Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-09-04
The Daughter Of Night.
A STORY OF THE PRESENT rryr
CHAPTER NLYI.
ny 5. W, FCLloM,


tor laag tine Mrs F.c,anr wnn)3 xr,,l -,
ao'hnS bal taetr uoah,es and The hone,ass nr,s'
! PSe' eeseSe theM but hY degrees, soothea and
veasossd hy M,.6eeat, .sae wandered to o,hey
| ,oPsss taxing especial conSeN in spcakiag of
. hog Soa. e -
"A hae brave Id ae is, though saw il as
Saaa.da,SS sae observed. ".Aa. there was MANY
we, sSe, here aaoe', ehea < was kNow'd I,
/ t,S'eS, bur aetain' woaht sarye him bat TO 20
/ a seaesern'.-pooe Iual poor, dear Tom
! asaiam '~>
80 ae wta see il, dear mother,- sad Ga,h,
/ pressing her hand, "lie'l come back. rm
sure he Won't forget uS@
/ "teSset aSs' Ne, ne. nv boy, my Tom, II
ho@e."
i eah't help benz g'ad,' observed Lqke--fos
though his veice WAS broken with suppressed
/ SobS, he could not refraIa trom speaking OF his
/ osals ~ad 50 we'll loved snn: ~ can't Helm ham,
+ ssa4>as Ton a!ut here 20 see or Misery. And
/ ye'. sometimes, when hears o them great bat
! 'eS aud specially that les, one, as Tom wrote
Gons asaia--th&t / do"
WAS that the last battle Of all :" asked Mill
cent, aeNoes 10 give tGrn 10 the poor weaycg's
thoughts.
~ believe Il We're" replied Luke. though they
/ has been battles there woadeytul often, and may
/ w G0ell StlotNSf StoSC RntS, UlASOsnpN-
1 er. NsS the last AZ Eve heard on."
Thea II was The great battle with the SiShs.
that happened about wear ago"
+ Yves, and we atn'taad . Gae FROM Tom sirce,.
observed Mrs fehtiaS. "Oalv, there's one gool
/ th'eg, we found oat he wasn't Killed, Bless my
hoy!-f could see his deer, dear face oace
more =.
! There WAS slight nose q. the door, as Of some
4 oae usMs 10 raise tie latch, and presently il
/ was pashsa open, ana they were al stag,lci 10
/ see mah IA The garb cf q soldier. For mo-
neut he stood aoGoaieSS on the threshold, re-
Safoln. taem ii ssaencc; and ;hen Il was that.
AIDED By tae /, ekerin- rusA!igat, they saw thai
hts to$m was beat With Su.iStsur, that one sleeve
! ct his faded cont hnns armless hy his side. and
that his swartsed lace, his crippled frame, his
iana, paisiea limbs. showed oa,y the wreck o. a
man.
\ sharp cry brole f,om Mrs Fielding, and she
Esw te Tue ooor, ciaspns tae solder in her arms.
"Ioa. mr owa Tom.n sle exclaimed in d
j bars; Of aaeontroiah'e anguish.
'.BieSs yoe. UalAer! bless Won! | thought
/ as so0 wouldn't Naow me,'' replied the soldier
/ There aoa't ess, old so,aa,,--eheer up! that's
II! that's ~ Aud fatasr. too. and RN5hH--aad
+ ne Kissed them both, as they pressed round him.
/ Bat thai a!a't oas Msry." ..'.
"No, It's frieui--l kind friend. dear Tom, :"
sad Rat'.--tar neither her father nor mother
could SPEAK.
1 t.slt. IsSsa IGt. toA.s' SlI ibtN, S.idMlllg
4 M!!ncent's kasii. ~Aal now doa't lets have any
! more cryi,' no,her--ao, ~ sill down. aaa yon'I
come-to presently. Now, father, yoa haven't
sad word ID 4le. Cogua, Tell me how yoI Eli
I are. aai wlat's dom, ans every thng, HotSh
/ Ia atsaas, Ho% I've lost my ~Tm, I've co.ae
/ back TO b b1sslea oa yoI."
! Not h.t, lad" avca;mal IN sab5tIr voice
\ Of Luxe. vale Mrs Fielding. in an excess of
eaotloa. claspeai his war-Sarn frame with her
/ arms, No BIT. Tom. ay boy! Please Goi I!
The tmes'ii mend, and YOU wo,'r press us at all.
j Ion, aeas.s Yet, AS he thoaSht OF the sNccu-
/ ton IN the house, and Of the brokers man UP
/ staiEs, while they had scarcely tasted food the
/ whole day, poos Lake could not repseSs a oan.
But your arm, Tom! that 40 grieve me--ypug
! poor arm, my dear, dear 10y -
I "Ou! Ton, how did yoJ come 70 lose il p
SAID R.th, kissing the main 4 LIMB.
! WAY, ats no use snokis,' / flss abouiit now
! and gsiesin, Fof WAITS go'e, bat il WAS in that
last battle with the Skis. II was night, dye
see, after 4 long march, that we CAM oa the
/ sroani, and not oae Of Us bn; was fIgrel out
! | aoii'l KNOW how stood It myself, and yol
| nay think how bad we was of, when, officers
/ aud mea together, we coaaa,t aulStcy canteen o
| liquor Or q bite o bread il tie whole regiment"
"poor taiRgs." E.armGtcd MIS- ric'd;nt
.But you ant tod Us vet how il happened
/ Tam,' said Luxe b-eu;hessiy.
''We!, we'd jast lad dowa for The night, IA
! tier, tkiHKa' of what MS before us, and maybe
/ OF them At hoale, wh:a pop went cannon, aud
before yoa could say jack, the general, that's old
/ Lotd 81, /. ances upon his horse, and, says
/ Ee. 'fofty-lafd, there taer are: 6x baynets, and
! eve tie sassals pricEn',' says he. Sc, with
/ that, We sets up haTiaa, and dashed into the
/ j4usle."
I "Dear, dear and all Of you SO tircan' said
! Mrs Picking.
/ II dd' matter Coz tlat; ror mos; on US was
soon asleep, though 1t was never 10 wake. In
minute ti.e laHsle was Us II 4 was on hre. y hum
ared caanons al bleed oat oa Us, and the ye!iu'
the saoatin', The irin', the smohe, the tyin' cav
airy, aud the drums aud huates rayin'. so a. vou
coadai near the word of Gomnand, stunned aad
| staggered you, jast as if yoa Was drunk. Iae
| dead was as thick peas, so as some was actu-
| ally s;.aal' hP on their fse'. oaiy iasi leann'
| back q b.;; against rca'lor heap. think there
| was about dozen Skins Inc al once, ard tho
| managed 70 sick my b.y'uct iRto coupe on
'em, they didn't stand FOR trfles, bp, fellow be-
| hind lis up h.. sabre and had 'ny arm Oh chop,
as clean as whistle. Tnen fell down, and the
horses caIle on Ike Thunder. gal,op,u' over me,
| aGd diaa', see any uiere. Yo.'h hardly believe
il, but feels The horses ho2fs, like, t.2mpn on
ne now.o
! '.And you're faint, Tom yoa'rc hnngry, Lad,
! doaht,s sad Lux; with w.s'tuI. PANIED look at
! Mrs Fieid;l-.
| ,sAnd you aia't got muchin the store, know,
| father. answered Tom. mo. you'd have had 1t
| olt beso.e this, Il you lad. But ought to tell
| yoa tsey d;da'l tara me OF peuniless. When
! US discharged, coasdern' I'd had foar years
I service ant.. ast my arm aud health. they gave
a gratu.ty. az they cali it, OF three months pay,
aud Though IT'S dwinu,ga DOWN somehow, lAe
/ stocksain'i out YET" And drawing l.tt'e soded
bag I. ON within his coat, be produces Two '"F.
| eGeigns and shiiln.--a reward for four yeas
| service amidst pesiilencc and war. which had
/ cost him his youth, health, and hs good right
/ arm. disabling hsta for lie from any employment
| "a rewa.a, be i; remembered. worthy Of tie
/ good feelings OF imperial England, that Mi shty,
opulent and generous country.
''Irs blood money! cried MIS- Fielding. u
! won't touch lt-not penny of il y
''Bat we must get him somethin' 10 eat,'' said
! Like. with despairing iook.''
Eyes, and poor Ruth, too,' said M!lhcent, gent
! ly ineIposing. .See. she is so i'll. She can
/ scarcely hold up her head.o
| '.kiny said, friend,n observed Tom, Sand if
we never has bit again, we'll be little COM
Portable tonight; so so, like good lass, and get
sone'h:n' in. There. pluck up, Ruth. But good
Lord! what is this? Ruth! Ruth ~
The poor girl, after contriving for some time
to remain unatt ced, had ia len helpless on his
shoulder; and while her wan skeleton fingers
pressed convulsively against her cramped body.
her face quivered, her eyes seemed to start from
their sockets, and her complexion grew perfect
| ly livid.
/ ssRun for some brandyr' cried Tom placing a