The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-04-17
POLITICAL.
Frorn the Ohio Republican.
1eBoYs DO YOU HEAR TTIATll''

TWefity-six years ago last autumn, SAID
gentleman to us.the other day9 was a boy
tending school in log cabin, with no other
windows Than the light afforded through the
space oftwo logs, BY the removal Of, piece
ofthe third, with greasy bits ospaPer pasted
on as substitutes for glass. This cabin de-
dicated TO learning, was situated in the out
skirts of a now popuIous town in Pennsylva-
nia.@-Vo State 10 the Union furnished more,
or better soldiers for the defence and pro-
lection Of the Northern frontier Of Ohio, du-
ring the late war than did Pennsylvania not
a few Of her .sons were in the army surren-
fdered by Hull, besides numbers of her brave
fellows were massacred and scalped at the
WINCHESTER and DuDLEY's defeat; still the
after call Of GENERAL HARRIsoN for more sol-
diefs, was answered BY large numbers of Pens
nsylyanans, including several from our VIII
lre. 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 tone and
feeling that sank deep into the hearts OF the
bystandeTs, and which win never be effaced
from my memory.
In those DAYS our mails were few and Pun
certain, and it was only By the occasional
passing Of a sick or disabled soldier return
| ing home. that we heard from our army.
Time hung heavy and deep gloom over
spread our country; the last news was, "a
battle is soon expected between the Amer
Iican army under Gen. Harrison, and the
British and Indians under blood thisty Proc
Tor and Tecnmseh.' Days and weeks pas
i led by, and yet nothing was heard our army.
Our citizens eagerly hailedall strangers from
the West, with the anxious enquiring of''any
news from General Harrison;n and such was
the delay, doubt and uncertainty, that il was
GENERALLY feared, and by many believed, that
Harrison and his army, had like those before
| him. been defeated and mastered. While
| / was sitting, (said our informanD at the
/ long IoDwindou Of our school house, and our
/ Irish schooImaster was busy in repeating ouI
lAB g 10 the smaller nrchins, | suddenly
heard the sound of horn. looked forth
and descending the hill, half mile dis
tant. the mailboY on his horse at full speed
at the foot of the hill he crossed bridge,
land the rapid clatter of the iron hoofresound-
ed throughout our cabin. Raising the hill
near us, his horse at full speed and rocking
with sweat, he again sounded his shrIll
horn, and when opposite our log Academy,
4 he called out, "HARRIsoN HAS WHITFIELD gTHI
4 BR4TIsH AND .INDIANs! y Our Irish tutor
4 with as true and American heart as ovel
beat in q son of Erin, sprang from his sea-
3 as though he had been shot, his eyes flash
y inc FIRE, screamed out ssBoYs DO YOU HEAT
THAT 10 caught his hat, darted out at the
door. and followed the mail boy at the tor
s of his speed the scholars were not SECOND
} behind him the, larger ones taking the loat
, and shouting UHuzza,' and the smaller one
running after following and screaming witt
t lfright. The people -four village hearing
J the confusion and seeing the mail boy AM
horse at TulIrun, followed by the schoolmas
ter at the top Of his speed and his. Whol'
lschooI screaming, shouting and running
! knew not what to make of il. The mocha
mic left his shop, the merchant his stores an,
the women stretched their necks out Of f.
{ windows, while CONSERVATION and disma
) vas depicted on every countenance, the ma
arriving 81 the Office, the carrier rose IN b
1 stirrups. and exclaimed, at The same tim
whiting bis hal d the air 8 IIuzza Tor 1arr
i son, he whippedth e British and Indians
: zloYs do you her that, universal shou
8 oE iog burst forth, bonfres were klndled ]
5 The streets, and our village Illuminated
& night. In those days heard no one say ths
E Harrison was sscoward, o. q granny, bt
I I Ia hear many sag Good bless Gen, He
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