The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-13

'Humph, mulered old LocksleY, 'who
ever saw o. heard OF the like!' Way the
indians only d. these things, but not with
lead. say, Charles, You must lurn that
gcedt tall.n of yoI:5 TO accoun'. Never
relinluish its Practice
moi l. exclaimed Piggot, pccie;ing
the siI.er. .W..e.a de it WiL be RITE an
hayaa
Alter few unimporant trials of the
substance OF the well rIddled target, the
party shouldefeI their arms and came "a
cross the KINGS FARM lnt0 the city. The
scene described actually occurred, and the
last IN entloned remarks of the young rifle
man WAS oiten spoken OF, at later and
mote Interesting period, by his friends aud
relatives.
Ten years after the time of the above
scene, WAs:lilgton's forces lay eneamp4d
Oh New Yo:A ana Long Island, awAlung
the sLngLtn!ty OIltie IL wnicl We LOST
aboIt 1872 mcn, ana during which mote
her0Ism anI JtLgety wete e.Inced III III III
any othet acuoh that took place Oh the
American Continent.
GA The 24th Oi August, 1875, a small
group OF rluemen Were icoiiec ed on the
fOAI 10 the Nafiows. Tnefe was every
sign Oi suffering am ing them. ih1. wee
badly ciLi, uncIclniy, aud look eI as if rest
AMI 1904 Wee luXL:ies lhey had not i'll
dIIge>l IN tnf mAly day. Among them
WAS tlI., III IscLlIr, iotc5 whlsAeted man
Wh)St brilliant I, ani hOrid coinplXlOu,
thin lips duI aqAIiue nOSe, beiUkencd The
eIrnaStnesS OF ms ieeitn5s ana tht fit,nleSS
0t purpose with Wnicn ne had addressed
his cOtufdueS. He mldt known his detet
mlnltlon ID engage Ill The eXpectedad con-
ties. ol death. give hun, he declared, a
ptolecLeI position where ne might remain
undiscovered dunng The ACTON, anI he
would Kill rs ,;nany OF the enemy as he
had haIr on his head. iie WAS ,ne strip
pllng wno ten ea.s before had as.onIsileI
I.ocGsiey, bLtnJw nJw cLIngeI! lns.e.ld
or the mud lIghl winch thea shone from
his eyes, tie cOncen.r4ted tite Ga hatred
and revenge shot tn-if rays from his opllcs
and he ciutcuei ms weapon with the
blood thirsty ANA wild air Sd posed 10 be-
long 10 a pifa,e.
Way d. you hate these Englishmen
= worse lndn th1 rest ot u.s. asked one; we
love freedom, and are assem- 1led 10 resist
oppression; but you appear To have per
sJnIl mJIte III your acIonS, and seem 10
thIrs. iOf blood.
.tengenct Is sweet exclaimed Piggot,
with Con uisl cHor, to sm0 .hef Ills emo
ton. 'Vengenca Is sweet, ana L desire II
-.OtN haOS t1-even t.Ougn ii cost me
ny own lie.
Vengeance! vengeance!' exclaimed an
other oI The men, named Randall, what
the de. IL haze Sou 10 avenge more than L
OF each OF u.s.
1 III tell you, replied Peggot, the lines
Ill his lace deepening and his whole form
snldowlng iof MephIstophlllsh outline.
Il had an only brother, 4 lad " nom loved
Deter Than III self. Ii was the last rem
ndnt OF our SOCK, and looked upol him
as the only being that enabled M 10 feel
WAS not dIs;lncu.e feature lii the commni-
ty-a piece OF humanity alone and unc4red
for. He Went to Boston and there en-
gagged among the patriots who resisted the
eiirrts OF the DfittIsh al Bunker'S hill. He
was brought down IN The eafiy part OF the
action BY bali when deprived MN OF Ihe
: use of his lower eXtfemItles. As lie lay
in THIS helpless condition, British officer
To whom he appealed, looked saVagely on
and saw d corporal crush out his Ire with
d I'D OIOtuSl HSdi uC
witnessing the murder, gave me- the ac-
count OF IL, and told me the officer words
after the boy had appealed for mercy -
i In, Sc words-ttey are branded upon IN y
| heart-were: No mercy should be shown
! to an insurrec;Ionist taken with arms In
his hands against his M4iesly's loyal su J.
jects.' | have heard these words rlngiL ~
In my ears day and night ever since; ahI
i imagination pictures my helpless brother
mangled by, and struggling beneath the
cruel bayonet that sent his soul to heaven.
! have sworn 10 avenge that murder.-
! Now you can account tor the feeling that
has given me character OF late never before
/ sustained BY me-that OF cruelty. Have
| | not cduSe!
b, G., Think so, exclaimed one OF
i the riiiemen, land had | nali as much |
| should be worse than you
"Well, you'll have chance of trying
the extent of your courage and principles
ere long; SO let us talk OF something else,
remarked tall fellow whose nasal twang
pronounced CONNECTICUT plainly.
'HarkH said Piggot, 'lhe drum call us
in truce to all this. Let us act, not
mouth. Let us make the very name OF
| rifemen drea.led while a red coat harbors
| in America
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