The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-01-27

| the rebels were known 10 be desperate
Under the affecting Intelligence th2 two
women found their only consolation in
religion, in committing their dear one
to the care of God Every day, on her
way to the town, Marguerite was accus,
toned to pause for few moments at
the spot where she had first met her
bctrothcd, aud where, during the happy
days Of their courtship, he had raised
a rustic seat, she used to kneel beside
that simple memcnto aud pray fervcnily;
nor did she ever arise and 20 on her way
without feeling strengthened and cl-
couraged.
Every evening on her return her FIRST
question was i" las Juan written z"
Audit old woman would silently shake
her head with desparing gesture,
which seemed to imply: Juan will
never write to us again ~
Ono day as Marguerite was returning
from Bagneres she was overtaken by
violent thunder storm. There was no
place of refuge nearer than her own
cottage, aud with her garments drip.
ping, her eyes nearly blinded by the
driving rain, she hastened toward it,
| What did she see? A blazing, light
ning.stricken pile, surrounded by a
crowd of terrified villagers.
Mother - cried Marguerite, darting
onward, "wherc are you z"
A cry Of agony from within the burn
ing cottage was the reply.
Mother, courage I'll save or die
with you !" And before the astouuded
spectators could detain her she rushed
through the flames. A minute, which
seemed au age of agonzing suspense
elapsed, aud Marguerite rcappeared,
dragging forth her Pous burden, and
forming with her own body rampant
against the flames. Scarcely had she
allowed the old woman to fall into some
Of the arms ready to receive her, when
the heroic girl sank down herself, in
animate.
When she opened her eyes, continued
the curate, she was in an apartment in
my house, whittier | had caused her to
becarried. Gertrudennd had watched
for three days aud three nights by her
bed, awaiting the moment of conscious
ness Her first sensation was that of
torturing pain in her face. She raised
her hand to it and lelt thlt it was so
cnyclopcl in banlages as to leave ouly
tie mouth and eyes free. A cry cs.
capped her lips "Oh, | remember the
storm.-lhe fames-I am disfgurcd for
life-is it not SO ?"
Gertrude and | we're silent. 1t was
but too true; the deyouring elements,
leaving her body, protected by her wet
clothes, untouched, had seized ON her
face. The beauty of feature aud deli.
cacy Of complexion, which had procured
for her her graceful sobriquet, were
totally destroyed.
Until the bandages were removed,
which the surgeon did not as yet Judge
it as prudent to do, he could not tell
the extent of the disiguremcnts, but
that il would be very great was certain.
Our silence, and the tears which we
could not ropress, acquainted the poor
| child with bnr mis- sf,rtuno Sho r;s,J
Lnr o,os >, II III, ',: 'I':0U
ovnrc,s;on or ra.;1.,;a w nf, O'n,u ~ M :
viii nv God . sL1 s"ia ..ho, Is, -, ~"
Jran soo mo III" ~ " "0'
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hajal you'Se'' o"e
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sarr;oas ' 80, g., 10 V""'u w. 'y' n's
ana nons;on ' o.S u ,''iI "oIJ "'S us u's'',arso
n t ,on C"' or ,."aira aJ "ou'u r,t Ue WIN 'he"
:" "" VI '"''o aay" ~ 'u''"erinos''
haVlng hnIshed reading the letter,
marguerite ieli into profound reverie,
from winch neither Gertrude's fond ca
ressos nor my attempts at consolation
could arouse her. "oh, sir, she said
at last ut IS not, indeed, 1t is not for
my own sake that value beauty, but
now can Juan love me when he sees me
IN this state r At that moment the
surgeon entered, and, having felt his
patients pulse he began silently to re-
move the bandages. AS soon as Mar
guerite leit that her wounds were ex-
posed she asked Tor mirror
:" Not yet, my child; not TO day" said
the doctor. She tried to raise her hands