Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-17

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Twen,v.two wears is long period in
most mems lives. A very long period IN
life under the burning sun of India. Not
r,oro .tbon two or three officers who start
".,,h ror,o,ert for India ever return, and
,haso uho do nresent more the appearance
49, coIvon;1ed cinder than a man. The
VI q 80 tha ordor i therefore. as may be
,;nod ,ba s;opal for every officer, pos
''''a';'.I ~ ~ t"N of I;v;no by any other
SeSSsu u '',t a non bidd;no farewell TO the
.,o~o" SO"'o ond circmn,stance Of glorious war
Po"' %o1l;,.n %"u howayer notwithstanding
t;1 iio' 500 and rank not alone served in
I'' , ~ .,,r',Iarn.on, tba almost as weary
i""'"' ;''G;"ton orconntrv Quarters in ireland,
,yLarr Notwithstanding the rosy pictures OF
Mr u,rry Lorreoucr and Tom Burke, fol-
inn.;n', miserable shine over some twenty
IL 81 h',.- or ovcbano;no glances with
m.hat :. termed ~ these parts a 'licenhouS
o,,'tsaoar,.,s 'It doncbier are the sole luxureS
az aPJ;c FEca j. was ~ ,ba sweet little vila-e of
60 j., th.. c,nntv or Galway. whose at.
fractions are 0atteringIv pictured in the a
Iboye description. that Lord Cardigan per
formed the first feat of gallantry which
brought his name before the puCic. He
had then been about four wears in the ar
NV his first commission being in the 8th
Hdssars, TO which he was gazelted as Lord
Rrndanell-tbe courtesy title of the family
o,I - ,rb;cb his wealth enabled him to
r;.e vary sneedily TO the rank of Major.
II was Eitb his rank he found himself
IN command of a SQUADRON OF his regiment
at Gort. where also was stationed detach-
mant oftbe 67th infantry, under the COM
,n,,d of Major Johnson. The Major was
llJo.sod u.;.b = wife considerably Lord Car
t;,an,s senior in years, a bold, masculine,
y;gorors woman. of the "strong minded
I'll and without aDv oftbose softer and
0o"tI'' 1',t ,t.;sn+as ,,h;cL u.uo,Iv canlivate
s'It''1 "''l'IE,' .Lo sont;rent Of man.
e,'0 90, ,t,a!,,,;,n. NOV at the Opera.
osen I;, or,.,,nt,n wonld not have lin
'., loord 0n. Mrs johnson. But IN
9ts' r'-l =, l,, ~ o,y otbar woman idlenesa
and soTtnJe-tbe fruitful parents Of ms
lief and Of love-combined to surround
Mrs johnson With a fc,iuous attraction
Tord Carli,on loved or fancied lie loved
o1onn,,...,t nos tho consequence. which
q" 49, n'o to'L,. ,ordst;n,s rank and the mauy
ro,,,ao,;c ;noi3aot> with which the imagina-
- ral,;. c1;,ors surrounded il
"rna,oI V fnrorf which As usual. LASTED
far few days. AT the first resting spot
- tbeir Giyii Of love Lord Cardigan, K
whose nostrils notorietv at any price is thl
varv breath anxious 10 feed aud maintain
,be interest of the publIc. wrote TO ihe be
reared Major .,that as he had done hla
I.ko nrootost ;ri,,rv ons man could do ano;h
w. 10 NO., orsnaya5 70 rive him the repar.
o,;on r.n,hv accorded of hostile meet
- The Major renlied with Iaconic
nh;Io.onhv which had the effect at once Q
p rvt;n.,I;sIino all romance. and which ha
Ibeer. since mncb recommended TO husband
similarly bereayed: THAT as he had done
h;,, the creates, benefit one man could dc
o,olberi in ritd;on him ofso infamous pest
Lal o,I,. - visb his l5rdshiD ioy Of tie
hoon.;fnI h1rdon he had carried OFF,
or,,,o,ron., Mrs. Johnson be
-1 wv 20 Co,atas.'of C,rdirar.-
came @Hu Ilo" - eoa"sNI, Ia an ar,,,n 70
ue N"jc' "a' ~" ,;.,;n.. 90 dr,n thai
VenSe io' "i''io", ".''.i"9 ovoI fro,, ~,
ven NHN" - cl,I.,,..I ,I;co !, ,s -,
Seh"e p.0SVi ny ~ o.,,;on -, r,hai i nnb
preach ol os'tC-'E ~ .',vi''. ai,oo.t inn
uc'{ nIo" i r,. 'u - n,arr;s,,e and some
"'bat o,rl;or tban usual, a warfare com
'ncnco4 which has since terminated IN
m,,;o,, Th;s ;,teresnnc. caliD Fela
';,ataj IL. cxcb,nca into another reg
neo, ''','I Mis- Lieu
-. - =, t,,.,.lo,,; H. P,r,aanfb Hu,sars
.haa",o,,;,., n India wh,,Gcr he proceed
~, 'n;,I, b.. nr,Je. Un had not been yea
f,3:a hon.rer before fresh tr,6ble,
,r.-aI .r,,-la,n Lsly-Aususta IS alh
,sir. 81 jbn tl,;or of The 15sh. "a la
d,.nFbi',b connect,on. could not be Iuduc-
Is,i to ,oy,,,ye her errias sisters shame. and
..t,..,;,atol,. -rorns.d 20 visit LADY Cardigan
',..,sco,,.nca was ,bat her husband wa
-nt,;.c.s, fo > serie> O, prosecutions on th,
n,rt Of Lord Cardigan. which resulted in
court martial disclosing, Oh hi, Lord>hip
side course of petty tyranny end i0ean er
D,onage which would haze Goo'aed an oI
c.r of inferior rauk tojmmrdiate di tnis,al
Hi, fortune aud title, however which sci
dom or ever plead in vain at the BfrI~h
Horse Guards procured his ESCAPE WIlh
gentle admonition, an.l~he obtained an eX
lcalnge mo the nth Light DIagooEs, witt
Maca regiment lie returned 20 Enlana'
rba lpclnest oftbe luctv progeny Of Co
tb,ro Pnnee Albert. being Just about thi,
time on his way to be Transformed by hat
-oood fairy Jobn Bui} from composing, tn
two pair back in the ''Malk'Platz OF Go
burg those celebrated sentimental SYM
pAomes, "Kunigudc'S love for fndol'n'