The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-23

the gallant dixie himself. acre In dss?I
nlourninr. with black sashes snd frs,h-
ers. and Grape Wa affixed 10 the hills d
their swnrds.
ALI" said she invalid. sinking back
inio his sesi. 80 fss.l omen! the Brnns-
sirk black band! ! eanR0l bear 10 lank
upon ii--lnr % tells Of death and foul re-
senge." Il Was IN vain ihaf we sndea-
sored 10 rally him from his weak and 81.
perslillans feeling: he slirmed that lhs
Duke 81 Brunswlck. in rssalsing 70 keep
his soldiers in mourning i'll The death .f
his father Mas avenged, vas aeiuaird By
0nhaly motives: by personal vengeance.
snd not BY p@lIioue zrsl; and 'hsl The
dukes oxn and immediate lsll would
prnye tie ruth 81 Ihs remark. lie anil.
eira'ed personal evil. also fIOm meeting
The blsrk band in The height of hrs sx
eiiemen,, q, the momrm when he had
Irlt more relief rom bis wIilering mals-
dy Than he had experienced during sny
ulher day in The past yesr--he knew IL
was . seakness. but he expected present
misfortune, IL not death.
We proceeded in silence Tor some lit
lie disIaRcP. I'LL the sudden stopping OF
The diligence. and the sound Of martial
music again reused our attention. A bat
lsIIlon of newly arrived Eagllsh snldis rs
had made partial halt in the GENRE 81
the .4Liee. awaiting The route 10 their can.
Ionmeai winch had not arrived from The
msjar-geneIal Of the division. AIler a
sharl delay. The diligence was slloweh 10
proc-rd--as The heavy ,rh,cle was rolf
ing gen,ly past the extended lines ~ w
laniry. we eszed inio many hundred a.
ces nf nur cuunIrymeR ahn we're sb0nl
10 dare The dangers 81 The baiile field.
was calmly guessing how many Of lhs
Iobasl forms and merry faces before ~,
we've u he sacrificed On The altar of clio
~, and whether death meant a. declmai,
them merely. or 20 NOV down The n.sjo
ri,y in The plenitade 81 his power. an
leave but mesgrr skeleton Of their well
filed ranks. when I was startled BY. III,
abrupt exclamation uf uur lady passen
ger. who had been also viewing III
troops.
GOOD God /! there's Alberti"
! The loudness of The remark drew IN
attention of a small knot Of officers VII
had eongrega,ed together under one OF Ill
spreading trees OF the Alice. A handsan
, Young man. carrying The colors 81 b
country. uttered cry Of surprise, boun
/. ed To The side af the dilIgeuce. and COZ
0 manded j, TO stop.
i. :. Mary nv own Mary my de
. sisfrr--and Harry. loo.
Q You. here Q" gssPed me invalid.
E he staggered from his seal 10 the windo'
e and threw himself across my knees
h seize his broihrr's oulstreiched han
n I" You, here, Alhert-in The srmy!"
/. +" Why hotl I've left Oxfnrd--wi'
:. the honors too, old fellow. Ally coun,r
5. wanted me, and here l am. Why, Hsrr,
,e dear Harry. how i'll you do l"ok!"
n: :" Our mother, Albert--we have n
lie received letters ftoa England lalcly--ou
o. mothers heal,h"-inqu,red The sister.
n. " She is dead, Mary. She died ~
81 months since" e -. .~*9 b.. .e.-
lie I" Dead ! oh, why. mhy were we n
ID informed!" aag@r &+ v-s h.
70 1--WE have written many times,
i. your iasl direction, Posie, Resistant, Sra
$ burg" -s Ass a. .+@.. Hta .#.'
4. I'VE intended 10 pass the SUNNI
se there, or in Its vicinity. forge, that
!" was in France. 1, is nv fault. A
re mother is indeed no more - s..s.s*
nj ..She died with blessing oniher Ii
IL for her absent children"
"a There was psnse--a holy psus
" sacred TO the best aifecnons of the hea'
IL II was broken BY The sound of the hug'
]! the hum Of many voices, aud The LOT
Dr beating Of the drums. ~
ID "'rhe route has arrived; mnsl to N
s. post Gnnt. bye, Mary. G"i bless 3"
n Harry. Father is a, the Hall in NorIo
$, t-he'll be glad To see you. Rouse III
y from his grief. bring hnm over I" Par
h next month. aud lets be happy together,
.e - shall never see you more, Albert,
j said the Invalid.
v " Nnnsense -you are worth a doze
II dead ones yet Our men are on IL
, move. by Jovs; must be gone. Coz
e bye, Mary know ,nu will take cat
i. ofhim. Harry. old fellow-bro,her. ci'
l. us your hand. This war is but mn
is days wonder-ii mus, last nll | win IN
/, laur,ls, though. See y"u in Paris--aU
is then Harry. Ill give you ano,hcr sister
your old play mae. Mary, M isrl,r
|. Emily"
e The young soldier blnshed as he grasl
. ed the hands &c his relatives; the word
y command was gwen. aud he stepped lro
;. the side Of The vehicle To his appo,ntt
d place in The ranks of Eaglan,i's Warrior
e The gentle breeze shook cut The folds
i his counIry's flag, a.. with head eres
,e and step &c homes, prI,ie. he paced TO u
). martial soundings az the band. III
IN elder bro,her retired from the wIndn,
% and covered his face with his long ai,sn
: a,el fingers. The sister gazed alter Il
Il, Young hero and watched his reiiring ste
H. with painful earnesness, while The sile
III tears stole dawn her cheeks unchecked!