Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-07-20

She was IN despsir when Lane enlisted,
and under the inspiration ,eS rFae,iou she
ned from her parents, donnea the Cont
mental uniform and followed him to the
wars What ensued was a proper finale
to such romance. The wounded woman
recoyered, aud as seen as the twain were
released from captivity they became one.
They lived many years very happily to-
gethcr, and left seyera children. Both
the man and his wife received pensions
until their deeease ssr services rendered
as soldiers.
EARLY Love OF WAsiSGToS IRv-
ING.-Mr. Bryant's accountsf this msatez,
in his recent address, is as follows -
/" 1t was during this inter4al--between
the appearance of the "Hikory of New
York" in 1909, and that of the Skesch
Book" in lSl9-that an event took place
which had g marked influence IN Irying's
future life, affected the character of his
writings, and now that the death of both
parties allow it to be spoken of without re-
serve, gives peculiar interest I'd his per-
sonal history. He became attathed to a
young lady, whom he Yves to have married.
She died unweded, in the fiow,r OF her
age; there was serrowful leave taking
between the lovers, as the grave vas about
to separate them, on the eve of what
should have been their bridal; and irving
ever after, TO the close of his life, tenderly
and faithfully cherished her memory.
In one of the biographical notices pub
lished Immediately after 1Eing's death, an
old well worn copy OF the Bible is spo-
ken ct, which was kept lying on the ta-
BILE in his chamber, NitEsin reach Of his bed
side, bearing her name on the title page, in
delicate, female hand--arelic which we
may presume to have been his constant
companion. Those who are fond of search
ing, in the biographies of eminent men, for
the circumstances which determined the
bent of their genius, find in this sad event,
cloud it threw over the hopeful and cheer
ful period of early manhood, an explana-
ton of the transition from the unbounded
playfulness of the "History of Blew York, ;
/. to the serious, tender, and meditative vein
of the "Sketch Book
IHE rIGURATIvE oTYLE.--I new raKr
my pen in my hand to write to you, to in.
form you that got here safe as a thief ir
a mill, tive days after ! left you and the
rest of my friends. j was 'erammed int
a stage wagon where passengers were a.
thick as crows on a corn field, and the
| jouncnig of the carriage made me as sicl
as death. Vet am now by the blessing o
heaven, entirely recovered, and am a
hearty as buck. have bought nev
suit of clothes, which set as slick as whis
tie and clear as gun; if you should SCI
me now you would grin like "painter. =
The gentleman live with is as sour as
crab but to make some amends for his il
nature, his wife is as pleasant as a bas8e
of chips, and his daughters are as lively a
a pea on shovel; Though to tell the trut
one of them is as homely as carpenter
chest of tools. / know shan't like hin
for he is as snappish as mud-turtle, if
let customer out of the shop without trad
ing. He says a merchants clerk shoul
have tongue as slick as goose-grease, an
be able to lie without blushing; and h
should be as timber as weasle, and as fu
of bows when lady comes in, as dog
full of feas. When he tells the wome
how much the the goods cost him, he winl
like a toad under current bush.
On Sunday, went to hear Dir. s.
preach. who, boss says, is the only ma
who knows how to preach the gospe
though / thought he was no more up to oil
parson thon chalk is to cheese. Monda
, was muster day, but was busy as a be
and so didn't train; but if | had, shou
! have been as yet as a drowned rat, for
rained all day. Some of those who d
train looked as sour as bonny clappe
but they had to go, as they were sin for ii
d as the toad said when he saw the man
= coming. Mr.. Linchpin the teamster
l. waitirg for this, and i must break off