Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-03-12

you ever hear it ?
Never
lie looked into her face, so pcnsiycly
beautiful, and wondered at The smile up
on it through her tears.
Think again, Richard. Are YOU sure
you never heard my altered name ?
'Neyerr
Don't move your head 10 look at me,
dear Richard Let it lie here, While
tell my story. l loved generous, uobl,
mans loved him with my whole heart;
loved him for years and years loved
him faithfully. devotedly; loved him
with no hope of return; loved him,
knowing nothing Of his highest qualities,
not even knowing he was alive. lie was
brave soldier. lie was honotrd and
beloved by thousands of thousands, when
the mother of his dear friend found
me, and showed me that in all his tri-
umphs he had never forgotten mt. He
was wounded in the great battle. He
was brought dying, here, into Brussels /;
| came 10 watch and tend him, as | would
have joyfally gone, with such purpose
to the dreariest ends of the earth
When he knew no one else, he knew me.
When he suffered most, he bore his sui-
ferings barely murmuring, content to
rest his head where yours rests now
/ When he lay at the point of death, he
married me, that he might call me Wife
before he died. And the name, my dear
love, that | took on that forgotten
night--
know it now = be sobbed. The
shadowy remembrance strengthens. Ii
is come back. thank heaven that my
mind is quite restored +! My Mary, kis:
me lull this weary head to rest, or ]
shall die OF gratitude. His parting
words are fulfilled. | see home again
Well! They were happy. 1t WAS a
long recovery, but they were happy
through 1t ali. The SHOW had melted on
the ground and the birds were singing
in tie leafess thickets ofthe early spring
when these three were first able to ride
out together, and when people hockeC
about the open carriage 10 cheer ant
congratulate Captain Richard Double
dick.
| But, even then. ii became necessar,
for the Captain, instead Of returning tC
England to complete his recovery il tn,
climate Of Southern France. They
found a spot upon the RhOne, within i
ride OF the old town OF Ayignon, auo
within view Of lis broken bridge, which
was all they could desire they lived
there together, six months; then return
: ed to England. Mrs Taunton growing
old after three though not SO Ole
as tha; her bright dark eyes were dim
MED, and remembering that her strength
bad been benefited by the change, re
solved to 60 back for a year 10 those parts
She went with faithful servant, wh'
had often carried her son ia his arms
aud she was to be rejoined and escorted
to me at the years end, by Captain Rich
ard Doubledick.
She wrote regularly 70 her chldrci
: (as she called them now,) and they {,
her. She went TO the neigliborhood 0
AK; and there, in their own chateau
near the farmers house he rented, sh'
e grew into intimacy with family belong
: ing to that part Of France. The inlina
, cy began, in her often meeting among tn
vineyards a pretty child a girl with
most compassionate heart, whO was new
G er tired Of listening 10 the solitary En-
/. glish lady's stories Of her son and th
wars. The family were as gentle as Ia
child, and at length she came TO kno'
them 50 well, that she accepted their ir
] gilation 10 pass the last month Of he
Q residence abroad under their roof 4
g this intelligence she wrote home, piece
meal as il came about. from time TO time
at last she enclosed "a polite note from th
u head Of the chateau, soliciting, on the oc
;. casion Of his approaching mission 10 Tia
Is neighborhoOd, the honor Of the cOmpan
Of cot homme 81 jus;ment celebrc Mon
sieur le Captaine Richard Doubledick.
Ii Captain Doubledick uow a hardy hapt
some man in the full ylgor Of life, broad
p er across tie chest and shoulders than b
bad ever been before di-palehed a coul
leons reply, and followed IN person.
travelling through all that extent {
n country after three years Of Peace, Il
n blessed the better days on which III
~ xorld had fallen. The corn was goldcl
+, not drenched in unnatural red wa
bound IN sheaycs for food, not irodde
under ioOl BY men in mortal Gght. III
Il smoke rose up from peaceful hearlbs, ~
J. blazing ruins. The carts were lade
with the fair fruits Of the earth, nOt nii
wounds and death. To him wh0 bad I
often seen the terrlbie reverse, uaes
o. things were beautiful indeed, AMI ibe
brought him IN a sofiened spirit Ia III
old chateau near Ala, upon a deep bla
evening.
a. II was a large chateau of the genain
% old ghosily Kind, wiis round t0hers, az
exiinguishers aud q Digii ieaien rOa
and more windows than aisdiin's paiac