The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-03
The Death of RlnggoId.
-ALEGEND or MEXIco.

lights Uud dlrl, shndoWs, has no parallel ~
history, Lot ~ behold lle picture, fiHmed
~ u b., ~ the fuuko oilhe burning prairie,
We flUBd OF ilia spHrr Of HNHTd buTu
and hlHckrued hy The beat of baltic, Before
as glooms Vie terrible eighteen FOUNDERS,
which nlI day loug lne Numbered iheir
urFHuge Of druti into llIo Mexican rhiks,
Around IiuFr rnbfipit oAle4llg Eirclc Of
iiihids eltesis nii,i ritrtirg rtrri You scr
llcn lhrre, llt heroes oflho day standing
umldsl Tie dead h0JtIUa ut tiirif ssIsgEis.-z
Three figures IA tho picture fIHndin6 our
from all othefs, r,NOt your eyes,
CuuHCniLf, standing erect, near hia cHns
non, his face hgEriUuod With powder all
stained with blood. by his edo PAlNE. tho
iufpcclur General, a iHnn Of gallant Ites-
euce, whose uniform, a. set ltnrlHined with
hlopd Riii,rfr fHHS 10 ,ls llglt,-Hs- l.eI'd.uH
IiuwU To ''riFliH one uf The rciUOfs tlcss
Founders. aud prepares 10 hurl Us hurricane
uf iron into the McNicHHafn,y.
ln lhc 0iicn spree, ncnr the cannon, he
hold lho prominent figure ~ tho picMre--
Ia warrior, mounted on a. white horse, Lis
head thrown proudly erection hit thouldcrs,
M Will q cleaning GO. lao gazeh- ulOn ihI
battle. ], II beautiful hOrto with neck
nrchcd, aud rnHne P'iicting 10 lir hrc'ze.
Tint manly hru onyclopcd in lie tlJo
costume, relieved by ornaments 0f gold, lmt
which dctcCids The shower Of Naving
puiscs, thai broad chcsi heuynE wish HE
fever the fglh--iI is magnificent picture
Of manhood IN ih princ.
AZ this moment you behold Chutohi,l
standing erect, PaluC ending over the can.
nnn, The soldier Of The white horse iilIS las
helmet, aud rhy Of sunlight wGlGa lis
pulc, wlHe forehead.
Then tic eighteen puuuirrs yell forth
their battle cry, aud ihb soldier On lie White
horsr " cuvrlnpcd ~ cloud al smoke. ~
lhc suuc moment, the ilEudcr OF tie Mex.
can cannon IL heard, you REQ thai cloud of
snake .miuplad wjih cloud of DIM, rouscd
los shower uf cannon hall-,
Tie sniuhu Is there, rolling bloWlN-Eot
towards tic sky-- hut downward. until u
shuts The soldiers md the cannon ifou year
view.
\ moment passes aud from tbs hosom Of
lha, smoke, shrieks yell, which makesy our
hlood run cold.
And from thai cloud, wrill,os into view
Ihe figure OF manslcd lrurse--lhe benui.Gl
eirud which hs Lehtld only a innlncit nEu.---
his liinhs quiycriug, his cye horribly diluiiuE,
his TANKS gorcd through aud through by
a cannon bgdl
Tho saddle is rcd with blood, si,d ilie pis.
tolls spluiered liom the holsters, fall in flag
ncnis hy the side oi the dying horse.
But the ridcr--ihe man of tie noble form,
Trrri 'rirt- f,,r,.i-t,, eIe+.,,..sF ia he slsa
You hear, from the bosom OF the cloud, u
tow md almost uutnirrahlc gronn, and thcU
from is iul'l- there rtshcs rndG soldier, lpi
iorn barred 10 the waist, dnrkeued 10y pow
der, while HE rough features ara stamped
will AN expression of honilic. agony
"Colouel ~ bc shrirks, rushing towards Ito
gallant Payne-"looh here"
lie points to the sol, aud ovory soldier IN
Ill. 90 nj
There, beside the wrilliug horse, you he.
huldthc soldier, who hut n moment ago, tow
cred IN an the prile OF inhnhood. Horribly
wounded, wlh the bones of cnch leg laid
bare, FROM the knee TO the ,lligl. he rests bis
head upon his hund, while serene smile
steals over his stern visage.
Leave nic,n be- calmly says 10 Payne, tn
Churrhill to Tie EuirfTrrs -e!ISiGred
round him. "There is work for you yondcr
ott must drive iho MoXicans before YOU,
and save our cunrads az Fort Brown ~
lie reached forth his hru, hud lIB lnid II
upoti tho neck of his steed, which quiycred
hi Is dcarh agony by his side. Then, with
that calm smile stealing oyer his lruturcs, n
they glowcd in the red hight OF caiinon's
flash lac took the chain from his neck, and
VIM il the gold WATCH
"Givc IT," he said, and his voice trcmblcd
for II moment. ms the memories ot homo
came cruwding round his warriors l.cart---
"Givc II TO my sister II will serve "a rcmud
her ur Patio Alto and"
- As If ufr7irl tt, trust his teHepa ntl4 IiIr-
tier words, hc said no more, bm laid hi1
head upon The neck of his sieed, Wilde his
wounds poured their torrents of hlood along
iheS&ad.
As for the officers who stood around him,
they coHid not speak. tp-the description Of
tho vnricd scenes of u battle, we meet WIKI .
many thatrand the heart, list 10 heur told,
In, this, before the eyes of Cliychill mud
Payne, waf tic most hcurt.prdinE, the most
touching of all
Rryo6oLo dying on tho neck of'his dead
seed.
PAYNE near his head, claspjug his hands.
rs his f,ill huert ruslied TO his eyes Churchill
hy his side on his knees, yelling his, fheS IN
his uutlr unable To- en1r upon tho sight
In tho hack ground tit. iiae Of se.4ie "a, all
nwed into silence, 10y -fhc spectacle before
them In front of ALL n rugged fellow, bis
torui barred To lie waist, stained wuli powder
ns he lii, hi, hrawny arms 10 ht- iace and
lin nnIr1r ~ 4S4HR deep sohs.
As ioheSts the nStt,e of the tTT0- rutrfnttr-v
,yoplI i've the name Of fiat bravo tsnulstcr
Ertt. =, who although his tiuIe expired iiu
,,i,,l, bef,,re tho batllr, preferred to rcnInin
he his commanders side anal die with him,
or wnfsu Hpn pllthe horrors o! hatle--scc
hiu ,ic.
H. the midst n,Crr6S& yo.slrcken spectators
curtaincd hy w battle 6trsuils, tie dying m"i'
was stretched (ipnn tho neck OF l'is horse
Threat unu laNs rent tho carlf every tno- -
mont hul the slNd ny stilll AID 'ho dying