The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-20
VOL -. No. 40. Whole No. CGl.

lfH fliAfllNNN NNlIl NlNl NlNNlHf avn ~ NhfN
done wiHi ] could,
Si- had been one ofmy most infinite
friends lu the brmy, For ears tugrlhDr na
cndcls aud officers, we lad been luGsi ~
.srpurnhlr,
had ulauys wrhrd lo rpcud lrW mouths
on leave uf absence upon lilH cslnes ~ lluu-
gary -And uow bad buried him ob my ouo'
my
a tess dnJ afterwards niy heart was doom,
cd % suffer another severe wound, We had
been battling about viii lhe MngGrr, ~ wG'
20 often were on white muOr-ior the
whole couul,y WIS covered with snow, Tho
TtWrr croutun hallsl,o,g nf aura lad got IL
lo q rather serious affair, With strong bOdy
oftho cnrmys infantry, and had Ia tho cnd
driven Il back will the bayonct We too,
had pushed on pretty fr, nnd hnd driven tho
onemy's horsc, opposed 10 ~. from lho field.
We hnd hlfo ihhtii fouie OF ms iuruFr WIG
Ous, with wine, bacon, aud mni1c-ilour-H
most welcome prZc iur our nicn,
Miuc was. ns usual, the lorwHrdest troop
Of lhd advanced guard, aud MY posts woro
pushed on 20 q considerable distance against
ihg enemy,
A. Ills pnrI Of the country was pretty well
stocked with growing wood, the want OF
which wc oflen felt most senslhly IN tie eN-
irnsyc pluins,ny llussnrs bad kiudled pro-
alfN tifl4a mum Mlll lfHf liNHi
into the airi ronstcd aud boiled nI It in high
gcc; and circulated the wooden cnmp.bot-
Ties, once more rrplcuished with wine, nj tho
Sane time singing thor songs IN full chorus,
na ihuugh h.lLere were not m enemy inr OT
neufnnd they had the hnppiest aud pleas
ATTEST life iu tho world.
could not participate in dis Joyous mood,
an Obscure prcsoutucut depressed me; aud.
much M otherwise like To see nay hussuta
enjoy themselves ofn c,cning Nc the wntrli-
fire, aud lo hear them sing, Il was nov d,-a-
grccnilc to ne. A. was, moreover, npprc-
hcnsivc that my ,cdcllos W,s l,l have u,ade
too free with the wine to exercise tho necfs,
sary vigiuuri. lot,s, t~"-ai ghe setessnnA.
with niG, 60 inspect lhe clnin ol posIA on
foot. All the posts were whichlul-and
though sought IN strHi suitly aud cautiously
upuu some Of ihcui, vet they all challenged
me IN due TIME, aud behaved with great pro
pricty.
Satisfied on ,his point, ! set oni Wiiis nv
iva attendants, on our return to the watch
Tires, fic iii fuHr ut Hittrif l-'e'l 'sii ssaeers
iugly hrlurr us-- Whcu, ihc moon SHINING
t,'t,.f-4-it 49, aree4Hed human lgu1o
lying Ht the foot Of a Tree.
We went nrnfur---ii 30 wns ~ os,.ai4, di .sra
NJ mnu, On tho costume of an Hungarian
mnguuic--ihe long hnir whirh tell over hes
shoulders betrayed her sex. My Srro-rans
turned her ruuud; mud hy tho palr iunou-
beams recognized llelouc. the lovel, sisto,
OF my friends. Si----- lnsNpfss.tblo ga
ruisli lhullcd INC at thlt uumoni, aud ! was
we'll nigh throwing m,sclf upon the corpse.
Eurclhly mus edug NY spirits, ordered
10Y mcu ~ cnrry Iho body 10 tic fire. There
40 examined u moro closely, hHd with cN-
lreinc anxiety suugh, 10 ascertain whe,hcr
there Nus ANY hopG lcit ofreyiyng her. Van
l.,t...N . a.. IntlYa atpa, liar st.itff
had departed; the hill nr one of our rl6cnion
bad gonc Though her lfcart From tho
snail red wound the hlood whs still ooIiug
in ridelc dfoIs which 4 carefully caught "a
NY handkerchief ~ ho prrser, cd ~ relic
Ny onlv consultation was ll,gt iAe drce,s-
cd cbuli rot have suffered long; ll,R, rl,a
must have expired The very moment slo was
struck, Those pnrc, mobile, Slili WOudrous
brnutilul features on her brow dwell IcaC"
md couIo,urr and the lips OlnoSr sniled
There sho lay, hs 81, uI uunquii -,uGjwT; Hud
yet those eyes were never more to oprn-
tric bps mover more go utter uublc sct,li
lfsly,, or nnfh- "f Is indncAG.
MY hussars WE'RE vi~ibly affected, aud they
thought il piry that one so Noung and -
'hcauiiiul should dir 80 rnuy. Many niIhtui
WHO bad been with me on our first march
iurt tlytI rfuYs tu-rirr ut
St--'S munsiou, instantly recognized
Helene and d"uhly lHmcuicd her dcHll, be-,
cbtlsc She tad shown such kiudeoss 10 ihrm.
NJ ttt1,v-,i l,y tl.s' ssf..4!.e sfrnulil- In
liou maple tree, and Ncrc rni'I"y eel near
IL the whole night Ia digging large deep
grave with our hand bdls and sworls By
the Tins the ir~l ray OF dawn FrroarGd, NO
Ind Gni-hcd--un hussar, who Gould do ca,-
pcutcr's work. having n,annLlc made
simple cross out OF the stems Of two young
w1Itc U1uVfuv. --t
Tho corpse, ia full uniiorn,-iho koipdeI,
with plume Of piisturihg heFeHs feathers oD
the head; the high, Turkish sabre 10y her side,
was then carefully wrapped in clean, large
blnnkTt, which NO had with us, aud so dc,
posted in the grave, which We filled up ngaiB
with unuh. Then, regardless of caution,
had full salute fired with pistols over Ille
grave. have preserved II small gold ring
and II lock al her hair for n nlpulorinl. Whcu
our melancholy business nns finished, va
moved of uller the encmy,whn rcIrented raIlG
or hastily.
The teTnucstuuus feelings that tilled aty
heart om not able Ia describe Helene had,
ns I subsequently learned, served as nido-de-
camp to her maternal uncle, who command
cd u considerable Magyar corps. and was
sho;, wncn acting IN that capacity, by ON
soldiers ni the above mentioned acIiorL
Thus hnve lost, iu one " eek, Iwu individ,
tials so dear tn me, aud both opposed To me
~ rememies--and, besides them, how many
esteemed comrades, on the side of the insuI
gentsSOs well ms ours how many excellent
officers have already been snntchcd from uS
how cruelty tie brave cuirHssiCT regiments,
in particular have suffered!
And wha, hns yet beeu gnined2 Nothing
-ahsoluiey nothing Our prospect is worse
than il Inns heen tor months. II costs ~
trouble enough to keep prsth alone; nnd the
march To Dctrrrrzit,. which -Hlyselfthaught
10 Ia, .n ,,sy i amin far distant