Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-06-04
A. ,.s,asn, ia the Rattle of waterloo.

ounr wlfc vas loo sensible To pain him By ons
kaliag rerfsts--cyeB on their parting she had
i'vea no, To semsa hin and when ;ho hrsi nat
bfti grief sss over. she took hcr station al the
'nsIi window Of the Iva, which commanded sicN
. Of tho scene Of astion. Could an eBn,eresiod oh
server have gaHed uPoa ,hc plan Of WHero" at
,hsi momeni. It must have spprsred sple0did pa.
renni. Bot Helen thought how many, ere sanse,
oold have gone 10 ibo,r inai account apd sbe
,hnddcfed al tie though, that perhaps her Waiter
nigh, be among The number. Tho distau, cpnon-
saiag told that the work Of death bad commented.
Several rsodem shots had struck the inn aud wero.
| I'd its innstes 10 ma shelter IN barn. With
them did Helen cit dnring that long day sod and
rco,. yet with the confidence 10 Gods pro.
lection that had always marked her chs ractcr -
She could have smiled at the vo.ubitv Of her com
pan,ons. VITO mover eessed speaking, ~ a mixture
Of bad French aud Flemish But II made her |
only more sad she ielt " she was indeed among |
strangers. Oh. tho sgony Of suspense. the lear OF
hearing that Walter was among the fallen. Her |
bxssiy and gitash appcs rance, added To the know |
edge that her husband ia the field OF battle,
gave her interest in the eyes Of her companions,
and many the hopes they expressed, IN French,
that Captain Leslie might return in safety. The !
day overwhelmingly. succeeded. followed by on
almost immediate darkness. which charaoerzes a
continental summer; and s,ill Helen sat in all the
seooy Of suspense. The notion had ceased; ram
dom 6fngs succeeded the constant, and fearful din
Of war; yet still Capt. Leslie returned not She
reused from the state Of stupor into which che
had fallen. by the sound Of approaching footsteps
aud some soldiers entered The barn. bearing o
wounded officer. 1t with scarcely deGnable
feelings iha, Helen discovered that it was moi her
husband, but young officer Of the same regiment
For few minutes any other feeling seemed lost in
the anxious attentions necessary for the severe
wound Of the sufferer. Helen had. fortunately,
provided every thing necessary; With the kindest
gcntleness she dressed The sufferers wounds and
then attempted TO restore him 10 consciousness
her efforts were successful. Aided by The people
of the Inn, she succeeded in meking lin swallow
restorative; and in a short time he was able to
thank the gentle hand which had minslered unto
him.
Helen, with eager esrnestucss. exclaimed, Wal.
ter, where is he 4 Mr.. Grant turned his bead
away. iIc could not bear the sight of he agony
he kssw ohss.s asewcr must inaici. Speak IN
mercy tessmc ifai Leslie is safe = Helen paused
moment and thcticoninued, know 1t oil, Wal
ter is deod.'' There righfo calmness in
her manner, no tear escaped her. Did you
him fall = she said at length tell all, il will
DO me good ] feel us II tears would cool This
searching pain, ssid she, pressing her hand TO her
bosom.
Mr.. Gran, complied. lie felt that tears might
relieve her. was at his side, said he. a mo-
before
Bb,o from his breast, and pressed IL 10 his lips
Helen covered her face with her hanis-'Il was
the bible | gave him on our wedding day she
cssped, tell me--tell me ALL III fall, give this
10 ,ny wife said he. laughed at his farebodings
You will return To tell her the events OF this day.
Before lac could reply We were summoned to acton.
A few msa,.s sfler sko, struck him and he fell. >
Helen burst into an agony of tears. and for some
u;,u,es ,o,,in.cd silent at length he, resolution
seemed 10 bs ,aken. She came 10 The couch o,
which Gilbert was lying; and begged him to de.
sc,ih. The soo, whore her husband fen. She re-
cc,ved tho de.c,inr,on in silence. few m.n,,es
after. she hal stolen from the small Inn-yard. md
,,ooJ alane on IN. sno, where she Ind I.srs,.eu
bo, husband
Helen was in wears nero child and there had
heeo . .ime vshen she ,vould have sbnado,ed a, q
rectal If the horrors throu,h wbie - now mass
al wuh ,,s,ohli,, s,.o ,bo,cb Win an nnd,nn,.
ed hesr-bo, wins, will not love 10 woman npder
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