Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-03-02

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oil toward Lexington, and halted at a barn on . 81
side. a, the distance OF Two miles from tho VIII
Here assembled about forty youths, Who
Of equipments and unmthtary bearing was CON
ed by sturdy limbs, hard, omhrowncd vissag~
sincwy
Now my dear follows" said Roc, in has
not agltacd tone, =" We strong enough TO -
We shall hc ,onod by others. The tambrid2
are wide awake, aud have gone to Concord I'll
and have seen some old men galopug out - ~
the morning air. The country is rising all arouN IA
The rude volunteers gave three loud cheers ,, a
once formed in marching order The little band - n
out into the high roNd, but before they had ~
Lexington, obliged to turn into the by wayskks
rapid advance Of the British endangered their ~
Having arrived at Lexington, Capt Roe CALI 4.
men 20 a halt, and bcsouglt them sooner to seil n
lives than be driven from the position they had
This charge appeared To loo needless, as they
intention ot firing upon the enemy. and II wy ~
be expected that regular troops would assssdss
tending While this little company was res
behind the village church, many sounds OF Amerio
dashed bv them, their way to Concord, but %
Roe maintained his position with Wow Of haftasoo
the enemy If they should offer any violence 10 tho
lage Just as the morning dawnod the hasty trs1
OF men was heard 10y the ule band, and IN mousuu
| aerward, the British commanded wheeled his so012
upon the plain where they stood, and commanded IT'D
to throne dorn Their and dispense. Tho AmsfSlA'
not fast IN acknowledging the authority 81
the epaulettcd caiu and, in instant, shower 90
British balls down nearly half of the little compa
nv, and put the to flight. Capt Roe amonmJ
the slain. The and children OF Lexington 6ed
from their houses over the hills filling the air with
their screams. There old man by the nam9 x
OF Hezekiah Wyman the window of whose house
looked the ground where the murders committed
and sooner did he his brave co1niIym talls \
than he nwatdly devoted himself 10 revenge the uus
hallowod slaughter.
"Wlfe," SAID he ais there no, an old guubarfsl
! somewhere IN the garrett ~ ue,
" believe there was said she, but pray what do
! YOU want OF 1t ~ II
81 should like to II il fit for service, repsda
he, " if am not mistaken IT is good enough TO dru
hole through a reg'lar." a
"Mercy me- husband you going mad An
old man like yop-sixty years last Novembefto talk
of going TO war should think you had enough 6ght-a
ing the British already. There lies poor Capt Roe
and his men bleeding the grass before your eyes,
What would you do with gun !"
! The old man made reply but assembled the stairs,
and returned with gunbarre in his hands.
In spite of his wie's incessant din, he TO tho
shop made stock for IT, and pu, in complete order
for use He then saddled strong white horse, and
mounted him. lie gave the steed the rein, and d.
rected his course towards Concord. lie the Brit
ish troops returning, and was long in perceving
that there was waspS nest about their He
dashed close upon the flank OF the that his
horses neck drenched with the spoutiug blood of
the wounded soldiers Then refining back his snorting
steed to reload he dealt second death upon the ranks
with his never failing bullet The tall quaint form Of
the assalant his gray locks floating the breeze,
and the color of his sleed distinguished him from
the rest of the Americans and the regulars gave him
the name OF " death on the pale horse" dozen bull
r lets whi2zed by his head when he made the first
sault, but undsmaycd, the old patriot continued 10
pance his gay steed the heads Of the foot soldiers,
TO do his own business faithfully, IN the belief that be-
tau3e others did wrong by firing him, 1t would be
no excuse for him to do wrong by sparing the hireng
DULLES OF a tynnnlcal government. At length a Wig
charge Of the bayOnc drove the old and thas
- party with which he acting far from the main
body OF the British. IIcLeklah also on, of ammn
non, and was compelled oplck up some on the road,
before he could return 10 the charge lie then
Q again, and picked of officer, by sending sug
through his loyal brains, before he again driven
10 of But ever and anon, through the smoke that curl
Cd about the TANKS Of the dcta hment, could be
the white horse Of the veteran for momont-the re-
port OF his piece heard, and the sacred person Of
one OF his Maesy's faithful subjects 10 meas
ure bis length rebel ground. Thus did IIezekiah
and hs ncghbors continue 10 hairass the retiring Toe,
G until the Earl Percy, appeared with thousand res,
troops from Boston. The two dctl,hmculs Of the Brit
Ish were now two thousand strong and they kept OF
I the Americans with their artillery while they took a
p, hasiy meal No sooner had they again commenced
their march, than the powerful white horse was seen
careenng AT foil speed the hills, with the daunless
q old Yankee on bis back.
D " lla' cried the soldiers, " there comes hat oil
c fellow again, on the white horse Look for YOUR
selves tor one OF us has got 10 die spite Of fate 49,
And one Of them did de, for lczekahs aim was true.
and ms principles 81 economy would not admit Of his
wasting powder or ball Throughout the whole that
bloody road between Lexington ana Cambridge, lhs
q fatal Approaches 81 the white hor-cman were dreaded
r, boy Tie trained troops Of Britain, and cyery wound in
% tlicied bv llcIckiah needed no repeating Btn on
p
d fort, missed The old man and his horse They com
oncd themselves by tc Conjecture, that lie had at
length paid lho forfeit ~ hy tcmGuy, aud that his
stecd had gone home with bloody bride and an emp
% ~ saddle. Not 50. Hezckiah had only fingered Tor
d moment 10 aid 90 plot which had been laid by Am
e m Gutter for taking The baggage wagons and their
Is guards Auim bad planted about fly old rusty musk
ID cts under stone wall, with their muzzies directed
r. towards the road. A. the wagons arrived opposite
s. la battery, me muskcs were discharged and olght
s. horses together with soldiers, were sent out Of
d eIIs'encc The panty u soldiers vino had the bag
81 gage ~ charge, ran 20 pond aud plunging their
nnshes Ini" me wafer surrendered themselves 10 an
RI old woman called Mother Bibeuck who Wa, al tina,
time digging roots 80 an adjoining field. 4 party Of
al Americans fe-cap'ufed he gallant Englishnsn rom
boz ho'hef Bahen'f and placed them in safe keeping
oil he fapErs were exceedingly astDnshed at the sud
% dcnness Of he attack, and declared that the Yankees
would rise up Ike musquoes out Of marsh and Kill
~ hem Tins chJ n rum having been concluded tbs
narsssHd soldiers we're again amazed by the appear
- ance Of Hezeahh whose white horse conspicu.