The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-09
"BoYs, DO YOU HEAR THAT?"
Harrison has aohipped The British and

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Twenty-six years ago last Autumn
(said a gentleman to us the other day.
Il was boy attending school in log
cabin, with no other windows than the
light afforded through the space of two
logs, by the removal of a piece of the
third, with greasy bits of paper pasted on
as substitutes for glass. The cabin dedi-
Gated to learning, was situated in the out
skirts Of a now populous town in Penn
sylvania. No State in the Union fur
nished more or better soldiers for the de-
fence and protection of the Northern from
tier of Ohio, during the late war, than
did Pennsylvania. Not few of her sons
were in the army surrendered by Hull,
besides, number of her brave fellows
were massacred and scalped at Winches-
ter and Dudley's defeat. Still, the after
call of General Harrison for more sol
diers, was answered 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 sunk
deep in the hearts Of the bystanders, and
which will never be efaced from my me-
tmory. *4
In those days, our mails were few and
uncertain; and it was only by the occa-
fsionally passing Of a sick or disabled sol
der returning home, that we heard from
our army. Time hung heavy, and deep
gloom overspread the country The last
news was, 'sa battle is soon expected be-
tween the American army under General
Harrison, and the British and Indians
under the blood-thirsty Proctor and
Tecumseh." SD
Days and weeks passed by and vet
nothing was heard from our army. The
citizens eagerly hailed all strangers from
the West with the anxious inquiry of
''any news from. Gen. Harrison?'' Such
was the delay, doubt and uncertainty,
that it was generally feared, and by many
believed, that Harrison and his army had,
like those before him, been defeated and
massacred. e. 4. +, !
While was sitting (said our inform-
ant at the lon s,oindosc of our school
house, and our Irish schoolmaster was
busy in repeating our "A B G to the small
Ter urchins, ! suddenly heard the sound
tof horn. / looked forth. and saw de-
!scending the hill half a mile distant the
1mail-boy on horse at full speed. Atgihe
foot of the hill he crossed the bridge, and
the rapid clatter Of the iron. hoof resound-
led throughout our cabin.f Rising the hill
near us, his horse at full speed, and reak-
ling with sweat, he again sounded his
1shrill horn, and, when opposite our log
cabin, he called out: 4aEeFs3 M
ssHARRISON HAS WHIPPED THE BRIT.
iIsH AND INDIANS ~ Is ssge481
II Our Irish tutor, with as true an Amer.
| can heart as ever beat in a son of Erin,
sprang from his seat as though he had
1been shot, his eyes flashing with fire, he
screamed out: u.
! ''BOYS, DO You HEAR, THAT!!''1
. He caught his hat, darted out at the
door, and followed the nail-boy at the
top of his speed. The scholars were not
a second behind him-the larger one TAX
ling the lead and shouting aHuzza fol
Il7arrisonH' and the smaller ones running
after halloing and screaming with fright.
The people, of our village hearing the
confusion. and seeing the mail-boy and
horse atfull run, followed by the school.
master at the top of his speed, and his
whole school screaming shouting and
screaming and knew not whatto make oft.
The mechanic left his shop, the merchan,