The Grief of an eId SsIeItr at the Dsath of

 his Commanief, cel. Marlin xeatf
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 Passing over tho battle 6eid af Molino Asl Rev. immediately alter victorious standard bed been planted on the eneiDys works, where lay the dead and wounded mingled together, my st,en,ioa was attracted to different places by the scenes of grief ana sofIow-scenes wlleh pained my teslngs and shocked my sighs--tbeFe found mary aequainf

 ances, dead and wounded. whom had seen but a short uiae previous fuli ot heaifh and wth bsioyau

 spirits, marching at fhe head of their eomuaaas in the strong hope that they woald sooa hy their no. ole deeds and heroic vsIor, achieve fame for theG

 selves and glory for thear country But Ala~y how uncertain afe the ways of life: there fousd the youth and the aged veteran who fell side by side 10 rse no more. Many of the most noble soals of the army. and the pride of tho country's ehvalry their performed ihsit last gallant acts on the stage ot lie Aiter going over ps,Ftion of the ground and hnding here and there ayalaed acquaintance ny atisnnon was attracted tc gray headed veteran who was standing by the side of one who had laIlee He is,suTiy toek his blanket from his back, and spread it over the corpse with great earr i rrde up To hlsn. and asked him whether that was an off

 eer- He looked up, aud every Lneaasent ofhis face eetosen'ng the greatest griefiePIied. "YOa never asked question sir more easily answered: ii is an officer" then asked him who it was. tic again repiled, .'Ihe best soldier of The 5th Infantry sir

 then alighfed from my horse aud uncoyertag the face, found t was Cd Martin Scon As I again covered the lace, the soldier centRned without ap. addressing himself to gay person in psftic

 IVY "ase AHteu hsha----tNey FlIi Dc Patd Tor thss---it it only had been me-zI have served with him almost four ensttnehs- but what will his poor family say" And as he concluded thus the tears eoursed down his furowsd cheeks, and the swelling of hts bosom showei how deeply he was affected hy the death of his veteran and gallant commander. Could there have been anything more affecting than the grief of this soldier on the battle. and how truly sublime and eloquent was hss reply to me that It was .iae best soldier of ths 5kA hssnfry,n Ifthe greatest orator Of the age had dweii upon inc mcm. ory of our departed friend until he had exhausted his euiogy and eloquenee. he could not have said anything which would make greater impression on our feelings than did the reply of this soldier Col. Martin Scott was among ''ths bsavest of the braye he fought his way into the army ia our last var with Great Britain; since that time he has been one oi the brightest ornaments and has sgnzlly dis. iinguished himself in the war with Mexico for which he has been promoted and breyeffsd.--N o Delta, -