Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-09
TIE LOST SNuFF-BOX.

''The air. exulting in its freshness and
perfume. as if just loosfd from heavens
portals. played joyously around the hills
Of Lowlands. enhancing all who felt its
influence from the noble invalid in his
piliowed chariot TO the sunburnt goat
herd reclining on The heather, into deep.
er love Of nature than their physical com
positions were appsrently adapted TO i'm
5lbe.
1T was indeed a glorious. heavenly
morning. The feecy clouds seemed 10th
tn glide across the blue infnity above.
and joyonsly dix the sun illumine the lit
tie enclosure (yclept 'the gard.n') that
lay before white washed cot at the foot
of one of the Lowland mountains.
ut was the only habita'ion in sight.
anl so clean anil white it looked as if il
had been built only to make its appear
ance OIL such day as this
1.-The two upper la,,ices OF the cottage.
thrown oPeh TO their utmost extent. let
in the passing zephyr to fin the fever
stricken temples of two beautiful sisters.
who were passing from the world ere
their had reached its meridian. end
who, drinking in the balmv air, prayed
ths: heaven might be sweet, and turn
ed 10 pain and misery again!
But to her who watched by her dy-
ing children's pillows. the sunniest day
h1i no charms nor brightnesSi
"Oi! how gladly would she have ex-
changed the gifts of fortune tina, had rails
ed her above her sphere. TO see those chill
dren like what she herself once was.
But it is time to introluce the prin-
cipal chnrscter Of our tale.
'.On an old al n-thair. outside the cot
tage-door. an old man sat-not shat years
had m ,de him ole as much as toll and
hardship.--his hair was grey. although
he had scarcely numbered fifty summers.
aud as he doifed the forage cap Of the gal
liant -tli regiment--saving that they
were whi:e-his locks flowed as thick as
ever. On his knees rested a volume
that even the reckless and dissolu;e at
mosphrre Of barrack- room had never
separated him from. 1t was closed. for
iae mornings er forgotten task Of de-
votion was over, and every attention Of
the veteran seemed 10 be rivited on an
urchin soma eight or nine years old. who.
having made himself master of his faith
er's walking stick. was going through the
manual and platoon exercises under the
old man 5 Instructions; duty that. at in
tervals, was sadly interrupted. to the
litter extinction of all discipline. BY some
huge drone that intruded upon the parade
gfound;' whereupon the juvenile nus.
krteer. exclaimins. oh! Daddy: there's
BJney! would forthwith maks a grand
charge at the encroaching foe. beating
sbe air with his wooden Weapon until
soms chance and lucky blow sent the
miserable interloper. humming. and buz
zins. ara kicking, on his back upon the
groald.
at was during one Of these charging
exploits that the incipient hero. happen
ing TO look through the garden gate. had
his gaze attracted by an object that made
him exclaim with more alarm than pluck.
Or. pa. here's Boney come. sure 'nough'
and, alas, for poor pueiile self.conceit.
che old stick was dropped, and Master
Bjbby might the moment after. have been
espied standing very still. and very white.
behind the cottage door, with his thumb
in his mouth.
Scarcely less astonished was the faith
er Of the boy. when he saw f'.e splendid
livery of the Castle approach his humble
dwelling (he hid been there but week. J
su1, me ntioning his name. deliver letter
sealed with such profusion Of wax - he
had only witnessed once before; namely
on his being the 5earer of a despatch on
the occasion Of the meeting Of the Allied
Armies in France.
The contents Of the missive were, an
Invitation TO the veteran TO take seat
that evening at,linner at the table OF the
Cistle, where its msnificent owner--him
self Waterloo man-was giving feast
in humble imitation of the great captain
OF the age. on the ami versary Of the day
that sealed the destiny of Europe, ard
witnessed the downthrow of the greatest
curse incarnate ever lie: loose on the world
and man.
IL verbal reply, humbly and thankful
j. accepting the honour, was the only