American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-10-17
.lLT .NaIIEE HONE.

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The following lively and we-told tale, is token
| from "Sceues and Sketches OF Soldiers life in
Ireland" The same author has published the pre-
yious part OF his life under the title Of !. Recoilec
tions of an Eventiul Liie.'
81 had received several letters from my parents
since my return: they were both we'll, and urged
me to procure furlough and go home to see them.
It was some time before | could accomplish this
but at length it effected, and having taken seat
on the coach, | set off on my journey home. On
reaching Dublin luckily found vessel prepared
TO sail for Irvine, and securing passage, embar-
ked mex. morning.
Feeling little inclination to sleep, about midnight
came on deck considering the season OF the year,
it delightful night; the moon shed her silver
radiance over reposng nature. like the smile OF a
fond mother over her sleeping infant and as gazed
or her, sailing through the blue expsnse Of heaven,
with her attendant train o. myriads Of sparkling orbs,
elt my mind soar beyond This earth and all its
concerns
"Who ever gaz'd upon them shining,
And turn'd to earth without repinng,
Nor wlsh'd for wings to fly away,
And mix - their etc; nal ray
| While leaned over The ships bow, watching the
moonbeams dancing on the CLASSY bosom Of The deep
my cars soothed with the ripping OF the vessel,
as she urged her way through the waters, iet
as il shut oui from the world, and manrpated from
its laws aud control At sea is the place for reflec
lion and contemplation there the memory, as il
secure in her privacy, unlocks and draws forth her
secret treasures, and brnods over them with miser
care. Before me the sofened outline Of the distant
coast of Scotland could be seen, its rugged points
bursting through the gauzy film with which they
were enveoped but the well known rock of Ailsa
STOOD forth in bold relief its giant mass towering
proudly above he waves alike defyng their fury
and the hand Of time the sight of that rock which
the emeran associates with the farewell to his coun
try, called forth in M bosom tide Of recoIections.
When last saw il. was returning. as now, from
one ol my wild adventures in search oil happiness
ahd tame: the ttsul. oi both were neatly equal
misery AID disappointment: The last, however, had
been the most lesson, and was now, like the
prodieal sen, reraeing my way from far country.
My past life glided in review before my mind, and
could not help cxclaming, what fool have
been! have bartered every privilege which was
my biiihright, in The pursuit ol vain dreams Of re
nown and happiness; setting aside the misery and
hardship htyc endured; has not the last six years
OF my life been blank that period OF time employ
&C IN my education al home what might not have
beenT hu, my doom is fixed, have sealed it myself
there was distraction in the thought
That day landed at Irvine and resolved TO pur
sue my journey homewad without stopping ASH
oveI flowing OF thc heart, and bucyancy OF tread
which every sensitive being must have itli on re
visiting the land oi his birh after years of sepa-a
ton IRON all that was dear TO him. The sun was
set ing when reached the wood OF -; il had
been The haunt Of many Of my childish wande rings
there had often royed unconscious of where was
gong My soul awed with the deep shade that the
uees cast around trod as it on holy ground, while
the ceaseess hum Of its insect Inhabitants mingled
nf he hat ebaJ,
sive feelings which the scene had excited in my bo-
som. II was here that first learned 10 commune
wlth my own heat, and my imagination first scared
into the realms OF faery. Near its margin was the |
stream on whose ha ks have lain listening 10 its
mutmurng, my gaze fixed on the world portrayed
In It's transparent bosom beautiful so bright | |
could scarcely believe it was not some world OF
,pFi.ualiy, some realm Of bliss The scene was
chaneed-win'er had stript il Of all its atractions-
the blast howed through the lrafiess ees-.nd the
stream that had meandered so swsety through the
serdant PLAIN was now roaring down its channel |
with imPetuous force. The scene was changed |
but be who looked on it was not less so.
Morning of life 100 soon ocrcas,-
Young days Of bliss too dear 10 loose
an whnher have thy visions past,
That frightened all my childish views!
For never yet when poets muse
Or maden's cream in bowers alone
We're glorious visions more prQfuse,-
Az whittier lave those visions gone !"
was reused from of memory's sweetest
dreams. by Tie distant sound Of bells--they were
hose OF my native city; had often heard them al
tne same hour, they spoke Of wo devotion, and oy,
AVID scenes long gone by. In this sotened state Of /
leeng entered the town. and bee dess of the thronp
hurried on to the home Of my parents-reached
the honse-'hrew myself into their arms, and The
hFst sttunut OF feeling over, at the freside with
my father on the one side, and my mother at the
other gazing affeconacly upon me, while talked
OF all had seen, and all had felt.
being 'ired alter my Journey, my mother sugges,
ted The propriely OF my going to rest, and the len.