Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-07-18
THE GREEN VEIL.
A. RrMrNiscENcE or THE MEXICAN GAM

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There is no inanimate object in the
world which can awaken such deep SEN
sations in my mind as the glimpse Of the
green veii. Withit are connected the
most delightful associations Of my boy
hood, and at'the sight Of veil Of this
hue my Imagination carries me back to
those halcyon days when, viewing eve
rythlng through the medium Of my own
feelings, / saw but the roses OF this world,
uhmindful. Of the thorns concealed amid
their fragrant blossoms, AT sight of IT.
am again in the village7school. where,
notwithstanding the bircben rod, saw
many cheerful days; and i still see be-
fore me the cheerful, smiling faces of
little misses, who were ranged in long
rows on the opposite side of the house.
Proud was the urchin when. permitted
for the nonce TO escort to her home some
pretty MINK, be would obtain the surren.
der Of her green, veil as the badge Of his
Authority As lime sped onward, and
became lad Of goodly size. has that
veil seemed TO me as proud standard as
ever was the green banner OF Mahofnet
WdNtuA IIOttl tLC lduCC VI Java
ier; and often has the heart Of the lad
exdltingiy beaten in bearingef upon his
arm that which was the trophy Of vic
tory S' - s'sT1s7 f''isi'-'a~t o. ',-E-@7
/ Then we lived ia beautiful. village.
Numbering some two thousand souls. in
'Ea5paTt Of ftheseoantFy lovely as the Eiys-
ian FieldsP where, too. the maidens are
fer morescharming in their artless SIM
plieity than those. bred ia large. cities.
fwhereten to one, they become confirmed
coqnettes before they assume the long.
graceful dress of womanhood. -
{, Green veill at sight Of thee my mem
: ory flies back to the most happy period
I of my life In my, abstraction again dc
a /. in company with thy Wearer, wander
: over the, flower enamelled 6elds,or clint
the rich grassy mound in search Of the
beautiful or picturesque, now stoopine
], to pluck from IFS native soil some wilc
flower, which, transplanted to the bosom
of my fair companion, seems to have los
= much of its blush by its approximation
! !. to her blooming face. Or in the glad
7 parties in May, when the spirited lad
= vie with each other for the charge Of aht
prettiest girl, do Iagsfn bear thee of il
: triumph. regardless Of the sly sinsinua
: tions winch sometimes fall upon my ear
that q somebody seems drrddfssily takel
with Somebody Well do Femembe
d that the effects Of such jests was, rathe
!, to stick closer to the side Of my little 10
q dy-love than otherwise, for. ne'er dil
2, bold knight, in the days Of chivalry; ad
9 here closer to the colots Of his fair lad
y than did to miue.sz 100 q, =ai =.
Al As the spring of life was followed b
z its succeeding summer,I found Ito m
E sorfogE, thattroable must and will come
y do what we viii. With mingled fee
N ing Of grief and pleasure did I-obey tn
! summons which afteEseveral years al
e sence, recalled me TO my paternal roo
re wheres amid the every varying scenes 4
P life in the din and turnnlt of a great eitl
Sh Iwas tolead a new existence .1ses.
ne Gradually the. recolleetions Of my bo,
IN hoods friends. became dimmed. as Il
as flower which in the. 4morRing bloom
IN and fills the air.withl fragrance, and i
.asl the approach Of plight fades and wither'
"a yet, thought am unable to call up eve
4 the semblance of their features from Il
iOi long interval which had elapsed, the sig
on ola green veil floating from a bonnet r
'l wives pleasing emotions of the. sum
~ as days or adolescence, aad again am
II y boy l. v-saee, y. 4, sr,s1-. q -5-.s..=s
:ah IN When.the late war was. proclaimed,
le,l exchanged my sober garb of peace !
zen the glitteTing epaulette, and took part
eau one Of the most brilliant campaigns
IKE modern times. Action after action "
fought, and still l escaped unharmed.
ant A superior power guarded my footste
MT MT. and shielded me from evil in the If
an tempest of battle; and more than ont
for when my comrades were swept aw
aio- before the cesoiating FIRE of the enem.
~ batteries, as chaff before the wind, ha
cen 7 found myself standing alone. or nea
and so, while the ground was strewn witht
east wounded, the dead, and the dying.
9TH an instant the ranks would again be fill
we- as with feeling of contempt for dang
Ito our brave troops rushed on to the
Ne-1 tack
es September 18th, 1S47, we stormed
So towering Castle of Chapultepec, agai
!Ged fearful odds, and With the most suece
the fuf results. Our victorious column, CT
OF less Of fatigue, waited bat hong enot
me, to see the glorious stars and stripes pro
but ly wave In the place of the serpent
wore cactus banner of Mexico, and the 'fe
ap- ing, then being over, Worth
COW his command took the road to the
st to In pnrsuit of the enemy. AdVane
was under sharp FIRE, with our rifles al
male light battery, We drove the foe from
was breast works, when they fell back u
pple, astrenger at the {" Garita de San Cosu
: the from whence they played such mur
.usan Gus stream of grape and canister,
o or for some time our stormers were bel