Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-22
S1cU DNNA NDWUSo
me SOLDIERS RETURN.

vjck and Selkirk, and, having star,
1;se Of the cock, had left Meirose b
Sa he afternoon. On arriving at A
{ psrceivcd Highland soldier, app
<7;tued Is myself, leaning upon a waikiki
j ~ raSing intensely ON tho fairy palace
IN. whose wand is since broken, b.
@4sk;c still remains. am no particul
~ Lavatcr's, yet tho man carried his so
= 81 f.ce. and we were friends ut the fir
IL wore plain Highland bonnet ar
- ~ great coat, buttoncd 10 the throa
$50 he,poks him TO belong only to III
n. 81, here was dignity IN his manner, an
~ !. dovjus Ianguagc, in his eyes, worthy
IeAss. His height might exceed five fee
81 "a Bis age about thirty. The traces Z
y ..%iearty wore still upon his cheeks; but III
"a western hemisphere had tingcd Their
q, allow hue and imprinted uniimely f1,
= neversatiou related chiefly to the c!assi
- around us; and we had pleasantly Jour
inrether for two or three miles when ",
9l1 4 little sequcsiered burial ground b,
80 s;de, near which there was L.ither church
I.lI;ae. Its low wall was thiLly coveref
arf. and we sat down upon it TO T.st. M,
- became silent and melancholy onG
- vaadcrcd anxiously among the graves.
IS said he. "slcep some Of my fu,hers
- ~ Who died in infancy"
t.cked up small stone from the ground
Il aipwing it gently about ten yards, "that,'
1,tie. us the very spot. But, thank God! nc
I'M - has been raised during my absence
t.atkss ] shall find my parents living-and,''
ni1,ad y, with a sigh, ssrnay | also find their
!. .k.~<1 III If
] l,uoo6xinst his owr. chiid.''
h1s1sdis head Upon his breas. for few
Aaskssfsas silont. and, hastily raising his
w6w bhis eyes, seemed to dash away a SOL
gAas TheG turning to me, he continued:
= ~ thisk, sir, this is weakness in soldier;
beat beneath red coat. My
= Snase line is Campbell, and who was
f9hti'on' Ar5ylcshire while young, Is n
pity farmer in ti'- neighborhood. Twelve
|ssfo, Iloved being Gentle as the light of
baw moon. We were chn1een together, and
|grv in beauty on ny s;gnt, a. the star of
bng steals into glory through the twilight.
|ie was poor and portionless, the daughter of
~ shepherd. Oar attachment offended my
Y He commanded me to leave her forever
3 not and he tursad me from his house. !
we'd, know not, and eat~d not, whittier.
bill not d.t.in y you wiap 81 81 Yi hsiy
a. then upon the recruiting service, and in
/. ms i,ined that gimcnt of proud hearts.
s,.ANusels when the invitations to the wolf
.iAssn rang at midnight through the
~ h was the herald Of day of glory and
|aA-There were thrcc Highland regiments
kiise ioined in one-joined in rivalry, in
n ID purpose; and, thank Fate! was pres
the Scots Grcys, flying 10 our r,,', "',eui
|iiwsc shout, Scotland forever. "-"Scot-
|iWver!" returned our tartaned clansmen;
VI foeeverr ieverberated as from the hearts
Aleit behind us; and Scotland forever! re-
a.Victory!' ''IIeavens!' added he, start
bE feet, and grasping his staff, as the Gu
net the past gushing back upon his soul,
n joined in that shout was to live an eter-
4 a. vibrations Of pendulum:'
|ikw momcuts the animated soul that gave
ia to his tongue drew elfback into the
~ Of humanity, and resuming his seat up
hbw wall. he continued, 81 lett my old regi-
EMA the prospect Of promotion, and have
ersd in the West Indies but l have heard
~ nv father--nothing of my mother
sdher love-"
y he was vet speaking, the grave-digger,
4pick.axe and spade over his shoulder, en-
Rs ground. He approached within few
ID where we sat. He measured off n mar .
iece of earlh-it encircIed the little stone {
The soldier had thrown to mark out the bu- ,
hes of his family. CONFUSION rushed over
aiurss Of my companion-he shivered-he G
i my arm-his lips quivcrcd-his breathing
y short and loud-the cold sweat trickled ,
lis temples. He sprang over the wall-he
towards the spot.
mi" he exclaimed in agony, 'whose grave
~
Ut! AVA WI ye," said the grave-digger,
{ back at his MANNER; "what ma way is d
gilt body i--sro ye daft" y
nver me-" cried tho soldier, Selling his h
whose grave---whcse grave is ,hat?' y
sry mel" replied the lnan Of death, "ye are a
,as O your head-it's az aud body that n
kan Campbeli's gravc-uCw are you ony {!
ne wiser for spierin?" o
Y aAerm cried my comradc AZ | approach f
nv. clasping his hands together. he bent 1
~ my shoulder, and wept alt''d Il
l. kdwell upon the painful scene. Du- s.
! eaace, adversely had given the fort uues
] - 10 the wind; and he had died in an c
n oehge unlamcnted and unnoticed by the Il
!. A's Prosperity. Isl
.'a In inquest of nv fellow-traveller, ] accom- IA
- to the house of mourning. Two or O,
h t.seottagers sat around the fire. The cof- So
i lid open, lay across the table near 10
.es. A few white hairs fell over the di
- Of the deceased which seemed to in n,
8 be died from sorrow rather than from a,
i. soa pressed his lips to his fathers W
g groaned in spirit, and was troubled. m
ms head in agony, and with voice al III
~ with grief, exclaimed, inqni- ds
W mo,her," dc
N eder,ng peasants started to their feet az
,r-sace pointed 10 a lowly bed He has &C
sasd-he fell upon hts knees by the bed in
Ssher.-O my, MY mother!" he ex- be
70 you too, leave me- Look at me; am be
En-your own WiiIie-have YOU, too, bf