Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-21
For the Herald.l
A Leaf From Ny Diary.

/ 49,
The Sabbath sun that clothed the
earth with smiles has gone to rest,
and nights dark shades have wrapt
the world in dreams, and dimly
twinkling from their spheres the
stars are struggling through murky
clouds. Far in the Western sky,
the evening star---''brightest Of her
train,"--has taken her place in the
frmament, shedding forth a lumin-
Gus light extending far up the arch
Of heaven, While memory, in the
solitude Of my chamber, is wander
ing backward far over the current
of years. A small diary kept while
in the army has been the only COM
panion of my thoughts during the
evening; and while glancing over
the events recorded within its folds,
memory has brought so vividly be-
fore my vision the friends and com
panions with whom we were wont
to associate, 1 have almost fancied
l heard their merry laughter ring
ing in upon the silence that wraps
in gloom my thoughts tonight.
Near the expiration Of our term
Of enlistment the - Regiment
was stationed in the City of Cincin-
natl, and to a great extent relieved
from the arduous and fatiguring
duties it had previously under
gone.
Sunday, August 14th, is record
ed in my diary as day long to be
remembered.
Harry B., had almost been my
inseparable companion since the
day of our enlistment. We had
long contemplated a visit to the su-
burban districts of the City, when
ON the day referred to, Harry pro-
posed the visit so long talked of,
when our footsteps led us TO that
beautiful and romantic locality |
known as mount Adams" The |
morning winds-unknown in the
city's crowded mart, were playing
amid the foliage Of forest trees
while from, the great city sleeping
at its base came the sound of ahun-
dred merry bells, announcing anoth-
or "day Of rest.'' From its eleva-
ted hight, the broad expanse of
heavens blue, seemed to close
down upon the world. The green |
hills of Kentucky formed an adj
background to the scene,
while the majestic Ohio-with an |
occasional steamer floating leisurly |
upon its mrufled bosom-had !
its undulations. A holy
calm pervaded all things bright and
fair. Nature seemed to vie in har-
mony with the mbroken Stiffness
Of the quiet Sabbath, The long
range of hills overlooking the city, |
reared their giant heads and seem
ed to rejoice in their majesty and
beauty, |
The dazzling rays Of the sun re-
lected their brilliancy on the church
iteeples, where gathering multi
,udes had assembled to worship the
Most High. And from the quiet
)eace that hovered over the great
,ity, We almost forgot wars dread +
llarms, and our comrades upon the
{ tented field"
AS the gathering shades of eve
ling stole quietly over the earth,
md the day sunk calmly to rest,
We returned to our quarters, with
mind full Of reflections, Of the great
less and majesty Of Him who made
he Universe and caused light to
ROW out of darkness.
Nearly four years have gone by
N the wings Of light and shadow"
ince that quiet Sabbath we passed
IN the shady nights of "Mount Ad-
ms" assured that we will never
scene spread out like
before us.
Tonight peace smiles upon our
and. The struggle for the Ma
ions life isover. War with all its
Genes of horror has given way to
is holy influence. II
Our old Organization is disband-
d; our comrads have dispersed
Occasionally we meet them and are
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