Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-05
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A Tale of the Revolution.

A Volume narraltng tue many high spir- iicd acts performed by American wnmrn ni the Revou,inn. of all rauks of life, would make one of the most interesting bnmks of our cuuniry's annals. Time, in it's ever 1 sweeping course, has buried m obvinn, facts of everlasting remembrance, beca, Sc there was DO chronicle tO Inark down the events t the period. Bu, il'ere exists lIa> ] diiOnarv stories in many ftmilieS which can he gathered, and they shall be chrnn,. cled--and am"nV such sketches, ,he Wo men of the Revolution, noble hearted, shall moi he E,rInlien.
 Seventy five years ago. there stood upon the summit of Murray HhI,'a a handsome country seat, ihe residence of Robert Mur ray, a Quaker merchant M much emlnence ID New York. li was a heaui iuI Country
 ma ns,on. surr,unded with gardens aud frn,, trees, and just far enough from the cuy, as n existed a: that day, ,o be delightfully."- r,- al and nnd'siuI bed from the encroachmenl of unaSked city visitors.
 I' was towards ihe hour of two, on q
 n'ld afternoon in September. seventy five ears by>gnne, ,hs, lady :n the 9aib of" Qnokeress stood upon tie porllco of h'>
 dwelling. hokinv anxi0msiy inO tie road which passed about a hundred yards n front. Her cnnnienance was mild, but then
 xpreSSed great anxieIv-and nm wmhUuI
 eas,'D, for ever and amon was heard im
 aud peal of cannon, and ra ,l,ng of nuskc,- v, as # men were engaged in dead, strife
 md now and then faint cheer rose si,.n he clan0Or Of arms.
 Up ihe road in rapid retreat passed larI. 'odles of sOldiery. Artillery men rod. 'lDng Mt ihe head of ihrT pieces. and bag gage carts and amm.uniiinn wagons mlm- led in the nWlre. li was evident the Americans were leaving The city in rapM tfighI iO save themselves irnr, being cut off rom the inlrenchmemis nn the upper psr D! the Island.
 Three or E,ur negro servants of hmlh | 'exes stood near her, ,O wh m she from lime I0 time addressed herself. Presently a black fellow cane rushing towards ihe | house, from branch of ,l.e road, his eyes pro,r"ding from fright, and i,is mouth ex- tended from ear tn ear.
 ! 'Oh MisSns down in de meadow near de hay, is a hundred dead snjers, and de
 English are drivn de Mcr,cans wid guns and swords before dem! On, miss.s, the sight is hnrribe.'
 l 'Thee says truly Caio-the sight is horrible Why, oh God! will men butcher each other. defacing ;he image oi ,he,r Creator and for what!
 'Oh, see, Missus! exclaimed several ol the servants.
 Four soldiers in il,e blue and huff uni l form of il,e C"niiDeDta1s, turned from ihe
 road "p the broad avenue, filed with trees
 which led iO the touse, hearing ulun a
 Inter th reversed mnskeIs a vut,hg man,
 from whose body the blood was. m,z ,i,g M. fast that il marked the track along the whole path. On they c4ue towards the l ma nSinn
 'Cai"! Maggy bring instantly a n,at- 'rsss aud pillows, and place ,hem here ID 'his shady spot. Fly, alI of thee; p,or youlE poor youth !! he is dying Tie ihiilful negroes were absent buI a moment before ,hev returned with matIrass. pillows, sheets and blankets, ana paced Them in a c,,ol corner uI the wide porIic",
 which extended tie whole length of il,e
 n,a nsiOn. The soldiers came up, and the
 leader of Ihe par:v addressed the lady: l Madauh', our Eusign is badly wounded
 Our Cap'a'n directed US, claiming your i.h. s:aliIy, 10 leave him here. The surgeon I wal soon hollow. ! Thee has done right. The si,el,cr Gnl mas bestowed on me shall eyer be open i. she unfortunate. P'mr y"uiI, p.mr ynm,I, !! she exclaimed as they laid l.ln upon ii,e nIat'raSS.
 The young officer opened hix eyes and gszcG around hIm. His age was nn, more than twenty-lair- haired and Ealr-sklnncd. hut pale. very, very pale-inr ilc signs ol deaiiiwere 100 strongly ma: ked on his wl,iie and even brow, iO he mistaken. Hts eyes we'e "f deep blue; :; as ,Iey fixed their glance uIn,n tl.e fine expressive features q! iiIe Quaker lady, he inurmured almost in. aud,hIy-. M0lher!' P.mr boy llnu hssi m0iher living iI,rn--nne who perhaps is now lifting l,e,
 voice io God iO save thee frm iIre danger, nf iI'e bnndy calling in which itnu has' t.irn. Ra'se his head snliier.A liIile mnre.
 He will s.'on he al rest But the las, sen
 ience was tnUiiered IO herself. 1 i'e surgeon now. came rapidly up tht aven'ie, sud was s0On at ,Le side of lh. youth. He ieI' i's pulse, opened hs vest, and 'wO gunshN were seen, around which
 the ht0d wRs fast cOnWealinR | 'P.sOr Dck, he has seen hIs las, f,,h, : said the surgeon. 'Eill.er Ofiiese yv,M,nds
 madame, Is srnTIal-he cannot live ., L,,,,,
 est hsf an hour. Follow yti,r ,cnr,,na,,
 ions. men, the E,e is clnse heltind. Mt good lady, farewell. can be Oi no use here, Let me ask of you the favor ,o get thia