The Litchfield County post., 1829-01-01
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ious light Gpon the mantle of nich,, and 1t up the face of nature w;i pleasing
 glow, while the stars were looking cut in
 Il thcr lnstr& upon tie enchanting scene.
 Nou4 ht broke inc stily camne>s, save the
 .o'mlng Niagara, as it lcapt from it's van ;a-r ground into the abyss of whirlno wa @rS beneath. The laundering of the cat tract could be very distinctly heard in the American camp, which was at that time situated on the Canadian side of the river, st no great distance from the falls, under the command of General Brown. A cou- i,le of officers stobd near the line of senti- nelS, dressed in uniform, the moonlight ad- ding brilliancy to the sheen of their equip ments, engaged in earnest conversations The senior of them was perhaps thirty, and the other might have been five years
 younger.
 ''Such an evening as this, Capt. -" said the elder of the two, twill make the *oldier think of his distant and peaceful home; of parents, and brothers, and sis ;ers; and perhaps one nearer and dearer
 o him than either of these, will occasion- ally occupy his thoughts. How is it have you any DuIcinea del Toboso, to whom you pay adoration, and for whom you are loyal enough to to turn knight-errant 2'' . elf were to tell you the only mistress I have IS my country, Col. ; said the other, "I should probably transcend the bounds of strict truth. But she is the only one for whom am willing to turn knieht-errant, as you term it. was think ing, however, as you remarked, of other days and other cenes,-how I used for merly to spend such evenings"
 "And spite of love of country, and am- b'ion, and glory," replied the former, su h reflections will steal upon the mind, bringing .iIe paNt int" the present. and brightening the future with hope. Mem ory as it were enables us to grasp as realities the recollection of joys which have fled forever, and hope almost gives fruition to anticipated pleasures. But tomorrow we shall probably have other employment than ndulging in thoughts like these.- There will doubtless be an engagement between opr troops and the enemy and if I mistake not, the deafening din ofyonder cataract, whose mighty roar has not been for ages, will be drowned by the thunder of the conflicting armies"
 "Colonel," said the younger officer, ta- king out his watch, "I feel as confident as I do that there will be a battle to-morrow, that shall not survive this hour to-mor- row evening it is now precisely eleven hours from this time, I shall be dead man."
 Pshawn' retorted the Colonel, 'why do you indulge in such superstitions feelings; shake off this foolish apprehension, this old woman's whim, and let the spirit and cour- age of man assert their sway"
 "Call it what you please" replied the other, superstition, womanly weakness, aye, cowardice if you choose-,hough l have faced the thunder of the cannon's mouth and the tempest of fire and bullets unGauDtcd, and-"
 'It is unnecessary for you to enter into any argument to prove your courage, Capt. -" said the former; "I myself have been an eye witness of your fearlessnes in tho hour of danger, and would brand with liar the man should charge you with cow ardice but entreat of you not to yield to any forebodings so melancholy. Let fancy conjure up as many frightful bug bears as she chooses, yet none but tho E- terna can scan the dark pages of the book of Fate. He alone with whom time is not. foreknows what will occur on inc
 morrow. Both of us may before the eve
 of another day be pierced by an arrow from the culver of tho grim tyrant, but