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Feeling that objection would be useless , I consented to leave the matter entirely with him , being satisfied that so great a politician and military hero was a safe person to trust with such arrangements . And now the morning of our departure having arrived , the bright aurora was filling the balconies of heaven with golden clouds , and all nature seemed putting on her gayest attire . Then the sun rose in all its splendor , and not a cock in town but gave out a crow , nor a dog that was a dog that did not send up a bark , nor a sparrow that did n't get into a tree top and mingle his sweet notes in the curious medley , which the major held to be in honor of his departure , the elements always being on the side of greatness . At ten o'clock I took leave of Bessie , having sealed my affections for her with a kiss , and wiped away the tear that hung so touchingly in her eye , as she said in a subdued voice , `` Perhaps we shall never , never meet again . But if you will not forget me , I will not forget you . '' To which I replied that death only would make me forget her , since there was written in her face loveliness so perfect , that time could only brighten it in my memory . Again she blushed , and cast upon me such a bewitching look that it almost made me falter in my resolution to leave her behind .