Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-05-25

i -IlE N6ORT of JESSIE hROwN.Tlhe
following, touching story Is connected
with the rescue Of Lucknow BY the
Highland forces, under Sir Colin Camp
bell, on the 26th of September. Il has
been committed 10 an Immortal fame
BY the genius Of the most eminent
poets and lecturers in the world
Whittier and Longfellow have told the
story in song, Chapm has woven it into
. beautiful lecture on temperance. The
universal confederacy OF literary writer's
have SO entwined it about the memory
of their readers, that it will not soon
be forgotten. The following. account
10 taken from the letters Of lady who
was one Of the sufferers relieved by the
gallant Sir Colin Campbell. ~
death stared us in the face. We
were fully persuaded that in twenty
four hours all would be over. The en-.
gineers had said SO, and all knew the
worst. We women strove TO encourage
each other, and to perform the light dn-
ties which had been assigned to us,
such as conveying orders to the batteries
aud supplying the men with provisions,
especially cups of coffee, which we pre-.
pared day aud night. had gone out
to try and make myself useful, in CON-
pany With Jessie Brown. POor Jessie
had been in q state of restless excite.
mept all through the siege, and had
fallen away visibly within the last few
days. A constant fever consumed her,
and her mind wandered occasionally,
especially on that day, when the recol-
lection of home seemed powerfully pre-.
sent to her. At last, overcome with
fatigue, she lay down on the ground,
wrapped up in her plaid. sat beside
her, promising to awaken her when, rs
she, said, her father should retsrn
from the plowing.' She at length fell
into q profound slumber, motionless
and apparently breathless, her head
resting in my lap. i myself could no
longer resist the inclination to sleep in
spite Of the continual roar Of cannon.
Suddenly l was aroused by a wild
and unearthly SER close to nv ear;
my companion 81, upright beside
me, her arms r. al her head bent
forward in the { listen:ng.-
A look Of intens, =, 'roke Over her
she g.As..4 my hand,
drew me towards her, aud exclaimed,
Dinna hear it dinna We bear it Av,
I'm no dreaming; it's the slogan o
the Highlanders Were saved; we're
saved' Then, fiinging herself on her
knees, she thanked God with passion.
ate fervor. 1 felt utterly bewildered;
my English ears heard only the roar Of
artillery, and I thought my koor Jes-
sic was still raving, but she darted TO
the batteries, and ! heard her cry in
to the men, Courage ! bark
to the slogan-to the Macgrcgor, the
grandest Of them all Here's help at
last" To describe the effect Of these
words upon the soldiers would be- i'm.
possible. For moment they ceased
firing, and every soul listened with iu-
tense anxiety. Gradually, however,
there arose . murmur Of bitter disap-
and the wailing Of the wo.
men who had focked out began anew
as the Colonel shook his head. Our
dull lowland ears heard nothing but
the rattle of the musketry. A few
moments more Of the deathlike sus-
peuse of this agonizins hope and Jessie
who bad again sunk on the ground,
sprung to her feet, and cried in voice
80 clear and piercing that it was heard
along the whole hne-"Will ye no be.
lieye moo? The slogan has ceased in
deed, but the Campbells are comm
Dye hear, dye hear"
At that moment We seemed indeed
to hear the voice of God in the distance, !,
when the bagpipes Of the Highknders
brought US tidings Of deliverance, for
now there was no longer any doubt
Of the fact That shrili, penetrating.
ceaseless sound, which rose above all
other sounds, would come neither from
the advance Of the enemy nor from the
work OF the sappers. No. it was indeed
the blast Of the Scottish bagpipes, now
Dhrih and hsrsb, a ithseateaing ven.
gence On the foe, then in softer tones,
to promise succor TO their
friends in need. Never surely vas
there such scene ~ that which followed.
Not heart in tie Residsacy Of Lnrk.
boo, bxk bssed issslf bsfors God. An
y one imultaneous impulse, fell upon
their knees, aud nothing was beard
bot buTsting Sobs and Tie uurmured
prayer. Then aA ascse md there
rang out from the thomand lips q great
shout Of JOY which resounded FAR and