The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-12-17
THE YOUNG SOLDIERS STORY.

means Silali StOP " ten Vou-
ayes, yes, we know" ran in low
murmurs round.
"WelI, mine has no moral because il
comes too Iatc," and his voice thrilled as
he SPOKE; land it it had, its uses would
be very doubtful.
SIT matters very little who or what
am" he continued. 81 have lain in silk
and purple, and grew up as one born to
command. went to college, and very
likely YOU think | was a Wild harum.
scarum devil of a f-llow-boating, driv.
ing, hunting, "gowning and towing il
-cultvdting wine, cards, and SO on, as
you may have heard that young le Ilows
with plenty OF money do. Well, if you
think so, Won are mistaken. | was
quite, siudiolS Young man, might add
moral, and ms sardonlc laugh Jared
as before; "and it would have been per-
fectlv true. | loved books, study, and
peace, was good scholar, studied music
and the ats. fenced like Angelo-there
is not man in tn" army, perhaps, that
can play at the SInall-sword with me
and quiet as an infant. still had il fiery
devil in me.
81 fell in love. ina ha! with little
DOH of girl about my age, that was
seventeen, and for whom | would have
taken my heart out OF my bosom. She
that could have put her in my breast
to shelter as one would little bird; aud
she loved me wIth such a strength of
faith, that had been Don Juan himself
there was such lavish trust in her ilal
she would have converted me from
dcbauchrr into true, honest man
"Sbe is as still now as frozen rill--
sleeping like the streams in winter
she will never wakpn agnln!' and his
head fell on his breast, though his Eyes
were burning with the rain al his strong
agony, were not mol>trnrl with tear.
irv had dried at the very fountains.
81 dare say more than one among you
know what it is to be IN love, my lads.
Here is Charley, for instancr,' and our
hero gave start; "he, imagine, can
understand me-
YES, vrs!" again murmured the SOL
dicrs; "wr know it,"
"IcS!' he lerrat'G, somewhat scorn
tullv; call very well that, hur different
men have different id as Of 1--we. ,5o;ne
are sensual and d"rrnv"d. and with t!,rm
love IS mere pollution and miScoln pr'-
hrn<ion Of the snbli IL" passion; and I
have met with but few that could I'M
drrstand i a. did, but i was with me ii
# Ii is. ri iSi,
Yes, with me il was ii ',rent; she vas
alovrlv !ittlr trusting !i;wrr, the daugh.
ter OF v'rv worthy trAirSnan, wno
loved her like tn" ample OF IN, eye! but
she WAS worthy ot IA throne, ant. wonli
have given her oae. As it was, uil
make hrr, though '-Iool chat wa! -
honorrd, great, wealthy. She is poor
enough now. AMI so ain | F.!
sour dream OF love was delicious, bat
very brief. She rlop-d with me-, aud as
the Lord God liveth, meant her no
harm-for made her my w,Ie!' he aJ
dei, with a solemnitv that startled the
soldiers, who We've not often moved by
any strength of expression.
4.Yes, she became my Wife" he con-
tinned.
"Your wife, calculated on" or two
or the men. Thunder and lightning,
here, Dick, give us your hand, nay boy"
and cordial grasp was given. We
though, you tritlrd with the little chill ~
MY parents heard that had rlpp"d
with the child OF a tradesman," the sol
der, needless of this, went on: "and
threatened the poor old fellow with ruin
and anuihlatlon. 1t would not have
taken much 10 have broken his heart,
for it was half gone already; but what
was done could not be undone; and |
thought my father and mother loved me
too well to thwart me, and that had
only to bring her home to give her
another father and mother, who would
love her like her own.
81 meant to have put her back into
his bosom, and said, embrace your
daughter, bu, also embrace my wife, and
you can love her s'ill!' but that day new
er came. believed, however, very
firmly in it, and was happy, living IN
little Eden of my own, far from the
turmoil of life, and expecting then my
little baby hourly.
"My parents prevented this" he con-
tinued after convulsive pause, during
which he drew his hand over his brow
several times, as though things were
crowding into his brain and confused him
with their multitudinous variety. yes,
they hndered all. We lived in Wales
at the time, and when my baby was born
and she put it IN my bosom, and laid
her own sweet little head like a bios
soming flower beside it, II prayed for
her, for both, and loved them more
and more. Then | made up mind my
torcturn TO my fathers house.