The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-10
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y The soHli, IN the revolutionary war, Miss
Grscr, has hrcn mentioned Of lair will
! snmr Just cnrunlunis. We were happy IL
/ src tbs nniicr, Tor, 10 our opinion, In,
lIemales al Ibis country have mol had linir
Isl share ofprni-e tp their pfieai,une, sui
ferlnss, and brave and grueians excite
tnrnt aud feeling, Tor the common cause
al Lb'uy, IA that eyenlitl contest. The
females al Saragossa have obtained i'm
mortal glory lnr lhcir marital proves, dn-
ring The memorable srige ot HAT city they
fought aud iell with the courage of " tn,
sacred baud,' snd deserve inperishahlp
glory. Our women had not The Same op.
pnrlnnty, or they would have me,i,ed tIu
same praise theirs Mas htioism of diff.
iercnt nature, hui required ne much soul
aud nerve to "a through with. l. il not
rs hard Ia consent thai father, husband,
brother ar son, shonl1 20 Ia The wars, and
lhrn 80 silently 10 work Ia prepare them
fnr the fight brighten tfeir armour, mal,r
up the cartridges, adjust The ball To the
valibre of their mu,ktls, aud lhen bid them
IGod-spccd, With face full OF hope and \
hart full of grief aud then SIT donn, nj
home, with double portion of domestic
cares, Ia il is To fight And rs they rock
ed the cradle of unconscious ,niancy, theN
she the tear of fearful accident and LONELY
distress catching the sIis htesi noise made
by the passing traveller or watching the
eonntrnancc ofr,cry friend Who CHANGED
10 cross the threshold, IL see If liry cuul6
read in his eyes, any news from the
carp.
How often has The painful question been
asked have you heard amy thing from our
army and the cuuntcnancc Of n0e has
been 10 The enquirer, a full ansarr- your
husband ~ no morr, he sleeps with fhr
brave. Do.s not such a situation require
~ much iortitude and courage us to bear
the fntisucs and dangers of the ser,ier
The pomp pi,dc and circumstance Of
war" GAclte even the ordinary mind to
deeds Of " pith aud moment" but that
snrnl, solemn, patient courage, which
I waits lhecycuts Of Providence in calmnrgs.
is OF Il higher cnst in the scale Of moral
virtues. Oar females possessed this bt
yOnd all Women---it MAS not the unnatural
elevation of the Spartan matrao, hecausc
il contained II soitness ftom christian hu
milit, which nature never teaches. II is to
b. desired HAT all the Ane, dotcs which
" i'll serve To illustrat. the female character,
and To shcw the part they took III the con
test should be collected rs soon rs pos
sibe. II will soon be too late for accurate
dctniIs.--We reeollert Of hearing an anec
dute from an unqucstioRahr source, Illus
lrati,c Of the spirit aud feelings prevailing
among the females of that day. Although
il is moi marked by the slightest touch of
the romantic. yet II has suiliclcncy of
strength 10 keep II from being vulgar. A
good lady--wr knew her we'll when she
had aroNn old IN 1873, lived on the sea
board, about days march from Boston,
where the British army ihcn was. by
some Inaccountable accident, fbnour
MAS spread ia town aud country, In aud
about there, that the Regulars were on
n full march for the place, and would pro
baby arrive in three hours nj farihrst
This was after In. battle Of Lexington, md
ALL as might he we'll supposed, was in sad
cnnfusion- some were bpilhg with rage
and full of fight, some with fear aud ron
fusion, some hiding their treasures, and
others lying for life ia this wild moment,
when mos people, IN some way or other,
were frightened from their property, our
heroine, who had two sons. one aboui
nineteen years Of age, aud the other about
fsiXtern, was seen by our informant, pre-
pairing them 10 discharg, their duty. The
cliest she WAS able 10 equip IN fine style /;
she toak her husbands foNIlng piece,
F." madc for dnck or porcr," the good man
being absent on u cnasiiug voyage 10 Air-
gina and m il the powder horn and
shot bag bat the lad thinking the dnrk
and goose shot not quite tn" size IN hill
r. an,1rs, his mother took clscl, rut up
her, pewter spoons, and hammered them
ata snga and pul them into his bng, and
he set off IN great crancsi, but thought he
y oald call one moment and see the parson
who said, sell done, my brave boy-God
preserve YOU and on lac went IN the way
az his duty. The Youngest was importilnate
for his equipments, bat his mother could
find nothing To- arm him with but nm OLD
rusty sword ; ilc boy seemed rather lin
willing tn risk himself With this alone, but
fingered in the STREET, in n state II hesta-
ton, when his mother thus upbiaded him.
E. You John H@z""f, what viii your father
say If hr hears that child of his is afraid
10 meet the British, 70 along beg or
borrow gun, or you will ind one, ,hild
some coward, | dare say, will be- running
away, then take his gim and march forward,
) and II you come back, add hear you iate
not hrhaved lihc II man, | shall curry thu
bash Il shame on my face 10 the graac.'
She then shut the door, wiped the tear
from her eye, aud waited The issue the
hoy innrd the march. Such woman
could not have towards for her sons. In.
stances Of rciiucd and delicate pride and
affection occurred, ut that period, every,
day, IN different places, snd in fact this
disposition and feeling was then 81 com
mon, that it now operates rs one great
, caus. of our not having more facts OF this
kind recorded What few there are re-
membrred should not be lost. Nothing
great or glorious MAS ever achieved whIrh
woman did not aet in, advise OF consent
! TO.
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