The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-14
ROna nee Of Life.

A lady of Stockport died a few months
ago, leaving a great number Of legacies to
relatives and friends. and amongst them
was one to a woman named Smith, daugh-
ter Of a person of that name who was, Is
or 20 years ago, sergeant IN the SD Reg,
ment. The executors had punctually dis
charged all the duties imposed upon them
by the will of the deceased except that OF
paying this legacy, and they gave up that
as a matter almost too wild and Impractical
bic to be thought Of, inasmuch as it seemed
so little likely they could ever properly
trace out the legatee, for the lady who had
left the legacy had left no address Of the
party, had herself never seen her, and when
she did hear of her it was eighteen years
and half ago, and Only eighteen months
after the child's birth!
There seemed to be little hope of success
by applying TO the regiment, for SERGEANT
Smith was dead,-died in the regiment
eighteen years ago; and it might be more
than possible that, even his name might be
buried in the memories Of his companions
in arms, if not in their collins, for they had
seen foreign service, and part OF the regi
ment had but lately come from Canada
The SD Regiment of 1S4S might be anoth
err generation of men to that serving in
1923, after hard foreign service in the az
fairs of Cabul or amongst the agues and
fevers of Canada But, even if remem
bered, what of his widow and child! Would
they have continued followers to the ''tent
ed ield?" Nothing was more unlikely
especially when it was recollected thai
Smith was degraded from his rank Of Ser
ieant for some breach Of discipline shor
time before his death, and his widow NIGH
be supposed to have lost even sympathy
with those who had treated him, TO hel
mind, perhaps, harshly, and have been toe
glad TO cult and forget them. Besides
Smith was common name. How many
James Smiths, and even Seri Jane:
Smiths, might there not have been in tn
service? What more likely than that thu
mother, too, should be dead?
Ii seemed almost chimerical to pursu
such an investigation, and so thought tn
executors. One Of these gentlemen, Mr.
B. Wheeler, the news-agent OF Manches
ter, few weeks ago was with party a
Southport, when, taking up a Mancheste
paper, he read of the movement Of troop
in various directions about the country il
consequence Of the apprehended disturb
ances, and amongst other things perceive
that few companies Of the 33d Regimen
had come to Manchester, and were gone
encamp on Kersall-moor.
CHOW or never" thought he; 'qhere
but little probability Of success, but W
ought not TO lose such an opportunity at a
events.
So, taking ''the rail-" he went to Mar
2. chester, and took an early opportunity
: visit the moor. He advanced towards Il
camp, but was held at bay by the sentne
: The sentinel, he perceived, was Of the 81
4. Regiment, but was young man, howeve
e so he inquired from him if there was an Q
{. fcer with these companies who had bee
!. in the regiment twenty years?
# "Yes," said the sentinel, promptly, 18th
b gentleman you see coming that way, d
e Captain Captain Cough has been in d
S regiment more than twenty years.
J, Mr.. Wheeler advanced TO meet the Ca
d tain, and communicated as briefly as pos
a BILE, the object of his visit, exhibiting at 4
IS same time two letters, the last SeGea
h Smith had written to the testatrix.
4 "Sereant Smith," repeated the Captal
d musing, "Serjeant Smith? Yes; | rec
& lect him very we'll, and his widow is in
a. reoiment vet