Mississippi Democrat., 1845-11-26

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ring OF my mothers. If you have pity
upon me, you will take the golden cross
IS IN which is some OF your mothers gray
hair, and which glitters on your neck il
the moonlight, this evening, you will place
E II in the creyice of the large yew tree
: near the branches. will get ii to.mor
row morning; then you will wait two
9 years, and if | am not dead, | will bring /
back! Will you remember what you
swore on that crossl FAREWELL"
What does this meant" said Eugene
slowly, "How could any one knowl Ser.
geant, do you understand this"
"Some fellow on the lookout near you."
, "Why then did he not come 10 us
frankly ~ answered the young man.
What way of obliging is this.r
Ah," said the soldier, "there's the
thing, ones afraid of being treated as a
spy; and then when one is young, and
timld, and all full of romantic sentiments,
one knows how to write and is afraid to
talk, for want of practice; that's it,"
Eugene shook his head.
"Soldler," cried he, I" your hand | will
I
not have this subsitue--my sister shall
not be sacrifced-l will go with you. See!"
And he took up his discharge, and pre-.
pared 10 tear il in pieces.
Christine stopped him.
"But what if want to have himl"
said she. "Afier all IT'S fine action on
his part. And he goes without making
any terms-and then he is unhappy---and
then have no other means of keeping
you-and then | want to be in love with
him! He did well, however, in not show.
ing hlmsell-one might have regretted it
too much. will take the cross-but | !
should like to know--sergeant, have you
seen him2"
"Yes. now and them"
"Wel!h " he is not hump. backed, or ban. |
dy.egged, is hel"
"A good joke! Is the French army
recruited with such sort of stuff under the
little corporal? Is it not composed of in.
dividuals lrreproachable as to their per.
sons, and no fools rs to morality?''
Is he man Of WORTH" asked Eugene
"Very much so, answer for it,"
"Well, sir soldier" said Christine, re.
moving from her graceful neck the cross
with the black rbband which supported
it; "tell him that he has done well; and
place this cross in the hollow of the great
yew; and then say nothing more 10 him,
but do not quit him, do you hear2 and try
to come back with him, to tell me, "There
he is, it is he himself, he is worthy of you"
Eugene and Louise looked on, without
being able to speak. The grcnadier lose,
took OF his cap, received the cross, wiped
away a tear and snid, "Enough"
Christine turned to her brother and fu,
lure sister, She was no longer the same
person. Her character had assumed
more serious hue. She told Louise. " / {
90, am betrothed; the pledge OF my faith ,
IS in the hands of soldier of the guard.p I
A year afterwards, Eugene had 10 leave +
lis home. The enemy was in France.
md he would not have accepted a subsi. i
ute now if he could have found one. At /
Non ntereau, his life was saved by lieu | /,
enant of carbineers. As this officer in. d
ormed him that he had no family, Eugene &
invited him home TO his own. #
Charles, Such was his name, soon won c
Jhristine's favor; but she had plighteG her "
roth 10 her brothers. substitute, and she v
vas faithful to him. Then Charles hand. II
d her the golden cross and told her that
was he. who, a poor coIegian, ashamed II
{ the noble action he was about to per. e
Drm, went away without seeing her. and
nally rose to the rank OF lieutenant. n
"At present, sir" continued the nara. f
'r, "we are married. The sergeant died b
I Waterloo. Eugene and myself have Il
rospered in the world; we live in that lit. rt
e red ard white house you sec yonder, IL
nd go every evening to smoke my pipe u
nder The Croissy yew." 81
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