Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-03-20

my dinner, as / had to cry with him fo
company What could be the matter
with me, an please your Honor?" No
thing in the world, Trim," said my uncle
Toby, blowing his nose" but that thor
art good-natured fellow"
When gave him the toast" continu
ed the Corporal, 81 thought it was proper
to tell him, | was Captain shandy's ser
want, and that your Honor Though q
strangely was extremely concerned fol
his father; and that if there was any thing
in your house or cellar" And thou
might'st have added my purse too" said
my uncle Toby-he was heartily wei
come to it. He made very low bow
(which was meant to your HONOR but nc
answer; for his heart was full: so he
went up stairs with the toast" II war.
rant you, my DEAR" said I, as I opened
>the kitchen-door, "your father will be well
again. nM-44erick.s n curate was smoking
a pipe by the kitchen.fre,,-bgt said moi
word, good or bad, to comfort tntee te
youth. | thought it wrong" added the
Corporal. "l think so too" said my uncle
Toby.
When the lieutenant had taken his
glass of sack and toast, he felt himself a
little revived, and sent down into the
kitchen, to let me know, that in about ten
minutes, he should be glad if would step
up stairs" "I believe" said the land
lord, "he is going to say his prayers
for there was book laid upon the chair
by his bedside, and as I shut the door, /
saw his son take up a cushion"
81 thought" said the curate, that you
gentlemen Of the army, Mr.. Trim, never
said your prayers at ALL" "I heard the
gentleman say his prayers last night, d
said the landlady, every devoutly, and
with my own ears, or could not have
believed it." Are you sure Of it z" re.
piled the curate. GA soldier, an please
your Reverence" said /, "prays as often
(of his own Accord as a parson; and
when he is fighting for his king, and for
his own life, and for his honor too, he has
the most reason to pray TO- God of any
one in the whole world" "'Twas well
said of thee, Trim,", said my uncle Toby.
z. e; But when assoIdier, SAID fam please
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twelve hours together:iT the trenches, up
ito his knees in cold water,-or engaged,
said I, Z" for months together, in long and
dangerous marches; harassed, perhaps,
in his rear to-day; harassing others to-
morrow; detached here couutermanded
there; resting this night out upon his
arms beat up in his shirt the next; be-
numbed in his joints; perhaps without
straw in his tent to kneel on; must say his
prayers how and when he cam" +" | be-
lieve," said I, +" forI was piqued," "quoth the
Corporal, for the reputation Of the army,
-" 1 believe, an please your Reverence"
said I, " that when u soldier gets time to
pray,-he prays as heartily as parson
though net with all his fuss and hypo-
crisy." "Thou shou]dst not have said
that, Trim," said my uncle Toby" for
God only knows who is hypocrite, and
who is not:-At the great and general
review of US all, Corporal, at the day Of
jude eemeut, land not till then 1t will be
seen who have done their duties in this
world.-and who have not; and we shall
be advanced, Trim, accordingly" "I
hope we shall" said Trim. "lt is in the
scripture" said my uncle Toby; and |
will show it thee tomorrow. In the mean
time we may depend upon it, Trim, for
our comfort" said my uncle Toby, that
God Almighty is so good and just a 60
vernon of the world, that if we have but
done our duties in it,-it will never be in
quired into, whether we have done them
in red coat or black one" "I hope
not" said the Corporal. But 60 on,
Trim," said my uncle Toby, "with the
story"
"Wheu l went up" continued the
Corporal, "into the lieutenants room,
which | did not do till the expiration OF
the ten minutes,-he was lying in his bed,
with his head raised upon his hand, with
his elbow upon his pillow, and clean
white cambric handkerchief fbesidcit. The
youth was just STOPPING down to take up
the cushion, upon which, supposed, he
had been kneelng; the book was laid up.
on the bed; and as he rose, In taking UP
the cushion with one hand, he reached
out his other to take it away at the same
time" "Let it remain there, my dear,
said the lieutenant.
Gle did not offer to speak to me, till ]
had walked up close to his bedside" I'll
you are Captain Shandy's servant" said
he, you must present my thanks to your
master, with my little boys thanks along
with them, for his courtesy to me-" eli
he was of Levens's," said the lieutenant.
"I told him your Honor was." "Then," /"
said he, "I served three campaigns with
him in Flanders, and remember him,-.but
It's most likely, as | had not the honor Of
any acquaintance with him, that he knows
nothing of ME. You will tell him, how
ever; that the person his good.naturc has
laid under obligations to him, is one LIE
Fevre, a lieutenant In Angus's; but he
knows me not,"-said he second time,
musing; possibly he may my story
added he. "Pray tell the captain, was
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