Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-24
NMIlITARY lIARRI1oE.
An 1nsident OF camp Life at wash
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meut in Washington, but "Asa Treuchard"
paints pleasant picture of the scene:
4aE XARalAoE AT NIGHT.
! Six bold rffemen, clad in blue, With
scarlet doublets over the LETT shoulder,
bearing blazing torches; six glittering
| Zouaves, with brilliant trnPpings, spark
\ ling in the light; aud then the hoIloW
square, where march the bridegroom and
\ bride then seven rows Of six groomsmCn
in q row, all armed egP-a.piG with buruish-
Zonave uniform; and all around the grand
regiment darkening the white tent.folds,
as their rudy faces are hut half disclosed
between the red and yellow glare of the
fres and the soft, silver light Of the MAY
moon. CThis is all, you will bear 10 miud,
out in the broad, open air. The rncump.
meIt occupies conicall7-shAped hiIl-top,
fanked around the rear crescent By wood
of fnn-leaved naples, sprinkled with blos-
sominR dogberries, and looking out at tue
cone upon tue riTGr-swardB below. The
plain is full of mounds and ridges, save
where il bulges in the centre to a rircnlars
elevation perfectly Fat, around which, like
ftcadeB about a rORrt yard, Nre arrayed the
spiral tents. illuminated in honor OF the
coming nnptials.) The bride Is the daugh-
ter Of the regiment the to-be-husbaud
favorite sergeant. Marching thus, proceed.
ed by the two ileS Of sizes, and followed
ny the glittering royrS of groomsmen, the
little. curtege has moved out of the great
tent op the edge of the circles, aud comes
slowly, amid the bold strains of that grand
IMidsummer Night Drean," toward the
regimental chaplain.
The BRIDE.
You have seen the colored prints of Jen.
ny Lind. on the back of the music of - VTue
Ia France" You have noted the light flow
ing hair, the soft Swiss eye. the military
bodice, the coquettish red skirt, and the
pretty buskined fcetAnd ankles underneath
The print is not unlike the bride. She
WAS fAir-hHired, blue-eyed, rosy-cheekcd,
,inrkened in their hue by exposure to the
sun, in just the dress worn hy les files du
rGgimSHt. She WAS formed Ia that ATHLETIC
mould which distinguishes the AmAznn
from her opposite extreme of Trailty. You
could not doubt her capacity to undergo
the fitiHues and hHrdships of u campaign,
but your mind did not suggest to you eye
those grOSser and more masculine qualities
which, whilst grtinH the woman with
strength, disrObe her of the purrr, more
cffcmiuate traits of body. You saw before
yuu young girl, apparently about eigh-
teen years OF age, with clear, cuura geOus
=
veritable daughter of the regimen. Yon
have seen Caroline Richings and good old
Peter (St. Peter march over the stage as
the corporal and Ia FILE, Well, this girl,
barring the light, aHxen hair, would remin,i
yon of the latter, drilling u squad of gren-,
tdiers.
TuR BalDEaROoM.
The bridegroom was of the same san
guine, Germlnir temperament AS ttn
bride. As he murcled, full six feet in
height, with long, liEht-colored heard,
high cheek homes, uquiline nose, picr-iug,
deeply studde'l blue eye, broad shoulders,
long arms, sturdy legs, feet and hauds of
lHbOTiuus development, cooked hat. with
blue PLANE, dark blue frock, with hight
scarlet blanket. h,rtnu fashion over. the
shoulder, small BwordI you would have
| tnken him for hero of Sir WALTER
Faith, bad Sir Walter seen him, be him
self would have EHken him. In default,
however, of Sir Walter, make bold to
appropriate him Rs hero on the present
/ occasion. Indeed, he was hero, and
looked it, every inch of him, leading that
self-sncriicinE girl up tn the regimental
| chaplain, with his robe and surplice
aud great buck, amid the stare of a
thousand anxious eyes. to the music of
glorious old Mend"lSsOhR and the beating
OF a thousand earnest hcHrtSI
TIE CEREMONY.
Tho music ceased; silence as calm as
the silent moon held the strange, wild
place; the frcs seemed tn sparkle less nois-
lily in reverence; and little white cloud
paused in its course across the sky to look
down on tue group below the clear voice
of the preacher sounded above the sup.
pressed breathing of the spectators and
the vague burning of the faggnt-heapS; u
few short words, few heartfelt prayers,
tue formal legal ceremonial, and the hapny
''amen." ltwHsdone. The pair were man
and wife. In rain or sunshine, joy or sor-
row, for wenl or woe, hone of one bone
and flesh of one flesh, forever aud ever
amen!
The grooms-people formed hollow
square around the newIy-Wedded couple.
In one corner ~ gateway was left for the
entrance of the men. Then came one nv
one the members of that troop. with kind
word each, AS each touched the bride
lightly on the check, and grnsped the bride
groom heartily by the hand-of one the
sworn fathers, OF the other the friends aud
brothers, comrades in arms.
Where was her mother! Gonel gone
away of beyond those clouds that play
about the muon. There she stood. out in
the open night, under the glare of the
fumes and the moon, without another fe
male soul near her, lone orphan, far
from hnmc, and the companions of home.
There she stond-I single, brave. hearted
girl, fAtherless and mOthcrless, save in the
hearts of those thousand surrounding SOL
diers, who amongst the conflicting emo
ttois the march had not forgotten their
vows to protect aud cherish her, the daugh-
ter Of the regiment. There she stood by
the side Of that stont, great bearded man,
the emblem Of womanly faith, MS she was
ttent follower of the lives aud fortunes of
those hrtve fellows. The drums rolled
I forth again. The skies Elowed brighter
| THAI before The fires flashed more ,,r,,,,5 I