Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-03-22


= oil and varied undcr comma, dor corr,oo,s
skilfnl and vLo bv HE ,n''otloss ,,,;a, ',,i,'.
r prom,tness hoei,a,in, at d,n,,dr,l, 1or,;oa
p in DUTY order natural rioidv nf,c,;c,Ilv and
F. pleasinplv carried ont corom.ndor ,,hoao
evo povot sIn,bo~J Ill H.
, er Of his shin, f,eioted with live souls wss in
motion, Commander who unitino all tboso al.
oments and moro which Charles Dirkons ,nl,,
has made picture for the nro(ession, a na,tern
for the craft and So in tbi, All aI s,eambna,inr
laws for the world. hog nardon Gor digross'
ion-but if YOU dear reader. recognise in Ihis
fair shadow. an indistinct doTnorro,,,na IF
Richard NJ. Sherman. ON ,h:s pagc Of history T
am sure of your special svmna1bv in seein,,
even the Indifferent nictnro nj y gon,Iem.n ~
ting all the reoisitcs. and at the same seem
thousand times. and at almost every noint On
this Lake from the white falls of Wood Creek
TO the running waters of the Riohelieu.
But to renrn-parsons instantly reioined
Putnam and Durkee at the main works, and
now again the Parapet was in its full force,
except two wonnded-,he detached IA Ties sf
the enemy were now Joining Moiang, though
widely extended and in disorder. GFcat nun.
oers OF their unnamed canoes were in all d.
rectons, occasionally one was evenly trimmed
ny dead BODY IN The lotion, others swamped
| ana upon eha.
| ~ 'SHCHlHhu huONlilu ie party tISDu.
ing their pass 80 small, continued his fire. ho-
P'Ag ye' TO reIleve heir number and alarm them
by show OF his desperation, bat the distance
between the main parties Of Putnam and
'o'ang proved that the shots were harmless
from each.
IL now became evident that the enemy would
lnahe no iurther attack, or attempt landing IN
ms Vclny, although continually discharginu
their guns for they were seen gradually steaI
nr of but in good order Turuinr ,o,, 70
Durkec putnam said - 500 thero, ,bo,, ,
thew otj go, n,Lot nov, , rha,, Wv! ~
your ambush at the month ortho HaI, ,rhao
are off, shure as lrhlninot bnt GnlIG,, mo o,r
erv bow (>,id Dnrkoo and hale be,iin,r -
mas, the low branches 81 NO ,roas orJ h,',I
be acco,nmodat.,r f,,nra nc o,.,r,, ra,,..o.,
the same rbev arrye u,i,r ,ho ro's do'T'' WIS
,hot of the rrirea,;ng ano,,, a. H., I,-,a. I',ie
were nassinp tbair riGLt an3bnSh Tho rb'Ia
yollcv wa. Simultaneous and tha boI1i.L raII 20
Biz Parsons Instantly ioinsd by thn hrs"s lurt
ed scouts thpnlorinG IN ,lIs yaIler of n,omS
tains. closed the mo2nligbt Rai,Ie ofpn,'s Roci,
on The Wild sboro of CltsrnnI';n u ~ i:0'H'
,rno Co.,. ~,
.o,l.aII, ~ r r.ie ien"n ana lnu'ahS IN tiIls
,I,rna ,ioi "'i'1 ""s wv "N,i|'eu anu slXlv'
uon,oatn, i ~ ee"'' as 'ep'I|eu ny
na,,,ia.a,.n' ""' was ."G" ~ oI'"mahu , al IL
p,,,o, 'h;III 5,i 5.i a'o "e 'oss "
,L, c,,,,1 rf "o"''u'u' was '"'' Du'
o i''"I VI Nc"' "'""!''' now 50 coASPlcuous
'a' ','o P"Eo " "'S C"un''y history, was per-
j." pho "oI'', ~ a''r service ana g3ou ioftuns
~ hu,,i ,'L;.i ~ W. Co'o""t lFce"oIp' sun
'oIr ,Lo ra,a,i."tl H"e"t possessed "il'
nbict voro arl',.. tiH u"u 'I,"a''Io ''clue"!'
If ~ 9',or!' !" '''s' p"t Iu"H AMER
80 G,'''. .n W MS n''l'. ana and ,tG
tarn dr,',r "r'''T' LoiinG 10 arm. in ,I,t cans.
which NAV result. ere it sion, in universal
fre ,dom to mankind.
The scout Parsons was not alone singular
or daring, but equally for good nature and his
re narkablc person, accommodating his size as
he pleased TO any conceivable height from five
teet eight, clumsy, thick set, aud with arahed
shoulders, to SIX feet eleven or more. erect as
au ln' ian. Yet the br, ad chest, with bold.
militia air. keen hunters eye, which latter
appearance showed him as lie Was, the soul of
chlvaIry and physical power. He was AS fani-
hary Cal ed Long NJ Ise as Bic Parsons, and he
could at W 50 e!ongats his cxremi,,es and
,of'o'S onl h!I II c< as to overlook any rock or
c"fo'"'! "u'"g o, lHe oc1ui, Which was not
"Ne' &" VI 'NeI'r ''ct HIsn' 1ue SlGht oi ms
'!c was 'hacu l'r Tie cage lie could dis
cover "'nu'e ooI'clS at incredible distance.
'lh" s'ie ".'" WIN ms eiashc turkey neck,
Sue'ch'"e IT, PeWhg his heai Sideways or Gver
,'e 'oP VI almost any Si"he or ambush OF hiding
'or '"e Scou''anu you lave some idea OF his ser.
''ce ana ms pecdI ar elements for remem.
o't> &C ana Ia'he'
NO monument tells The resting place Of Dur
Nee 'he Ora'est 1' i,'e sconts-And finally, alas
rs bones never hti resting place. Knowing
no I''ie ueS 90 great, IN tht war his name was
p'o'e'oai as wen Tor strttagem and eXpedien-
Cy'-A,u desperate IN savage encounters and
'p''s'a eu oatHeS ms tame was immense
irr no surnrisr ,nn on ms o'p"sh oI"J,; - h.oS
-. b...,.nl - N' - "''O"'" wv 9e1'F'7