The Arkansas banner., 1849-02-06
From the Model American Courierl WAsHINCToS AND HIS MEN.
 Rf GEORGE LIrrAkD.
LEGioy TENTH. THE DEATH os' BEsADDoCK.

His throat wes bare his face pale as shroud. and imhued with the apathy Of fv<psiT, that neither hopes CT fears. illaminea by eyes that shoae morc brightly the night Of Geath came on Some times hs lifted hts hand to the fatal wound near his breast; sometimes he rolled his eyes around the faces of the cismaysd spectators, aud then tarn;ng his own face to the shadows he bit his neither lip and longed for death.
 IL was in glen, whose porthern s.tis was bathed In sunlight; while ths southern side was wrapt in shadow
 A glen, strewn with broken arms and fragments of artillery. nita hers aud thsre the body of wopneea man. tSEsnsds sp goase-strieru rFsr were scattered in groups overthe talking wlA each other in low tones ani speaking with livd lips the name of the fsta ulassacrs-M Mexoye AHE1S.
 IL was the fourth day of iAsr iiigsi from ;lt te. rbe feia. For four days aud nights they had sr- sued their way, stricken with panic, aud only nerFed to exertion by Inc example of their leader, firginisn youth Of twenty-ihreN; aa1 as they bore the body cf theE pioun3s1 general. nnx O. a rad. tambrii, non on horseback aa4, las; Of a ia tleir arms.
 Butfve days ago he had gone forth 90 proudly on hls war-horss, bearing the commission of hs king and new, at the foot of 8 sycamore, alone in tae dark wilderness. he was locking death in the face
 While group Of soldiers, whose iatle,ea uai- forms and scared faces bora traces of the fight gathered nesr him and watchsd his dying face the valley CT glen, only seven miles from Fort Neces- s'y' bec@ine the theatre of q strange and varied scsHe.
 Thsse seldisrs had paused only for an hour paused that Braf8Ock migat dia bat still possessed by the panic which had maddeuel ihsrn since l!!e fatal day, they gave their hlggoze 10 the flames buried their canuon ia the bushes or underneath the sod, and stood paatiag for the mamgRt when they might resume their | gat.
 Therefore the glen was dotted by groups of af. frgbed soldiers, who talked in ow Ioues will, each other; therefore through tLe,shaa6ws Of inc woo4s arose pyramids of flame; thercfose 10 man thought ef meat or drink or reposs
 The only thought was this-UAea BgaIl5ck is dead aa3 5astd, cs 'eiH fy. ,es 1ase fed, t.ess feg- aaBs and nistts.
 he day fast 5eciiajau
 Only two men in that dreary valley seemed to keep firm hearts within the:r breasts:
 The man who was dying al the foot of the syca- more Fee young Nirsiaian who stood near him, watching his agony with tearfui eyes.
 The general reached forth Ais cls,umy hsu4--
 |" Grerge " he sed, and his yoce was husky with ceath, " 'et all but yea retire. l woal bs alone with yoH before die"
 Washington took tas offered Hau3, and the pale spectators retired ia silence, gszas fos4 afar a.a
 For some mor,sai. ibsrs yas si'ea.a. while ,ps
 Ewing and ihe dying gaze. steadily iat9 each others
 Rredioak'z face, pale win desth c'aalUiy on tae brow and giassy in tisc eyes NusE eton'- vissge pale from fever and iaiiras, bat ijs5ite4 gy d saa whose fire never for RoaI-Bi grew lisn.
 II sas a sad, meaning contrast = isia iasst 'acs- TTsaf b75sgn Y t.lS bassy ro;c., ef Brs8 }ec5s
 .' George, ii, a Faie was shai! be -s,. ''--i..s lip Gid Dot oalss Hur Aiseye waaasr--'' @s hen am dead. k. me ae buried l., faY aa.Es-n, aa3 .et Iay he-E he projeeiei from ast+ioH#--
 Washington 1re~ssd ,ho cod 4a4ts aa1 answered ia q -uis5ure ya5-e.
 '' ' sha. .e s- Eog wis'.'
 " tserge." coa.3aaea B.a .ee'-aal i4et 3lro' of ra.a distorted h.s ll-si. aas oHy for moment: i" have last word t9 say t3 yoa. It i- not uf irtenas, How ilr away--l wiil uoi speak ui t8s1. l may iavr those who lcfe u.e. wHo bong :o5 gav ' etu-U-0u' Wly sq- ak ol thcu.l B-le-. !ae sgH h iaE, shali be aeal--"
 He panssi. anu turned his face b tsJa s,a3ov-
 "~prsk, f -ca have B ugesssce, v iil fgtd. it . whispered V asiagtau heag ing over tae ing man.
 Sc ! hose weary aays ol our letfe1t have br,Geat st0fog- thoughts hou.~ to me- cid br-a10ek ia ct.n voice. Il scoeueI yonr aiy:cc--I o.a racrr, scorue1 th1t instinct of a her lc gvgi which G.s y0as bosom. and waica is worth a.j t.te experience ia the wotia. Behold the r-sBt. n army cut 10 peces--iay pame given out 10 ei.aonor---e}eu hundr'a eorPscs oat ct twelve haalr-4 h7lag men"'
 lis eyes grew bf.-bter-his ycier -os,.
 Do not speak tAus"' islI-raa Washington, wruHg ;o iiie heart 5y te last w5rs oi tle eea1-- stricken man.
 ..Antio5 myself ,1,hono5cl uaa,s. aa-unknoesn grsYr.7
 ..No, ns.'' cri,I Washington.
 "Iaste H nd need ol 8at.ery at this hoa-. Hs traiA. # never Saen b-fe5r comes i tfrFisy b a iH ttc hour of Geafi'-Gad the eye of the dying man suddenly brighIeHea into acw fif-. "loBAL mnn, | marked von in tho hour ot-brt'.e saw you rssoired and calm, wi'e al. the rtsi were nai with rage, ya.!ed by distndy. That h-'t,-, wIrl to ms is di,Honor, which to seven hundred others means only cefaAt and aa uuscPt g-ar', to yoa-to yon -is tio ani famr!'
 He dropped the hand of young Washington, and sank bsca against the Tree, ra.e, aa3 cola an- trerb.iog
 Washington could not speak
 Bending uc1r the oyiHg General. one hand s'i.i |, extended, we inc other sh1Gowed hi' iac,, he felt the memories of hiz bayhood come oyrr si'n sa4' ! daLiy-lIkc a burst of sunshine throuz1 thu,4jer rIoud-au4 a thoashi Of the future took shape be- fore ham, and pagted with lie.
 Welt -1z Il tlat the sha5owias hand hli thc agitatei face ot yoang Washington from the gaze ol ;he dying Gcneral.
 Anl over in- tseary glen ths fires weYe brightly :, baTuug. and throus tla tA.ek foliage great pillars Of cioHav smoke rose ia uiecyeuiuy SKY, aAa ht-e and ther., coi!cct in grnafs oi tN1 and arc", ile ci,naYea =9i.isrs a4tcur4 tae yiBz h4H irg a.ar, and talked of tae fstal d4y of IoaouEAara.
 IL is terrible uiiur to oae m+n fatea tY tar njghtuwre fears ol insanity, bat iu~ fBast te5:l- insanity s7ii; wh., tarobs at tue sl1ls instant Ai'e bt'r@-a Vf sA4 Et sutY @t i4's b+tH "'- firing every heart by tarn-. and overwhelming the individuality ol every nan uy one ualgrsss' terror.
 \ psnl, ike th.s swsyed ihs fug.tyes f.5a BrassoekA. field. They wera fresa from ths scenes ol massaefe, t.ey tasre4 the war wa9o2 cf tac la- dan might siaE,.z tle silence 6. t1e Pas, before another moment was gone; they tsFRs1 from s!le 10 ste. in expec a.oa of tao rife s.,ot ana yell ti narte-.
 And al iee Nals B.a5l9ek WAS Jying at the f9gi of sas sycamore, wi.A tAe yoaDg "asA.0gsa ka7si' iaE near hin.
 George, had won tAe baslie, yoar aafus ~oal3 gave been lost t3 f-te. Bat - 5a..s- 55sts t waa your Eloroas para b cave tas lsiag ifoa among the ceai, and ber Inc ioTa. 6az frcm tae grasp Ct ihe sneny. Therefore, tse b4it.s igst for me ls battle gs:ald for yoa, battle for F1ur country --ior the aay wAi come whsh yosr conUtrymsn, B,sd-ocs's ngA;. aig cal for t1sif yoGng hrr0s aai G9naa3 h.s sa ord n a more g'o- rF.,E .f4