The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-05-02

ress in Proctor's artillery.
At one of the guns Of Proclor's battery.
six men had been killed or wounded. Ii
was deemed an unlucky gun, and murmurs
arose that it should be drawn back a.,d a.
bandoned. At this iuncture, while captsin
Molly was serving some water fer the re-
treshment of her men, her husband receiv-
ed shot in the head, and fell lfeless under
the wheels Of the piece. The heroine,
throwing down the pail Of water, and cry-
ing out to her dead consort, " lie there nv
darling while revenge ye,' grasped the
ramrod, the hleless hand Of the poor fellow
had just ielinquished, sent home the charge,
and called 10 the mattresses to prime and
fire. II was done. Then, entering the
sponge into the smoking muzzle of the can
non, the heroine performed to admiration
the duties of the NEST exper. artlsryman,
while loud shouts from the soldiers rang
along the line, the doomed gun was no lon
ger deemed unlucky, and the fire of the
battery became more vivid than ever.
The Amazonan fair one kept 10 her post
till night closed the action, where she was
introduced TO Gen. Greene, who compIi-
mentlng her upSn her courage and conduct,
the next morning presented her TO the COM
mander in chief. Washington received her
gracously, gave her piece of gold, and
assured her that her services should not be
forgotten.
This remarkable and intrepid woman
survived the Revolution, never for an in
slant, laying aside the appellation she had
SO nobly won, and levying contributions
upon both civil and military people, when
ever she recounted the tale of the doomed
gun and the famed Captain Nelly at the
battle of Monmouth.
On the night OF this memorable conflict,
Washington laid dewn upon his cloak un.
der tree, in the midst OF his brave sol.
dlers. About midnight,an officer approach
ed cautiously, fearful of awakening him,
when the chief called out to him, " Ad-
vance, sir, and deliver your message. laid
here TO think and not TO Sleep"
In the morning the American made prep
sra,icn 10 ranew the conflict, but the enc.
my had retired during the night, leaving
their dead and many Of their wounded to
the care of the victors. Morgan's noun
taineers pursued on their trail, and made
some captures, pa a@sy9larly the coach of
general officer.
The British grand 9my embarked rom
Staten Island. The naInber, erGS'eIoand
regularity of the boats, abd the spII IIeos 9. ap-
pearance Of the troops, Eendereiu~ en-
barkaton enc of tho mfi5 briIIia " Poi im-
posing sp'ctacles offJle Reb bns', snary
war. II IS
Congress passed edunanim4o Sole of
thanks to the General l, Chief {lan' oa''OA GERS
and soldiers, for the tomp4, SSy4 their
defeat Of the enolSIHs@B His was was
fired by the wheI lfor the
victory of Monu
HtrmanentY, as ne
@ousiness in this pla9
The SchooLmas general assortmenhe Balti-
me %srS f.aTjos cPRsF !, '9s ,Hs 5oaId which II
Schsol Commissioe s rAsAeS, hcumber.
ed consequential littl tal7h an Mary
land, being in want Of M ~ 1dvertsed
in the newspapers for a ~ MOI l,sed NOR
al man, who was capal, 1, ,vdl tching the
dead languages, and wheyPesy4 chew to-
bacco or drink whiskey. alFafhl fortnight
of this advertising had IA. Rfaborated,
rawboned Yankee .g tEiaPpearance,
with knife and pi ispsaSSs HSt54eJ y hand, and
a Cape Cod ProtdsagsHO,S,,,apaIA y cake of gin
gerbread, in the other, avs sWld the fellow
ing dialogue with the cOmnintee aforesaid
" Well, sir" laid the Chairmon, eyeing
the candidate from head to foot, "do ysu
possess the Necessary requisites for pub
lie school teacher!''
"T guess do" answered Slick, whit
Ting his stick.
"DO you understand Latin :" asked one
of the Committee men, Dutch farmer.
al guess de-" replied Slick again
the end Of his stick With his knife.
swell, let's hear some Of your Latin"
said the Chairman.
Ruambo HE sqnashicum, ct punkini-
um lingum," said Slick, drawing his coat
sleeve slowly under his nose.
"Humph! |" exclaimed the Dutchman,
''ish dat Latin Who's the authorl'
" Josephus," replied Slick; " he says in
lis life of Governor Hancock, "Sic transit
yleria Monday morniug-Hancockibus
luad srat demonstrandum.
Dafs good I" exclaimed the Dulohman,
ubbing his hands, "'tere never vas better
4atins %
Snow, sir" said the Chairman, 81 sup
'ose you understand Geography ?"