, 1840-06-20
From the Ohio Democrat.
BOYS. DO YOU HEAR THATw

.BOYS, DO YOU HEAR THAT"
Twenty six years ago last Autumn, (said
a gentleman TO us the other day., | was a
boy tending school in a log cabin, with no
other windows than the light afforded
through the space of two logs. by the re-
moval of a piece of the third, with greasy
bits of paper pasted on as a substitute Tor
glass. This cabin, dedicated to learning was
situated in the outskirts of a now popu-
lous town in Pennsylvania. No state IN
the Union furnished more, or better SOL
diers for the defence and protection OF the
Northern frontier of Ohio, during the late
war, than did Pennsylvania; not a lew Of
her sons were in the army surrendered by
Hull, besides numbers of her brave follow
ers were massacred and scalped at Winches-
ter's and Dudley's defeat; still the after call
of Gen. Harrison for more soldiers, was an
swered by large numbers Of Pennsylvanians,
including several from our village. The
departure of these brave fellows from their
families and friends was then viewed as a
voluntary sacrifice of life for the defence Of
their country, and the "farewell. God bless
ye," was uttered in a tone and feeling that
sank deep in the hearts Of the bystanders,
and which will never be ef1aced f:om my
memory.
In those DAYS our mails were few and un-
certain and it was only by the occasionally
passing of a sick or disabled soldier return
ing home, that we heard from orr army
Time hung heavy. and a deep gloom over
spread our countryside last news was, a
"batiIe is SOON expected between the Ameri-
can Army under General Harrison and the
British and Indians under the blood thiIstv
Proctor and Tecumseh." Days and weeks
passed by, and yet nothing was heard from
our army. Our citizens eagerly hailed all
strangers from the West, with the anxious
enquiry of "any news from General Harrl-
son;'' and such was the delay, doubts and
uncertainty, that it was generally feared,
and by many believed, that Harrison and
his army had like those before him been de-
feated and massacred. While | was sitting
(said our informant) at the long low window
Of our school house, and our Irish school
master was busy in repeating our A B c TO
the smaller urchins, | suddenly heard The
sound of a horn. ! looked forth and saw
descending the hill, half a mile distant. the
mail boy on his horse at full speed, at the
foot of the hill he crossed a bridge, and The
rapid clatter of the iron hoof resounded
throughout our cabin; passing the hill near
us, his horse at full speed and reeking With
sweat, he again sounded his shrill horn, and
when opposite our log Academy, he called
out: "Harrison has whipped the British and
Indians;"-Our Irish tutor, with as true an
American heart as ever beat in a SON o.
Erin, sprang from his seat as though he had
been shot, his eyes flashing fire screaming
out |" BoYs DO YOU HEAR THAT!!" caught IN:
hat, darted out the door, and followed the
mail boy at the top Of his speed; the scholar:
were not a second behind him, the larger
ones taking the lead and shouting "Huzza
for Harrison" and the smaller ones running
after following and screaming with fright.
The people Of ou- village hearing the con
fusion and seeing the mail boy and horse al
full run. followed by the schoolmlster at the
top of his speed and his whole school scream
ing. shouting aud running, knew not what tc
make of it. The mechanic left his shop
the merchant his store, and the womer
stretched their necks out of the windows
while CONSERVATION and dismay was depic
ted On every cOuntenance, the mail ~arrivin!
at the Office, the carrier rose in his stirrups
and exclaimed, at the same time whirlin.
his hat in the air. "Huzza for Harrison, h,
has whipped the British and Indians--"boy
do you hear that's" a universal shout of 20,
burst forth. bonfres were kindled in tn
streets, and our village Illuminated at nigh,
In those days | heard no one say that Han
rison was a "coward or a granny" but
did hear many say Col bless General Har
rison. A PENNSYLVANIA.
The Texas Sentinel pronounces the stor
about Col. Crockett being alive and prison