. "It is to be made of granite," said Bobby, "and the names of all the soldiers from this county who died or were killed in the war will be cut on one side of it." "Well, well," said Grandma thoughtfully, "that makes me think of a monument I knew about long ago, but this monument wasn't made of granite." "Marble, may be,"suggested Alice. "No, not marble, either. You never heard of a monument like this. But, there, I might as well tell you about it," and Grandma polished her spectacles, found her knitting, and began: "This monument was for a soldier, too. Andy Carson was his name. He was a very young soldier, only fifteen years old, but large for his age, and he ran away from home and enlisted. Three times he ran away and twice his father brought him back, but the third time he let him go. "But poor Andy never wore a uniform or saw a battle. He died in camp two weeks after he had enlisted and he was buried in our cemetery, with only Father to read a chapter out of the Bible and say a prayer, because the preacher was clear at the other end of the circuit. "Right away Mrs. Carson began to plan for a monument for Andy. At first it was to be just an ordinary monument, but the more she thought about it the grander she wanted it to be. Nothing could be too good for Andy. He should have the biggest monument in the cemetery--a life-size figure. But she could n't decide whether to have the figure draped in a robe with a dove perched on the shoulder or to have it wearing a uniform and cap. Mrs. Carson finally settled on the uniform, though she couldn't give up the idea of the dove, so there was to be a dove in...