The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-13

rush INTO the hottest o., the hight, there goes
brave man r--They would have SAID viii
more reason: There goes man VIII
adores his mol,ier I
'Oae dal | received letter learnee
from i, that she WAS SICK, my poor deal
mother asked for a furlough; II ~a'
not granted. recollected her last IDS
Il you love me do your duty was re
signed. Shortly after heard she vas dead
vas no longer master Of myselt. A
all risks, IN spite of all opposition, deter
mined to see my native p ace. Ffom v henc,
came this empowering desue TO see galt
the spot where my mother died | | auI go
ing to tell aud since you have mother
since you Ice her, and she loves you, yot
Will comprehend me.
The peasants OF Morvan are Of sim
pie aud credulous nature; we have neither
the Instructions, nor the science that they
have IN cities, but We have our beliefs The
people of The city call them our supefsti
tons. VIVA, signifies he name ?-Super
sulions OF beliefs, We have them, and Gun
ning would he be, sho could tear then
tFoin our hearts
Well, the one TO which We are most at
lached is that which attributes TO the pr
NAL flower which blooms upon grave, {
virtue, so that he who gathers II is certain
" never 10 forget the dead, aud IS assured
of never being forgotten by them. A b.
lief precious and irighItul! With 1t, death
has nothing frghtul; for apart from obIiy
Ion, death is uo;hing more titan Tranquil
sleep, than repose sler long fatigue.
This flower | lougcd 10 see bloom.
departed Aner ten day $ OF long and pam
fol march | reached The maternal grave.
The earth appeared 10 have been just mo
we'd no flowers had SET bloomed. waited.
SIX weeks were gone; then saw little
flower Of al azure bl1e opening ITS leaves 10
the hfs; rays OF the rising suu. II gas one
of those flowers which The learned name a
myoso,Is, bu, which our rucii eud simple
peasants call, \ forget me.not.' In gath
erins 1t, | sled tears Of happiness. Tor II
seemed 10 me tins luil h,wer vas the stade
of my mother, that she had lett my pres
eace, aud under the form q lha, doser she
had returned again 10 j1in TIE.
Nothing retained Tue lnIbe country, for
my father follow ed ny NO her To tie grave /;
besides ! possessed my precious flower /;
what more Dad need The recollection Of
the maternal advice returned Do Your
duty 7 sought the guard aud sad to them,
baye deserted, arrest me
Now | am gong to die, and #, rs you
have assured me, have IN you trend, /
shall die without regret for you vii rcud :
me the service expect of ou. Tine do~
or which at the peril Of my he gathered
upon grave, is here IN this bag suspended
on INV heart. Promise me, 10 watch and
see, that they separate II not trom me Il
IS the bond shich unltes me TO my mother
and if ! thought i; should be broken | should
die without courage. Do you promise me
that you will comply with my wishes 7
Il do
Give me your hand let me press il 10
ny heart How | am bound to you Tor
.ouT goodness TO me II God IA BIS wis
ION should give me life a second time,
would consecrate it TO your service
The two friends separated.
The neIl day, arrived d, the place desig
mated for the execution, lhe fatal sentence
bad just been read, when low mutmurs we're
heard, and lhen loud and long CRIES b1rs,
from the ranks, the Emperor It is the
Emperor
lie appeared, descended from his borse
then with his short ond rapid step walked
direct to the prisoner.
Peter said be, Peter looked up; he
seemed as though he wished 10 sysak. but
was struck 9th lude-cubabIe slupar 10 re
noculsing in the Emperor Napoleon tue
Under lieutenant Of the evening before.
Peter continued the E,apetor, r..
member your words Of last night. God
gives YOU a SECOND HE, coasectale Il au, to
me hot to France Size IS also good and
worthy mother Love her as you loved
tie other.
Loud and long we're the cheers, as be
moved Off
some years after, Peter, aho uas hen
Captain ~ the 90 Guard, ten upon the field
Of Waterloo. MORTALITY wounded, hv s'li
found strength enough 10 CRY with firm
voice, WE 'Enpercur, y,ye Ia France
Vve Ia mere 7