Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-03-14
RUTLAND, TUESDAY. MARCH II. 1897.

whole potiu-ula seemed 10 itcmar. beneath the
cnglnrty of Mar. bombs irun, thi batteries OF
Doth sf"i's. Wcte couiuusily cfo-siu. zach Others
path. Like mrtcors ibrr lunUnnu, ira,r. trs,.
cfscj be 81 es, VITA lvfui subliaii, Sometime,
hrafd sound "a Of hc hlss,Ug Of d ihou.and scr.
pe0's, ~hrn "a their fell the eNca,atcd the earth.
AND teni 10 atoms Whatever opposed them. Oarc
saw severed aud n'aoeluj limbs froli the Dutsh
arwamch's thrown high into 'he uir. ty their ex
p"el"o' hhrig4 a Erunu 50 agony $50 the ,o,,c
! loved, snd hstcu,d % .cusaii.u iulso1k me
Suddenly column Ut siaote aru,e from he bo.
sum 81. tAe river. Il vus 90 ,ncG4hlc brirliuc...
Mcihoaght even the waters ed II, aud j, spread
wider, tnd assembled higher a0d higher a. 4, dunb,
~ "h~,',,. n',, ,,.s,'a
Two smaiie, furnaces burst urh neht IL. breathing
like their terrible parent uieosc Tres beautiful aud
drreddi. gaNcd, Ill The waters glowcd la one
dszzlug eNrausc aud | knew not but that the Al
mighty IN wrath at the wicacjncss Of man, was
about 10 kindo around h,m on ocean of laue. az he
once whe!med him with deuce of waters.
Bot nothing could hush the inccssant roar OF
those engines Of death. wondered If nan would
continue 10 pursue his brother, with uurelculing
hatred, evcn 10 tie couaaeraliop Of The day Of
d"om' When the influence Of M excited lnspin
alton had subsidized, ! discovered that this splendid
a"d awful pageant vas the burning Tho Chatun.
orc Of our lony ships OF war, with two smaller YES
sels at anchor IN !he river which had taken ire
from the French battery.
Chilled by the datnpncss Of the night arr, ! de.
seeded from ny post Of obscrpa,inn, aud threw
myself ON nv slccplces couch i;y health Ind
long suffered foF want Of exer,i e il the open or.
from which was precludcd by the nposshi,y Of
having tie company aud protection Of my husband.
At the close Of the ensuing day, he was dismissed
for n IN ifptu mill md oil
partmeut. II vas on Suudav-Octobcr li,h.--
misery has stamped the date ,ndelbly on my soul.
He proposed walk, TO wbc gladly assented.
and menioncd as the safest means of prourrinr il
10 any considerable length, in streets thronged
With soldiers, wish that should prrpy myself 10
suil of his military apparel. Yielding TO his rco-
sonng, assumed this disguise and we messed
onward adm'Iing The autumn scencfy. which III the
American climate is SO peculiarly brilliant. We
INDUCED in discourse. which selected FROM the pas,
the most soothing rccoliecilons, and eiided The u-
turc with the Illusions Of hope. We followed the
course IF the lurtifcatiuns until unconsci.usly we
had passed our lasi rednuli- SnA.eniy. bead
the tramplng Of many feet. The uniform of the
French und Americans was the next moment VII -
BILE through the trees that skircd our path Nv
husband had scarcely tine to draw his sw ord ere
a yoey Of shot was poured upon us. A bullet
pierced his breast, aud he fell fcless by my side
fell 9sth him, senseless himself recovered
from my swoon, only TO mourn tina, survived, and
to iccl more than the bitterness Of death.
Sometimes | imagined that lie returned the
pressure ot my Land bot II was only the trcklinr
OF his blood through my own. Agniu, | fsncied
that ho sighed ; but 1t was the breath of the hol-
low wind through the reeds where his head Sy.-
heard the horrible upi car OF the war in the neigh
boring redoubts, the Of conuon the clash
OF arms the c:y ofthe conbatants. knew Tint
the enemy ~efe near. But | attempted rot TO ily
Whit had 10 lose VIVA. more remained 10 me
That one dead body, vas my all The tcorld-I fell
upon tt duplicated To be inodo Ike un.o II.
To Je concluded in our neIfl