Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-05-25

: countenance, as he receded from III,
D house.
Many in that band were leaving tlos,
, they loved perhaps forever. Therefor,
: with emotions not TO be described the'
"cast one longing, lingering look behind,
to gaze al the homes they were leaving
ere an angle in the road, hid them from
their view.
CHAPT. II.
And doth not meeting like this make amends
For all thslong years I've been wand'ring away (!
Al the close Of "a cold and dreary day
in the winter Of '76, a poor soldier was
seen vending his way homewards. Af
ter having performod an arduous service
and received his discharge, he was return.
ing TO enjoy respite from his tolls. A
great distance he had travelled on this
day and with difficulty he dragged his wea.
ried limbs along. In this pUur and care.
worn soldier, you would scarcely recog.
nize the young and vigorous Henry, vet il
was he. The prvations Of the camp had
done much TO weaken his constitution; !;
and wound which he had received ia
skirmish with the enemy, then imper
fec,ly healed, the cold rendered pain.
full.
Although he had been tho bravest Of
the brave and had received the approba.
iinn Of his commander, yet he found, in
such times, warfare was not the surest
way TO wealth. As he had performed
bat comparatively short distance of his
long journey, he felt he should not have
strength 10 accomplish the remainder =
As the day began TO yield TO the approach
Of night the wind arose; and few fakes
Of snow portended coming storm The
soldier hurried on with great rapidly as
he depth of The snow would pprmit,whlch
at every step yielded to his tread. AL
though his speed was increased, he reach
ed M habitalion; AID bitterly he deplo.
red the pischance which had separa-
ted him from his companions in the NOR
uing.
AT The time df which | write, the Irav-
eller did not meet with dwellings so fre-
quenlly as at present. For he would often
journey many miles Without meeting with
a human habitaIion. The soldier had al
most despaired Of finding any shelter fur
The night. and was about I'd resign himself
TO his fate. when bright light at dis.
tance gIared upon his sight. Elated at The
view, he quickened his pace ID gain as
soon as possible the goal in sight !. The
tight was discovered to proceed from a
large inn into which the wesried soldier
| entered Pr .rft
A hasiy glance he threw around as h.
entered showed the occupants of The chief
room. There we're MANY persons within
,nona whom we're three officers ofihe dr-
my. When they saw our hero. surprising
hin to he deserter, they inquired Of him
whence he came,
From Soldiers Fortune" was The an
swer
"Ilave you a discharge3"
"lhave," he replied.
"Let us inspect it,"
Upon this he drew his discharge from
his pocket and showed it To the officer =
When the perusal of The documenl had
AIlaved their suspicious they resumed
The seals from winch they had risen Oh
his entrance. Wnen he had satisfs I'd the
,fficers, being wearied and hungry, he in.
qnred OF the landlord, snrly hooking fel
,ow, If he could receive accommodation
for The night. Tie landlord after cast !
ing a glance at the applicant peremptnrily
refused. Grieved at the repulse, he enirea- /
ted the hard hearted host that lie might |
nnly have the privilege Of lying BY his
fire duringthe night. But the host was too
much interested il his mnre wealthy
guests, TO pay any attention 10 the pour |
soldier. III vain he represented 10 him |
if he should be TUNED ont to face the iIt
cIemencies ofsuch night, suffering as he
did from fatigue aud hunger; he must ev-
ldenlly perlsh The landlords breast was
sterled to all eHlolio,is Of piety aud il an
imperative tone he requested him 10 de.
pafi, The sold er with detected heart
turned his Steps from the iuhoSpIable alb
ode. The officers from whom one word of
lnferposilion, would have been eifeclual in
causing the laAOrd IL comply With the
soldiers request, we're silent, and suffer
ed him to be turned out to face the in.
clemencies of The storm which n'w be-
gan IL rage with cons derable fury
With heavy heart lie pursued his course
as we'll as he could through the thckniGg
gloom. The cold wind whistled around
him and the tempest seemed to increase
ID faty every moment. The fakes Of
snow which before indicated the storm,
had increased and served 70 render the
darkness mre obscure. He had dtnot pro-
ceeded farther than mile before light
again doomed up before him, the only OBJ
isEt which could be discovered amid the
surrounding darkness. '...' n e
The discovery again animated his breast
with The hope Of finding aresting place
for tho night, and shelter from the
IslorEn. On approaching the place,he dis