Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-07-01

Cur wedding cried the astonisbed
girl
'Even so! You are astouished, perhaps
hurt have l told you too abruptly .
look in my face, Vaninka, and see what
I Suffered before world gtieve you with
my bad nows'
'Bat, Henry, I do not duderstand.-
Why must we wait still longerl'
Because must leave you in twenty
minutes
leave me!'
'Yes! Napoleon has left Eiba, and is
even now in Paris; our troops leave The
city in half an hour
Henry am I awake No, no, Henry,
you are not in earnest. Ah she said ,shud
dering, as she cought sight of the neck.
lace, j said it was ominous. IL
Henry, you cannot leave me. Tonight,
too the very night before our wedding
'VaDinka, do not trelnbIe and sob so.-
Vanipka he cried straining her to his
breast, | must 60; the clock points to The
time | set 10 leave you, ,Vannka. She ha.
tainted. Better so!' And, kissing her
pale face again and again, be laid her on
the sofa, and went in search of her pa.
rents. A few words told them all, and,
bearing their ferveut blessings he depart
ed.
Weeks past and Vaninka heard nothing
from her lover. She grew pale and thin
her movements we're lauguid, and her for
mer light step grew slow and heavy
She no longer sung at her work, but
would let her hands fall li,tIessly into her
lap, and beave deep sighs: while some
times the great tears rolled unheeded doHn
her checks.
AT length there came the news Of the
battle of Waterloo, Napoleon had f5cen
defeated and all Europe was ringing with
lthe tidings. Vaniuka's 6u.peuse now
amounted to perfect agony. Henry she
would cry, Is he killed! Oh, when will
be come ?
One mornitg when she was seated with
her mother, sowing, she was told that a
Prussiau officer wanted to see her. With
her heart trembling between fear aud hope,
she obeyeE tue summons. AS she slo ly
entere d the room, q stranger rose and ad.
vsnccd to NEE. her.
'Mademoisellc Bca' apo = he inquired
bowing.
'Tho same. Will you be seated sir =
4 am Frederick listen served in
the battle OF Waterloo, in the same rcgi-
mcnt with Henry Werdcr and he requested
m TO deliver thi, to you And as no
ni,hed he placed small package in he 7
hands.
why does he not come himself! lie is
not dead Oh, says be is not dead = she
said in voice Of such impIorng agony
that the young soldier felt the tcars rise in
his eyes
IIady,' be said, in sad tonc, Henry
fell at Waterloo y
She did not scream nor faint, but sanl
the chair near her with only moan ol
agony. lie mistook Ser silent fearless
agony for ealmness, and began TO relate
the particulars of his comrades death, and
delivered his dying message to his beroth'
ed. Vaninka heard every word, but she
neither spoke nor stirred, but sa. With he,
eyes fixed on the little package be had
given hcr. He left her and her mother
fouad her, half an hour after Still in the
same position,
'Taninka, sire said, 'who was your visi-
ter =
There was no answer.
'Vaniuka she said again 'Are yor
illl' and she laid her hand grntally upor
her arm.
Dead, mother; dead she said, now
raising her eyes.
'Mho is dead, darling ? asked her mo,
ther, frightened at her strange tone.
Vaninka slowly opened her package
drew out the ring and hair it contained
and murmuring, Henry! 'Oh, mother
be is de ad = she fell sobbing into her mo-
ther's arms.
We change the scene now to Waterloo
in the latter part Of the battle between thu
armies of Napoleon and Washington
The movement we choose is the one il
which the Imperial Guard of the Empero
, threw themselves with desperate valor be-
) tween the advancing Prussian forces an
, the English army, to prevent their join
E ing their strength. Henry Werder at tn
head of his regiment, felt his heart thro
r with intense excitement, as the two in
; meuss columns, the flower Of the Frenc
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