Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-08-01
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THE SOLDIERS INFANT.

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fuf mourning II the ssp,iny Of 1915. The Gun
was %yliaing bright, and their arms anJ seeoutre'
meets weresgIi,iering in his rnys. The waving
! %p'umes, martial dress, military music, soon dis
sipa.fI the clouds ofsdespondrncy from an ina
%ginp,ion young md ardent. and opened a long
sista df glory. IN n few moments iancy had glided
over file whole career, and restoted inc. high in
rank, and covctel with honor, TO my native vii,
laac, 10 my mother. and To my friends. The first
step to tie hill Of promotion was easily obtained
III d Gsv Minutes | had The h,hof Of being euioll
I'd ! private In The 18th HieblahdsF ~
i need moi Jslain you with an a~s@oohs Of my
,'uil aud unintercstint life, after 2oaf Arrival IN
belgium, previous 10 the memorable fight Of Wa
tcr'oo. The nigh, before the battle J was pacing
backward mud forward, a solitary sentinel at one
Of ouf posts. There was a weight in The mid
njeht atmosphere that spread m unwonied gloom
over nv sonl. There was a silence throughout the
| ,hDle Of our attny, which formed a striking con.
traH, 10 The loud shotits Of the enemy. % they
ltassed the night ID carousing around The watch
fires. | should not, perhaps, call il silence, and
vet. ii was something like il but no, the silence
of sleep. The STERN and cullen sound with
which the word and counlersisn were osc',nng'd
the low tone id which tie necessary order. for
The following day were given; the signs of con.
tending feelings in The soul, which almost resetn-
bic tue groans esto,tcd by bodily pain from the
woun1cd, wers oil still more audible ,bsu the die
,apt cfapg of the armoref, and tho snoring and
The p%rancing Of the s!eed and showed that all
around was waking watehfuldoss an' anxiety
Abou, he middle Of he night, | received a
yisi, from a young man, with whom Ehad formed
al intimate acquaintance. lie was the only son
Of y gentleman Of large property IN The South Of
Iceland !; hut having formed ali attachment fto q
beautiful girl IN humble life, ..anA married her
ssaips, he win Of his fathef, he had besn disio.
t,etited apd turned out Of doors. The youth had
soon reason Ia repen, Of his ,ashness. His wife
was beautiful, %vit,uoos and adrttioua,e bit her
want Of eduraliof,, At, entire u,oeqtaintanre with
,hpse polished f%ianners md little e%'rg1nres :"
sjfe TO which he had been aec %ustomej, soon dis
solved much of the charm which her beHu'5 and
sr,lesspes. hsd al FIRST thrown around bin. After
struggling f,r some Tins. with paset.y and ji,
content, be enlisted in n regiment Of heavy drhs'
cons; and, being ordered to The continent. 'ff'
his wife, with an infant daughter. in n wrp'chsd
lolet ug in L.onJrn. Chance brought US togctb.
n Il, belgium and a similarity Of taste. soo',
produced Il friendship. VS.
Depressed rs | was III spirit myself was
struck viii, The urla ucholy tone IN wh'ch he
that nigh, accos,ej ne. Ho felt q iresent'nen'
he said. that he would not survive the battle 81
the s,suire dsy. lie wished 10 bi INC farewell
and to en,rnst TO my care h. portrait, which. viii
his farewell l,ra-ins, was ~ he had 10 b"Guea'b
il his wife and child. Atsrrcc bad renewed, or
ra,l,er doubled, al bis frnIncss Tor he !oftnr' .ard
portrayed her 10 ali II" w%i'ch'ng Eove''nes- 'h''
tad won hi. boyisli Affection. lie taxed - Her.
Willie tsats ran down bis checks. md ~c"1Jnf''
,ne. If ever reached England t" G"d her out
aud make known her case to bis father. 10 WIN
white | pledged ny. word 10 the f!li'l"cnt OF h'"
&,y, sb,s / crJeavorc1to cheer him win better
hopes. lts'fs'cnsd 10 'o"ufn'o! silence /" al J
cdald prGiagcs'. flung biz af'na a,"Hnd "y neck
wtung my band aud rtieved. ] saw h'n but
oncc agait. II was. durios the hottest pnr' Of
,l,e next IN day. when, w''h " noise thai
drowned even ~ toar OF the artillery. Sr WI
| liam ron.opt,y's bt'ardc Of cava'y dashed past
our hollow square, brafinG before them, 10 that
trenc,,d3ha charge. 10 0o@er of Nar"lr"" +
! ~el,isalty. Far ahead, "'en f lle rational ''s'-
mcut. .aw The manly figure Of ny tF"nd' u
was l,o, Tor r moment. The next ius'ani he wa"
+ G,l,tine 10 lie centre Of b cfeDerny's r~Hralt"",
and the cloud Of smoke that clns"' - l1ass"s
round friend and fl, hill hin from my 'le"'~
When III, b,l,lc wa& over, aud oil waT hueh''
but tho ero,us Of the ,nndth, and 'ho 'tn",
uh,n, shouts and rolling drums Of tho v'rioncna
+ Prnssiaur, who continued the ru's"H ho'ing 'he
J entire mint, ! quilted tic shaticrrd r'mai"s %
hahe g,l,,n, r,rlnru' IL whose ranks ! had that
lay the honor Of standing. Tie moon wa 80
Iiun through ~scn,isrcl ma-"rs Of dark ana heavy
clouds. shea I cnnmcncci my search 'r my
fnr,l, The Iigl, via houh:'nl and uncertain
90, v,s easy +, kcsp along the track 'ba, mark
cd the last career Of Ponsnniy. stn'de"ng lest
n every face I should recognise ny 'rIrr''
raased hv nnd iro1 npou The cold anha'n"'lontf''
,,.sus, vA,,h once looked SO w'rikc, The merry
o,asse. of living labor that, a f." hours before
had csmninelcd wj,h q chncussian more dread
ful Than Tie earthquake shock. Although ! al
B Grst Grit ace,,,in conviction of big iatr,A, af'er'
ward began To- bupc. that the Object OF nv se"Ffh
had, CONTRARY to his pred,ciion, survived he tff'
,,ble eeepnnier. 81 was aboot 70 retire wren q
heap Of Slain, in a ~plougbeJ felJ, on which sAhe
moon was now shining clearly, attracted my 40
tee. Literelty piled on each otter were h'e
coursers-sad Iyirs henca'h his horse WAS Ute
-, r. ~ : ~ q" -, #,Ssav farm some
! idea al my establishment. on finding, nS a nca'c'
! ;pspecYion, ,ha, his beud~was supported aaa his
ne,k suIiwineJ bv The arns Of . iemale,':on whom
a;so The svisi, had iaEenits depsaure but you
ran f,rn,5 No conccg,irn Of tile horror ! fell at bs'
holding. il this scene Of CO 'suse snd des''a''on,
T,n lie very a,ms of death. and onthe bosom OF a
corose, a living infant ~sierping rsiiISy win 'he
moon beam resting on i's lovely features, anu "
smile playing on its lips as if aDsn!s"eTs g"eids
ing liz slums,ers.and inspiring It's dreams: |'h'
Who knows. perhaps they were' Inc eons'e'""
nov Gsshc,! on myrnind. that these were ips
wife and child Of my unfortunate frend and the
-l.t,o,s sf.eryard found on the person OF the toy
ner, proved tha,I was right IN my c""j"ot're'
Driven aside by the gale OF pleasure or a"'i'''h
~ .v III. storms Of life, the affections OF man msy
o., r,, unchangesb,s andnncha1gIns Is true
hesT. in woman. .she loves and loves forever DIS
f,;,bfoI wife had hl'o~si her husha'i through a
land Of Strangers and over a painless sea. th'nn2h
he citv. and this BUSTING camp. .hi she i'und
h;,r stretched on the battle field. Perhaps she
c,me IN time TO receive his parting sigh, and her
spirit. quitting ia worn out tenement 81 cay
svsv with his 10 Him who gave then" be-