The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-10-30
MIsCEL.L A&EOUs..
TIL h DYING, UNTEER
An EncideHt ~ gEOlislsl Del Rcy,- Z
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.}n ny H. q. CHII'siAN.


e}g ny H.G. CHIT1tAN. IS.
i The sun had risen in aii his glorious ma.
lesiy, and hung .9bgc the eastern horizor
llke ballsof tirc. It's high, ruys danced
dlerrily along Ihe Lake Feseneo; over the
glltterlng domcs of.he citypf Mexico; past
The Jark frowning lbptlle,neAts. Dl ChopuIie.
pee Castle, nnd lit, in all tIieir glorious eiTul.
genee, upon the blood slaiaed field Of Moline
tel Rey,sI rsEr #pr IT,.
Inc contest was over, the sound of. The
battle had died away, save. 5pn occasional
shot from the distant artillery Of The castle,
or the fire of some sirolling lifeman.tustgjs
J was standing beside The battered ro,
mains Of the mlI.duor, above which the first
foong had been gained upon The well-con,
tested wall, and gazing over the plain, now
saturated with lhe blood Of my fellow sold,
icrs, which that rnornng waved green with
flowing grass, when ! heard a low and feeble
wall in the ditch beside me, i turned 10
wards the spot and be held, with his right leg
Shattered by a canon bulI,a youatnei ieur living
amid the mangled dead. He had been pass,
el by in the haste Of gathering up the
wounded under the FIRE from the castle, and
Che rays Of The burning sun heat down with
terrible force upon his wounded limb, caus
ing heavy groans TO issue frumihis paIlid Ips
ond his marble cuuuteaance 10 wrilhe with
pain 8-I H.rt 0aai .ffa4a
water, for Co.'s s%io dnnk of walcy,'
he family articuiated, as / bent down beside
him
. Fortunately had procured canteen OF
" ner, and placing it TO his lips, he took q
long, deep draugh', md tIlen sauk back ex-
,haHstcd upon the gnund,. .gaJi aasq....s
"The SUM-" he mur,nnred, ''it is killing
ma by lts rays, cannot you carry me into
the shadeP h.
81 caa procure assistance, and haye YOU
taken 10 The hospital - ----.-..
mo, do it not, my sands Of life are al.
most ou. Anhonr hence shall be adead
man. Carry me into the shade of The mill,
and then, If yon have time 10 spare, listen
tony dying words, and fAou are fortunate
enough ever to return 10 the UniteA Stntes,
bear me back message 10 my home, and to
anoh----n he paused. and moloned for me To
GARY him into The shade, ! did so, and The
cool wind which swe u along the spot, seemed
10 revive him, and ha continued:
"Yon, sr, ale a total stranger to me, and
'fon your Uniform belong 10 another crops,
nnd yet lnust coniide this, the great secret
nt all my recent actions, md the cause Of
my being here. to you. Would 10 God that
had reflected upon the fatal steps | had
taken, aud should now have been at home,
enjoying the society Of kind friends, instead
OF dying upon CORY field, and il a lorelgn
MY fsll,er was a wealthy man ii The town
Of G------ ch, in the State or yirgiaa, and
moved in the best society Of the place. !
bad received an excellent education, and
had studied law, aud was admitted ia the
gath J ear OF NY age 10 Practice al tho bar.
| bad early seen and admired Young lady
OF the place, the daughter Of an intimate
e end Of my father, and fortunately, tic
feeling was reciprocal, and We were engqg,
cd TO be MardeGc The war With Mexico
ha been in existence some twelve months,
and many were hacking 10 the standard Of
Their country. II 80, happened that abou,
this time q recruiting office had been opens
ed II, The toWn, aud several Of my young
T lends had enlisted 10 90 and iTy their Iorr
tuaes upon the plains Of MeMco., Ole
. gii there was grand pIfS in The place,
IN honor Of those who were about l. depart
fur the gea Of war, and both myselGlond Ev.
81 ne were al Tive ball, Among those ~ho
were assembled that evening, was Augustus
z ,hlplchied ybung man, add accomplished
schtIar, CAV aud. lively ia his manners, free
ind cheerful in his as pos lion, aud a ihi-
gersal faYorits wifi The fair sex. Ife9had
been for sothe time paying his addresses tD
Eveline, M I'dcemed, ia rather too Pointed
'nanner.1 As the party assembled III The
ong hail, alid die dancG WIS dbcil TO com 4
nenee. iasked' her for her hand for the fist
iei.o sa't' basspoii sH7 'nsda bta oghHH
at is cngrged,"o she rtpFcd,F thought
ather taftIy. ahHliq hNn ibOt 5fisn3if9 @iII
"T'6 whom, iF'1 fiay 10 50 bold 10 in4
lurp TFl aehaNhtd. a s6l go ald hpai .'a9
$40 Augustus P.," was tho inthiediate
eIdyga aT3 a,A ,sstash ,N1aadasat ~
lsmahsredlmy rising ibdignaGoh ,he BssiI
could, and proudly returned the glance Oh.
palignahi,j,y ihy''rivar gave mel F9ols aalI
"Perlisps lecana engage Il F5f the second
ct.n IlrallnlV askeui1o6 ohHtnphi oWi bs1ul
@NtrfP ahds 5ngsgsl n f6tstBss Whole ev6|
ing, mshs pe'dshly replied, ard tdkIifg ahfs
antl, tieY lJOkl thdit lslaion npBh the' lloos. 4
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