The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-03

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In a moment, tie snms,ed soul tina, gave
eoquencs TO his tongue, dew Itself back into
the chambers of humanity, and resurIng his
seat upon the low WALL he continued al lsh
my own regiment With the prospect of promo
ton, and have since served IN the West 10
dies but have since heard nothing Of my
mother, nothing OF her love
While he was speaking the grsvs.digger
with pickase and spade over he shoulder,
entered The ground. lie approached within
few yards OF where We sat. lie measured
of a narrow piece Of earth ii encIrcled lii
tie stone which the soldier had thrown TO
! mark on, the burial place of his family. Con.
WILSON'S, rushed over The features o. my com.
panIon be shiyefed; be grasPed my arm /;
hls lips qa.vered; his breathing became shot,
sud loud the cold sweat stood trucking from
his temples. lie spfsng over the wall he
rushed toward the spot.
Man !" he cred 10 agony, "shose grave
/ is that, 7"
i" Hooi ava ~ ys," said ,h. grave dig
ger, starting bsck at his manner, what nay
a way is that to CLIFF body Are ye daft p
Answer me- c,ied the .o'dier, sezug
h, hand, whose grase-Whose grave is
\ ,hst y
Mercy me l. repled the man Of death,
Eye sre surely cut OF your head, rs an aud
body the cad Adam CampbeII's grave, nov are
ye any thing the wiser for sp'erln
My F4hei = cried my comr ldr, g. ap.
preached him, and ciaspug hi. hand, togelh.
ct bent bis head upon uy shoulders and wepl
aloud.
vii no, dsel. uq3n the painful scene
Daring his Absence, adversely had gwen The
fortune OF his father 10 The siud, aud he had
died in On humble cot age, unIameu,ed and
unnoilccd by the friends Of his prosperity.
( A, the reques, Of M fellow traveller, | sc
conpanled him to the house Of mourning.
Two OF three poor cotta.ers ia around The
FIRE. The cttiil vi he lid o2en, lay acros,
the isb.e near the Wndow. A few v bite hairs
fell over the ~hie face Of the deceased, which
seemed 10 ludiceie tha! he died of sorrow
rather than age. The son pressed bis lips 10
his fathers check. lie gfoaned IN spiii: aud
was troubled. He raised his head in agony,
and, 10 voice almost insr.culale With grief,
exclaimed inqulrinsly, my Molhcr'
Tbs wondering peasants started 10 their
feet, and in $ ence potn ed to lo~ly bed =
lie fastened fJtsagd, be te.l 90 ans knees b.
tie bedside.
any mother o. my mo,he r he ex.
claimed, " Do you. too, leave me -! l. ok Q,
mel am your own son-your 0sn allie;
have you too, Grsoteu nc, mo,hef ;"
She too Icy upon Der oh bed end the
tide Of he wss .ss eLb.og but The reuen.
beted voice Of ter beoy,d soa, & c It back
FOR moment. She opened Ter es, she at.
tempted 10 ra.s her feete hands, and they
isl! upon ii. hesd. Sic spoke, bu, be alone
knew the words sic uttered they sremcd
accents e ming ed saguis1, Il ~ ard Of bles
sIug. FIR seseral mtlu'es he bent hls head
and wept bitterly. He held her ~i.hered
tsrl IN hs; be started .Dd the hand he
held ass std ard l'e.e... He Feft 10 long
er; be esz'd from tie dea6 b dy Of his fa'h
er 10 ,hs, Of his mother BIS eyes wandered
wildly fror one to The other; he sfno,e his
brow, and threw himself upon chair while
misery rsn,fxed hm, as If a thunder Dol, had
entered ri. -oul.
| will not give DESCRIPTION Of he mclan
cho'y funeral and the solitary moufner. The
f'ber's ob.eqlIes delayed, aud the son laid
both his fsteu's IN tie same grave.
Several mun hs passed away before "a ned
Information re-9-cins the sequel Of my lale
story. Afet his cents were lad in he dust,
William Campbell, vlib sd ard anxious
heart, made inquiries after lean Lesle the
otjac, Of bis early affections, 10 whom We d.
lcded. FIR several weeks bis search vas
fruillessi tu' 81 Isrg'h lie Iesrred tho, prop
erty bad been leii Ter father Is elan. rel.
alive, ard hat she nov resided sofns atere 10
DIulneshte.
L. to Il I-aL I h.y al, H.