The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-09-08

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dtrahlt' elevation. she ttlI near the brin, Of /,
mountain torrent, Il, if overcome by her cxrr-
uonS In few moments Size rose, ard pointin,,
at the stream, rushed down along IFS side; al
terna:ry pointing and wrinsing her hands.
screaming in voice that gave evidence Of IN
tense mental agony. " On save my BARN, m,
sweet bonnie wean, nntila. 't She was hidden
from my view by a clump Of alder bushes. and
her CRIES were lost in the distance. had been
50 cng?osSfd with the wretched female. that my
horse had etrayed without my observing it.
short way from the road, and was quietly re
ealing himself with the grass that grew At his
feet. Tightening my rein, directed his head
{" the road, and arcoft!ng a strapp.ng young
fellow, passing at the moment. with his blue
bonnet cooked on one side, an'! keeping time to
the iavorite tune of Whar hae We been a day,
lad,iie, iglland la'IIie," which be w!r>trd with
great spirit, | asked him who the female was
that had inst excited my feelings He stopped
on being spoken to, and touching bis bonnet an
severed my question ny another. i" Whats Your
"uii Sr On my repeating the question he
said On ave. lis prir mad E.1r &c mean. 10
Y. : no ken Ellie. High me- hnt She was anrc
til" honnie>t and b'tthr~t lass about tic toun,
vi eyes as black as onr Sla". and cheeks where
the white aad red seemed PLAYING wi anc AMI
ther-;t the lads were clean daft about her.
and they cad her the " lily 0 tie gl>n;" but
~ wadna say ony thing til! thcm mar than
Just cre,ll "ord. But at last party came
her" u recruit fir The Fort, tva thr audi Black
watch vc ken. aud there was ane vi them t!ry
cad hin Sergeant Mac Clavmorr Jamie Mac
Cfaymorr was his n&mr. t}l Sir but he was i
Draw chiel, if We bad seen him vi bis bonnet,
his Kill. and tartan hose, and Tie Lit pln@ic j1,t
Ringing oWrr his ~hnt!th"r its 10 wonder f.tiir
fell IN lose wi him. 50 if was. and folks sad
they were g@nn to he married. and the minister
bad h"cn spoken till, but Just thcn an ORDER
came for Jamie to gang to the North. There
was MAR than are sar heart the morn he g4rd
ava but he promised he'd be back sumo
Week after week passed ava. and he t1ilna
come back and F..fie began to be shame faced.
and the red left her cheek and she ual st hy
hersff the hale day and greet as thou4h her
heart would break Her friends were hard wi
her. and we dldna her for some time. and
when we NEST SAW her. she had honny BARN
IN her arms. and wad wander about wi it the
hale day, out a1narc the hills She wad talk
wi hcr>el. and folk snid she was daft and sac
she is. but ance she fell asleep NJ wonder whar
ve seed her gang TILL and when she woke her
wean vas game. II was thocht Nv some it had
faen into the burn, and sac thocht She il made
her clean adalt athegither, and enow she runs
as We seed just now, thinking she sees the wean
III the water"
The poor g rls history had completely taken
possession of my mind. and my servant who had
stopped few miles back to have one Of his
hor~"'s shoes fastened, riding up at the moment
hurried on as if to get rid Of the agony Of n1v
own feelings; the tavern was one Of the first
houses in the yilIare epte rinr ti,as ward | p.vn