Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-03-24
From he Ohio RepHIl;ca1.

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Tweniy-sj1 years ago last Autumn, Said 4 gentl-
ma Us The o her day. ! was 4 boy tending school
ma log cabin. with Io other windows than he lipb,
AFFORDED through the space Of Two logs. by The reno
val OIL piece OF the third. with greasy bits of paper
PaSed on rs substitutes for glass. This cabin dCd;.
called TO learning, was situated in the outskirt. of a
no." poPulous town in Pennsylysnia. No State in tho L.
mon furnished more, OF better soldiers for the d.fenc. A
protection OF the North frontier Of Ohio during rbe l,,.
war ihnn did Pennsylvania moi a fcw of he, sons
were IN the nrmy surrendered by Hull, besides mum.
oes Oi her brave fellows were mastered aad scalpcd
Al Winchesiers and Dudleyis defeat still The oner call
OF General Harrison fer more soldiers, uas answered
by large numbers Of Pennsylvanians includ;nc =.
"a from Our vhlsge. The departure of theso h,avo
fellows from thor families Ssd friends wa, n,a viev.
cd ne a voluntary sacrifice Of life for The defence os
me country and the farewell. God bless ye," was ut.
tered m a tone and feeling that sank dcep into N.
hears OF the bystander, an which will n yet be- eC
faced firm my menory.
in those days our mails were few and uncertain
ana ~ was only by the occasionally a-.iny of sly
or disabled soldier returning home. that We heard from
our army. Tim hung heaVy and a deep gloom over.
spread our eouniry-ihe last news WIS "a ba,tI. /.
room expected between the american Army md,
General Harrison. and the British and Indiuh, utd =
The blood thirsty Proctor and Tecumseh." DAYS and
weeks passed by, and yet nothing was heard from oar
army. Our citizens eagerly hailed oil Strangers from
Tue WeH' with the anxious eDquiTing Of "any pSws
~"N'f aa3HsOhs auu such was The DC az. /
dcuJt and uncertainty. that il wss generally eareL
and ~ many believed, that Harrison and lis amy,
mad like those before HIM, been DEF atcd rAd massn.
cree. Whfef was fitting, (sad our info -nan) at the
long Ton U1ndosO ofour school house. and our Insb
sehooimsstcr was busy in repeating >r a y { 10 the
smaller urehifis. ] suddenly heard nc Sound Of a horn
! looked forth and saw descenJ$g The hEl, halfa HnIs
distant. the mail boy on his ne AZ foil speed OF ue
foot Of The hall nc crossed . 5fiige. and the ,pid ri,,
ter Of the iron boof reso.,sdtd throughout our cabin
Raisiba the nil near q his horse nj fup speeI al
reekiEg with sweat as again sounded I'm sbrtu Lorn
and when opposss oorlog Academy. he called on,
-Haasssov " = wHfPrED THE BsIrIsH avn Ivpt.Ssr
InsA tsof. with ne true an American heart a.
ever bes,a : son Of Erin. sprsng from las scat a.
ihougkas hnf been shot. his eyes flashing FIRE. scream.
"a ~ ~bors De roU HEAE r%HATi!!" caught his hs,
bssed 81 81 Ne soot. and followed the mail boy At
he iop Of his speed; the scholars we're not a --cona
'chihd him. che larger ones taking tho lead snd Stout.
ng "Huzzs for Harrison" and the smsller onz run
aner following and screaming with fright. The
eople Of our village hearing The confBsion md seeing
be mail boy anc horse ~ full run. followed bv Inc
choolmssier u The TOP Of he speed and hs Wbols q
chool screening. shouting and running. knew not " hat d"
make Of H. The mechanic len his shop. The mer. =
hsnt hhs store. and women stretched their uscks out
Z the windows, While constc nation aud disnnv Vns
ePicied on every countcnaT &c. the mail suiyin~ a 7
ie Office. the carrier rose IN his stirrups. and ercl,im .
q. a. Tho nmo time wbiding bis hat IN The ar. "Ifpxza
y lisrrison. he has whipped The British and Indians" ID
toys do you hear fha'' n universal rha1tor fov 4,
nrsI forth. boufres were bindled IN the streets. md \.
lr village illuminated d; night IN Hose DAYS bssr5 uu
|, one fay that Harrison was q 'c0wnsJ or : granny = 70
f III ise- raw ~ odd bless Gen. Harrison" "
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