Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-10
COUNT PULASKI,
An INCIDENT AT MS ouAs


On the night Of The baltl. OF Ey~'''e
was tent with message fr'easfs'
Greene 10 the Count Pulaski, 'le fo'
+ lander, who ,sok a prominena In cur
+ freedom. lie was qnartered Fat la'm
house near the upper fords. ,u' bust
! ness was finished, the Coulsed nae 10
take some refreshments. aulhe samo
, time he called out "Alary, lss'-Ma'
; ry"
Ia au in.tan, a ro,y.the girl enter.
cd. her face buamins wiy. It wsu'd
seem, at the very sound oe'E's voice
"Did you call Inc, cOursle S''d're'y
tilnidIy.
Show often have ! lolu, little love-
he said, bending his tallm to k''s her
cheek, mot TO call me q; cal! me your
dear Puls,ki--this is a'uhl'c, my lit
tlo favOriie; We hars Counts, you
knew."
"But you are e. sir when at
home, aud they say y;Oms . long way
over the ocean 10 fiicr Vs."
Yes yes, Mary. 'true, did come
a long way; but onessOn Why was, ]
had 10 come, in . lsure. Now, eau
you get for this penpun aud myself
little relre.hment! has a long way 10
ride IO.night."
Certainly, sir,"a 'he ~slt ss' Of
The room Iiks a "a
IA fine little plant cir" said Pulas'
XII. "Would that I'd the wealth once
had; ! would gi her a portion that
would ssxd half tyoutbs hstea'outs a.
ter her sweet fac
The gill soon urnsd with part OF a
line boiled ham, ne deliciaRs fresh rye
bread aud buttrriekles, and a few little
ct estras ,ha, r,hed exceedingly.
After rsfreshianysslf to my satisfsc.
lion, I ,osk my sarturs, aud rsde speed
ily to the main mp.
On The msrni Of the ilth oil SsPsem'
Der, l777, the tlish army advsscsd in
lull force 10 CHS ford, for the purpose
Of crossing TO bndywius creek, aud
bringing on an aon with Washington.
The Hsssian Gersl Knyphauseu, with
a large force ad,eing up the side Of tho
creek and upi,iu with Lord Corn wallis,
who csmmandedie lef. wing Of the ar
my, crossed a, thpppsr forks Of the river
md creek. II y late in the afternoon,
when the rsalits sf the fight commenced;
md as ,h. actiof,sed from right to left,
ireene's divi,ip, 10 which I belonged,
vas brought in, the nsl.t Of III. conflict
bywashiusOn in person.
], happ.nedtha. duEins the raging Of
he conflict, a Carrying oilers, I passed
Immediately q the direetiohef Pulaski's
uar,er. ,ns,I had visited ,h night be.
,re. Situated as the house in the
nids, Of the battle, curiosity ind acsd ne
D ride up. Suddenly sheet o flame
urst forth. The house was OH fih!
Near the doorstep lay the bsdy o,poor
larry, her head cut open by a sabrsand
sr brains oozing cut from the territs
round Ihad not been there more TIN
alta minute when Pulaski, at the hsa'
( a troop Of cavalry, galloped rapidly 10
ne house. Never shall | forget the ex-
rsssion Of his face as he shouted like a
smon On seeing the insnimaso form.-
"Wko done his!"
a little boy ,ha, had not before noticed
'h0 was lying amid the grass, his lee
readfully mangled, said, ''therc they Co."
Ie pointed 10 a company Of Hessians, oil
.nspach greuadicrs, then some distance
4.
f" Right trheel, men-CHARGE"
And they did charge; | do not 'hinI
Nc man Of that Hsssian corps ever left
le field. The last | saw Of Pulaski or
,s battle-ground Of Bnndvwi"e, he wal
caring in his arms the lifsIess form Of poo
iARv.
~ooono~>>ceoN>~
DO you lenor ycur Parents!
/ knew little boy at school, whas'