, 1862-11-21

very gates Of heaven. The ground Vhereon |
they lie ia torn By shot ard shell, the grass is |
trampIed down b9 the tread 0. hot harrying
feet, and little rfvu1ets that can scarcely be
water arc trickling along the earth like tears
oyer mothers iace. 1tis q bleak, barren !
rlpiu aud above it bends an ashen sullen sky;
there is no friendly ehade or shelter from the
MONDAY Sun or the midnight dews; coldlg
aud unpit5fnElg the Stars will 1ook down on
them aud darkness will come with night to
ehut item in. But there is q poetry in the
scene that 70 green fields or smiling landscapes
can ToEsese. Here lie men wh1 have not hes
itated to s:al and stxnp their convictions With
their blood who have Hung themselves
into the great gulf Of TIC unknown to teach
the world tha. there are truths dcarer than
life, wrongs aud ehanles more to be dreaded
than death. And il th+re be on eaTth cne spot
where lle graes will grow greaner than on
another, when the Dext summer coneG, WhsEe
the leaves OF autumn viii drop nors I5nHy
when they fall Ike beIeGietion upon work
completed ard & promise fulfilled, 1t is these
soldiers graves.
Taere is one side Of the picture that The
sun did Tot catch, ons phase ti.st Ia; ESCAPED
Photographic skill. It is tic background Of
widows aud orl;liafs, tam from The bosom Of
their ratn:al protectors hy the 1eo, remor:e~
less hand OF battle, AID taT5xu upon the
iAtheIlo0d ei Geo. HcniJS have been male
Geselate, and tEe light OF life in Thousands OF
Eearts Lae been ouanched forever. Ill o. 3hSs
deeolation imagination E,ust paint-5r3ksn
hearts csnno5 be Photographed.
THESE I,ictu1ca have i terrible l;stinctnes5.
Ds tie aid Ct the 1naEnifsiu3 glass, II. very
features cf thr slsia may be distinguished. We
would scarce chocs: to be in the gallery
when ore Of the wt,men bendiug cTer them
should recognize HUSBAND, . son OF q brother
in Tie ELL, litc1ess ]iLes OF bodies: tha: lie
ready for tie Gapicg 1re1ches. For thtse
treEcbes have terror Tor vsan1an's heart,
that gees lar TO outweigh all the otlers that
hover over sne battlefield. 5o1 cla q
mothsr hear to know thst the boy she has
cratled, an6 whase BEAD her 5osom pillowed
uItil 1he rcaiipg drun. cal.rd hin forth-who=e
poor. pale 5acr, could she reach it, eAanlj
tird the ssme Eillow aggasn-Hhoss corp5e
should be strexn @i:h the rEre=t no y
eE6 that sIring giyea Or samHer leA:es-wheE,
but for TIC privilege OF touching .ta5 corpsG,
Of Kissing once mere the lips Thou III white
a1d e:dG, Of smoothing ua:k tha hair from
the brow and cleansing it fro1a blood stains,
she would give al the reminding yras; that
| Heaven hc1 allatitd 1er--l,oY c1n Ellis snotee7
bear to knf:7 7t.aa in shallow i12ncc. h. ,t.1E
| dug, rudI bands haT3 thr.an him. Sne
I WLu!d have huDGled the g22r eu.p:e SO fea-
5sI1y, lave pr!zed !hc hueEs g: cari::g {t.g il 70
! deaEly-yc;, even the jElpGra.ivc ctficc T.: hid
| ing the dead :r0!s. Eig ht hAs b.sa dGue by
| thtse who thzug!lE it i-osicl*, ;:nd were qn'v
| glad Then t1.:iT Work t:;,:.-d.
| Hare heart, socr :Gatl1c7; 2fic7e nc: with
| cut hope, HuurI not without consolation,
| 311;s is .:o+ The lat Of yonr ouy.
Will p:a.tng Of t:uup.t: aaI 1s'a.irg Of drums
These lTe4cE shall Gpan-rhe GDn ul maE tG,E,:s
| And then is reserved f3r hin that cfoal
/ which cnly her3es and :narlys are permitted
| ta "ear-a cr.:sn btjElt4r t!aan Days, s.reenal
:! AID z1sere lsstyis than lanrels.