Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-03-23

1 young anc graceful maiden set upon the
mooden door Of the cottage. 'Put out the
great armchair Maria, and bring a cup Of
milk g this Young gentleman; that, .wilI
be better tnan mere water, will it nU.-
There now, that's it. Now if you will be-
lieve me, you will throw yourself upon that
bed yonder, and after having taken some
hours sleep you'll feel the better-by the
word of an old soldier It's the simplest and
surest remedy fur all evils
The young man thanked him by mo
ton Of the head, and rose with totterng
step to follow his hosts good council, for
the palencss of his countenance gave am
pie testimony how necessary rest had be-
came for him.
wait awhile said the veteran, rs the
officer was about to sill. down upon the bed
--'you confde yourself to me, and you are
right in doing so, young man; still will
your sleep be the sweeter when you know
with whom you are
And throwing open his waistcoat, he
showed him, beside cross of the Legion
OF Honor, the signal of utilization to the
secret society of 'Ketsimiry.' The young
1
Il need no such assurance to cause me
to sleep peacefully meath your roof; but
now am doubly your debtor.'
He threw himself upon the bed. and in
some few moments fell asleep; his sleep
was long, the sun rose to the horizon of
midday and sunk again to rest ere the
stranger had awoke. Towards evening
the wind blew violently in the forest, the
old soldiers cottage seemed less solid to
him than the tent under which he had slept
in the sandy plains of Egypt
/ Night was coming on apace, amidst the
walllng of the wind and the noise of the
bending branches, the experienced ear of
the old soldier distinctly decried the sound
OF distant steps, they soon became more
and more distinguishable, and dog bar
ked, and signal was given by threo re-
peated whistles.
''Iis my brother, girl said the soldier
to Maria. The maiden fastened TO uuclose
the door. and young man entered the
cottage; he also wore the grey-great coat
OF the beseiged; but his whole person see
med IN the greatest possible disorder, he
had no cap on his head, neither had he his
pistols in his belt, and his sword lacked
IFS scabbard; as he entered the cottage he
inclined himself to receive the blessing
which his father silently bestowed upon
him, then he threw himself upon the seat
which was nearest to the door, the altera-
ticn ofhis countenance saddened that of
his aged father, still the latter made signs
to him to make as little noise as possible.
pointing to the stranger, who still slept,
and whose face was turned towards the
wall. Then there ensued an almost sim
ister-like silence. it seemed as If the one
feared as much to speak as the other did
to interrogate. At length the father arose,
and walked towards his son.
What news, Andrew said he in a low
cred tonc.
A groan which seemed to come from
the heart was the answer to his question,
which the father repeated by an express
siye glance the eloquence which came
likewise from the heart.
'The Russians are once more our mas
tes,' said Andrew, with hollow voice
WARSAW is takenn
A piercing shrek, yell of horror, is
sued loudly from the bed, and caused the
assembled family TO quake with fear for a
few moments; but 1t was not renewed
the soldier strided forward, called to his /
guest, but he answered him not, he then
took up his lamp and went towards him,
but the unhappy youth was in a profound
tainting fit, and seemed sitting beneath
the weight of fearful suffocation.
Give him air! quick, give him air!' cri-
ed Thadeo.
The door was thrown open, the veteran
raised the youth in his arms, and unclasp-
ed his coat. 'And by my faith, It's wo-
manv and he extended his hand to stay the
effort Of his SOM but the movement had
been too tardy; Andrew had recognized
the female, and that woman was the
Countess Plater!
when the heroine of Poland was resto-
red once more to life, it was with conyuI-
slve sobs that she pronounced the word
Country! She joined her hands III fearful
word treason and the name
Of 'Krusckowncky' escaped from her lips.
She seized her arms, and still would, she
vowed. go forth and die meath the walls of
Warsaw.
And then her head would sink upon her
hand, and she remained awhile as in sleep,
her silence was-so expressive that those
who surrounded her would not have dared
TO break it; but of sudden she threw
herself up. and her altered countenance
gave pain to the old soldier. She arose,
and walking towards him, took his hands