Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-11
From Simm's Magazine.
ARa Eacidenf Of Waterloo.
By J IT. HEAT LEY.

BYJT. HEATLEY.
A Few months since. was standing or
the field of Waterloo on the anniversary
day of the great battle The fields were
| waving with the ripening grain, just a:
! they were on that memorable morning
/ before Irodden down oylhe charging squad
| rons. As ! s.ood where Wellington stood
on the ridge occupied by the English lines
and surveyed the entire field and looked
down on the narrow valley where the fate
of all Europe was once put up and battled
for, world of conflicting emotions strug>
g.ed for mastery withln. The magnf>
cence and pomp of that stern array were
before me, and my ear seemed distinctiy
to catch the first cannon shct that opened
the confict Far on the right comes down
on Hougoument, Jerome Bonaparte, with
his twelve thousand man. A sheet OF fire
runs along the walls of the chateau, and a
gap opens in the advancing columns OF the
+ foe lis raangled head NETS Like frost
work before the destructive hre. Ihe
/ snoke of battle covers them from sight, and
/ rolls up the valley, and 10, see nothing
but the melee oi horses and riders, the tos>
/ sing of banners, and the soaring OF tAe
I French angel amid the cloud OF war. and
/ hear naupht bat the roar of artillery, the
! bray:ng of trumpets, the blast of the bogie
sounding the charge, and the heavy shock
Of cavalry.
Amid the confusion and terror OF a
scene like this, which the Imagination VIII
call up on such a blttle ffsld, how naturally
does the mind rest on some single charac'
ter, or incident and gather around II ali the
interest ofthe fight Ii may not be SO with
others. but 6nd i; true of myself IN all cir
cumslances. | remember when Standing
on the top Of the colonade of St. Peter s
and looking down at the tents of thousands
that were waiting the blessing ofthe Pope
forgot all in poor prilgrlm beggar and
! his boy that rec ined on the ample steps
| Theic distant home among the ltailan nils
their weary aspect as they siumbered there
! In the sunlight anAstheIr- sudden starting
I'D as the blast of IA solitary trumpet an
nounced the approach Of his holiness,
| formed the ground work of a scene more
touching than the one before me. GO II
was here La the church of Ike llltle
hamlet Of Waterloo, lying on the edge o.
This field, are multitude of tablets, placed
above officers who fell In this battle
! Among them is one recording the death o
mere boy, who formed one of Welilng
tons suite The epitaph closes wnh-"h'
tcaS eighteen years oil, and thts acas ~
i,cent.eth battle" L gazed upon 1t WIFI
feelings of The profoundest melancholy
So young and vet so tried. Trained aml'
the smoke and battle thunder, accus
toned almost from infancy to scenes o
carnage and cruelty, what moral effect
must have had upon his character. Al
angel could not abide such discipline;
walked over the field with an Enghgi
officer of rank. and CLEANED from him tn
following incidents Of his life, which ma =
filled up.
Young Gosdon (my memory may
wrong here respecting the name, It havlni
become illegible in my note book) was 10
second son of distinguished Engils
family. He obtained place III Weliln9
toms suite though mere boy, ana ma
. been with him-through all the-PenInsuia
campaign. He wasfitIed by nature Tor
soldier. Enthusiastic, bold aud strange
ambitions. the excitement of battle aud 'h
Eoccasion it gave for Distinguishing himse
were his delight. Around his frank an
omen countenance clustered rlnglets
chestnpt hair. while his blue Saxon ey
smoke al once the generosity and hre OF D
ardent nature. He had one only sister, Ia
verv reverse of him in everything but nt
strong and generous feeling. Ftali as u
flower that i born and matured III sing
y nishl. her very face reminded one OF
eaIIv grave. Ii was of that delicate al
almost spiritual transparency, which maA
xou shrink as you think of the first shoe
of life You look around in vain for son
.beI,er for such flower. Her eye WI
Iarge and the very soul of tenderness. ie ie
inc without disguise. and painfully q
,;nSt thai affection was her life. Next
bir,b 10 the young soldier. all her ex'rav
cant feelings and yearning ahecton ~
cen,ered in him. =
- His bold and often reckless conauc' u
c,u,ed her many psng as they pay
ana,l,ar IN childhood, while his gehero
49,. a. he would come aud fling his arr
aro.nd her neck and kiss away her 'eal
Nj hound her to him with cords OF ifo
She loved him with that utter abandoning
IF heart. being constituted as see y
ei,savs loves; and he returned with !
,hs strength of his brave young heart. =
.-ss ali fa,ih and tiasidityi all nope
samrage Thus had they passed their eni
eoo sood tooether, and when they came 70 p
q 49, h..a,t sank Ike smitten blossom 20
nei NO. ha Glanced over his rich unlioi