Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-18

no. become a man I,afs contiuu,l be.
Tear. uh'n have tIa ftw lous 20
isc--sh there wosll not he much coar.
age IA that
Thou at, too rofn, comrAic think |
hNsc thank God ~ much courage az 9th
e. people and yc should MT BE- nsham.
Cd Of weeping II | wetc 10 speak Of my
mother
Arc YOU Serious SAL p.crrc. carorly
stiSnc the officers tenl-N You m,u
AMI soldier, ani NJ, ASHAMED 90 weep
'Wh'n speaking al my mother Cor
iaiuly hot Nv mother $50 good go kini
she loscs me 50 much aud too love h.r
80 dearly
She love. you1-ani YOU love her -
Oh, then indeed | may tell YOU oil Ny
heart - full At must have vtu'. nul low
ever strange my ieclinos may appear 10
YOU, am sure YOU wall not laugh ai them
Lis.cn then, lot what You saI lgsl now IS
Qulc true \ man b. 81 J. wh,n about
- iici) have q heart to which he can POM
out hs oNn Wi you really listen 10 me
aud no, laugh al met
Surely will listen ricrrc--a diving
man must ever cActc Compassionate sym
palhy
You mun knou .ha,, sin-c came into
4 the woii never loved sll one bong -
end thu, t'iug was ny mother Bgi her
loved as none ioyc--wnh oil that was IN
mc Of he ana energy Whiic vet babe
! us.l Co. read hcrcyc aul ~" real nine
| sucs, j her thoughts AMI she know mine
She WINS Inc heart Of my heart and the
hcnrt Of hers have never h,i ci,hcr
sNocihclrt or VIE never bad friend
my mother was everything 10 me We'll
was Summoned to take arms. AMI vlcn
,hcy told me must leave her ~ plrox
I'm Of dcp1r ! told them they might drag
me LIMB from limb, bu. never could hey
take me from her alive W,ih ono word
spok IN hcr holy huiluic, and strong
courngc, she changed my whole purpose
'PicrTc salisfc you mus, 90, It ismy
wish knch b'ioro her. and SAID i
vii 20 mother 'p.crro, she added. thou
has, been good son, AMI think God ior
/, but the duties Of son, are ~, the only
ones man has 70 fulfil Every citizen,
owes himscllo his country i, calls thee
obey Thou AT gong to be a soldier
from this moment thy l,le is no longer
thine own, II Is My counity's. II It's inter
cs,s demini H. lay !, down chccr!ully -
II It be the will OF God that thou shoulIs,
die before me, should weep for thee nv
hearts tears, bur would say, lie gave,
aUi lie has taken away, blessed be the
name the Lord' Go now, aud II lhou
loves, thy mother, do thy duty Uh, how
precious those holy words have never
forgotten them ID thy duty she has
saIi now the duty Of a soldier was al
ways IN all things 10 obey and always
N all ,hings obcycd was to 90 straight,
forward, 20 face danger wilhou, hesitation
wnhoul second thought Those who
saw me thus, as It were, seek to meet the
bullets, sand There Is n brave fellow =
They nigh, have bclcr sad There IS a
man who loves bis mother =
'Onc day letter brought'hc lilings tina,
she was III my poor mother longed 10
90 and see her ! asked for leave OF al.
scucc, II was no, granted remember
her last word:-'Iiyo YOU love 'hy mother,
DO ,hy duty ! submitted 4 lule after
heard ha, she was dead oh then my
senses iorsook me at any REX dciormlu
"a to return to my country. Whence pro.
/ cccded so ardent 50 impciuols desire TO
see once more the place where my moth.
, Ct had JUS, died | viii tell you ond as
YOU have a mother, as she loves you, and
YOU love her, you will understand the
we peasants Of Morvan, nre n simple
I and conldnS race we have no, received
the lnstruc, ION, nor attained the know ledge
a. 1
our beliefs, which The lownsiolks call our
supcrsuliuus VIVA. matters the name =
BE they suporsiiiiOns or beliefs, We have
them. and clever would be the man, tia
could uptooi them Now one Of these be
u licis 10 which We cling The n0s', y thu
winch aUribui,s 10 the hfG flower tia
= blows ~ ,hc grave mould such virtue
lhs, BE- who gathers b.. certain q never for
D getting tic dead, aud Of never bong ior
gotten ty them Belief how dear how
D sweet WIKI u death has no ierrors io
II dcn,h without forgetting or beng lofgou'n
Is b1i sweet sleep Ia, calm r,pose ate
4 long toil Tbs, n)ncr ! painted TO see }
r TOD plnlei 90 gather 4 | aia9Iouc
my pos AMI won, On my way htor ici
p day 81 long nul weary mach r'aCho
e my mollcfs grave. The carh seemed "
4 frrsh 90 flower bad oppeari | waved
.. s.xveels c39I au1 hen or love,
10 morning | slw a hale ,ge N1Nor-'FD'
II GO moro, Al p.ucke1 she'd ga
3 lelfs. ga mehoVgh' lta, l1ie flower So
IS my mo,tefs soul iLa. sho bad ie.. iha,
! aasnrar ani uni,r ,ne ilim Cd .hal l.s
r. - hai gwen her',N % my heart one
more.
4 There was nothing nov 20 dGa,n ne i
ne country !of uy iaihef tai soon FOL o~
% a. my mother i1 nc gravc nni hl
p.arled NJ yroc.aas h9wcs. What NOR
I'D wan'l rmcnbera ms mohsf
ly charee-do ihy dayi | songh, o1' o.
gc1s cr7.s sni nd. l nm descfie
d affesf me AGI now arnl
Be- anl n - you have as'gfsi NJ. hl,