The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-09
From a Lutte FSIsigH Journal
A SOLDIERS BRIDE At WATERLOO

y, Itrlrft
nus Young wife, wa iuO SrIisill,, tuin ht g.,
uhavalIng regr.IS-tNrn on their t,iItius ia,
,H"' s'T'N u itut la unumn him and wli,R to-
hfsl natural grl-i wns over, ~hr iuuk ,-r Station
~ 'lr small window Uttr lnu,w hirh command
e, e" II view oi the scrnu at ariIuu. C.i,ll ut uu
interested observer have saZrtl ut,un al. Ilatu
vi Nh'tTin" az that nIunrIi u must have ait-
: l'ehrrd II splendid pngrnnt. IhH %, lru fl,uurl.l
, now many ere sunset would nave gunr Ia Ihrgf
iiIIai account a'd she > ivrr,i ~ ii, thut,rtit
'"a' perhaps Her Walter nighI he among that
Iudil"r. The dISrant rhIIitnIiaIiy tot tl,at al
ready Iie work ui dr;uh had ,uu,u,r,.,.,i -.
eiaI rnit'lum shots hat struck Il, mn, ua A, ,,
'dh> Inmates Ia take shelter ia riie h.in NNrh
'lcni ana ii"IIi SIt during that hong tluN sal auti
silent. Yet wl!l the same confidence 80 Coal.
protection IIinI Ind always marked her rlnrur
Ter. She could have smiled nt the vulul,lny OF
her companions. " hO urv,r cra>.,i speaking 90
II mixture al bad French amt FLEMISH But ~
hite her only more sad she lrlI lIui sc ~ -
indeed among strangers. Oh, the agony at sti-
p"i's'', HE lear of heurng Irli Walter was "a
tn"hS ihe fallen! Her beauty Il giril~h APP
lea'"ic", added To the knowledge irt her l,ns
''d WAS III the field nfluuIr gave her am inter
os' III the eyes OF her companions. and ri,u,
were t'ie hopes they expressed, French, tii.t
C"p'iih Leslie might return ia sahIy. The uuN
T"ssc'', twilight succeeded, followed 10y tie al
most iiniirti'nie dnrkntSS which character IZ.- a.
'"h'Iiithiel summer aud still Helen sal az all
c agony OF suspense. The action iia,l e, n>,d
rhd"m hriusS s,Icc, clc The constant and lrnr.
tai am "t war le' sill Captniu Leslie returned
nor She WAS r"nsr' from the s,aie ui sIuI,ur
mo winch she h tG thiiru, by The sound ot ap
pf"ihh 'hg footsteps and souie Snirrs entered
the iafh, l" aing Wounded officer. lt Wa
Win scarcely .lcfinnhie feelings that li-rn lis
covered II was not her hslnli, bat Young Off
Ger ct the same regiment. For lew unnulrs
any Other irliiig seemed lost in he nAinu> at
tti.tioiis necessary for the. se> ere wo,lud nt the
Helen ,l..I
th'i'@ hecesSHry; with the kinl,s g-nIcurss si,c
dressed he sufferer = wound; and then nitctutt.
eel To restore HIM To consciousness her rtiuit-
"'re successful. Aided 10y The people OF the
mn, she succeeded in making MIN ~ allow ~ r..
>'"raIivr; and in short lime lie was able Ia
Thank Tie gentle hand which had nliuislurc,I uu-
TO him.
ter . where is he 2" M GrituI IuriIed his head
away lie could nof hear the sight OF the ago.
ny lie knew his answer nltiSt ntirI. "SWak
III mercy tell me that Leslie is safe !" Helen
paused Il nonieit ans! ihrn continued. - |
know i, all, Waiter is draa !" There was fright
iu' calinncs> in her manner, II" Ienr escaped her.
did yon see him fall 2" she said al lrnIlh t'.ii
III" all, il viii do me good ] feel as II tears .
would cool This scorclllng puin, she SAID, pres
.iIg her hand to her bosom.
Mr. Grant coupled. lie tell that tears would
relieve her. 81 was ut his side" said lac, " a
in",Irnt before he fen. He had taken II small
pocket Bt from his breast :-hnd pressed II TO
his lips HELEN covered her face with her
hands, II. Vas the B,hIo I:save Inn ON oar we'd
'iIh2 day she gaSped, tell me, tell uIe all.
- II fall. Grant, give this to nv wiie," lac sad.
laughed al his !orehod'ngS. "Yo" will ,ctmrm,"
said, so tell her Of the ens Of this day.
Before he could reply, summoned I"
ucIi"n. A few nutes after shnI struck him,
and he fell !" Helen hurst jnio agony Of
tears. and tor SOME minutes continued siirh NJ
lrngl, her resolution seemed 10 he taken She
IA liit.Ii nj
y lng.hi,d begged him +" describe The Spo; where
her husband fell. Size received the description
10 silence. few minutes after she had stolen
from the small inn. yard aud stood alone on the
spot where she had last seen her husband.
ii"i'n was in years mere child ami there
hal been Time when she would have Slllidered
AT II recital of the horrors through which she I
now passed, with trembling step, though with
an ''ndnnnI+'l heart. ban what viii NOT love in
"o nan uiI'irrake ?-"Gnd has as much power !
10 protect me licre,' she thou .li the distant {
hring caugh her ear, aud caused her for II ~" {
nrut 10 imi>e. "ns in. n crowded room - HE
thought "f "tohdt had she To live for Q" rendered
iei II nionlrnr incapable OF proceeding; then - :
rn''y nnplorlilg strength from Cod, she pcrse-
lerrd.
v hat scene OF horrors presented itself {" J
Ter The spot, where few hours before she
'a'l gnZed on the hriaut ranks at the routcni "
~ ARMIES, was now occupied by tie dt'i'l or '
ng. Occasionally wo,in''ed !"rse l,lSrd
Wildly among the lirapS OF i,ic wounded ih"f"
we're party rnI,uved in stripping the dcnd--ht |
'"r approach they l'okth up, aud ior moment
s,ipctsIitiouS dread crossed their minds d.
white dress IN de them suppose her II sh">ni'd :
when cony iced of their mistake they lei her pass !
observing with oath that she WAS :
seeking perhaps for her lover. Helen passed on l
A. she approached the spot tescrhed 10y GRAM,
.l'r examined earnestly the faces Of the dtat.- "
She was almost beginning To despair, wicn,ifoin
'enrnh II heap of slain, an ontsrrrhe'I arm
'auglt her attention. On one of tie hngrr1 '
wis ring one az her first gifts 10 iIln'. WIN !
rebuilding hands sh" p'it down the sIinh l'h'rFh d
he had brought aud removed the slain. II "nS Il
udr-d her husband who lay there hnh hong
il Of weeping relieved her She raised Iiit'' nnd
he head fell back upon her shoulders. AP' ~
Footsteps alarmed her they w"r" 1
hose of Two men at her husband rr@ini"ht- +;
One of them exclaimed that they had followed
her al Mr. Grnni's !rSire. Between them wnS
lr body ri Captain Leslie horne into tie inn OF