The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-01-16
The Reliof of Lueknow.

turesque than that described by lady, the
wife ofan officer az Lucknow, iH % letter pub
lished in the London Times.
70 give ~ due effect, Il should be remem-
berod that General llavolook was not an hour
too soon In his relief as the advance Of the
enemy batteries and mines had 0Ediiled the
fate Of the garrison aud II should be known
that IN the continual uproar Of the cannon
ndc, aud the ohHructions Of military works
and buildings, the beleagured and devoted
garrison did not hear or see anything Of the
advancing relief Antil the battle had been
fought outside, and the relieving force was
marching up 20 the gates,
On every side death stared MS in the face
no human skill could avert II any longer
We saw the moment approach when we must
bid farewell to earth, yet without feeling that
unurerahr horror which must have been eN-
pcrcnccd by the unhappy victims at GAVIN
pore We were resolved rather 10 die
than to yield, aud were fully persuaded that
in twenty four hours al would be over, The
engineers had said so, and al know the worst
We women stroyo to encourage each other
and To- perform the light duties which had
been assigned 20 US, such as conveying orders
to the batteries and supplying the men with
provision, especially cups 'of coffee, which
We prepared day and night. had gone out
90 try and make myself useful, Ia company
with Jessie Brown, the wife Of @ corporal in
my husbands regiment. Poor Jessie had been
IN o state Of restless excitement all through
the siege, and had fallen away ,isihly within
the lust few days. \ constant fc,dr cou.um-
~ her, and hci mind wandered occasionally,
especially that day, when the rccolIectious of
home seemed powerfully present TO her At
/ lost, overcome with hligoc, she lay down on
the ground, wrapped up IN her PLAID, sat
beside her, promising to Awaken hcr when, rs
/ poughiug" She fen at length into a pro-
found slumbcr, motionlcss and, apparently,
] brcathlcss her head resting in her lap. ]
myself could no longer resist the inclination
TO sleep Ia spite OF the continual roar Of thc
cnmon. suddenly ! was aroused hy q Wild
uucurthly scream close TO my ear my com
pauion stood upright beside me, her arm,
raised, and bcr head bent forward Ia the n,-
lj,udc Of listening. \ look of intense delight
broke over her countcuapcc, she graspcd my
hand. drew ne toward her, aud exclaimed
Diuua We hear Il p dinua yc hcar it2 Ay
I'm no dreaming It's the slogan 90 the High
lundcrs We're aNcd we're saved" Then
ningiug hcrscfou her Knees, she thanked God
With paAAiapats ierlnr. / felt utterly hcwild
crcd al Ln2l.zh-rarA- -hnatd-null -tAa-..-4'
ofmtillcry, and ! thought my orJcssic wa'
stil raviug; but she dar,cd to the batteries
aud heard her cry necessarily TO the men
" Courage courage 20 the slog1u,-to th,
Nacgrcgor, the grandcst of them a, Here
help at last" To describe the effect Of thcs,
words upon the soldiers would bc impossible
FdT Ti6TiTfiJ Jiit'y tJ=5=JJf firing ever
soul listened in intense anxiety Gradually
-.4AlalaE,- there -nluLnlui of hitter dis
appointment, and the wailing of the women
who had nockcd 10 the spot burst out ancy
as the colonel shook his head, Our dull Low
land cars heard nothing but the rattle Of th
muskctry \ few moments more Of this death
like suspense, of this ngonizing hope an,
Jcssic who had sunk on the ground, spranj
to her feet, aud cried, in a -vaien clear AMI
piercing that II was heard along the Who'll
line" viii We no believe it uoo2 The slo
d gan has ceased indcet but the Campbclls ar
d comin'2 D'yc hear, der hear" Al thn, mo
mcni We seemed indeed to hear the voice q,
God in the distaHcc, when the pibroch Of III
IIIighlanders brought us tidings of deliver
ance. for now there was no longer any douh
ofthc fact. That IEll, penetrating, cease
less sound, which rT-% above all other sound,
enemy, nor from she work of the Sappers.-
No, it was indeed the blast Of the Scottis
hagpipcs, now Shrill and harsh, as thrcaJenin
4 vengeance on the foe, then in softer tone,
seeming to promise succor TO their friends i
need. Never surely was there such seen
as that which followed. Not a heart in tn
rcsidency of Lucknow hut bowed itself befor
God. All, by one simultaneous impulse, fe
upon their knees, and nothing was heard bu
bursting sobs and the murmured voice o.
, prayer. Then all arose, and there rang ou
= from thousand lips great shout ofjoy whic
I resoundcd far and wide, and lent new vigo
! to that blessed pibroch. To our cheer o
" " God save the Queen" they replied by tn
,, wcll-known strain that moves every Scot t
" tears, Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
&c, After that, nothing else made any in
i preston on me. scarcely remembered wha
!, followed Jessie was presented to the Gen
cral on his entrance into the fort, and at tn
r present, while tho pipers marched round tn
i table playing once more the familiar air o
n Aud lang Syne."
5 A TIME TO ltEsT.-There lies in the depth
h of every heart that dream oc youth, and tn
y chastened wish of manhood, which ueithe
8 cares nor honors can cxtinguish; tho hopes G