American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-04-18

ao WI received oroers TO JOIN MS reg menf and
repair to the field Their loves pligh ted anew
vows OF consistency interchanged and they parted
ne to share in the fatigues and perils OF and
she to count the days and hours OF his ABSENCE
the plants IN her parterrc weave garlaDds OF wild
flowers carelessly plucked she s'rayed among the
fields and meadows Of her fathers domain. and
watch the post and catch the first glance OF the bu
lctlns from the army
1 He was ordered upon distant service, acquitted
himself brayely IN various lions, and the peace
found his shoulders graccd with two epsulettes in.
stead of one. But it his fortune TO be kept in
such active service, and to be transferred from post
to post, even to the remotest stations on the ives
tern and south western borders of our country, that
he unable to visit the object OF his early afec-
tions, and fulfil his vows until the summer OF 49,,
when he came to this city, and transported with
delight to find her on visit to elder lister,
ried and settled in New York. We will not attempt
to describe the Joy OF their meeting, after long
separation during which he tou0tenance and elias
tic frame of the young soldier had been changed by
the tolls OF the camp. TO the mote grave and mus
cular appearance oil the experienced soldier, lille
the slender form and features OIL, had attained
to the graceful and womaniy proportions OF four and
twenty. But lew days of preparation int rvened,
and he clasped her 10 his arms as his bride.
i His return to New York was welcomed by B,
with all the warmth which could be expected from
an endearcd friend Of his youth, the ardor of whose
feelings, 1t was but natural to suppose, had been
tempered by the maturity of manhood. Both had
been prospered. While Nj had regularly pas
sed through several grades OF promotion B.
had been honored with various profitable civil ap
pointments. They were together from day to day for
several weeks, while the joyous period OF the honey.
moon rolled swiftly away. Now aud then, howe
yer, NJ appeared absorbed in momentary ab.
straction. and dark cloud would Hit over his brow
But like the mis-, of summers morning, it was
suddenly disspated by the sunshine OF present hap
lpiness-eaving the landscape fa'er and brighter
than before. These moments OF depression were
too transient to excite particular observation; and
although the compressed lip and unconscious sigh
did as he feared, once or twice be,ray of the
troubled bosom than he could have wished, still the
. round Of pleasures the variety of occupations and
amusements and the charms OF society in a city
like this, added to the unremtted and disintere
exeriions OF his friend b to contribute all in
his power to his qualification, caused the stream Of
happiness apparently to glide on without ripple
upon its surface.
But there was cause for these occasional mo
ments Of gloom deeply seated. Nor could the pos
session of lovely bride, the nupial festivities, or
the gaieties OF the metropolis pluck from the
memory a rooted SORROW or tighten the oppressed
bosom of the load which weighed upon the heart.
t w hen he left New York few years before, he
parted from dearly beloved orphan sister, living
with her guardians, young, innocent and beautiful
If there be any emblem earth Of that spotess 10
nocence and purify which we are taught to expect
in the regions OF the skies, it is young and aress
{ female into whose bosom an impure thought has
entered whose che ek has never been sufused
j but with the bloom OF health, when listening to
the accents Of meried commentator, and whose
every word, look and action, speak the unpolluted
mind within. Sucn, in the eyes of NJ, was his
{ affecionae sister How oft had she hung upon his
wiki fratcrna Affection as they visited together
the principal places of attraction In town, rambled
among the green fields and delightful groves in the
suburbs, gathering daisies, cowaips and blue bells
or listening to the carols OF the birds ss they skip
ped cheerily from spray to spray, during his former
e visits. And with what tenderness did she cling to
$ him, as he kissed the falling tear from her cheek,
at the moment of their last separation. And with
what fondness, too did he anticipate the happy mo
: ment Of their meeting after SO long separation,
5 when as he might suppose, the tender bnd which
c he had left, must have expanded TO the full blown
a flower. Tarrying few days at Philadelphia, how
. ever, while on his way to New York, among his
friends In that staid metropolis, dark suspicious
we're occasionally whispered in his ear, that his sis
: ter was-no better than she should be. He would
] have avenged the imputation promptly, could he
have been perfectly satisfied that il groundlcss
but before he left his agony was completed by such
declarations and proofs Of her guilt that he verify
believed the child whom he had left pure and unsul
lied as the driven snow, was now loathsome pros
5 tutc, and the kept mistress of some gentleman in
New York. 1t was even intimated that for his own
credit, and the happiness Of his intended bride, it
would be better for him not speak Of one no had
rendered herself SO utterly unworthy Of his kindness
and protection. And having thus been made to be-
lieve that
had fallen
Into pit Of nk, that the wide
Had drops too few to wash her clean again"
, he yielded to this advice. NJ was soldier;
and although the struggle severe one, still,
uf,e h;o orr;val In Nau yorL having command