The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-11-08
MllS0lslhlhANlA0U'S.
From "The May Flower" for 1916
A N NETTE, THE HEIR ESS
THE FORAGING PARTY.
A TALE OF THE LAST WAR
BY } H. INoEAHAM.

Edward Ogilvie was the younges. OF
five brave brothers who served their com
I,ry, both in the field and on the sea during
the last war. Their mother was a widow
OF comfortable estate, who dwel in a pleas
ant homestead facing the waters OF Boston
Bay Large elms overshadowed the root
and the broad fields inlerspersed with
woodlands extended away on The right, ILL.,
Ilhey me, the fields and woodlands OF
The property Of Squire Harwooj, man ol
substantial wealth, who had an only daugh
ter, Of eighteen, who was belle and AT
lherless. The road from the homestead Of
widow Oglive wound along tho sea beach
with hedge and green fields on one side
bordering it, and the white sparkling sand
and blue waves on the other. The dislanc,
between the TWO m0unlains was llltle less
han mile; and about half way between
was bridge OF stone spanning a small
|rivuIei, lha, had course of half dozen
miles from the interior.
Ii was about an hour before sunset. near
the close Of the war, in The month of Ocio-
bu, tina, Edward Ogilvie wrs crossing This
bridge on his way to visit Annette Harwood,
The beauty e heress, for the charms Of the
rustic belle had taken captive the young
students heart, and every evening for the
last month he had directed his walk in the
direction of her abode. Edward was in his
twentieth year, Of good figure, of pleasing
but somewhat dlilident adde's, and with
that C aIm, medlalive aspec, peculiar 10
Students. for such was this young man.
Annette was no, loved without giving her
heart in return, bu, The Squire, although
he had observed with apparent, ,ind1trenc,
this mutual attachment, had mind Of his
own touching a matter SO interesting 10 the
lovers themselves.
Edward had got upon the bridge, where
he used to inger for few moments az b.
crossed: 10 watch the flowing sea rush
through The arch up the creek, and gaz.
upon lis expanse of waters; or from the
opposite side of the bridge contemplate tn,
dark inlet, as il lost itself amid overhanging
trees in dell where stood mill belonging
equally TO the two manors,
Edward had paused a moment on the
bridge 10 watch the effect of the purpl,
light Of the western sky reflected upon lis
moItled bosom. when his eyes weIe arrest
ed by a sail in lbe ofling. He continued to
watch it for few moments, and then wen!
on his ~ay,Itom time 10 time glanclng sea
ward TO admire The stately aud slow mo.
!ioh Of its traCkless passage over he ocean.
As he came near the dwelling Of Squire
ilarwood he discovered that her course
was towards The land, bW seeing Annette
on the piazza he forget the vessel 10 hasten
10 her. The meeting was more like that Of
brother and sister than thai of lovers, that
is, it was afecIlionate. frank, and free from
restraint.
NE shall have lovely evening to walk k,
the sunset will be so pleasant. said Annette
whom we would stop 10 describe, if ou,
pen could do justice 10 her beauty. We
will. however, say that the color of her
eyes was a deep sea blue and they sparkle
like waves glanclng in the sunlight; her|
ips lad doubtless once been pair OF cher
ries, stolen from Cupid,lo make her moutl
Imaginable. Her smile was sunshine IRON
IsyIphIikc and blooming with young, he,
Voice full Of music, and every motion as
graceful iawu'S. She was good humor
ed, intelligent, and suitably grave, and was
lust the maiden 10 eHsnare a student like
Edward OglIvIe,
'Yrs, Annette. the ali is rich with golden
Gnls and soft as June evening. Suppose
we rambe towards the village, and listen
to the martial music Of the soldiers az they
march from The ground!'
i should like it Of all things. My father
. says our company, the Blues, made the