The Arkansas banner., 1849-02-06

standing pear the dead. the forra ol yoang Wash ihEtoa ,islng over all |
 Some few psees dls,an, harry bacawoodssnen, with spases h their hands, dssk tae ea.gh aside and made a grave for Draddoek l the centre of the road creary road leading throRra ths wilderness from Fort Necessity 10 FoFt Dgnesae, which mad felt the hooi ol his war-horse yssays sgo and aow was to entlsosom hts eerse.
 aseurnu., and yet sabtTae in l. very desoa,ion, wss tie funeral oi the dead espnsal.
 The grave was saakea--a casIsy yawned in the centre ei the roaderhie the ircsf earth lay piled iatF0wn hcaps on either sides
 Iha evening siladows ~sre apth the scene. Stil uembieG sunset upon the lofty tFA, and the golien ssy begun to deepen into Btgat,
 They TnPped the dead man Ie a,hstereS flag The red cross of England was laid npan his breast aa3 tae fq.ds of the torn banner shut sm out fgom the light forcyer They he'd his bady over the graes; two rough h4ckwooessaen, one caSeuIscd with rude emotion, Inc other calm and tsarless Es sioRc.
 The fearless mau, held tle ilsad of the General, and every eve remarked the gssat stature, the broad chest and scayFed facS q tse nncoath back wooasman.
 ".6y brolherr' h. said, ns hs gazed on Brai- docks fscs--it was his rils ilnl had dealt the death 10 ihe General, tils fatal hl side o sonon g4AeS.
 hl the head of the grsvs, lis form erect aud hls forehead hare. stood V Washiegtaa. his torn attire showing the buffet marks of BEasliock 's field. The shadows gathered jAiskef- his i4ea aud it's varied emotions were not visible but through the stiffness gs0oru trey heard hfs voice, speaking so,ae words Of hope over the body Of tbe dead. he form of those words, their exact memory has long since passed away. ba, Washington never till his latest hour forgot the twilight of ha; lonely glen, when standing al the head oi the rude grave dug in the centre of the road--as give the body of BTasaocS to the grave worm aal the cod. They lowered 1t into the grz-e-,he rugged baeAwooasmen, one trembiing, tse other firm and fearless
 And the Iast glimpse of ljgh. eff the tree top sa the hrstsar Came out from the world of Heaven, they heapeV. Inc earth upon the dead, d leveea II hke HooF, passing the AeB and horses and heavy V serts oyer the road where the hero slept. For they wished 10 save ihst corse from dis henoTs from the white man scern ana the red mans steel
 Thus, wilhou, one sound of funsral masic-nef ther ths r0ii of drum, Ire shr peal of ui6sqnety they bufied BFaalocA. at fhe twilight hour. H the centre of tho road. hc tFamp of footsteps he Ire of horses hobfs the grooming of tbe caubrms ah-sss these echoed si-niy oyer the grave. sshe slicDt procession Tasssd aoae--il,ese were the only sounds which broke the silence Of tie seR- erals funeral.
 soon the fugi,ives were oa thsr way agia-- teroaeh ihe forest from the direction of Fort Necessity, cane the mHrmer 0f their drearv mtfch.
 wo hgufrs fingered stiii--oae near the .rve, isaaia- on sword. ana the other nsar # tree tut- tag some rude characters iato its rough bark.
 An5the che who lent upon his sword aui vTh B swelling heart stood over Braddoek's cone for there were 10 traces ol grass--Nas H ashng- tuu.
 The other. g7nt hunter, gtfn.y clad. xit}> uEgy scar upoa iis tice. on u.fg guess ni. name He traced wiia fs hH1tiug knife, apoa thc hark of :be tree t@o cresss, oE9 if memory el te place stre Ea sesrk ia7,-;ae ether in islemor, of tie hand sss4ea "iaTe, 'ar fatal baiirt, CT, pefcAancs, in g.ealor ol BsorHER AKrHc