A Touching Incident

-A toucliinr; scène 13 rclutcd as trnuspirmg in a ruw idulphia Hospital reetntly. Soiue boiievülunt lady had distributed ice cream to the iuvulid soldi ts, ttl all gkdly partook of tlio ri'fi eslnuent save mie youiiff, pali!, handsome boy His eyos wére cloá, aud yne of the ladies.obsurving hun, Boftlv whispcred : ' Tha poor li't)o fütlow ia asleep ; we must iiót distqrb biira.' ' fío, na'ara, I t not aBleep," he answered, hl a silvtry voi'e lul] ftf thu swei'tnesa of imioeence and boyhood. ' Well, my little fellow,' contiuued the ludy, as she drew uearer, ' aro you foud of ico cream ? ' ' Very much so,' lio replied. ' Didu't you seo me place this on your little tablo '? ' reaching for the plate of crea ín. ' 01., yes,' he answured, treraulously ' but I shut my eyes niid ciied to nyself.' 1 Cried, íuy cliild ! why, wliat made yon ci-y, my (fear ? ' ' 01, madame, if you will pull the quilt áaiwn i little you will see. The lady did so, and t'mind tliat he had bo arma. Buth üf them he had lost in battle.