The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-12-09

| the side Of the Americans and especially the
active zeal of those noble men who under
Morgan, Marion, and Pickens, rendered
such service to our country, was the joyful
change effected. Col. Ruiledge. who had
signalized himself by his bravery in many Of
the hard-fought battles Of that campaign,
gained fresh honor by his noble conduct at
Eutaw Springs. Though several times IN
imminent danger, he escaped unframed till
shot from grenedier pierced the heart OF his
steed. wounded him, and both the animal
and his rider fell to the earth. But soon re-
covering, he rallied his confused soldiers and
once more appeared in The thickest of the
fight; and now while heedlessly addressing
word 10 brother officer, he caught
glimpse OF lance aimed at his breast; but
before it could reach him, youth in cleri
cal garb whom he had Just observed near
him, sprang forward and received it in his
own arm with force that bore him Keeling
to the earth. Rutledge had no time TO aid
| him, for at this instant fresh reinforcement
of the enemy separated him from his band,
and when he had cut his way through, II was
only 10 join the dragons OF Col. Washing
ton in one of those desperate charges which
SO materially affected the fortunes nf the
day.
Rutledge bore in mind his preserver. but
| II was late before he found time from his du-
| ties TO search Tor him among the wounded
and the slain Ii seemed impossible that he
could have escaped from The true aim oil that
lance; yet he scanned as closely as possible
those in the various companies OF infantry
which he passed, whose dress in any way re-
sembled his, but without being able 10 die
cover the almost femininely beautiful face
| which had met his eye for an instant in the
| fight. He sought the house where many Of
the wounded soldiers had been carried, and
| were now being carefully attended by some
of those noble Carolinian ladies, in whose
gentle Offices Rose Maclean had so often as
sisted. But there was none among all the
mangled forms and disfgured faces that re-
sembled his young preserver.
Turning hopelessy away from the couch
es of the wounded, with faithful soldier he
passed over tina. part of the field which had
been the scene OF the hottest fire, and near
which he had himself been fighting when 50
suddenly saved from death by the stranger
youth. AT some distance, halfburied in a
| mass OF dark creepers that had been torn in
the strife from the cedar tree above, he no.
ticei slender figure, and as he neared IT a
tuii OF azure pIumes, which he recognized as
those which had shaded without entirely con-
cealing the face OF him he sought. Rutledge
sprnng 10 the mossy bank where he lay, and
putting aside the tangled vines, saw thai
from wound in the sword arm, crimson
tide was yelling oui, drop by drop, over the
full black frock and staining a round, white
arm of exquisite delicacy, that barred from
lis ample sleeve, lay like fragment Of staiu-
AIRY on the bed OF velvet moss. There was
something III the graceful outline oil Ihe nS-
ure, not entirely concealed oy me moving
gdrb, and IN The delicate curve oil ue WITS
claspcd by one crlmsoned hand, and me
small loot peeplnS from Inc loids OF saDie
cloth, which startled him, accustomed though
he WAS. 10 seeing many deIlcale iorin Il,
mohS NOSE wno aiihoush mere ooys' nau
enlisted IN me Southerh regimef!ts.
WINE me soldier was ll,lihS nus cap from
nrippEg spring near Dy' huiieuee examined
Inc wound wlicn seemed 100 serious lot nis
surgery; ana then seVerln9 lne 1a.'u M,''. 81
fastened me 'eiVet cap removed wiz. hs
weight OF P'ulnes peernis from 'ici' oc',n"e
ment the rich, dark 'resses winch lell III
waves oil eoiuen brown over paie pu' p s,'
thu lace|the lace oil Rose Macieah; Inc
surprised pained ana oewidereu by lhls
sudden ana strange discovery, nc h1u ye'
Guinness 10 rec''il 'i'e eVenis Oh liie gay II.
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