The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-06-15
Number Sol
THE GHOST OF THE CAMP.
BY q. p. n. JAMES, ESQ.

by @. p. n. JAMEI, ESQ.
"There isa little town, called lie
lCaleIel, Jnst upon the French frontier,
which was beseiged by the Spanish ar
my, after The French had taken /, and
held II for about year. The attack be-
gan in The winter, and number Of hon
lnrable gentlemen threw themselves into
It, to aid 10 the defence, as volunteers.
Among The rest were Two friends who
had fought in a good many Battles to.
gether, aud one was called lhe Viscount
lie Boulaye aud the other CApisine la
Vacherie. Every day there were skir-
nlshes and ssIies, and one night when
they were sitting, drinking a1d talking
together, after very murderous sorlc,
lCapitaine la Vacherie said TO his
llriend
How cold those poor fellows must
be whom we left dead IN the trenches
o-dsy.'
Gay, that they must" said Boulaye;
'and 'pon my lie, La Vacharie, am
glad The place IS so full that you and
have but one room and one bed between
US, otherwise know not how we should
keep ourselves warm"
"Nor either, replied La Vschcrit.
Mind, Boulaye, if | am some day left
IN the trenches, yon come and look COR
me, and bring me out Of The cold
wind.'
"He spoke laughingly, and the Vis-
count snswered in the same way
"That l will.La Vacherie; don't you
be afraid"
i "Well, about fortnight after, the
ISpsnisrds attempted 10 s,orm the place;
bu; they were driven back, sfer'iigh,-
log near sNhour, and Boulaye and La
Vacherle, with The reg gimenl of Cham,
them TO, their inrreuch-
nen,s. Boulaye got back, safe and
sound, 10 the town just as ii was grow.
ling dark, and went To- The Governors
mouse and talked for an hour over the
assault, and then returned 10 his room,
md asked his servant if Capisine La
Vschere had come b5ck. The man an
'wered no, and so BouIsye swote rha,
ne would be hanged If he would wait for
his supper. We'll, when supper came
'od La Vscherie did not, the Y,scou
began to think, i should not wonder
if that poor devil, L. Vacherie, had le(t
mis- bones oulside;' and after he had ea-
en- Two or three mJulh(uls, and drank a
glass or two of wine, he sent the SER
want 10 the quarters of the regiment #
champagne, 10 see il h. could hear sny.
hing Of his friend. But the sery,ut
could fnd no one who knew anytniny
Of him; aud when he came back lie
found the Vlscounl sitting with The liable
and the wine upon his right hand, and
lhis feet upon The Two andlrons, with
warm fire o: wood blazing away befo, c
min. When he told HIM that he could
learn nothing, BouIaye exclaimed
Sacremenl dare saw he is kIt,G
poor fellow! | am very sorry aod
ne filled himself another glass Of wine,
and kept his foot on the sndirous. In
half an hour more he went TO bed, and
lust as he was getting comfortable aud
orginning TO dose, seeing the fre hck-
sring against the wall one muu.e a,d
not seeing it The nexl, he heard step
upon The stairs, and instantly recoIlcc,ed
La Vachere's who came up slug ng and
Talking just as usual.
"Ah - cried he, La Vscherir. is
'ha, you? ! thought you had been Kill
ed ?"
"The deuce, you did, Boulsyc,' re-
piled La Vachcrle, aud began 10 move
about the bottles aod glasses az II ne
were feeling for caode to lighr :,
Well, don't m Ike noise, th.,r.
good man. said BouIayt, 'flr sn.
u'ed aud have great deal % do o.
morrow
"Pm sure so have |, replied la V,rhr
re, so III 90 to bed al once
Had you not better have some supp,,.'
asked iha Vlscount.
NO replied his friend, ave mad all
The supper want And accordingly, he
pulled of his clothes and lay down beside
his comrlde, BY that time The Vlsc0unt
was asleep, SO that they had no further
conversation tha, night The pext morn.
ing, when Viscounl dc Bouaye woke, he
found that La Vscherie had already risen.
and left his night cap upon The pillow, and
!, he did not see hIm agsln ull night for the