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[A Highland soldier, who had been severely
wounded in battle, and whose life was saved by (I
the careful nursing and gentle ministrations of ^
Florence Nightingale?the heroine of the Cri- w
rnea?said, on being asked how he felt towards e.
his preserver, that his gratitude was too great (J
for words, and the only mode he had of giving tl
vent to his feelings was by kissing her shadow c<
when it fell on his pillow as she pnssed through ic
the ward on her nightly visit?Foreign Paper.) n
Among the wounded, on his couch,
The Highland soldier lay, ?
And from his wounds the tide of life tl
Was ebbing fast away, li
When o'er him bent a gentle form, *
To hear his dying tale?
'Twas that angel of the Hospital,
Fair Florence Nightingale^ t|
d
" Ah ! me," he cried?that soldier stem,
44 My wife ar.d children dear, p
So for, mj very for away, h
While I am dying here. J"
Great God! and must I perish thus;
And shelterless and lone, 0
Leave those whose love is more than life? h
My beautiful?my own!" *1
t P
14 Cease soldier," said a gentle voice, k
For Tie, who rules on high, P
Can hear as well the widow's wail
ci
As the young raven'* cry. ^
Trust in his strength as thou art weak, t,
And let thy prayers ascend U
To Ilini, the widow's surest stay? d
The orphan's kindest friend.
r a
44 And hnply, sohlier, we may yet, - ^
"With God's good aid, restore
Thee to thy wife and little ones j,
As hale as heretofore ; h
And O, what swelling thankful hearts? ti
What joy there will be then, ^
To brighten up the soldier's home ..
Within his Highland glen." s
Liko dew upon the bruised reedLike
light to dungeons dark? * 0
Or like the dove, with olive boughs
Returning to the ark, "
Came those kind, gentle, hopeful words
Unto the soldier's enr,
With prophet-dreams of health restored, f
And home's tevivinr? cheer. r
I Willi bkillful hands the angel nurse t
Pouted oil ar.d wine upon i
) The soldier's agouizing wounds, 4
f Until iheir pang was gone ;
And still she nursed him tenderly
Through months, which glided by, c
Before health bloomed upon his cheek 1
Or brightened in his eye.
Ah, gentlo one, 'tis thine to bless ! i
Thy mission is divine ; '
And rays from Heaven's mercy scat
Upon thy pathway shine.
There's healing in thy woman's hand, t
And, In thyv woman's heart, <
A fount of gentleness, whose How
No impulse gains irotn art.
M> And soldier eay?what thoughts arise
When aho, thy nurse, appears?
The soldier turned upon his couch I
And, checked by manly tears, 1
He answered, M words ate weak to tell;
lies shadow eeenas like light, J
And I kiss it she walks the ward I
i 'fcoheer die sick by night!" j
* Ntxc Orle<tnt, Novembert igfttj. 'i
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interesting ^hetrtjrs.
Jbe dU ^IrlrIo i* Iff q i 0 c n.
Sometimr just before or about tbo begin?ing
ot'tbo war, Serjeant Jasper, of Marion's
>rigade, had the good fortune to save the
ife of a young, beautiful, and dark-eyed cre?le
girl, called Sally St. Clair. Her suscepible
nature was overcome with gratitude to
ler preserver, and this soon jipened into a
assion of love, of the most deep and fervent
:ind. She lavished upon him the whole
reallh of her atFections, and the whole depths
f a passion nurtured by a southern sun.
Vhcn he was celled upon to join the ranks
f his country's defenders, the prospect of
heir separation almost maddened her.?
heir parting came; hut scarcely was she
ift alone, ere her romantic nature prompted
he means of their re-union. Once resolved,
o consideration of danger could datnper.
cr spirit, and no thought of consequences
ould move her purposo. She severed her
~>nrr *?rw1 intlv rlnnflntc on/1
- - - ^ ??? % j v?? ? ? V/ "?'IU |?l v? IViUVi 11 V71 r? v 1 I
rith male atliro. In these sho robed herslf
and set forth to follow tho fortunes of
or lover.
A smooth-face, beautiful and delicate
trippling appeared among tho hardy, rough
ud giant frames who composed tho corps
> which Jasper belonged, 'l'ho contrast be
iveen the stripling and these men, in their
ncouth garbs, their massivo faces, emrowned
and discolored by sun and pain,
as indeed striking. 15ut none were more
sgcr for tho battle, or so indifferent to fague,
as the fair-faced bov. It was found
nit his energy of character, resolution and
mirage, amply supplied his lack of pliysjue.
None ever suspected him to be a wo
an. Not even Jasper himself, although
10 was often by his side, penetrated hcrdisuise.
The romance of her situation increased
ic fervor of her passion. It was her do
ght to reflect that, unknown to him, she
as by his side to watch over him in the
our of danger. She fed her passion upon
im in the hour of slumber; hovering near
itn when stealing through the swamp and
ticket, and befng always ready to avert
anger from his head.
But gradually there stole a melancholy
resontimcnt over the poor girl's mind. She
ad been tortured with hopes deferred'; the
ar was prolonged, and tho prospect of beig
restored to him grew more and more
ncertain. But now she felt that her dream
f happiness could never he realized. She
ecame convinced that death was about to
natch her away from his side; but she
rayed that she might die, and he never
new to what length tlio violence of her
nssion had led her.
It was on an eve before a battle. The
amp had sunk into repose. The watchres
were burning low, and only the slow
'end of sentinels foil upon the profound sisnce
of the night air, as they moved
tirough the dark shadows of the lorest.
(retched upon the ground, with no other
ouch than a blanket, reposed the war-like
>rm of Jasper. Climbing vines trailed
tiemselvcs into a canopy above his head,
tirough which the stars shone down softf.
The faint flicker from the expiring cmfirs
of a fire, fell athwart upon his connenance,
aud tinged the cheek of ono who
ent over his couch. It was the smooth-faed
stripling. She bent low down, as if to
isten to his dreams, or to breathe into his
oul pleasant visions of love and happiness,
tut tears traco themselves down the fair
>ne'a cheek, and fall silentlv and ranidlv un
J 4 J k
>n the brow of her lover. ?
A mysterious voice 1ms told licr that the
iour of parting has come : that to morrow
icr destiny in eoosumated. There is one
ast, long, lingering look, and then the uniftppy
maiden is seen to tear herself away
roiu the spot, to weep out her sorrow in
>rivacy.
Fierce and terrible is the conflict that on
he morrow rages 011 that spot. Foremost
n that baltlo is tho intrepid Jasper, and
sver by his sido fights the stripling warrior.
)ftcn, during the heat and smoke, beams
iuddenly upon the eyes of Jasper the melincholy
face of the maiden. In the thick:st
of tho fight, surrounded by enemies, the
ovors fight side by side. Su Jdenly a lance
s levolled at the breast of Jasner: but aw if.
er than tho lanco is Sally St. Clair. There
3 a wild cry, and at the feet of Jasper sinks
.ho maidcu, with tho life-blood gushing
iom her white bosom, which has been
hrown as a shield, before his breast, lie
needs not uow tho din, nor the danger ol
:ho conflict; but down by the sido of the
lying boy be kneels. Then, for the first
;ime, does he learn the stripling is his love ;
.hat often by the camp tiro, and in the
ivvamp, she has been by bis side; that the
lira visions in his slumber of an angel-facc
Covering over him, had iodeed been true,
In tho midst of the battle, with her lover by
tier side, and tho barb in her bosom, the
heroic maiden dies I
Her name, her sex, and her noble devo.
Lion, soon became known through tho corps
fhere was a tearful group gathered around
ber grave, there was not one of those hard)
warriora who did^not bedew her grave with
tears. They buried her near tho rivor Sou
toe " in h green shady nook, that looked as
if it had been stolen out of Paradise."
2) IWlipg XlrqgeOy i?i Mexico.
On a certain evening, two American officers,
belonging to some volunteer corps, nt- 1
tended the Cathedral in Mexico, where certain
services were held appertaining to the
nuns at the western part of San Francisco. '
The cathedral was tilled, as usual, with a ]
large crowd of the faithful; and, at the con- j
elusion of the ceremonies, when they were <
disperaing, the two officers liugered in the j
church, gating at the expensive ornaments; (
as they were also in the act of retiring, a ^
nun who remained behind the rest of the
sisterhood made a sign to one of the officers, j
who was slowly following the footsteps of
his comrade, that she wished to speak to *
him. Returning to the nun, a dialogue en- 1
sued, in substance as follows : '<
" You are an American officer?" j
i wn, manam, ana out recently Horn Uie I
land of Yankees."
44 I presume, sir, you arc a man of honor g
aud discretion."
44 Those qualities, added to courage, make
up tho composition of an American soldier."
44 Will you rendsr mo an important service
I"
" You have but to command mo."
44 I will not conceal from you that the
service I ask at your hands require not
only discretion, but extraordinary intrepidity.
Now, knowing this, are you still willing
to assist me ?"
" Yes, I am determined."
" Very well; when you hear the convent
bell strike twelve to night, ho at the sidegate.
I shall be there to open it, and on
your knocking three times, you shall learn
what it is I require of you. Will you bo
faithful to the rendezvous ?"
44 Yes."
" Well, I depend upon yon. Adieu."
They parted, and the otficer rejoined his
companion, as they pursued their way to
the American quarters, related to him all
that had transpired, and asked him if he
should till the appointment.
The other advised him to do so. by all
means, and. for fear of accident, offered to
j accompany him to tho gate at the appoint...1
? "?, It
Supposing the affair to end in one of v
those innocent adventures so common in j
Mexico, and taking it for granted that the '
lady had been struck with his personal np- j
poHianee, the olliccr, with his companion, g
repaired to the gate, according to agreement;
and upon giving a concerted signal, ^
the entraque was opened by the nun.
"You arc truly a man of courage and ^
honor, and entitled to my warmest grati- *
tude." t
After conducting him to her coll, where a
lamp was burning, she politely invited him <
to sit down, and. producing two bottles, re- j
quested him to take a glass of wine with
her?a request which a man and a soldier ]
is not apt to treat with indifference. Filling .
up a glass out of one bottle, she took a little
herself out of the other, and after he hnd ,
finished his, she told him to go to the op ^
posile side of the bed from herself. The of- .
tfcer, still innocent, obeyed, when the nun
thus addressed him : s
" Well, wo arc quite alone. Is my door !
bolted ? Look ?" '
And at the same instant, to bis utter lior- i
ror and amazement, she discovered to him I
the dead body of a monk, whose clothes (
were stilT and matted with blood, whilo she <
continued: ]
" The favor T require is that you take th's ,
body on your shoulders, and convey it beyond
the gates of the convent. I will light
you to the gates of the first court. Obey
instantly, or your life will be in peril, for if'
you attempt to escape, I will shoot you '
through the head !" And suiting tho nc- ;
tion to the word, she drew a pistol from her 1
bosotn and presented it at him. " I know,"
she added, " that my own life will ho the j
forfeit, for after despatching you I have a
poinard for myself?tho same w ith which I
stabbed that miserable monk.
, Seeing no otuor means of escape, the officer
took up the body, and accompanied by
tho nun, who carried a dark lantern, pro- '
! ceeded to tho gate by which ho had enter,
ed ; and, upon issuiug fiom it, threw down
his horrible burden at the feet of his com,
rade, who waiting to enjoy a laugh at what
they both imagined would terminato iu a
nious love iutriirue.
* M ^ .
After recounting to his friend the almost
incredible adventure in which ho hnd been
engaged, they resolved to communicate the
circumstance to (Jeneral Worth, in person ;
hut, they had only proceeded a short distance
from the convent, when the officer who
hod brought out tbo body bogan to complain
of tTio most violent and excruciating
pains. IIo soon fell upon the pavement
and expirod. He had been poisoned.
" Iluan."?Here is tho last M good thing"
about the hoops:
Little Boy*."Ma, what is 'hush J* **
Mother?"Whv, my doar 1 why do you
ask P
Little Boy?"Because I aeked sister Jsno,
yesterday, what made her new dress stick out
so,and she said "An#*/*
Jtotmonms. ]
i
[From the Savannnlt Daily Morning News.] |
flur>ning q Soto; Jt
on, HOW UNCLE JOSH BOLES DA UK HI) CP THE (
WHOXQ 8APLINO. g
Old uncle Josiali IJoles was an in- c
veteratc joker, so fond of indulging bis
mischievous humor that ho often run (
imminent risks of unpleasant, and n
iven serious consequences, rather, than r
forego the enjoyment of a joke or a 1;
|ui7.. He was no rcspectorof persons,
imcs or place, and if tempted by op- t
portunity, would be as apt to perpe- 1
;rate ins inn m a prayer-meeting aa at t
i corn-shucking, upon a stranger as I
eadily as upon a familiar acquaint- n
mce. On one occasion, he came near t
paying clearly for the indulgence of 1
tis mischievous propensity. 1
lie had heen on a journey to Missis- r
sippi to look after some business mat- o
ers, and was returning home through J
\labama. One evening he 6toppcd at
he tavern of a country village. Alter d
upper lie entered the bar-room, and h
ook a seat by the lire, and, like a good o
)ld-fashionecl country gentleman, as he a
vas, smoked his pipe. His attention v
vas soon attractect by a singularly o
ooking, half-witted, dwarfish young o
nan, who was lounging about the .]
loor. The fellow was not more than s
bur feet high, with an immense head, lj
:ovcrcd with long, shaggy hair, which
tood out in every direction?the sep- v
irate locks seeming to have no affinity a
o each other. A very short neck con- r
leeted this head with large square t
boulders, from which the body sloped h
lown. wedge-shaped, to his feet, which r
verc large, bare and unwashed. i
Uncle Josh, as he was familiarly a
:alled, was not loner in making ac- t
[uaintancc of the chap with the big a
icad, whom lie found to he very sim- o
>le, talkative and inquisitive. f
Uncle Joeli affected to take a won- n
lerful liking to his now acquaintance, v
vho gave his name as Benjamin Bunch, r
iicn was much flattered by Uncle e
rush's estimate of his parts, especially c
>y his lavish praises of his head and "
boulders, and the liking soon be:amc
mutual. The result was that a
jargain was struck, in pursuance of
vhich Ben was to go with Uncle Josh
o Georgia in the morning, for twenty
lollars a month and found." " I
Ben was delighted, and immediately f
set about to make preparations for the 1
journey. Going homo he told his peo- 1
l>lo that he was off to Georgia where *
ie was to have twenty dollars a month t
md a easy situation. <
Tho matter was soon noised over the '
rillage that Ben Bunch was going to i
jleorgia with a gentleman, who had f
hired him for twenty dollars a month, 1
md in a short time a number of his <
acquaintances had gathered in tho bar- s
room to ascertain what they could in 1
regard to the matter. Ben hail only l
h/>/in nbl/i f/"k tluon u'lint o uiAn. *
uuuii iiuiv; i/v niv.in h it??v ?% tjiv/n- r
strous nice man," Mr. liole9 was, the ^
wages lie was to receive?twenty dol- '
lars a month and found?ami that his t
utaation was to be an easy one. >
One or two had ventured to open a t
conversation with the old gentleman i
from Georgia, were anxious to know ?
to what use ho was going to put lien i
liuneli, who, they said, was too lazy to ?'
keep the flies on of himself in warm
weather, and hadn't sense enough to
get under the shelter out of the rain. ?
"So much the better for that," said <
Uncle Josh, in his slow, distinct inAn- 1
ner of speaking.
"He's jest the man lor me. I've 1
got a situation that will suit him ex- i
uetly."
Tho questioner began to despair of <
trotting any further satisfaction, when |
f>un came in with his host suit on, and
a bundle in his hand ready to start I
early in the morning for Georgia. i
u lien," enquired one of his acquain- I
tances " what in creation is you gwine
to do down in Georgia?"
" Oh, you never mind," replied Ben, '
"I'm gwine in the morning with that
ere gentleman. Ho can tell you what 1
I'm gwine for."
Then Ben saw some ono outsido to
whom ho wanted to. communicate his
good fortune, und ho was soon surrounded
by a crowd about tho door,
some of whom cautioned him, telling
him that ho didn't know but what the
man he was going with was a kidnapper,
or perhaps he would work him to
death in a two handed saw-mill.
Ben began to feel a little curious,
and the party agreod with him that he
hould know* what was to be his emjloyinent
before lie went any further
n business. The crowd went into the
lar-room, where Uncle Josh was enoying
his second pipe by the fire, deermincd
to be satisfied about the mat
er. After keeping them in suspense
ionic time, Uncle josh rose up, knockid
the ashes from his pipe, and said?
" Well, gentlemen, the fact is my
?ld woman is getting rather poorly,
ind I want him to set in the fire cor-!
icr for her to break bark over his
lead."
Hen, who had been setting on a
>ench, sprang to his feet as if he had!
>een shot. A loud laugh burst from
ho party, but above all could be heard J
jcti s curses, as ho sprang into the!
niddle of the floor, threw down his
iiutdlo, and began rearing and prance
ike an enraged catamount. Jlisi
insey coat was soon peeled, sleeves i
oiled up?and but for the interference!
if the crowd, lie would have had Uncle
Cosh by the " goozle" in a twinkling.
"Dad fetch ycr cvcrlastiii' pictcr to :
llnmintioTi ovplnItnpfl Th'n. striknior I '
lis brawny fists, and making the palms j
>f his foot crack together as he sprung
t least two feet frotn the floor?u your i
rife break bark over my head! yon!
'Id drated cuss! I'd like to 6ce yo;;
r ary other woman in Georgia do it.
Test lest me at him, boys, and I'll
huck him out o'his skin quicker'n
ightin' you see if I don't
Uncle .Tosh was taken by surprise,
,'hcn ho saw so much life in the dwarf, i
nd began to feel apprehensive for his j
afety when he found it took three of j
he best, men in the bar-room to hold j
liin. It was several minutes, and not I
intil the proprietor of the house had ;
nterferred, that, lien's rage was at all!
ppeascd. After lie had become a 1 it- j
le calm, TTticlo .Tosh made a rather:
avkward explanation of what he meant
nly for a little fun, and bv treating
he whole party to poach and honey, j
nd asking Ben's pardon, tho matter j
ens amicably settled. But it was
norc than any of Ben Bundle's friends j
:vcr dared to do to ask him about that]
asy situation down in Georgia, at i
'twenty dollars a month and found."
Itj q
A few nights since, a tall, eccentric
icrsonago was observed, by the tenmts
of the cabin of one ot the Albany
\\j j'ti km hi ouiivii ) v;? uutions,
garnished bv a variety of hops,
kips, and jumps which betokened anyhing
but a sane mind in the pcrform;r.
The movements of this personage
betrayed trouble and pain, and tliey
vcre at last so perfectly distressing to
lie beholders that, a consultation was
icld and a committee of three appointed
to inquire into the cause of the
Granger's unaccountable movements.
With due caution the deputies apwoachcd
their man, while the others
gathered around within ear-shot to
vitness whatever " tale'' might be
'unfolded." The committee slated
heir reasons for troubling him with
vliat might be deemed impertinent in,errogatories,
and concluded their renarks
by requesting to know the reason
of his apparent perplexity, and
.vh ether or not they could render him
my aid.
" Wall," said the stranger, who was
i Yankee, and who spoke in the most
solemn accent, while his face ^videnicd
a deal of pent-up sorrow, " Wall,
[ don't know but you might help a felcr
a little. I'm in a heap of pain?
LAiK/kMA#l ISUa ftJvlf I ?n n
juiui;ri;u nr?v; oi.\? ? . x m ?* *% j'iwuv
licnt."
The ears of the entire party were
listended, and months perceptibly
parted to wonder-width.
w In a predicament," said one of the
trio, " pray, what ia it ? V?ro feel desirous
of alleviating any misfortune
that may have befallen yon."
" That's clever," said the Yankee.
" Wall, maybe none of you was ever
kicked by a hosg ?"
All admitted that tliov had escaped
such calamity.
44 Nor bit by a spider ?"
No ono i>lcad guilty.
44 Nor cnosed by a rattlesnake ?"
44 No," unanimously.
44 Nor been caught in a thunder
shower with a gal, and lelt meaner 'an
thunder ?"
Not anian in the assembly had experience*!
that mishap.
4 Well, my predicament is worso, I
calculate, than any ot them.''
44 Do tell us what it is," was the
earnest request of a very respectable
clergyman.
"Well, gents, I rather guess I will.
The sole of my right foet itches like
sin, and I can't get off my boot to
scratch it!"
The cabin was cleared in about the
space of a minute.
now many of us are occasionally
caught in public with an itching sole,and
cannot " get at it to scratch."
61* o n 0 p q p Q $.
Reader, is your grandfather living ?
Tou say lie is, but very old and infirm
! Well, then, love and cherish
him ; throw all the light you can over
his path to the grave.
Though the hand of Time has bowed
his form, and left, the dark impress
of its shadows on his manly brow?
.1 , .i " * *
cnanging, too, rlie vigor ol his once energetic
mind?still, let memory bear
you back to your childhood, when
your trottling little form was first led
out on the green grass before the door,
by grandpapa; for, if your father was
young, and you chanced to be the firsthorn,
be would have made a very
awkard nurse ; then, what did lie know
about amusiug a child ??running after
butterflies ? tossing the ball ? flying
the kite? Only imagine your young
tether trying to give you a ride on his
-boulder? Why, the first thing you!
did, of course, was to weave your little
fingers through the beautiful hair,
crushing the wavy curls, over which'
an hour of bis time had been wasted
that morning; and then what a shout
you gave, when your mischievous eyes
rested on the snow-white dickey, that
had been rendered as stiff as pasteboard,
by the skillful bands of the
laundress! Down goes little son off
the shoulder in less time than it took
to place liini there. " Nurse, do come
here and take the child?" exclaims
papa, in not a very pleasant tone while
lie tries in vain to adjust the wrinkled
collar. Do you think grandpapa %
would have put you down for disarranging
his toilette ? No, indeed ! lie
would have laughed, and called yon
his little rogue'; lie had seen too much
baby-fun to let such a trifle disturb
hiin.
lcs, young reader, be kind to dear
old grandpapa; never let him ask a
second time tor his cane, hat and slippers
; be ever ready to wait upon hint
at table, and see that he is first served
; let every deference be paid him
by tlie servants, no matter how childish
his demands may be. And when
the shadows of old age have dimmed
his sight and he can no longer read
his Hi hie. select such chapters as you
think lie will like, and spend part of
each day in reading to him. And at
last, when the mission has gone fortlr
from above?when the messenger has
arrived to bear hirn from you, soothe
hiin in the trving hour?wipe tho
death-drops as they gather on lus brow
?speak softly to him, or sing some
sweet plaintive air by the side of tho
bed?music, in the dying room, is like
pouring balm on the weary soul; it
opens the gates of heaven for tho spir- *
it to enter. Thus you cheer his last
moments, and, though tho lamp of lite
be but fast flickering in the soeket~
though his voice bo hushed forever,and
the light of his eye darkened, he
may still bo se nsible to all your kindness?still
feci the pressure of your
soft, warm hand, even though his bo
chilled with tho rohh-o?a tU??
v? iiiv |^ia?
I never felt the power of a father's
love ; my mother, when the rich bloom
of youth first crimsoned her cheek, bestowed
her hand to one advanced in'
years, lie proved a kind husband
and father, but ere I could test his
love he died ; so my grandfather is tho
one with whom my sweetest memories
of homo arc associated. It was ho
who watched over my peaceful child*hood?who
first taught inc to lisp.
" Now* I lay mo down to sleep."
simple though the words be, time could
never erase them from my heart, every
chord of which thrills now, whenr
i ?i -- ? * -*
cvv;i jl noiir uivui jx-sponuea oy me innocent
lips of my own litileones, while
they kneel before nie. It's ft prayer*
that reaches tho hearts of all, for in its
simplicity is centered more depth of
faitli than the out-pourings from the
lips of tho eloquent can ever commnnd;
and I seldom hear it uttered
without ^oinp back to the little rooiVi.
where I first knelt to breathe it by <ho
1 eido of my dear old her.