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window of the house in which he was, struck him on the shoulder, and entered the lung. He has been in a very dangerous condition, wrote the surgeon, but he is now fast recovering. He is a universal pet, and is well cared for in the officers' quarters. The next tidings were more joyful. The regiment were on their way to Detroit, on a thirty days furlough, and would remain to recruit. Now the telegraph notified those interested that they were in Louisville — then in Indianapolis — in Michigan City — at last in Detroit. With a happy heart the good mother telegraphed to have her boy sent to Chicago as soon as possible, and then she watched the arrival of the trains. He will be here to-night — he will be here to-morrow --she said, and every summons to the door she was sure was her Charlie. Every thing was in readiness for the darling — his room — his clothes — the supper-table set with the luxuries he loved — and there sat mother, sister, and brother, waiting for him. A