Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-03-20

10 conntenances of half dozen Mex
lie cans as they prepared to reload the
g pieces, and then fed into the chapp
h raj, starrying no longer question
n On, on | sped; this way and that wa,
s. through the tangled thicket, trippin
it my feet on long trailing viness ssscratcl
ling my hands on thorns, until com
b Ipletely worn out, climbed up a loft
# tree and hid myself among its leg
2 branches Here / remained CO.. se,
: eral hours, and heard my pursue,
5 crashing through lie underwood
5 shouting, swearing, calling to eac
E Iother; out gradually the sounds die,
: away, the chase seemed to be give
!. up, and I was left alone in that wild
Iunbroken solitude.
1 The afternoon was far advanced
, when. drjyen partly by hunger, part
/ Ily by the dread of passing the NIGH
in the chapparal, ! ventured to de.
scend from my leafy, covert, where
the mosquitoes had made feast ol
me, and the monkeys had chattered
lat me with their strange, mooking
gestures. By the aid Of my pocket.
compass, found my way back to the
clearing whence / had SO suddenly
departed. After carefully reconnoit-
ering, to see that none of my Maxi-
can friends we're lingering near, (so
this day / suspect that young woman
| of having sent them after, us,) I ad-
vanced to the spot where poor Eli
oft had fallen.
He was lying on his face 10 pool
of blood, his hands elutching the
grass, his hair and uniform dabbled in
blood, and his fine, manly form { he !
was one Of the finest looking fellows
in the army pierced with three or
four mortal wounds. 'Ah, poor fel- |
low! poor fellow! said /, as I stood
and gazed upon him; for though
was rid Of a mortal enemy, 1 could |
not helpfeeling sorrow that so brave
soldier should thus perish like dog,
shot dowu by an unseen foe.
But, thank Godl' CALCULATED with
4 thrill Of indescribabIe pleasure,
thank God! / did not kill him!'
| had turned him over on bis back,
and as thus stood moralizing,
thought | perceived bis bosom heaye.
placed my hand upon his heaat.
md found that he still lived. AS /
znelt by him, uncertain what to do,
ne opened his halfglazed eyes, and
'aw his parched lips try to form the
yord 'Water!' My first impulse was
% run to the brook which flowed at
! short distance; my next to stop
short and consider. Should / restore
o life the man Who. few minutes
before, had been thirstiug for my
blood? who had hated NE ali his life;
vho had wronged me, sighted me, ;
md even called me coward? No! ]
sould leave him to the fate which his
,wn rashness provoked / turned
ny back upon him; but suddenly, as
traced with a finger of fire, there
we're borne in upon my mind the
sords of Holy Writ: 'Ifthine enemy
'unger, give him food; If he thirst, ;
aus him drink And fast upon
hese came that other Divine SEN j
ence: 'Inasmueh as ye did it not /,
into these, ye did it not unto Mel ,
/ seized his cap and ran to the 8
'rook for water, with which | moist 7
ned his parched lips and bathed his 7
,ory temples. Taking my case of a
nstruments from my pocket, | then i
roceeded to probe his wounds. The e
dexicans, ] had forgotten to men. '
ion, had rifled him Of his watch and a
ther valuables, but in tearing open e
is shirt, I found a small locket, sus- Fl
ended from bis neck by bair chain, v
,hioh had escaped their search. ]
pened it. Itcontained his mothers d
ortrait. Gle was her only son, and s
he was vidow,) Thank Godr / G
gain CALCULATED, 'the mothers curse |,
i'll not light on me- g
What to do with my patient, after |
aying dressed his wounds, was what e
uzzled me. To remove him myself
as impossible; to leave him there, Il
xposed to wild beasts. and to the il
urning rays Of the sun, after having "
artisllv restored him to life, seemed
ruel and unnatural; but there was no 4
lternatiye. Before leaving him, al
ouever. / half carried, half dragged a
i'm into the Shade Of a tree, d
bout hundred yards distant. 1t n