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on look around in vain for some shelter FIJI
such flower. Her eye was large, and Oh,
very soul of tenderness, telling without dis
guise, and painfully distinct, that affec,,o,
was her life. Next in birth to the Young sol.
der, all her extravagant feelings and yearnins
affection had cen;ered in him. His bold ant
often reckless conduct had caused her many
pang as they played together in childhood
whiie his generous love as he would come
ana hing his arms around her neck aud kiss
away her tears, had bound her To him will
cords OF iron. She loved him with that utter
abandonment of heart, being constituted as
she was, always loves and he returned il
with all the strength of his brave young hear,
She was all faith and ,imidity, he all hope
and courage. Thus had they passed lheil
childhood together, and when they came to
part, her heart sank like a smitten blossom tc
| The blow As he glanced over his rich uni.
form and sword flashing by his side, deeper
flush mantled his cheek, and prouder FEELING
beamed in his eye, while all over her spirit
ual features caae the hue of mortal fear and
unutlerable dread. Her head sunk ON her
bosom, and the big tear drops fell unrestran-
cd and last at her feet. At first, he attempted
to laugh away her fears, but seeing that his
raillery Jared painfully upon her heart, he
too burs, into tears, and folded her to his boz
som with all the holiness and strength of a
brothers. love.
They parted and her sweet but rare laugh
was still less frequently heard | will not
follow him through his even,ful career i'm
Spain. Like all soldiers, he learned to like
his employment. and with the love of i, came
the loss of those sensitive feelings that had
been the beauty of his early character. Be-
ing bold and energetic fellow, he was often
entrusted with dispatches to different parts of
the amy in the midst of battle. AT the bat
tie OF Talavera, while Mackenzie was retir-
ing in magnificent order and with consummate
skill before the advancing French, he was
sent To that officer with an order from the
Marquis of Wellesley. 1t was midnight. and
the route he was to take WAS one of great en-
posure; being swept by the enemy's artille-
ry. The frequent flashes of the cannon thai,
blazed OH his path were the only lamps to
guide him as he galloped over The uneven
field. We will not say his bold young heart
did not beat trine faster, as the darkness
through which he rode was suddenly made
dazzling bright by the artillery, whose roar
caused even his well trained war-horse 10
starr, while the earth was ploughed up in ev-
cry direction by the shol-but we will say,
he did not ialler or hesitate, but delivered his
order safely and well. On his return, lust
as he had entered on the place of danger.
cannon ball struck his horses flank. SKATER
ing II To fragments, and sending the blood and
enlrails all over his face and uniform.-He
himself was thrown several wards. and for
moment lay stunned by the blow.-When he
bn ho h,l
field, traversed by the shot, and arrived, safe
~ at Welllngton's tent. AS he stood with
cap in hand, pale, and covered with blood
and mangled flesh, the Duke thought for
moment he was dreadlully wounded, but as
he listened TO his account of the matter. he
warmly compimenteG his gslan.ry. From
that moment he became still more anxious To
distinguish himself, and in several instances
nearly lost his life. sword cut over his
left eye had left scar, of which he was as
proud as he would nave been Of two epau-
let's. No curl was ever allowed to fall over
1t, and he was half vexed TO think the surgeon
had cured the wound so elfectually.
At length, after a wear or more of hard
fighting, he returned to England before We'll
tmgton joined the allied forces on the Cont
nent. II was hurried visit, but memorable
one 10 his sister, now grown still more deli
cate than before. She folded him again and
again IN her arms. and wept as if her heart
would break. Many long night had she
lam awake imagining her brother now in the
headlong and ruinous fight, and now pale and
wounded, gasping on the plain. The terrible
scenes OF battle she had so often pictured to
herself had shattered her over delicate frame.
and she had become doublv sensitive. while
the scenes of blood he had passed through.
and the roughpess of camp life, had blunied
his feelings and made her childish terrors an
moving and foolish. Yet he loved her as his
idol, and when he parted from her, he tied
her miniature around his neck. That sepa-
ration was the GROWING agony to her. She
told hun they should never meet again, that
his body would be left on the battle field of
the stranger II was in vain he attempted to
calm her gref-a foreboding like that of
prophecy crushed every hope, and she saw
him depart with the same feelings she would
have seen the grave close over him. | have
sometimes thought these strangely sensitive
and spiritual beings were endowed with pro-
phetic vision-that looming events'' TO Them
do literally 'cast their shadows before ,,
From that moment she never smiled, but fad
ed gradually away. The whole story. topeth-
err with the epitaph had made profound i'm
preston on my feelings, and as stood on
the field of battle and called up the terrific
Gay, his form constituted the foreground of
the picture. The morning Of The battle was
damp and heavy, but not the spirits of the
young Gordon. As he stood beside The Duke
and looked on the magnificent array before
him. he determined his name should be inter
woven with the history of that day. The
great battle of Europe was to be fought. All
lis kings stood looking on with breathless
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