Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

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Many are the romances vet 10 be created out
If the War Of Emancipation Future Scots and
Coopers will adorn It's events with their genius.
The elements for such works are among tie
most fascinating ever submitted TO the imagina-
ton; O. feudal power the most lordly and broud
that modern history can show; race Of sert5,
bought and sold ike cattle, whose agony was only
equaled by their masters tyranny dialect, gro
tesqle and amusing, that will pass soon from pop
ular speech and be embalmed in the era which
ends iig existence, with IFS cause the suhsrn
Of our captured soldiers, more heartrendlng 'h3n
any tint Spanish InquIsiions hay4 contributed 10
The stock Of human depraylty--ior that never IN
tended blood hounds, Wires and Turner's with
these will minge the movements OF grand ar
mics, and the deeds of special and memorable
heroism No field for a master lies richer than
this Age must ripen it, ere it can be adapted to
all the needs Of the novelist. 'lls Sixty Since"
is the required title Of the American" Waverly."
Yet Of that future and famous series, over
which our chiIdren's children will laugh and cry in
changeful passion, none can surpass in melancholy
grace one Of its real romances that has come to
our personal knowledge.
Soon after the beginning Of the war, when eve
slcrifce. a Young ady listened in her church to
an address on this theme, in which, among other
duties was inculclted the necessity Of correspon-
dence with the soldiers, to cheer and guide them
in the perils Of camp and field.
The modest and timid girl heard the advice.
Her heart burned with the general flame. She
thought she could at least do so little Tor her
country for which she would have gladly laid
down her life. She therefore resolved to send
her ssterly regards and c1unsels to a soldier
youth. One such, an aumuus Of one Of the old
est colleges, had been writing, to the journal IN
her city, letters brilliant ard brave. Something
IN their quality fascinated her, and she selected
him as the object of her patriotic devoirs. She
sends him under feigned name, modest sis
terly letter, full Of courageous sentiments and re-
ligous suggestions. He is attracted by the beauty
OF the style aud the earnest, frank, and affection
ate spirit, and returns a fitting response. The
correspondence is laid before her mother aod ap-
proved. Letters pass between them for several
months, growing more familiar, perhaps more
/ oud, yet still decorus and reserved. FASCINATED
! by her words, he gets furough, comes home,
traces her out, makes her acquaintance, and the
swelling bud bursts into the blossom Of love-
Romeo and Juliet live again, amid the raw winds
ana granite lodges Il New E1gllnd
No parental barrier rises betw, en- them, bat
one equally authoritative and fatal separates, like
that OF Verona s, only to unite them in the grave
lie is summoned to camp, passes through the
perons campaigns of 1868 in safety, hies home
on brief visit 10 the spring Of 1864, hastens
back to join his regiment in the grand march
upon Richmond engages in the battles OF the
Wilderness, is shot, and, after night Of dying,
gives up life and love for his country. The ness
HES home, and the death-bot shoots through her
own soul also. Fragile BEFORE she droops like
delicate flower under his touch of icy death. Her
soul is pierced to its depths, all its strength is
poured out, and, from that hour dying she died.
Consumption sprang up in the prepared soil,
and lourshed in fatal luxuriance. She strove
hard against the ongIngs and pinings Of her soul,
but oil in vain Her spirit was dead within her
her body must inevitably follow Smiles re-
solves, work, nothing staunched the hemorrhage
Of the heart.
Six months had scarcely elapsed from the time
the mortal blow was struck ere its victory was
complete. In her last moments a smile passed
over her features, her mother benda over her to
catch the dying tdiags. {" See that company p"
she whispers How beautiful they are I And,
mother the soldiers are there too The smile
passes away in dying swoon Rising once NOR
from the enguldng blllows, she murmurs Moth
er, Charley is come " and the loye-slain maiden
is silent forever. Her sodier-loyer had obtained
a furlough from his Divine Commander, and be
has come to take his soulbride 70 the home pre-
pared for them in their Fathers mansion.
Among the tender episodes Of the dread arb-
trament Of arms, none can surpiss this in sweet
ness or sorrow nay, in JOY also. Other agonies
have had no such speedy aud, we may say, happy
conclusion. Other wounded hearts still bleed,
while theirs are at rest and forever"
Among them all, tragic as they are in the de-
mands OF true art and nature this will hold pre-.
sminenoe The untes of the drama are com
plete the accessories are none the less perfect
youth, vaIor, passion, duty, bloody fields, and low
ing irterIudes with death folding both in bis
kindly arms When it shall be evolved in its
fitting form, the conclusion Of the tragedy, which
it resembles, will be sadly felcitous, aud Of this
as Of that shall II be said
q" For never was story Of more woe,
Than this OF Juliet and her Roneon