Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-02-11

excluded from this high privilege. Her - :
wards are prohered to all; and all. though IN
u"serent measures, may share in her ,I;st;ae.
9ons, her blessings, and hopes ilaces,
HE FURLOUGH--As IRISH AsEcnors
Time was callcd--Boriana.
was standing one morning NJ The Win.
OF "mlne inn," when my attention ,v,s -
tracted by scene that took place beneath. erl,e
Belfast coach was standing at the door r,'J
on the roof in front. sat solitary o,,,s;,la
PasschSer, a hne young fellow in the nni-
form OF the Connaught Rangers. Beiox &,
the front wheel, stood an old woman. sse,.,
ihgiy ms mother, young man. and vo,ra-
women, sister or sweetheart: and they ,,e,s.
an earnestly entreating the young sofdic, 4,
descend from his seat on the coach
Tome down wild ye, Tbadyn--the spealx-
e. was the Old woman--ssComc down no,y,a
your ould mother. Sure it's fog We they
whl' and strip the flesh off the bones CIV.
ye. Come down, Thady. darlia,
j, honour, mother" was the reply OF
the soldier, and with clenched hands ard -,
teeth, he took sitter posture on The ea,eb
"Ihady. come down--come down now -.
TOOL OF the world--come down along w;d Wv
me lone OF the present appeal was mora
impatient and percmptory than the list: ami
u'c answer was more promptly and sferaly
pronounced: '.lt's honour. brotherr and ~.
uouy Oh The speaker rose more iiridly erece
than ever on the roof.
~ Ihady come down. sure its me. vour
own Kathleen, that bids ys Come down. ~
yen break the heart OF me, Thsdv. Jewel.
come down thcni" The poor girl wrnnr hcr
nands az she SAID it. and cast look inward
una, had visible effect on the muscles or tha
soihiers countenancc. There was more tcn.
ocfness IN his tone, but it contained the same
resolution as before
'.lts honour; honour bright. Kath,een "
and, as If TO defend himself from anashgr
glance, he fixed his look sieadlastly Il f,as,t
while the renewed entreaties burst from III
tnree IN chorus, with the same answer.
Tome down, Thady honcy.-Thadv -
mel" w
ITS honour, mother!-It's honour. broth
er.honour bright, my own KathIcenln
Although the poor fellow was private
inns appeal was so public, that ibid not he II
tate to go down and inquire into the partir,l-
,ars OF the distress. II appeared that he Ind
peen nome ON furlough, to visit his family
and having exceeded, as he thought, the term
OF ms leave, ne was going to rejoin bis regi-
ment' ana to undergo the penalty Of his nag.
Ux
red. S@P'-
The first Of March. your honour-bad
luck to It efall the black days in the WORLD
and here It i, come sudden on me, lis q
ne hrst OF March---why, my good IT,
low, yon have day to spare then--thc fi,~t
Of March viii not be here till to-morrow. Il
Is Leap Year, and February has twenty nj q.
tr,.
The soldier was thunder strnck~-.Tu.n.
lynne days Is iti--Yon're sartin Of that
same9-oh, Mother, Mother--thc devil tIv
away wid yere ould Almanack--a base cratu;.
OF book, to be deceivin one, after living 80
long IN the family Of us!''
Ills iirst impulse was to cut 4 capcr on /, :
roof oil the coach, and throw up his can w.sh
q loud hurrah!-His second, was to th,agy
himself INTO the arms of Kathleen, and III,
.h,rd was to wiring my hand of in acknoni
us happy man am, your honour Ger
my words saved and all BY your hon, 3
means Long life to your honour %, .l,e.
same' May We live a long hundred and
leap years every one Of them!"