“‘They desire a country, even a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.’
“On this slip of paper he had written:—
“‘Bury me in the sea; it has been my home, and I love it. But will not some one set up a stone for my memory at Fort Adams or at Orleans, that my disgrace may not be more than I ought to bear? Say on it:—
“‘In Memory of
“‘PHILIP NOLAN,
“‘Lieutenant in the Army of the United States.
“‘He loved his country as no other man has loved her, but no man deserved less at her hands.’”
THE FOREMAN
By Stewart Edward White