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His soldiers came home with tales of his devotion to them, and of how he shared his rations and his blankets and bravely risked his life; of how he crept off into a swamp, at imminent peril, to rescue one of his men lost or mired there. HIS SOLDIERS CAME HOME WITH TALES OF HIS DEVOTION TO THEM AND HOW HE SHARED HIS RATIONS AND HIS BLANKETS AND BRAVELY RISKED HIS LIFE OF HOW HE CREPT OFF INTO A SWAMP AT INTIMATE PERIL TO RESCUE ONE OF THE MEN LOST OR MIRED THERE
own was captured,” Conwell went on, “my father tried to sell this place to get a little money to send to help his defense. But he couldn’t sell it, and on the day of the execution we knelt solemnly here, from eleven to twelve, just praying, praying in silence for the passing soul of John Brown. And as we prayed we knew that others were also praying, for a church-bell tolled during that entire hour, and its awesome boom went sadly sounding over these hills.” Conwell believes that his real life dates from a happening of the time of the Civil War--a happening that still looms vivid and intense before him, and which undoubtedly did deepen and strengthen his strong and deep nature. Yet the real Conwell was always essentially the same. Neighborhood tradition still tells of his bravery as a boy and a youth, of his reckless coasting, his skill as a swimmer and his saving of lives, his strength and endurance, his plunging out into the darkness of a wild winter night to save a neighbor’s cattle. ND HER BLOOD FELL OVER ME WHEN JOHN BROWN WAS CAPTURED CONWELL WENT ON MY FATHER TRIED TO SELL THIS PLACE TO GET A LITTLE MONEY TO SEND TO HELP HIS DEFENSE BUT HE COULDN'T SELL IT AND ON THE DAY OF THE EXECUTION WE KNELT SOLEMNLY HERE FROM ELEVEN TO TWELVE JUST PRAYING PRAYING IN SILENCE FOR THE PASSING SOUL OF JOHN BROWN AND AS WE PRAYED WE KNEW THAT OTHERS WERE PRAYING FOR THE CHURCH BELL TOLLED DURING THAT ENTIRE HOUR AND ITS AWESOME BOOM WENT SADLY SOUNDING OVER THESE HILLS CONWELL BELIEVES THAT HIS REAL LIFE DATES FROM A HAPPENING OF THE TIME OF THE CIVIL WAR A HAPPENING THAT STILL LOOMS VIVID AND INTENSE BEFORE HIM OF WHICH UNDOUBTEDLY DID DEEPEN AND STRENGTHEN HIS STRONG AND DEEP NATURE YET THE REAL CONWELL WAS ALWAYS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD TRADITION STILL TELLS OF HIS BRAVERY AS A BOY AND A YOUTH OF RECKLESS COASTING HIS SKILL AS A SWIMMER AND SAVING OF LIVES HIS STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE IS PLUNGING OUT INTO THE DARKNESS OF WILD WINTER NIGHT TO SAVE A NEIGHBOR'S CATTLE
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