The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-01-27

IS A 4hriliing Moment at lucknow.
The war il India has been attended With
many scenes Of thrilliag interest, and
there have not been wanting pens to pic
ture them with startling effect. The fol-
loving graphic. description of the scene at
themoment Of the arrival. of the relief, so
long, so painfully awaited by the abeleay
.ruered inmates of LnckRow, written
by lady Of the rescued party, equals in
dramatic intensity the best descriptive pas
sages of Sir Walter Scott: .--
aDeath stared us in the face. We were
fully persuaded that in tweaty-four hours
all would be over. The engineers had
said so, and all-=knew @the- worst. We
women. strovs to encourage each other
and to perform the light duties which had
been assigned to us, such as conveying or
ders to the batteries, and supplying the
men with provisions, especially cups Of
coffee. which we prepared day and night.
had gone out to try to make myselfuae-
ful, in company with Jessie Brown, the
wife of corporal in my husbands regi
ment. Poor. Jessie had been in state
of restless excitement all through the siege
and had fallen away visibly within the
last few days. A constant fever coasum-
ed her, and her mind wandered occasion
ally, especially on that day, when the re-
collections of home seemed powerfully
present to her.
cat last, overcome with fatigue, she
lay down on the ground, wrapped up in
her plaid, sat beside her, promising
| to awaken her, when. as she said, her
father should return from the plowing. =
She at length fell into profound slum-
ber, motionless and apparently breathless,
her head resting in my lap. / myself
could no longer resist the inclination to
sleep, in spite of the continual roar Of
the canaon. Suddenly was aroused by
a. wild, unearthly scream close to my ear;
my companion stood upright beside me,
her arms raised and her head bent for
ward in the attitude of listening. A
look ofintense delight broke over hsr
,lcoantenance, she grasped my hand drew
me towards. her, and exclaimed, .Dinna
ye hear il? dinna ys hear its Ay, I'm
no dreamia', it's the slogan the High,
lande-s. We're saved. we're saved!'--
Then ainging herself on her knees, sh,
thanked God with passionate fervor.
q Il felt utterly hewildered; my Englisi
: ears heard only the, roar of artillery, ant
! thought my poor Jessie was still rayins
) but she darted.to the batteries, and
) heard her cry incessently TO the mel
4 .Couragel bark to the sloganF-to tn
8 Macgregor, the grandest Of. them ALI
Here's help at last. To describe th
effect Fof these words upon the. soldier
would be impossible. For q moment the
D ceased firing, and every soul listened j
intense anxiety Gradually, however
/ there arose a murmur of bitter disappoiat
: ment, and the wailing of the women VIII
had aoeked out, began anewsas the Colo
: mel shook his head. Our dull lowland ear
heard nothing but the rafting of the mus
+ Iketry. IL 4,. 500 .ss.l. H
et A few moments more ct this deathlik
= suspense, of this agonizing hope. an
!. Jes j., who had again sunk on the gronn
I'll sprang to her feet and cried, in voice $
l(clear and piercing that it was heard alen
1.-THE whole line will ye no believe it moo
]. The slogan has ceased, indeed. but h
O Campbells are. comin'l Dye hear? d.
: hear?' At,that moment we seemed indee
# to hear the. voice of God in the distanc
e when the bagnil,es Of the Highlands
d brought us tiiings of deliverapce; for no
,t| there was no longer any doubt of the fac
a That shrill, penetrating. eeaseless soun'
!. which rose above all other sounds, coul
"A come neither from the advance of the eu'
i; my. nor from the work of the sappers. :
III No, it was indeed the blast ofthe Scottis
u bagpipes, now shrill rnd harsh, as threa
Il Iening vengeance on the foe; then in soft,
# tones, seeming to promise succor to the
n friends in need. Nsyer surely. was thel
,e such scene as that which followed. NJ
!. y l,eartein the Residency Of Lucknow b,
,e bowed itself before God. 4 ALL by ol
IL simultaneous impulse, fell upon the
10 knees,a and nothing was heard but barstin
If sobs and the murmured voice of praye
ze Then all arose. and thore rang out from
!. Thousand lips great shout of joy. whie
resoundedfar and wide. and lent new vig'
to that blessed bagpipe. To our cheer
u .sGod save the Qneenln they replied Z
= the well known strain that! moves eve
81 Scot to tears+.sShonld. auld; acquai
" tance he forgot, &c. After that nothir
:. else made any impression on me. 1
= i scarcely remember what followed, Jess
s was presented te the General on his e
trance into The fert. and at the Officer
. banquet her health was drank by Z
: ], present, while the pipers marched roal
= The table, playing once more the famili
= : air ofaAuld lang syne.' oisa4ir, q
S i,a LATER FROM KANSAS. n
* T.. i Ir .3s.s4 lsa.s 81. LOUIS Jan. 90.
ne The Democrat has just received Ka