Columbus Democrat., 1838-06-30
REVOLUTIONARY ANECDOTES.

British cthccr, having been sent from George
| town, TO negotiate an exchange Of prisoners, was
! conducted, after the usual ceremony Of hlnd0ldinr
| into Marons cncampmcnt When the business
was concluded, the Officer took M his hat to retire.
"Oh, no" said Marion, It is now about our time
of dining and hope, sir, YOU will give us the
| pleasure OF your company 10 dinner. On mention
of the word dinner, the British officer looked around
him but, TO his great modification, could see nei-
thcr pot nor pam nor any other utcnSlI that could
raise the spirits of a hungry man," Conc, Tom, y
said the general, TO one OF his men, "gvc us our
dinner" The dinner, to ich he alluded, was no
other than few sweet potatoes roasting under the
| emhers, and which, Fom with his pine-sticl poker,
| soon drew from their conccaImcnt; pinchng them,
every now and then, with lis fingers, especially tie
large ones, to ascertain whether they were sulli-
| cleDy roasted them having cennscd them from
the ashes partly by blowing Them with bis ,hrGatf.
old cation shirt, he piled some of the best on large
piece of bark, and placed them between the British
officer and Marion, on the trunk Of a fallen pine,
when they sat" fear SIR, said the general,
" our dinner will not prove so palaablc as could
wish but il is the best we have The officer who
was a well bred man, took up one Of the potatoes,
affecting TO cat it, as il he had found great dainty:
but presently, he broke ont into a hearty laugh,
Marion looked surprised &" | beg pardon, general"
said the other; Nv was only thinking, how droly
some Of my brother officers would look, if our gov
Crnment were to give them such bill of fare as
this !'--"l suppose" replied Marion. it IL not
equal to their style ofdnng. r." No, indeed" said
the officer; &" but this IMAGINE is one of your ac-
cldenlal lent dinners in general no doubt you live
much better. "--" Rather worse" reloned the A.
mcrican; " for often we don't get enough of this"
" But though stnted IN nprochtom, you draw noble
pay." Not a cent, sir, replied Marion not
cent"
On bis return to Georgetown, he was asked BY
colonel Watson, why be- booked 50 serious. 81
have cause, slr," replied he, 10 look serious" -
" Has Marion refused TO treat -" No SIR alas
Washington defeated sir Henry Clinton;n " No,
sir not That neither; but porsc. have seen an
Amercau general and bis officers without pay, and
almost without clothes dining on roots and drink
mg water, aud all these priyatIon5 undergone for
Liberty. What chance have we against such men
An American soldier flying from party Of tie
enemy, sought the protection Of Mrs. Richard Shu-
brick HIS purSucrs pressing closely after him, in
sisted that he should be delivered up, and in case Of
refusal threatened immediate destruction to her
housc. Bat this intrepid efsale placed herself be-
fore the chamber into which the unfortunate fugitive
had been conducted, and rcsoutely said 4" To men
Of honour the chamber Of lady should be sacred.
viii defend it, thought perish. You may succeed
and enter IT, but it shall be over my corpse. The
officer was for q moment, speechess. +" Ii mus
kets he exclaimed, q were placed IN the hands Of
few such women, our only safety would bc in re-
treat. Your heroism, Madam, protects you re-
lnquisli The pursuit"
So much indeed were the ladies' Of the south
habiiuated to injuries, and 50 warmly were they in
terested IN tie contest, that mslonuncs were
cause rather Of I0cularity, than regret Mrs. Sab-
ia Elliott having witnessed the activity Of an officer
who had ordered the plundering Of her poultry
house, and finding an old Muscoyy drake which
had escaped the general Search had it caught, or
dered a servant to follow, on horseback and deliver
The fowl to the officer; with her compliments that
she concluded, in the hurry Of departure, it had
been leit behind, altogether by mistake.
An anecdoie is related Of Mrs. Charles Elliott. A
British officer noted for nhumanty and oppression
meeting this lady in garden adorned with great
variety Of flowers, asked the name ofthe clamomile
which seemed to flourish with remarkable luxuri-
ance :" rhat is the rebel flower" she replied
| g Tie rebel aowerW reoined the officer; "Why
| did it receive that name I" Because, answered
the lady, it thrives most, when most tramped on.
| Shortly after the commencement Of the war the
| family Of Dr.. Charming, then residing 10 England,
removed to France, and sailed thence in well arm
ed vessel for America. They had proceeded only
| a short way, when they were attacked by prlva-
teer. A fierce engagement ensued during which,
Mrs Claiming staid on deck handing cartridges,
dressing the wounded, and exiorlng the crew 10
resist iii death. The colours of her vessel, were,
however, struck; when seizing the pistols and
side-arIns Of her husband she threw them into the
sea declaring that she would rather die than see
them surrendered TO the English.
One day, in the middle ofwinter, general Greene
when passing a sentinel who was barelooled, said
o fear, my good fellow you suffer much from the
severe cold =" Yes very much" was the reply,
but do not complain. know ! should fare bet