Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-03-29

mouth and nostrls.
His face is black and full of bIoo,l
His eye balls farther ont than when he lived
Staring full ghastly like n stranglnd man.
His haired upreared, his nosiiIs stretched
with stranglins,
His hands abroad displayed, as one tha
gasp'd
And tugged for life.-Hcnry ", Part I.
Long, heavy gaspings, and the most un
earthly sounds proceed from his senseles:
form. These terrible sishs make tn, hear
quake. They are Ike nothing in nature
They are The last hollow groans OF sou
struggling To free itself from the shackIe:
of mortality. They spring from an earth
( Iy form, but they seem to rise up TO Hea-
ven.
On such picture, the eye could moi
long rest. We closed the eyelids Of the
gallant officer, and made our way to
another group of dead and wounded.
Under small canopy, formed by a
soldiers blanket and four muskets with The
bayonets fixed in the ground, rests brave
aud handsome youth, surrounded by mum
hers of the slain. lie is rnnrtally wound
ed. The fatal ball had entered his chest,
aud gone entirely through his body. A
lvid paleness overspreads his whole phys-
ognony. His eyes glance in serious com.
posure over the melancholy objects around
him among whom he recognized some Of
his dearest friends. lie is aware of The aw.
ful fate that awaits him--yet what resoIute
determination is in that youthful counte-
nance! How full Of expressive calIlness
aud noble forilude F.? How composed in
The very presence Of death As we
approach he, gently extends the hand
Of affection, AMI with smile upon his
lips, excaims, "haue not often tuiG you
since he beginning Of this Campaign, |
expected 10 be killed in battle ?" We well
recollectcd to have heard from him This
prophetic remark; aud as we called 10
mind our past associations with this eallan,
young soI,lier, The tears Of sympathy and
sorrow filled orr heart 10 ovcrllowing. No
more, we thought, shall We enjoy his so.
cal rcvelries, nor behold again his chival
ric conduct on the field Of battle. Oh it is
a heart rendins scene to sec the bud of
youth nipped just as it is opening into the
full bloom Of manhooh ito see the love
illness of youthful valor about To take its
flight from earth. by sadden SUMMONS of
death ;-lo sec all the child like senslbili-
ties Of boyhood struggling in the presence
of 6eaIIl with the sterner virtues Of mature
age;-in word, to see the geutle qualities
of Il tender heart in their last communion
with The lofty impulses of genuine herosm!
These form Il mental picture, over which
To dwell. to mc,lItaIc and TO wonder. We
sat some momcnls in silent meditation by
The side Of our young friend, t and then
pressing his hand in The sincere hope that
he would recover, we left him to his own
solemn and awful reflections.
I Near by, we discove. another friend
already in the clasps Of dealh. faithful
servant knces over his handsome InEin---
Handsome .eyenin >dealh-and bedews his
pale cheeks with copinus tears of affection:
As we approach. his hear is loo full TO
give sutlelance .buishis eyes tell ne Of the
leag !iiaYo asu stafRs'f =
I've cpmmiusie our Tears All, the manly
virtues ant. heroic. deeds Of the young aflis
Ger, crowed upon our imagination. His
modest and unassumny manners his
generous nature-his cool and determined
courage-anJ his heroic gall nlry On the
| field Of the recent battle, came fresh TO the
view, exciting our highest admiration and
making US feel with Il sorroning heart he
blow of bis uaimeIy death. 4 few miu-
ntes befnrc. those noble limbs, displayed
in all their maaly strength, moved nn in
gallant strife against The thick ranks of the
lnfuria'ed foe. Those long golden locks,
that now hang carelessly around his alh
leic shoulders, spread out wildly IN the
breeze of battle; and those srallworlh arms,
lifelessy extended across his broad chest,
bore through the lhickest Of The combat, The
beautiful banner of his company. Aud
how nobIy did he bear it But al;fs! that
spirit # which put in exercise a., these
manly viuues, aud oil this heroic>tonduct
is fled is gone TO visit its kindred natures
in The world of invisible beings! May ii
be happy and blessed
We rise to continue our way. On turn.
ing aronnd, we behold the gallant Lieut..
Culonol nfIhe Regiment severely wounded,
and lying in the midst Of numbers of his
| fellow soldiers in the same situation. His
aspect wears calm seriousness, and as
we almost silently shake hands, tears Of
sympathy and affection rise in his eyes.
How could he gaze with Indifference on
the scene before him Extended in full
view. lay all tho killed and wounded o'
the Regiment, who, by this lime, had been
collected tose,hts.~By his side was The gal
LIANT Adjulant Of ths>saesiment, wno had
covered himself with glory by a severe
wound in his cheek. Al his feet lay, in
tho mingled crowd, tie noble form of the
much lamented Colonel, stretched ont III
awful grandeur. Life must have departed
from that noble body when The temper
was unrutnel and the heart firm aud rcso-
lure. Every feature was marked and
calm. Death was fixed in every limb; bat
it had not transformed the hold outlines OF
his majestic person. seemed, rrnly,only
To have developed more fully The fine pro
portions Of his manly stature. Crowds
Il cked tn behold the honored though life
less body; aud feeling of awe and respect
appeared to inspire all who approached il.
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