The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-04-12
EBENsBURG, THURsDA

EBENsBURG, TnURsD
grasp-Et spoke TO his ssteed--t1e noble T
horse mixed slowly on, through the ranks br
Aof Pulasti's legion. Fin
The lpueh soldiers uttered a yell as they 50
beheld tile magnificent form of Washing pi
ton, quiyering with battle rage. 8
Coma, Palaski Our banner is there. Il
Now wd viii go down. 9
Then there was a sight, to see oncs-rgss;sg;
and eset x IS,
Rising in7l1e sfirrups, WashingtonCnSs and
ted to the fight, and swept down ths - fhe
like whirlwind, followed by Pulas s%Neei
band, Pulaski himself, vainly endeavoiNAfls II
to rival his pace at the head of his itdhe
men. Thpo
General Greene, turning his head over i,
his shoulder, in the thicket of the fight be-
held with terror, with awe, the approach 4
of Washington. He would have throzn +,
his horse in the path Of the chief, be Du','
4 voice Of " shington,-terrible ip =
ness, irresistible in It's rageze' tam PSo"'
even amid the clamor Of thas Hoftz' ho"cr'
sGreene-come on!' rartney, McCuiough'
Who could resist thu, Marx Myers, Pearce'
sword, the voice? ., Ryman, schoonover' Sci
The band Of Pely. Steel, Stubbs, stutzman,
, Greene followeTag gart Geo. T. Thorn, Mich
steed and basWaltles. Weirick, Wilcox, Zerbey,
Washingtopeaker. ,t ~
y'Tash aloSs-Cornyn, Courtney. d Evans o,I-,
diers wers Fenlon. George. Giilespi ,,,.,,
onet or Kirk. Laubach, Mccalwf fiobt ''.'-'7- :
caught tn ry, Miller, Morrison
One ry, Rutherford, R. Y look. the i1nra;so,
comess a1Iaski t,,ndorod -. -,
faL) -d with horse and foot. Will
Ni1fe G57The reTyonet! The fire blazino !,
me essage Gas eye spread like an electri,
rom tn" n the whole column The sol
u be thoughts seen no longer; 10 fear of bay
u to a certaibulIet now! The very horse.
4 no, dispos e fever of that hour.
IN of the Re1y burst like thunder on the Brit
the willing :-'Give way there! Washington
ava Ia,rv to battler
nor dispos down the hill, La Fayette and the
bu, stow uard We're doing immortal deeds, for
,ss, of banner Of the stars.
s,, RcBrOWs barred, uniforms flutterinr in raCs
r., a,ay followed the Boy Of Nineteen. into
Gsffortex of the fight, waving evermore
has j@4at banner overhead.
Dis. They saw Washington come. You
CT, should have heard them shout, vou should
hare seen heirswOrds, dripping with blood,
'ep they glittered on high La Fayette saw
ny Washington come, yes, the Majestic form.
IN the sunlighted brow. I'hatsight indamed
ard his@lood-
the 'fow, La E'ayette, come on!'
They were ranged beside the band OF
M Pulaski, these children Of Washington; the
ce, gallant Frehchman led them on.
- Thus Washington, Pulaski, Greene la
p@l Fayeite then Numbered down into the
u Wight 1t was terrible to hear the tramp OF
No sNeeir horses hoofs.
con" captain Waldemar-the brave partizan
~ -tvith the last twenty OF his riders was
:. oFdlding desperate fight with thrice the
&c L iasnnber of British troopers. He too, be-
- ,Gtsolnel I'll Washington come, he too beheId tha
1ie wEd column at his back; with one bound
-g SO dashed through the British band in an.
* for fer moment he was by the side Of LIZ
ne re- sette. Washington turned to him
II solid Waldemar, we go yonder to make oul
% az tylfarewelI Come on!'
,f7cir.lnd they went-ves, Washington a
foi 30 head OF the column led them on
y 5olto IN banners waving along the column
r nGeCrosi swords and bayonets mingling in one
/, rRua- + of light, that iron column went0
WI R35,, be British were in the valley atIioa-
s.. s. = J:lls. you aisaa saa--.'.z : sound ..
79e,F'egf 80, VA the earth had y, 1''' = - '-l'''
er of + q, ~, might see this bolt of
gIared InSTagbing 81 ,lS' the British host, as
IL 6river rss1iling into the sea, drives
the fghtsao ! Yves far before it.-You might
It's terr! re- sfed brow of Washington, far
* BtI }oI AS and spears; then might you
and vel JSA Aen Of the British, as this ava
his field ho,sg Sel burst on their ranks! NNl en-,
MIA az ere levelled before the path Of
nder. as Of imam lSrricsne. Follow the sword
s-look kiab fhlngA y6nder, twohundred yaSds
tell mel Pio then Art of the British army. Ae
adead. iEdIao aot-gone Aerrible glory! On eiths-
lserino |ncb I'll the Bl1sh columns but this ava-
rip.in9 hnJai el'i SO sQddA, so Unexpected, that
IN me lied Uii'iiS d Sor 117 iiioiiieH' para
The ten and Nv WashinAs Asn turns again.-He
- 'heels, Rd his band Sleel with him. He
+ us e.!nes bek, and tIleScome with him.
80 swor4rises and fan and a thousand
,,.,o.a 'prds folbw its motion.A
,anner - =, =. t,1nd doFn-shrieking,Norn. crushed:
af pemenare trampIed; apther furrow
,oai, ~ 5ish dead strew the gNnd.-Vain
81 ,.lli Sto tell the deeds of ahhe heroes