Democratic banner., 1846-12-07

heaTt at last oVerfowing with feelings that
became insupportable, she seized his hands
and looking earnestly in his face, while her
eyes glistened with tears, exclaimed
"Oh, George! why do you behave so
coldly? 1t is killing me. George, you must
look kindly; you must speak to me or l
shall die"
He pressed her to his bosom for a mo-
ment, and then, looking earnestly in her
eyes, said:
"Mary, you have disgraced me! l can
never look man in the face again."
She spoke not, but returned his glance
with a proud eye, and suddenly quitting
the room, she left her husband wondering
At the strangencss of her behavior. Her
absence was but for a moment, and return
ing she placed in the hands of her husband
the gun and knapsack with which lie had
accoutred himself on the preceding night.
"TheTe, George" she exclaimed, Gre
turn to the camp and tell General Wash
that the wife gives her heart for the
cause of her country. If every American
gave as much we would be invincible. Go!
God bless you! this is my sacrifice! You
will bid Inc faaewcll, you will look as you
used TO do! That is some happiness. Oh,
| could not bear your displcasure.'
Need We say how the heart of the young
lept with exceeding joy, and how
pressed the beautiful folm OF his yield
ing wife to his bosom? Shall we describe the
tender parting and affc ctionate farwell, or
shall we cover with the veil of silence
scenes so sacred? We prefer that the i'm
agination of the reader should supply a
scene which description cannot do justice
to.
George Maiden was once more enlisted
in the ranks of his countrymen, where lie
was received with applause.
At this period Philadelphia was occupied
BY the British under Gen. Howe, who, an
at some forts en- the Delaware, de-
a portion of the royal army to re-
ducc them. Washington improved this OPP
portunity to attack the remainder of the
army at Germantown. This attack
was made on the part Of the Americans, with
great severity, hu, they were eventually
with twice the loss of the enemy,
to the incxPericnce of part Of the
troops and the presence ofa thich fog which
embarrassed their movements. 1t was as
ceItaincd that the American loss amoun-
ted to 200 killed, 600 wounded, and 400
prisoners.
BIT how Jared George Maiden? how
the new recruit
An old man, a survivor OF the ranks, told
us that he fought with the ferocity of a til
ger, ard that just previous TO the commen-
ccmcnt of the attack, a young STRIPPING pre-
scented himself TO the officers, and requested
10 be placed side by side with the hardy bat
for liberty. His request was sr.rtcd-t
for no time was allowed for questions or
considerations, and he was placed by the
side of Maiden, who only noticed him by a
Look of approval as the troops wheeled in
to linc.-Hc fought bravely and well; but
in vain the contest, useless the struggle
tells Of that disastrous field, and
low like the waves of the Ocean, the bSave
troops of " Washington, under their heroic
gathered and broke, again and again,
upon the resisting forces of the enemy, but
without effect, only to meet defeat and
Tie early light of the succeeding day
beamcd upon a spectacle o. horror. There
lay heaps of dead, the wounded ana the dy-I
ing. But a little apart from the rest upon
a green mound, stained only with their
blood, lay two forms elasped
in the embrace of death. The elder and
more manly form of the two was recognized
as that of Maiden, the other tie fair volun-
tccr Of the preceding day. They were
locked in a last embrace, and, in trying to
part them it was discovered 70 be that of al
M
The hearts Of the veterans grew big as
trcy gazcd upon tie spectacle, and they
forcbore to part them, but placed them
locked in each others arms, in the same
grave, and as the earth was thrown over
them, no sGc-ed rite was performed, but
the tears of the brave soldiers were sutfi-
cicnt pleaders at the bar of heaven, and
their sad thoughts an appropriate funeral
for the sweet rest and perpetual
happiness oftwo such spirits!
Ono IInite6 States Senator. two JndpcS,