Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-09-26


words sound 20 sweet TO me as from the lips
Of the beautiful maiden.
X'he family pressed me to stay with them
fn a while, and ! stayed hong enough TO
lose ,ny fsart and win ano'ircr. SiraAgc
MS il appears ip looking back to II, the event
of that villain leaping into the road before
me. clran.cs my whale fortsue; and some-
times. when gaze fonlly upon my lovely
wife. am tempted 10 bless rfe eask and
wicked design that proS identaslfy led me to
SO tsach happincss.
n RABnIT IN A BATTLE.--AN INcI-
pExr OF MAnsERS HiLLs.-A taii grown
rabbit had hid Itself away in the eopse dt'
a sence, wqsch separated lwo &eds near sae
centre, on the most exposed portion Of the
battle ground Rslsbats are wont TO spend
sase day almost moiionsess, and IN seeniss 3
dreamy meditation. This one could have
had aut 6stge thought---M vsblits tAink-
when choosing its place Of retreat at early
dawn, that ere Il VAS eventide lhere would
be such an sHwonted and ruthless disturb
ance. During all The preparations made
sround the lair throuesaost the forenoon, it
nevertheless reeaained quiet. Early, how
ever, in the afternoon. when the rage of bat
tie had fairly begun. and shot and slreR
were falling thick and fast in all directions. a
shell chanced to burst SO near Mr.. Rabbits
hiding place, that he evidently considered
il unsafe to esIfy knger. Sc, frightened
almost TO dearh, out he sprang iRtc tsTe open
tield and ran hither and ikither, with the
vain hope OF finding safe retreat. Which
ever wav il ran, eannons were laundering
cut their sssol2e aad FIRE. regirsents of men
were advancing or CHANGING position, horses
were galcping here and here, shells burst
is,g ard aclid shot scafies up The ground.
Sometimes it moald squat down and he per-
feetly still, when sonse NJ " and sudden dss'
ger would again start it into rotien. Once
nsore it weuld step and isise itself as high
as possible on its hind leg, and look all
round for SOME place OF possible retreat
At length that psrt of liae field seesaed open
which hay in the direction opposite from
here the battle ragged most fercely. Thith'
er it accordingly ran with all its remaining
speed. unobserved by it, however, reg
iment was in that direction. held in reserve
and Ike Wellington's at Waterloo, was ly.
ing slat on the ground, in order TO escape
the dying bullets. Ere tire rabbit seemed
aware, it had jumped intc the midst of thes'
mes. II could 90 no further, bat presently
ssestled down beside soldier, and tried Il
/ hide Itself under his arm As the mar
spread the skirt Of his co4t over tie trem
bling animal, in order to ensure Il all thc
protection in his power to bestob, he nj
doubt feelingly remeflAbered how much IL
himself then needed sessae higher protec
sidn under the shadow of whose arm nigh
he hidden his own defenceless head fich
the fast multiplying missiles ct drath scat
tered in all direciidns. It was not h5he
however, before the regiment was ordere'
up and forward. From the protection AM
safety granted, the tini'd creature had evi
IDENTIFY ACQUIRED confidence in n,an--as tn
boys are wont to say, !" bad been tanned.
As the regiment moved forward to tie from
Of the bSttle, it hopped along, tame, seeiii
insiy as kitten, close Id tie feet Of tlt
soldier who hal bestowed the nseded pro
lection. Wherever the regiment went dur
Ing sls the remaining part Of that bloUd
day and terrible battle, the rabbit kept clos
beside iis tisw ffiend. When night cart
on, and the rage Of battle had ceased, it f
nally; unmolested and Quietly hopped ava,
in order 10 ftd sot.e Of its old and lsmilis
, hauuts.