Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-03-23

AID weary yrurs did h. toll on in that famous ci.
". the metropolis Of the world. London. ~ ~.
der to gain a livelihood for himS,f and child,
Yea scrnly and miserable was the fare, poor
Pierre earned hy vending his plaSlrr. Paris
casts; day after day ha ,olcd on though the
tr.els uni alleys of this mighty lhuroughlaro,
ia spite of ram aud cold, in the vain hope Of
becoming able To rIuru 10 lmly with wealth sul.
IT, NJ L. keep him comfortably, unil he should
be called TO lay himself down in the grave Of
his iorelmhers. BuI sill poverty kept him tight
wIlhin her iron grasp, and Pierre Lrrone was no
beurr off than when he first set foot upon Eng.
la d'ssil. Ills daughter, Frances. was now
I. urt"en years foge, aud "a beautiful a4 nature
could l,rn her. Her 'ah,Tyi " dhar withul
a parents prdr, and wished that it was IN his
pow, 10 make his sweet Fanny mur, happy
She, poor girl, was gentle aud CT tent d, aud
wuul sit al duv alunrn ihe.r liule obscure car.
r.r. striving to earn her daily substance by cm.
bruiIcr.ng fancy handkrrphiyls for The fashion.
able slor..krgprr5 of Ncsl-cnd. A evening.
wdtn Sh' would hear her fathers fnolst pa up.
0n their narrow slWrta asr, she would bound 10
meet him any strive 10 comlur him by pouring
sweet words OG consolation aud comlvr Ia his
ear.
Al this period The war Of the Revolution wa'
raging between Great Britain aud The Coluui.s
ol Amcrca. Upon each prominent stand Of
London placar'Is w,rJ pia'el inducing men Ia
luin the Eng in army, ard fight her battles in
America. The inducements which W ~ held
cut were srrJng-lanGs were promised 10
Ih,s s. who would save tai hful,y to lh' close Of
lhc war aud money IN any quauIjryIo 10 the vic.
rrs when lhe 7, bcs were SubdueJ. Pierre
h, ard Of The oif r-he knew lilc Of The land Of
Amcriru aud The people when he was Ia fight
against, AID rhr hope OF r0iing r.'h rward,
Lduc,d him 10 tUme 10 Ihis country us Il dru.
goon Of His Maj 'sly'sr gimcn. lils daughter
accompanied han, aud aueldcd faithfully 10 al!
his wauti aad n1ccSsiti,s. The care and aif e.
lion she cvlnctd towards her faith, r gained her
the admiration Of al, aud numerous were the
smiles an kind words which wCra bestowed up.
"n Frauccs, lhr lovely maiden of ally. Sume
lwu years aiicr PtcrrG had b:cn in The ARMY his
+, glrncnl was ordered 10 Join lha division und r
the command of General Howe. In uhs nyi.
sion was Il l., ,uleuanl, Hamci Morton, n dssolulo
Young man who belonged To a noble fmilv buI
had been forced. to Join The army by his father,
with view of breaking Lin Of II; vicious ha
bis. lie had for months noticed Frances. and
eager Y watched Tor an opportunity lu address
htr; m1tlng her one evening ~ she was Garry
ing some rJ.r 'shmenls - hr la her. h. accns.
It'd her IN II EuuItlar TOM, which she resented in
manner worthy the d,gnuy olhrrsrIG and sex;
although thns rTu3rd, h. still kept ON per-
sl>tlng m his insults until she was o .ligcd 10
call i,r assistance.
Her Imh,r, hearing Of The matter, and bura.
ing with Ird gnaUn. ha5lcned 10 Morton heal
quarters TO aenland sariiacrion. The hanghly
Lieutrnanl Irealcd him WiIh curIrmpr and I'm.
pcralIvtiy ord red hlm To mind his hu ioess aud
rarura Ia his dury ur ha would hava him puni h.
rd. The proUd splrL of Parr. could not brook
this Tht purple rince OF anger spr al as II
dark cloud upon his olive cheek, and h. seiz Il
the insullcr by the throat am ,hr W him upon
the grnLnd. The noise occasioned bv the scul.
fl alarmed the camp, and Plrr. was oblig'd to
relinqul>h lha victim of his rage. II tnld The
cause which rmpred him To act thus, and some
ct lha srauderrby commended him for 50 doing
For this they were arrested und condemned n
die. For Ih' was the bloody radgedy Of Long
Island enacted
On the morning of the third Of January, six
months alter Pierre had stood condemned man
on Long Island, two armies could be seen ap.
p. oachi. L each other in The neghborhood Of
Princeton. They met and deadly confllcl be-
gan; sheets Of vivid deadly fire poured from The
mu5kelry and the cannon sang the requiem Of
the victims of that bloody strife. Rank after
rank fell from the British Legion. and the dis.
cipIes Of Liberty were pouring down upon th4m
with terrible slaughter. In The foremost line Of
the American army rode man with swarlhy
skin and Il dark black eye. llo louked long
ingIy upon the ranks Of the invaders, as il an
Xiouj to discover some particular object which
was contained there. Suddenly that dark eye
lii up with Il glare of malignant fury, and he
bounded off with telegraphic Swltlness in thai
direction. A man in scarlet uniform saw him
advancing and slrove 10 fly, hui the pursucr gai.
ned rapidly upon him. and he was forced 10 Turn
and defend his life. Each drew his sabre, and
fought with iund.Iko fury, but the dark skinned
man soon unaimed his sopponent. Again did the
vanquished one Try TO escape, but ball from the
pistol of his enemy laid him PROSTATE in the
dust TO be tramped under the feet Of his fleeing
brothers.
In the form OF tho dark skinned man, my iea.
daIs will recognize Pierre Lerone; in that otthe
BStish officer, Lieutenant Morton. Pierre had
kept his word-Morlon and him had met again.
After the battle post mortem examination
was held upon the body Of Moron-thc ball
had pierced his heart. When the surgeon drew
it lromtho wound, horizontal mark was found
upon it.. twas the ball marked by Pierre when
he stood upon the plains of Long Island.
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MIR. Folks Thanksgiving Prayer.
To THE EDlToR OF THE BosTcN COURIER:
We aro told that OH the morning of the late
Thanksgiving day, Mr.. Polk went devoulIy to
church, and entered with usual fcrvor into the
exercises Mc,hought STOOD near him, and
as his praise ascended, heard, or thought
heard, tho response in u fearful sor of whisper,
and, as others may not have enjoyed s,hc same
privilege, give you the prayer and The response
as nearly as my shuddering soul can remember