Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-09-04
THE CONFESSION.


My furlough had nearly expired as |
was to leave the village the next morning
to JOIN my regiment, then on the point OF
OF beng shipped of II, Portsmouth
for lnin, several Of my old companions
spent the evening with me IN the Marquis
Of CRANKY They were Joyous hearty lads q;
bu, mrh bred lhlts', AMI drinking begot
Contention
was myself the sobercs, Of the squad,
and did wha, could to appeuse their quar-
rcls The liquor however had more power
than NV persuasion, aud at last II cxaspera,
tcd some foolish difference about song
between Dick Winlay and Jem Bradley,
that they fell 10 fighting, md so the par.
~ broke up
BradIey was n handsome, bold, fine fcI.
low, and had more than once urged him
10 enlist IN our corps Soon after quitting
~" house he l,incd m" on M way home,
nnI 50 ~ % hun again about cuiis,iug
but his blood WAS suIi hottie would abide
no rcason--hc could only swear OF the
revenge he would nNic' upon Wlnlaw -
Thus led 20 some rcmonstTnnec on my pat,
for Bradley was to blame IN the dispute; ill
from les to more, we both grew fierce and
he struck me such n blow in the face, tina,
my bayonc leapcd int his heart
NV passion was IN the same moment
qncnchcd saw him dead at my feet
heard footsteps npproach'ng--l fled tow
ards my fathers house--tho door was lcft
uuboited for me. | crcp, softly but IN tiut
ter. To bed bu, could no, sleep. wu:
stunned a fearful CONSERVATION was upon
me "a hurry was IN ~ braIo--my MIND
was FIRE. could not believe that | killct
Bradley. | thought 1t was the nightmare
that so disturbed my sleep. My tongue be
came as parched as charcoal had | beer
choking with ashes, my throat could no
have been filled with more horrible thirst
brea,hrd as if | were suffocatlng witt
the dry dust into which the dead ar
changed
Aitera time that fl OF burning agon,
went CT tears came IN my eyrs--my ma
ture vas sohened | thought OF Itndle,
WHEN W. were boys, and Of the summe
DAYS we spcn, together. ! never owed hlu
grud yc-his blow vas occsslcned hy it,
lGuor--a frccr hear, than his, mercy urvc
opened aud wcpl like maiden
thrown myself upon the bed w,Ihuo, I'm
dressing md started up involuntary, ant
moved hssllv-.-l should rather say ins,ic,
,vcy--,owards m" door NV father hear
tho stit, and inquired wherefore | was de-
cailing 80 carly begged hun not to b
disturbed my voice was troubled. and b
spoke to me kind aud eneourag,nglv, -
hotlrng me to eschcS rioious compunron
! could make no rCply-Iniecd | coul
hear no more--there was blank br'wrcr
lls blessing and tho tune when I foun
rny,clfcus'ns Uncommon, near the pl4c
Of II ccu,ion
", Though oil tba, horror AMI frenzy
frll not hrt had commr,ed crlne--lh
decd wac he doing ola fash was cor
s-tous could never IN cold blood hHrmo
halr Of Bradlcys head considered m
ELI unio''n 1'', bot no, guilty and hi
fond persuasIon so pae lhcd my alarms thI
w lhc umo | reached Pou,mnnth | n
most thought a. ll,le OF what had DON
4, Of The fl,e oflhe Csllan, rcnch dfacoo
whom sibcf,d al Salamanca.
Ever snl anon dIung the oours, Of OF
lon, VOYAGE 10 lni.a saldy- amer lhour h
oncn came over me Ia those tr.nce.
.,y.a,t ,ere. our oil -s,ai sil,.pc gree,
Au .paTAun- .- "a wuh -1ooi boy,
theuI su,me' Thea f,1-ird them gait
erns into gtours ,nd Yelling the story
Il- murdrt again moTin, awAy m sil-o,
tSWsrl, III churehyird TO look =, u
rrsr, Of poor Bradley Sui howe.er.
w., Iv'h 10 believe myself -rimtnal ~
y rom day 10 d'y, the l.r,e pissed on WI
oa' ,nv outward ebangt revealing wh
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