The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-13
the towring oak, and halted within muske

from among the branches; ami true to the
mirksmdn's purpose the oall entered the
brain oft ill-fated commander. A yell
OF rage was uttered as the officer next in
the rank stepped up, and paused mo-
ment.
That for the nearest man on the right
exclaimed the voice, and again the victim
bit the dust.
Now; men, cried the Britain, waving
his sword with frantic excitement over his
head-'Now, men, hre,-FIRE, L say, De-
fore he has time to RELOAD
The volley startled the echoes Of the
heights and the muskets belched forth
heIrcontents in flame and smoke. A few
twigs dropped from the tree, but the tenant
was 10 every one seemingly unhurt.
mo, he spoke III sOnorious and deep
voice that was distinct, heard, and had
something unedrihly in lis tones. No not
YET L lack three men, BY my tally 10
make up the anIoant da'oted TO lne god OF
veugelncc. Here is tor one.
u caValty soldier was passing by; his
horse had taken fright ana could noi be
, cl3cAel. OIc1 m).a tn idial flIe UTE
ed Us dsLLh song, ami the alarm ii slecd
| fled rideress On lis way.
bum lhe tree down. exclaimed one OF
the men. Fire Can be communicated To
the trunk easily
Wal you undertake the deed!' inquired
! the cOmauIndef, with L sneer.
i VIII, replied Tie ihan. Hear some
! wAdiin5 tcouI your Coats and give Ii to
me
l'hey complied with his reques., and
delivered IL itm with alacfIty what they
| pfocdfeI I.om lneir wei! pliIed garments.
,le now became the hon oi The htld, as the
rlhem i'll had been. Every eye centered
Oh ,ue prI.dte as nc made up d loose parcel
oi lniiain4ble stuH. A Pile OF the urlesI
branches tnefedDoutS Was next obtained
aud broken lnto respectable brush iaggo.s.
I'iIe prI.die then ntcI the wadIIng win
the iocN oi his mdsAet and hItie PoNd-r,
and tanned ii mo blaze. w WIth me llght-
ed mass III one nand, and The bunuie of
bIdsn III tne o -h1r, he Started maniully ioc
/ The ttee-ihe platoon followed HIM lew
/ PAGES, almost lmpeicep loie narrowing the
distance ba.weeu themselves and The rIde-
mln. The private reached The foot OF the
! tree, and wl,n eager hast thr1W down his
! idgguts ana fited mem.
| as he WAS rising from his STOPPING pos
! ture, the OccL pant OF lne branches made
hImSeItriOf the lirst time visible. w Ith
! has feet ifInly cienched among the boughs,
! ne allowed his body, as qulcN as thought,
I 10 depend o.ef, AMI taking aim with MS
weapon, pulled the triggef. The daring
private sprung up and iell over upon ms
/ oIck, wnlie his feet scttlefed the mess
wAlcL n hII Inteli.I wJIiI have mIde
the tree the American 5 funeral pile.
I Brother, ny OATH Is fallilieI! have
appeasei the angry demon that called iof
u response OF your slaughter. NOW, then,
cuu,Inded the riiiemdn,, who was no Othaf,
as The reader may have anticipated, than
Charles riggoi;-'now, then, take good
aim and bfmg me down. 1 am out OF am
! unl.un, have Killed as many OF you as
/ hal ds-a.nIneI 10. and have NJ fLt,her
cAdse ioi remaining here. FIre! and ii
more thln ohe snOt IL proportion 10 ii .e
{ tlan / tniuN you are
! Inc soldiers were evidenly won TO
favor INN by his lntfepiully. lie was
entirely dhes.ed otciotnils, exec a shofl
pair oI yellow breecnes. His teet, legs,
Dod, ana mead were dss,itu,e ol CO et1ug,
F., but oegrmnei with powder, dust AMI pet
spIrdtlon. AS he looked down upon the
/ men tom the tree, (the descendant ana
near relative VINO gires us these facts,
/ sayS,) ne was. even III this miserable plight,
d cohiinLnding AMI admiration claiming
| picture. There WAS some n cSItatIon IN th1
platoon when Piggot comm lndlng them
ID bring h.In down, and the men looked
TO thelf officer as If for further Instructions.
The officer was unused to melting mood,
nor could have succumbed 10 any feeling
OF compassion consistently with his dutt
or his aspiration as "a true Eng glIshman.-
| The memory OF his brethren was 10 be
welded TO some relributive act worthy ol
their bloody destinies, and he gave the sig
nal for the last effect in the scene of Ply
gots enacting. They fired as he shouted
II die slusfied! Brother, meet you
without shame!' and he pitched over
swayed in the branches moment, anu
then dropped heavily, senseless clod up,
on The ground.
The word was soon given that the III
visible foe, whom they had all feared, was
punished; and ere that eVenilul and (t1
! Vashington) disastrous battle was concia
ded, no one who wore a red coat Or hnger
ed his hajesty's pay, wasted second :
thought upon poor Charles Piggot.
When lhe wounded were picked up ano
! the dead buried-a duty performed by the