Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-04-03
THE TIMES
From Ned Buntline's Own,
THE TEMPER AND TEyE
TEMPTED.
BIZ J. T. HghDLEY.

terrible battle Of the Brandywine, and
the grateful beams of the sun was gild-
ing the tops of the trees, which formed
the great forres. lying within sight of
the American encompment below
Princeton. The disastrous result of
this memorable conflict had well nigh
crushed the hopes Of the bravest colo.
nists, and the commander.in. chief him,
self was dispir,ed and heart. stricken.
Hundreds ofhs brave companions in
arms, had bitten the dust in that ill.
lated fray; many of the best officers
had been cut down; the energies Of bis
SPARTAN band were crippled, winter
was approaching, and the future filed
indeed with gloomy prospects. The
soldiers were without shoes; scarcey y a
decent tent was left with the army; the
ground was frozen and rugged, and as
the men were forced over it, their bare
feet were exposed and many rueful
cash had caused bloody foot. print to
be left behind them.
Blu, on that lovely and bright morn,
ing, within the edge of that broad for.
est, there sat an aged royalist whose
sympa,hies had lat,erly inclined TO
wards the American interests, but
whose personal veal had until now
induced him TO pursue an inactivity, a
neutrality between The two parties. -
! And yet this man had a son in Wash.
ington's camp. mere boy in years,
who had taken his musket and joined
the American forces some months pre-.
viously. The father had learned of the
defeat Of the colonial army, he knew
they had been forced to retreat, and he
came to the neighborhood Of the army
which had hailed an hour or two, 10
learn if possible the fate of his boy.
He dare not approach too abruptly
and having reached the deep wood
which al las, lay between him and the
distant camp. he mounted knoll from
he summit of which he had a view ot
the vanGuished, but still determined
band, who had comported themselves
SO valianlly, but little lime previously
but who were now Fastening towards
Princeton. The fathers heart ihrob
bed audibly, as he gazed beyond hin
at the remains of the gallan, army, ant
questioned if his child was there, Of
whether he might have numbered hi
body among the three hundred nobl,
spirits who had been sacrificed but ;
few hours before on the field of battle
And as he strained his aged sight fa
down towards the camp, q white hors'
suddenly came into view, and approach
ed at length towards the rest.
The figure which bestrode this nobl'
animal was commanding and graceful
, and the old man quickly noted that hi
; loose grey coat and chapeau indicated
him an American officer. He was seel
at the verge of the forest, and turnin,
: his steed aside, he secured the anima
to tree, and disappeared within tn
e confines Of the wood.
Who could it bea nd what was hi
= purpose at this hour alone in the darl
; forest? The man turned slowly about
= and he rejoiced that the intruder di
no, observe him, for he could not sal
- sfy his curiosity.
The stalwart form, the proud steF
:. the manly face, the solemn movemen
of The stranger greatly interested III
2 watcher, who saw that deep burthel
d weighed upon hir heart, and as h
;, looked again, he saw that noble forr
y bend low. and on his knees the old ma
heard George Washington send up
= fervent, earnest prayer 10 the God
Battles, for the deliverance Of his cour
of try from war, oppression, and peril
!. !. an ardent supplcation in behalf of h
suffering countrymen'
IT, !. A tear of sympathy gushed from tn
h, grey eye of The aged royalis', but
'r he dashed aside the fallen drop, Ii
i. brave warrior rose from his knees. an
l. was slowly vending his way towar'
ne the spot where his stced was secure
. when another figure from an opposl
direction suddenly hove in sight--al