Death, and he will die, happy in the thought of
falling for his country. Oh! kind reader, turn your ear to the moaning
of the soldier's wife--the cries of his children, and let your heart
throb with kindness and sympathy for their sufferings. Relieve their
wants, alleviate their pains, and earn for yourself a brighter reward
than gold or influence can purchase--the eternal gratitude of the
defenders of our liberties.

Farewell! if a single tear of sorrow, steals unhidden down your cheek
at the perusal of this sad tale--if in your heart a single chord of
pity is touched at its recital--we shall have been fully rewarded for
the time and labor expended by us. And if at some future day you hear
of some soldier's family suffering; sympathise with their afflictions
and cheerfully aid in ameliorating their condition, by giving a single
thought of "THE TRIALS OF THE SOLDIER'S WIFE."

FINIS.

APPENDIX

In presenting a work of this nature to the reader, the Author takes
the opportunity of making an apology for the errors, typographical and
otherwise, which may be found therein. The difficulties under which he
labored in procuring the publication of the book at this time, when
the principal publishers of the South are so busily engaged in
publishing works written in foreign parts, and which cost them nothing
but the expense of publication, and the procuring of them through our
blockaded ports. The book which our readers have just completed
perusing, is filled with many errors; too many, in fact, for any
literary work to contain. The excuse of the Author for these, is, that
at the time the book was in press he was with the Army of Tennessee
performing his duties, which prevented him from reading the proof
sheets and correcting all mistakes which crept in during composition.
The party on whom devolved the duty of reading the proof performed his
work as well as could be expected, for, in some instances, the errors
were the fault of the Author, and not that of the printer, who labored
under many disadvantages in deciphering the manuscript copy of the
book; the greater part of which was written on the battle-field, and
under fire of the enemy. It is thus that in the first page we find an
error of the most glaring character possible, but which might have
been the Author's, as well as the printer's omission. Thus, the Author
is made to say that the "aristocracy" of New Orleans were "well known
by that elegance and etiquet