Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-07-14
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GAe gp6Sts plOOq OF kae af7aimetf05 fSfdG6-
seems to pagtake Of the influence of th
hour; foE, floating from yonder staff, Il doe
not swell s1.l sbuoyantl apen, the breeze Bu
drops heaYlly to the ground; al g., - 8
The only sound you. hear. save. til,
, hurried tread Of the citizens, are the. low "
solemn notes Of the dead march grooming
from mlfhed drums, p.' - se..ls', 80 80, =
Why. ali this, gloom, thai, Expresses the
thearf and fills the feyes2 Why, do, whie
and tory, citizen : and soldier, share, this
ISlaoa. ,I; aliksa Why tins: silence, this awe,
there, in the centre Of that e com. m,
mon, deserted BY every human an; Thing; be,
|h9la, Using IN lonely hideoasaltsI, behold
59ss sESSsaf sgbss stan stand thesss Slack
enlng 10 the morning sum- j, .,s..eas =, + :.
| Cons with me into yonder mansion,
whose roof arises proudly over. all other
roofs. Up those oarpefed stairs, into. this
Injurious chamber, WHOSE windows are
dark BY hangings 81 satin, whose walls
are covered with tapestry, whose apart,
ments are filled with elegant furniture
All is silent in this chamber. e. .-.~s- -.
"A single glow of morning light steals
thro' the parted curtains Of yonder window.
Beside, that window with his back to. the
light bis face. in the shadow, as though he
wished 70 hide certain dark thoughts, from
The light sits young man, his handsome
form arrayed in British uniform. ,stasS,,..
He il; young, but there is. the gloom OF
age upon that woven :brow;s there is the
resolve Of murder upon that curling lip
His attitude is Significant :. His head
inclined to one side-the cheek resting on
the left hand. while the right grasps a ,parch-
ment which bears his signature, the ink not
Ths parchment is death sah 5 warrant, 1aust. -,
| If you will look closely upon that red
uniform, you viii see that it is stained with
the blood Is of fy.P .Paoli, where, the cry ! for
''qaarter was answered by the falling
lsyofd and the -reeking ,bayonet. es, this
IS, none, other than. General Grey, the
butcher Of. .Paoli, transformed BY the. accol-
ade Of his King into Lord Rawdon.- s.> =, =.
While he is there by, the window, grasp
ing that parchment in his hand, the door
opens, strange group stand disclosed On on
4, woman and three Children, nd dressed in
black, stand there, gazing upon the Eng
lish Lord. They slowly advance; do you
behold the pale face Of that woman, her
eyes, large and dark, not wet with tears,
but gfaring with speechless aweq On one
side, q, little girl, with brown Tiinglets, on
the other, her sister, one year older, with
dark hair relieving n pallid face, -, 80,
Somewhat in front his. young j, .f form rising 2
to every inch Of its height, stands a boy4 81
thirteen, with chestnut curls clustering
about his fair countenance: You can see
that dark eye fash, that lower lip qu5iyef,
Us he silently confronts Lord Rawdon.a -
| Fhe won1an-f use that word, for to me
it expresses all that is pure IN passion or
holy ihshumanity, while your word lady,
means nothing but ribbons and millinery
heawornan advances and encircied by these
children, stands before the gloomy lord. :
aesI have aconne,''g she speaks in a. voice
that strikesayou:with its music and tender
ness,M haye,come to plead for my broth.
er's ife!' ...~.s.4 ~,,-.s s,,s...,.c. -. -
She does not say, behold my brother''s
children, but there they are and the Eng:
fish lord beholds sthem. 9 Tears are cours.
ing sdown the. cheeks Of those little girls,
but the, eye Of the woman is not dim. + The
boy of thirteen looks intently in the, face
of the Briton, his under lip quiyers like q
leaf.
Forsas si6gfs dfiao1n1eiDas dfia1iass that 1srroaud proud lore
raises hishead and surveys the group and
then you hear his deep yet melodious voice.
"Madam, your brother. swore allegiance
to His Majesty, and was afterwards taker
iin, arms against his king 3 He is guilty o
treason and must endure the penalty ane
that, as you we'll know is death. S5T,r,I Isg
But. my, lord, y said the, brave woman
standing, erect, her beauty. shining pore
serenely in that moment Of heroisn, 'syor
i well know the circumstances under, Wnict
he sWore allegiance He a. citizen ,eol
i South I Carolina, an: American, was dragged
from the bedside of a dying wife, ane
\ hurried 70 Charl lesion, where this language
was held by your officers -sssT axe the,oatt
of allegiance and return to the bedside o.
your dying wifes refuse, and we, will con
4 sign you. to gaol!! This, my lord, mo-
when he was free to Sact,, aaahfi no! but wfet
his wifslay dying of chat fearful disease
/ small pox, which hadalreadydestreyedtwt
Of his children How, gould BE- act, other
WiSV lRA1 uH uIu. lllW CguHH Il6s sFel@lSe ll
take yopr oath? iIn his case, would. you
my. N.Y. lord would any 1asre refuse totdo the
sames .f4saxiafi 10 saagpGe2 insifii4d -sd
StiH the silent h children steesd there before
big hin. while the clear voice efthetrpe woman
lPiefced, his soul aen tsds sea4 s!aiarqa ea
/ .x'sfo '"sfour brother is eondemaedsto deathp
be coldly sale, turning his head away, sFIf
dies 81 ct noonTcan DO netting Rriyoubio'
u Silently the woman, holding little cir
ey each hapd sank on -he herI knees, but the
Il noy OF thirteen stood erect. Do you SET
tina. thu, : gs9ae2 Those praisedsthe
Il .9hes oithhose sweet girls, min Cling il on,
cTy ~ d1or,mercy, Yhife the Brffiton looks. OF
.nem y :al,a w1th 9 face Of iron and the Boy
snl5fteen stands erect, NO teal. III his ege. bu
g aeeny 81 Rs iibf sd2 y! =
81 hen the tears Of titI hW5hhagns hags c6mmeel 66mmel ! !
D last, then The face 81 that Stern MN I ,iob9
before hefS she takes 9e littfe hands.nf s.SS =,
Z gfs@itain her and HTS thsm e ~ ~
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