Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-17

the victnn of that worst Of all diseases-a
broken heart. Louisa M0rdaunt ilved
long and happily with him whom she
made her husband, nor did she ever sur
mise the dreadful effect her marriage had
upon the Rev. A fred Corsar.
TIE SOLDIERS DEPARTURE.
In the passing events and reflections
Of but one short hour, what picture of
human lie may we behold II was led
TO this consideration by Witnessing this
morning the muster of a bt dy of the
Foot-guards in ihe Birdcage Walk uf ST..
james, Park, and the commencement of
their march 10 the coast to embark for
Portugal. Ii vas the second battalion
of the Sd regiment of those fine troops
who had won their full share of glory M
the late Peninsular war, which was thus
again on foot for the scene OF their form.
er triumphs. There they stood, resting
ON their arms, in the most complete state
of soldierly equipment, not # r the snowy
pageant of IA fieid-day's exercise, but far
the endurance and the fame of a foreign
campaign. There was no noisy hustle
either amidst the thickl y-ciosed ranks of
the soldlery or among the collected null
titude which had assembled to be the
spectators of their departure, A sober
gravity pervaded, in general, the counte-
nances OF both the settled purpose,
the calm fidelity, the unshrnkng cour
age of British troops m ghl all be traced
in the visages of the one group: The
deep interest, the strong sympathy, IN
warm hope of an English populace were
to be observed in the faces of the other
Nature, too, seemed as if resolved to aid
the scene with her accordant gaze. l.
was one of those still, mid, genial mora
ings which she loves to share alike be
tween the buoyancy of the rising and the
solemnity of the declining year, betw en-
the seasons of hope and gloom, between
autumn and spring; as though, in the
fickleness of her reign, she wished to
point our more reflective thoughts to the
lncertitude of life's sunshine in all its va
rying seasons of this existence. In the
south the clouds were heavily rolling
away from the path of the god of day,
who now for moment dispersed them
in their rapid way, and anon Withdrew
his glory beneath their veil. The east
ern sky was s,reaked with lines which ex-
hbited bis faded track of rising br ght-
ness while the north and the west we're
shared between the cerulean path viii, h
seemed to invite his advancing course,
and the shades which were waiting to
succeed the departure of his setting bril-
liancy. That day how many change
ful thoughts, hopes, and fears, were to
be crowded into such a span,-a speck
of time The scene before me was the
epitome Of this reflection, for the world !.
] think have have understood it To
he generally point of military discipline
70 limit, as far as is possible, the numbers
Of friends and relatives who assemble on
the departure of regiment for foreign
service aud it appeared to me as if this
rule had been acted upon in the present
case. Still there were land who could
have had the heart to prevent them p
collected around the column many a
male and female relative the women,
almost like Rachael, refusing t. be-
comforted," welded wives and betrothed
lovers, fathers and mothers, brothers and
sisters,-aI the ties ofcopsanguinity and
of heart stretched OF the rack of leave
taking and Of separation. You nigh,
see many a uallant CuIln,r enrnpno,,;...x a.,