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

Sieu WIN cioUed Dioou, ooZes stIloul SUI
mouth and nostrils.
His face is black and ru.I of blool.
His eye balls farther ont than when he lived
Staring full CHASTITY like strangled mau,
His haired uprearcd, his nostlils stretchc,
with strangiing,
His hands abroad displayed, as one ,ha
gasp'd
And tugged for Ii(e.-Hcnry w, Part +.
Long. heavy gaspings, and the most un
earthly sounds proceed from his senseles
form. These terrible sighs make III, 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, bul they seem TO rise up TO Hea.
ven.
On such picture, the eye could no.
long rest. We closed The eyelids Of the
gallant officer, and made our way IL
another group of dead and wounded.
Under small canopy, formed by a
soldiers blanket and four muskes with the
bayonets fixed in the ground, rests brave
and handsome youth, surrounded by nun-
hers of the slain. lie is morally wound
ell. The fatal ball had entered his chest,
aud gone entireIy through his body. A
lvid paleness overspreads his whole physi-
ogno,ny. His eyes glance in serious com.
posure over the melancholy objects around
him among whom he recognized some OF
his dearest friends.l lie is aware of the aw-
ful fate that awaits him-yet what resolute
determination is in that youthful countc-
nance How full Of expressive calnness
aud noble for,i,ude ? How composed in
the very presence Of death As we
approach he, gently extends the hand
of affection, ani with smile upon his
lips, excaims, "have not often tvt4 you
since !he beginning Of this Campaign, |
expected 10 be killed in baltLe ?" We well
recoleclcd to have heard from him this
prophetic remark; aud as we called 10
mind our past associations with this gailan,
young sol.iier, the tears Of sympathy and
sorrow hlleI our heart 10 overluwng. No
more, we thought, shall we enjoy his so.
cial rcyelries, nor behold again his chival
ric conduc, on the field of balle. Oh it is
a heart rendins scene to see the bud OF
youth npped just as it is opening into the
full bloom Of manhood ito see the love
illness of youthful valor about IN take lis
flight from earth, by a sadden summons OF
death ;-lo sec all the child like sensibii.
ties Of boyhood struggling in the presence
of 6ealll with the stcrner virtues Of mature
ase;-n word, 10 see the gentle qualities
of Il tender heart in their last communion
with The lofty impulses Of genuine heroism!
These form :; mental picture, over which
Ia dwell. TO mediate and to wonder. We
sat some momcnls in silent meditation 10y
the side Of our young friend, t anrl then
pressing his hand in The sincere hope that
he would recover, wc left him to his own
solemn aud awful reflections.
Near by, we discove. another friend
lalready in the clasps Of death. A faithful
servant kncels over his handsome inGIn---
handsome evenin dealh-and bedews his
] pale cheeks with copinus tears of affection.
AS we approach, his hear is 100 full 10
give a,tefapces, bunhis e4essstell .le Of the
Ssn sta q
ave comminsie our tears All the manly
Virtues and. heroic deeds OF the young off
Ger, crowed upon our imagination. His
MODEST and unassuming manners his
generous nalure--his cool and determined!
couraee-and his heroic gall nlry On the
/ field Of the recent battle, came trosfl 10 the
view, exciting our highest admiration and
making US feel with Il sorr0Ning heart the
hlow of his ualimely death. A few min.
ntes before. those noble limbs, displayed
in all their manly strength, moved on in
gallant strife against The thick ranks of the
lnfura,ed foe. Those long golden locks
that now harg carelessly around his ah
lelic shoulders, spread out wildly IN the
breeze of battle; and those sIallworlh arms,
lifelessly extended across his broad chest,
bore through the lhickest Of the combat. the
beautiful banner Of his company. And
how nobly did he bear it !! BIT alfs tha,
spirit # which put in exercise Oh, these
manly virtues. aud all this heroic>tonducl
is lled ; is gone to visit its kindred nature:
in he world of invisible beings! May il
be happy and blessed
We rise to continue our way. On turn
ing aronnd, we behold the galanr Lieut.
Colonel nfIhe Res linen, severely wounded
and lying in the midst of numbers Of hi:
fellow soldiers in the same situation. hi:
aspect wears calm seriousness, aud q:
we almost silently shake hands, tears o.
sympathy and affection rise in his eyes
How could he gaze with Indifference or
The scene before him !? Extended in ful
view, lay all Sho killed anl wounIcd q
the Regiment, who, by This limo, had beer
collected togethts.~By his side was The gal
LIANT Adulant Of tf1eSSit"siment, wno had
covered himself with glory by a severe
wound in bis cheek. Al his feet lay, ir
tho mingled crowd, Tie noble form Of lht
much lamen,cd Colonel, stretched out i,
awful grandeur. Life must have departed
from that noble body when lhe temper
was unruined aud the heart firm aud reso
Iu'e. Every feature was marked ana
calm. Death was fixed in every limb; bal
it had not transformed the bold outlines o
his majestic person. seemed, ,ruIy,only
10 have developed more fully The fine pro
portions of his manly stature. Crowds
Il 'cked To behold The honored though life
less body; and feeling of awe and rcspec
appeared to inspire all who approached IL