Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-03-31
The POLISH woNIAN'SPATRIoTISM,
On, THE WEppISG RIsa.


The Philadelphia United States Gazette
makes the following translation from the Coa-
r'er dss Flats Unn. True piety and an ex-
allied patriotism are never Inconsistent, and
perhaps both Hay have exhibited themselye,
IN the way mentioned in the succeeding par
agraphs.
THE WEDDING RING.
"Suwloiska, open the window, desire to
dte IN the sound 9, the church bells"
Suwlolska had not courage to obey. She
looked pensiyeiy at her mother.
My daughters not this the Sabbath The
hour of prayer has csme. Help thy old mo-
Their to PROSTATE herself before our good God;n
and, pioas child, the young Polish woman
helped her mother to kneel
"Suwlolska, implorc thee, nv daughter,
open this window, in order that may hear
the hymns of the church
She openedthe window on the public square
IN which the church was situated, and then
returned and sat down at the feet of her ST.
lent mother.
''Suwloiska, do not hear the sound Of the
bells
"Not hear!"
alt is the cannon"
ayes, mother, they have come down from
the steeples Of the churches to kill the Rus
SLAMS"
''God is with u.s."
The mother listened again.
"What has happened, my daughter, not a
single chaunt, not one voice ia the church,
what is our priest doing?"
"He has turned soldier"
"Let us pray to God for him. He has
prayed for us often enough. Ii was he who
blessed thy marriage. my daughter Oh, well
dc Remember it. Thou vast beautiful; had
dressed thee olyself Then the bells rang
out Joyiuly. Then on thy knees before
the altar, thou didst promise fidelity to thy
Suwleiski.n
81 have kept my OATH" replied the young
woman, blushing with pleasure.
The aged mother pressed the hands of her
daughter closely ia hers---but suddenly start
ing. she exclaimed in shrill voice.
"Where is thy wedding ringe"
81 have given il away said the daughter,
holding down her head.
"Suwlsiska, has Sod reserved such allie
ton for my old age! Oh, my daughter, who
has caused thee 10 forget, to such an extent.
thy duties as wife? That ring, the token Of
an eternal covenant between Suwloiski and
thee; what hast thou done with itp To whom
mast thou gwen IL?
ITO Poland" and she raised her head
with confidence. "Our husbands are soldiers,
our priests are soldiers, our church bells have
been melted into cannoDs, our collars, our
earrings, our pearls have been bartered for
muskets We wives, we had no longer, any
thing TO give, and, nevertheless, Poland lack
ed powder. Well, there are six thousand Of
us already, who have, for our country, made
a sacrifice of the only property which re
manned to US; that which woman esteems
OF all ornaments the most precious in the
world, our marriage rings. We have given
them up to purchase powder"
The aged mother slipped from her wither-
ed finger, the golden covenant which she
had thought she should never part with, and
after having kissed it repeatedly, she wiped
her eyes and said:
"Suwloiska. take this ring; let it be sold
with thine. Go, my daughter, tell our vic
tory; for the country in which wives sell their
wedding rings TO buy powder, is fee. Perish
the Russians; now, Suwloiska, open all the
windows, DESIRE TO DIE IN THE SOUND OF
THE CANNON"
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