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ANOTHER PATRIOT GONE
s"Patriots have toil'd and in their eountry's cause
Bed nobly and their deeds, As they deserve, :
Receive proud recompense."

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Bed nobly and their deeds, as they deserve,
Receive proud recompense."
IL In this town, on Tuesday morning last, at l o.
clock, Mr.. PETER HAINES, Soldier Of the Re.
xolu,ion, n the 95d year of his age.
The deceased was born on the t7,h Dec. 1871, in
York county, Pa, from which place he removed
swAen he was ~ years Of ageto Shepherdstown, Va
where he resided for sbout 81 years, and then re-
moved 10 misplace, where he remained until his
death.
whilst residing in Sherherds.own, the War Of
The Revolution broke out. and sith patriotic zeal he
caught the holS enthusasm Of liberty, which burn.
upon the affairs Of the hearts Of the youth Of the
land and though but ~ years OF age, volunteered 70
defence Of his bleeding country he imbfpedi IN has
bosom those exalted sentiments OF glowing and ar
dent pstriotism that originated IN souls that were
strangers 20 fearn-united himself with, and be
came one Of those gallant spirits who dared, with
means apparenty wholly inefficient, to assail the
x,nuting mistress Of the ThirteenC who
assisted IN converting the chains that had oeen
Torerd INTO ropes Of sand, and made Eng lands ~.
rannicsl enacteus vanish like the baseess fabric
Of vision.
his our bounden duty, and oughtto be our hearts
fondest pleasure 70 render ell the grateful homage
10 he memories OF our unrsalled ancestors that mar
eanrsnder 10 man. for the splendid energy that IN
.n;re1 their noble bosoms-thst awoke the majestic
snirit Of Freedom, and led them on 70 deeds o.
nohie daring - We should contemplate with so
/. lemn aimirntions the great ehampons Who laid ths
pIll,rs upon which our Republic rose Il would re-
auire = Muse Of IRE, 70 ascend the highest heases
.of invention 70 indte suitable euiogy on these
denarted and departing spirits. Who with more thar
Herculean strength ssnauished the proud foe, and
made the British Lion crouch beneah the starr ans
Stripes Of Columbia
on have re listened; with rsptrou attention Z
The Soldier Of The Revolution-whose frosted lock-
hung upon his Blended shoulders Ike 4 shiserlal
sails upon the toltering masts. whose esre-Nor,
eounttnsnct exhibited stern visage, which prose'
shaf 4 had oteh borne the .spetinescf the ptiies
sformr--snd as be proceeded IN he nasrss.on, 2.
couhtensose would light up as with ne rsa'snes
The meridian sun. and seemed
aToraise Soul beneeth The ribs Of Denfh y
shas .y;heiae ah.l The snow upon his head had nd
1nenchea HE patriotic nsme ia his heart bot thai
1lil burned With the same arof, and devoted love
country. a in days Ct 5ore.
fnserery, engagementtn which MI HAnE
participated, he was foundln the front ranks
and Z yef maintained The character and reP1ta
ton Of brave ard patriotic soldier u an erdu
ous duty vas 10 Be performed, be Was found nrs
ID proIIerinr his services and thus secured ~
csiesm, IS be already enjoyed the condolences,
The several comm6n1anls under whom he sers
ID. He Vas t<ksn prisoner b. the hessans
enc lime. from whom he experienced ne no.
htarlless cruelty. and from whose treatmen
Utny 81 his brave comrades u arms d'ed-a
flo1zsi whom was brother.
- Bat At last be TOO Wns JAILED upon . gre q
that Spirit 70 tie God Who gave i, which he d
sa6nits6eIy. and with ian conl1enee Of bless
Cd |nuoIialilI. He yielded hls spirit g d
God. and biz body % he tomb
TIN nodld'ri1< worlds and idmblinE systems bQfs'
!. ti'i ~ Izstlfonp shaI' renesa.e 'b' dust ~