Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-12
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S ! a gentleman 10 Us 4 4. lssl ,ptop
n. was boy attending a s seh ol5e: d.
cabin, with no other e;n School IN a.
removal removal of a piece C Of do s lhap /
greasy bits of paper pss,s 'ae lind n
ST sll' 1 for glass. This csbi "a 2 ~,
10 learning was situated u ! d !.
skirts Of a new populous town n D,
S 1isEa% M No state in The =
defence and protection Of'5s : D
frontier e.! Of Ohio, during q Il. N0Tlr
than did Pennsylvani; no, zoe l'e'
sons 50 were in the army srr,al lfs Of
HULL e besides numbers rrss'o'[fI9dersJb
leil low. Were massacred sad 1e' Sra,
at Winchester's and Dud 1aa SCI ,l
shll the affer-call of Gen = deb,t
Tor more soldiers, was ans. f'aih''p
large number Of Pennsyl,vo,seii,ei b,
Guiding several from our v;S S,llnn j,
departure tsd;a s. Of these brave sIi5s,l
their families and fr;o,j OEs itM
viewed as a voluntary s, -, r'' Ia
Tor the defence of their coaa .e Of ID
the farewell, "God BIes. , W u nd
tered with an expression :, T,;' s''u.
deep into the hearts Of ibs s Snlea snt
and which will neeer be- .S !s'aadea,
my memory. ~''eo Iron
In those days our mail. r.
and uncertain, and ii va, o,1 %',e lev
occasional passing of s SI'g !. p DE
bled soldier returning hOns u !. Oi'-
heard from our army.-T;',s n,i We
heavy, and deep gloom or ~ nal;
our country, at the last nev, a.
IS soon expected between h. tSAs
can army under Gen. H,n,. ,''n''-
the British and indians naJ. .' ~ i
blood thirstyPrOctor and Teepn,.s.s
Days and weeks passed b., ' - !.
II
nothing was heard from our ARM 70
Our citizens eagerly hailed ,Is..
gers from the West, with the , rr;'.,
inquiry Of "any news from Hare, a,',
and such was the delay, doubt ,Ds ' !,
certainty, that it waslgeneraHv Ie,r5
and by many believed, that H,r.r
and his army, had, like those be5,,
been defeated and mastered. Wrs
| was sitting, (said our Informant
the long lOlr ,pindOu of our yia,
house and our Irish schoolmszs,v,
busy in repeating our A BIC bb
smaller urchins, | suddenly heard d.
sound of a horn. Hooked forth an
saw descending the hill half mleds
tant, the mail boy on his horse At hl
speed; at the foot Of the hill be crOs,ei
a bridge and the rapid clarer Of tn
iron hoof resounded throughout or
cabin. Rising the Hill near Us, Is
horse at full speed and reeking vi
sweat, he again soundedhis shriHhon
and when opposite our log Acadeny.
he called out, "HARRIS0N Has
WHIPPED THE BRITISH /
NDL-4NSL!r' Our Irish tutor, We
as true an american heart as ever BIZ
in son Of Erin, sprang from his &.
as though he had been shot, bis eye
flashing fire, anu screamed out. "bOr
do you hear thOt!!!l!r' caught his h.
darIed out Of the door, and foIlovi
the mail boy at full speed. The scho.
ars were not a second behind him, lf
larger boys taking the lead, shOuiE.
huzza for Harrison, and the snals
ones running hallowing and scFcanl:
for fright. The people Of our Tihg
hearing the confusion and seeing tif
mail boy and horse at full speed Io-
lowed by the schoolmaster al The i'l
of his speed followed by his Vha'
school screaming and shOUiing, kDq
not what TO make oft. The mschaR
left his shop, the merchant and d
women stretched their necks out o u
windows, while CONSERVATION and d.
may was depictedsOn every counter
ance. The mail arriving at the ohlH
the carrier arose in his strruP' an'
exclaimed. at the Same time ulED.
his hat in the air, Huzza Tor ian
son, he has whipped the Brit'1 l 1r'
the Indians-boys do you bearihaI
A universal shout of JOY bursi i''5
bonfres were kindled in the streeL n-
our village Illuminated at night.
In those days | heard no one =
that Harrison was a " coward o.
granny" but l did hear man! .
God bless Gen. Harrison.