Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-07-14
!. sis. william, Howl 8

y he sSame--anQ nQ1Ils;lag0Ls0I snlS yssi:E
]. ty, commando offs forces u ssss
S colonies. I, y
) g The tool Of @ sseyeteign -
rolls in splendid IIayagance md .ssjss,, SO,
t while the poor ~ who sisoiil is:,.s;
i been the especial afests stss : Z
throughout the land lyadd LED s;,s eaa.
ington. -
a.A;truce of stiis, l n piled the British
General quickl s5p1ajesty seeks 20
put an endto the cont Hon and strife that
unfortunately have exi toolo1g here
!" You speak; .s,tlInnesi siSsVas y
Ton iatersaotiag sneaals ,is'tt slt -. !. :.
0n my bnrot. 81 King woa!i, see
this conflict spesd;f ::sa.ed ;anass bus
repeat his words ,siieas ;,i,as ne Jocks
to W;,sainst. fissIsl i--Esp q esiirable
Il, the coi6nists aEs asist ian !:
Pie American
wards Sir William Hose looked INTO
his eyes-he measured lis fformand a
thousand emotions;o fear, suspi-
cion momentarily thle themselves upon
the mind Of the sagacioSss warrior. -
What means those ofdssof enc courage:.
mentl Was Sir William owe insanes
How came he there, I'M rat forest also op.
perfume moments gEsHe King q British
General, these assurance this strange
meeting-what bodied this mystery
But in his. hand Sir Wiiafiianl ZELDA roll or
parchment, and again epressed Supoa the
American Generals notifsth kindly inten;
tions of his noble sovere King George
When a nervous move sett, as if he dis
trusted the foul net htself, :SirsW lillian
Howe raised the pure roll, and
gazing 'intently into thss y ashingg-
| ton, he moved the cute covering of the
parchment slowly, and q sviid lent emotion:
a You NAV end. .theseals 4 3si;lities r.-.you
NAV confer q nermann,S pi,ac.,5 mon this
nort;on of bis Ma;esfy Il .sdiu
NAV crush the furbalenc9 ssliich sliisE shown;
itself in these colonies faaysacqnire
j lasting name for 5onrseh soa accept s:t the
overtures which i mn cd 10; make
from the King BeIiall I;is gnature!!''
added the GeneFul, as xsposed the con.
tents Of the parchment sof
Wasbiugton fell pah pfofer shis
Majesty, King; George comm ander- se'r
ln-chIet OF the Ametlca
For nm instant 6lli seesned pass
over his sight;as he ;spoil the gilded
document beasiog ttde3 .ssssanel and 81
lshsoHa ss 'sstl0a e,
the american e1 neral lassed ms ilanalo 10
his brow, Joe ne tscarcety Epeneye mn
sell awake; but'thes pang was: mofnehtary'
and instantly recovering, me Iouho Tue aoc-
ument IN ms own aanas, upon pom, wnlcn ne
read the words. 70 our :oetoped oerrant'
DaGe George gashsngtoH, .of saao't"' per'
non;
He started back, assroan burst from ,il1 MS DIS
lips, and the next moment 2,tlle parchment
was torn , into It a 2 hundred shreds,s and lay
beneath the american warriors ieet.
"Ihus-thus answer your vile propo-
sal, Sir William HoweaR exclaimed the gal
liant Washington, ycontemptuously, as he
stampted the fragments in ,tle dust beneath
his feet, and. the British General quickly
gave way before the excited, insulted man,
whom he feared, as thelatter moved forward
toward the outer verge Of the wood.
"1bis NAV be NV an awei 10 zvonr wicked
master The blood of5a tbons:nd martyrs
in the cause Of .fTeedom--each one of whom
we're more WORTHY. than your; ;,ovul leader
call nnon tho liy;nn.to svenoe tile deadl |
Bunker Hill and Brandywjbe.s are. fresh in
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