The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-03-08

shot passed through the fleshy part .
the left forearm, inficting u fearful
wound, and laying the arm bare to tn
very bone. His companions at once raj
to his assistance, for he had fallen, an,
raising him up they rejoiced to find tha
he was not dead In accordance witt
his instructions, his arm was bound NJ
ard the flow of blood stopped, aud h
was then carried to his tent A ser
want was sent OF TO the nearest house
several miles distant, for assistance, ant
in due time returned with an honest
good natured farmer, named Morris
who brought a carriage for the purpose
of conveying the wounded gentleman tc
the farm house
Thanking the old farmer for his kind
ness, Mr.. Scott wns assisted into tho
carriage aud conveyed to the house,
where the women folks had prepared
everything they could to make the
wounded mau comfortable II was sey.
eral miles 10 the residence Of the near
est surgeon, and il was after nightfall
before he arrived, by which time Mr..
Scott was IN a low condition on account
Of the wound remaining 50 long uudres.
sod In the meantime, however, he had
been well attended by the kind people
of the house, who did everything in
their power 70 help him, aud il was gen
crous, heartfelt kindness TOO, for they
did not at that time know the rank Of
the gentleman who lad thus become an
inmate Of their house.
The wound was found TO be o severe
one, aud the unfortunate young mab
suffered much I, would be tedious to
relate ia detail all that followed, We
need only % say that frver set in, aud
for time his life was despaircd Of 4
strong. vigorous constitution, however,
finally oycrcame the suffering. and be
recovered. Many weeks elapsed before
he was able to leave bis bed, and oven
when he bad advanced that fy towards
convalcsecncc il was weeks before hc
could leave the house whcgc he had
been 30 kindly cared for
Mr. Morrishad aaughicr Just turned
eighteen II We were writing loyc
story for the Loiyrr We might here dcs-
cribc al the loyrlinc~ this young lady
porscsscd. We might speak Of her
sparkling eyes her rosy checks, her m.
by lips her glossy hair and all that sort
Of thing but we won't We only gay
that she had all ihcse nad more too --
She was q genuine rustic banuty--aC,ir.
gentle, unsophistiolied country girl,
reared away out on the prairie whore
her father made ha home. She WAS 40
good as kind. and rs loving as she WIZ
beautiful During all tho Illness and
suffering Of the young Englshmau she
nuucd aud helped him Everything
that a woman could do, undcr the cir.
che did. Ia strangcland .
far from bis friends, aud his aristocratic
homo, the Kindness and attention Of
bis young country girl were to young
SSlt the ministratious Of an angel. aud
az h>aftcrwards often said, hc believed /
he neNr would have recovered but for
her s'stsly devotion aud kindness.
Under Nesc circumstances il Is not I
strange thal,lic gratitude the invalid
felt should ripY Into stronger feeling. |
Ailcr leaving h bed he had many
long weary hour 70 while away in that
quiet farm house, 4 his two compan. |
ions, in compliance WY his own earn. !
est request had started ne to Canada !
and the other to EnglandN ,at;sfv his /
friends regarding him. Ffsnsistcd on .
their going, or otherwise they,onId M, |
have left him. In those quiet lours in |
the old farm house on The prairie tho
fair and geutle country grl would sitbo. |
side that heir to dukedom the first stem
below the throne, and heariim talk Of
his grand old home, his gret friends
aud all the beauties aud loylAss of his
native land. Constant associs Jon with
each other soon awoke feelingAn their
hearts which had never been (erc be.
fore They loved, and were la M ONLY
IN each others society.
The long summer days shortcnA into
the mellow autumn time autumn kded
slowly away and winter opproaehedpnd |
still the young man fingered at thS old
farm house outon the prairie Theh.
est farmer and his good wife saw wA
made him linger, but they did not trenA
bic for their daughters honor. They
knew the young stranger well now, and
were not afraid to trust him. In hi
manly, honest face, they read his chat
acter, and saw that he was not man
such as their daughter might fear
And they we're right
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