The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-12-13
Ufys rCELAWy.
TIL SOLDIERS BABY.
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la afcsfing Tale

morning ~ the sIgiHg az 1919. ne
sun Wis smning bright, aud their arms
and arcputfements we're elltterHg IN ms
.ays. The waving plumcs, martial dress
aud military music soon dlsS,Pafrd the
clouds of drspondency from an magma
iion young and afdcni, and opened long
vista of glory, la lev moments, Inn
= had eiided oyer the whole career, aud
restored me, hi.l, IN rank, anu covered
with honors, to my NATIVE village, to my
mother and To my ffiena,. The FIRST
step 10 this ideal PROMOTION was easily
obtained. Inb few minutes, ! had the
honor OF being enrolled = private Of the
18Th lliehanders. aud, before my afrlv-
nj II Cork W. $ fully equipped N the garb
Of the war - Cels.
ned No. deiain q with IN account
Of niy aull all undressing lie, after
by aar,sl III q J., I'm, pte,Ious to the
plemofable battle "a Waterloo. Tho
NIGHT beiois tho battle, | WIS pacing
haeksords aud forwards, SOLITARY sc1-
incl al one Of our oul-postS. There
VS. weight IN The midnight atmosphere
that spread an unwonted gloom over my
eonl. There was 4 silence Throughout
our Amy lhat formed u strik,us contrast
t. the loud Shouts Of the enemy as lhry
pissed the uighi n carousing around their
wtieh-drrs. | should not, perhaps, cal.
al ,ilunci, and vet II WIS something We
Al but mol the silence Of sleep. The
stern and snllea sound with which the
aord and eountefslgn were exchanged
III" low but deep tone with which the
necessary orders for the following day
were gi,en tho sigh Of contrnding feel
sngs III the soul, Which almost rcsumbicd
the groans ex,orGd BY boiiiy pain from
the wounded, were oil still more audible
than the distant cling of the armmrcr,
and The suorling aud pranrng of the !
steed, mud showed that all around was
waking watc hiuluoss aud anxiety. About
lhe middle oil the night received a VII
sit from a Young man with whom had
i9rmed ~ intimate acquaintance. H.
~ - the only son oil gentleman Of larur
property N the south of ireland hui,
hdsln. formed an ltachmcnt a. beau
Jliul elrl III humble life, aud mlrriod her
against The viii of his iuhcr, lc had
Aoen dislnherned, aud turned ont oil
.doots. Thc Youth bad soon reason 'o1
repent oi his rashness. HI, w,ic wa
beant fol, slttuous aud a0cclnnate but
her " nj of cdIiCation aud Cn,Irr uuac-
1nuntncc with those polishei manner,
ana little elegancles Of lie to which he |
had heeu accu,l omcd, soon dissolved |
mueh Of the { nm wiirh hen heury !
aud afi'essnUss N - tirs thrown around |
hln. Ate Auss ,i,ng Tor SON" time |
&,th poverty and discomfort, he enlisted |
AZ Il regiment Of heavy Dragons and. !
hcipg ordered 10 the continent, irn his !
a ife with IN infant daughter in a wretch /
.el lodging in Loud1n Chance bro,
us logolhor IN Belgium. AID a SINH lrr, !
OF t.fstes soon prolncei fricpishiJ.
Depressed - | WI, IN spirits my.nlf,
WIS struck with the melancholy zone
III which thai ngat he accosted me. lie
fell d Presentmcnt, he sad, that be-
would pot survive The battle Of the sue
ccedmf day. He wishcd 10 bid me
aud Ia entlu,i 10 my care lii,
per,r4il, which, with his farewell bless. /
ia, 10 I'll hut he bad to Deou.,uh :,
ll.s VIE u. child. Absence bal r.n,w.
ed, or father doubled all II : (on1rrs, e.,
ihe former. aud nrrnyod L., in ,lI ,I,'
stitching loyel.uess hat hal won ~,
boyjsh aIlecnon,. II. ,.l..j ~
while teas ran down his checks, and
cnajurcd nc, fever reached England.
10 lind her ont, aud make knnvr her
Cue 10 ms father. In vain, while I
p,ei.eJ ,ny word TO the fainlurnt Of
b., Weaes, eadct1orad 20 clc,r a.D,
nh 5etef aePss- tlet.'aa,a unorr- b
Ia sllsuee 10 al i ,1u. -.,,,o., f,,.,