American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-28
Volume vi.

against the will of his father he hal 1een disin-
herited and turned out Of doors. The youth had
soon reason to repent OF his rashness. His wife
was beautiful, virtuous. and ahectionate; but her
want of education, and entire unacquaintance with
those polished manners and little elegancies Of
life to which he had been accustomed. soon dis
solved much of the charm which her beauty and
artessness had at first thrown around him. After
struggling for some time with poverty andsdiscon-
tent, he enlisted in regiment Of heavy dragons /;
and, being ordered to the Continent. left his wife.
with an infant daughter, in wretched lodging IN
London. Chance brought us together IN Belgium !;
and similarity OF tastes soonprnduced atriendsh'p.
Depressed as was in spirit myself, was stras *
with the melancholy tone in which that night ne
accosted me. He felt . presentlnent, he said, that
he would not survive the battle OF the ensuing day.
He wished to bid me farewell. and to ntrust to my
care his portrait which, with his farewell blessing,
was all he had to bequaath to his wife and child.
Absence had renewed or rather doubled, all his
fondness for the former. and portrayed her ~ all
the wltching loyeness that had won his boylsh at
fection He talked of her. while the tears ran
down his cheeks. and cnninred me. it ever reach
ed England, to find her out, and make known hef
case to his father. In vain, while Il pledged my
word to the fuf.nent Of his wishes. endeavored
to cheer him With better hopes He listened in
mournlul silence to all could suggest; flung his
arms round my neck; wrung my hand, and we
parted. saw him but cnce again. 1t was during
the hottest part of the next anil terrible day. when,
with noise that drowned even the roar Of the ar
| tilIery, Sir William Ponsonby's brigade OF cavalry
dashed past our hollow square. bearing before them,
IN that tremendous charge. the iiower of Napo.
Icons chivalry Far ahead even Of his national
regiment, saw the manly figure Of my friend. 1t
was but for moment. The next instant ne was
fighting in the centre Of the enemy's squadron
and the clouds Of smoke that closed IN masses round
friend and foe hid him from my view. When the
battle was over, and all was hushet but the groans
of the wounded, and the triumphant shouts and roll
| ling drums Of the victorious Prussians, who con-
tinued the pursuit during the entire OF the night,
quilted the shattered remains Of the gallant resi-
ment in whose ranks had that day the honor Of
standing The moon was wading through scatter
ed masses Of dark and heavy clouds. when CONF
menced my search for my friend. The light was
doubtful and uncertain yet it was easy to keep
along the track that marked the last career OF Pom
sonby. Shutidering. lest III every face should re-
cognixc my friend, passed by, and sometimes
| trode upon the cold aud motioness heaps. whic.
now looked 50 unlike the g fiery masses Of living
yalor, that. few hours before, had commlngled
with concussinn more dreadful than the earth
quake's shock Although at first felt a cel tain
conviction of his fate | afterwards began to hope,
that the object of my search had. contrary to his
prediction, survived the terrible encounter. was
about to retire when heap of slain. in ploughed
field. on which the moon was now shining clearly,
attracted my notice. Literally piled on each 9th.
er, were the bodies of five cuirasslers ;-anh lying
beneath his horse was the dead body OF my TREND.
You may form some idea Of my establishment. on
finding, By nearer inspection. that his head was
supported and his neck entwined by the arms OF .
female. from whom also the spirit had taken its de-
parture but you can form no conception OF the hor-
ror felt at beholding, III this OF carnage and
desoaton, in the very arms Of death, and on the
bosom Of corpse, living infant, sleeping cam-
ily, with the moonbeam resting on its lovely tea-
lures and smile playing on its lips, as it angels
were guarding its slumbers and inspiring its dreams!
And who knnws but perhaps they were? The con
victon now flashed on mymind, that these were the
wife and child Of my unfortunate friend; and the
letters we afterwards found on the person OF thu
, former proved that was right in my conjecture.
Driven aside by the gale Of pleasure o. ambtion
or by the storms of life, the affections OF man may
E veer but Interchangeable and nnchanging IS true
J heart in woman. sShe loves. and loves for ever
, This faithful wife had followed her husband through
: n land of strangers, and over the painless sea
through the crowded city, and the busting camp
e till she found him stretched ON the battle held
. perhaps she came in time TO receive his paftln,
sigh, and her spirit. quitting its Wornout tenemeh
of clay, winged its way with his to Him who gays
J them being. With the assistance o. some o
n my comrades, consigned this hapiess par t
+ the earth, wrapped in the same military cloak
= and envelaping the infant, this dear child OF m.
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