Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-21
An Incident Of the Revolution.

The want of provisions in the camp of Rur-
goyne, just previous to his capture by the
Americans, began to be severely felt; the
Americans had seized their last supply, which
some boats contained; all resort to the coun.
try lying round, where tory friends were 10
be found, was totally cut off The prose- uting
Americans b ad fenced them in as with a wall
OF vengeance, which could not be passed :.
famine had commenced bis unnerviup power
sickness was multiplied among the soidierv
fever attended with its deIiriums. raved
from couch to couch. Water, water, WIS the
| incessant cry. And although the Hudson on
one side of the camp, poured along its silent
waters, and the rapid stream of Fish Greek
roared sweetly in the ears of the sick and
despondlng forces, yet it was impossible to
snatch drop from these dreadfully guarded
! waters; hundred bullets were sure to pierce
whoever made the attempt, soon as thew
| stO ped to touch the silver current But such
were the cries for water, by the sick and dying
that their women, moved by pity, were made
superior to the dreadful crisis timsgining that
| the Americans would not, from feelings ct
gallantry shoot temale,) snatched hastily
| their pals, and ran to the shores to try whsl
the event might be. Their opinion of the
enemy. as 1t proved, with respect to their per
| sons, was correctly formed, but their pail,
were doomed to a harder fate, for while thew
| could not find it in their hearts 10 spill the
blood OF defenceless females, they were sure
| to riddle their pals as they hung from their
| hands, SO that little or no water could be pro
cured.
In this dilemma, a faithful wife, who had
left her native country for love of her hus
band, who was one Of the unfortunate uesslans
sold by his government to the King of Eng
| land at certain sum head, 10 fight in a
cause the merits of which he knew nothing
| This woman, as she moved from couch to couch,
| listening to the means Of the sick for water.
suddenly resolved :; i will try; perhaps |
may succeed to bring little.'l Her husband
| tried to disSaade her, but sho persisted her
sympathies were strong, for as kind and
| comforting angel she made it her business to
hover over the diseased and wounded of her
countrymen, (he Hessans,) all the while she
| had been in the army She sprang along th e
| adventurous path that lead TO the dreaded
| shore, her husband following her as close a.
| far as he dare; already she stood at the brink
in full view of the guns on the other side; fol
a moment she cast an imploring glance that
way, and then 10 heaven for protection; her
| right hand had dashed the vessel deep int,
| the waters; a struggle to clear the open shore
| and reach the deeply shaded bank had marked
her agitated manner, when ball, aimed at he
pail, struck, as she had stopped over the yesse
| too low, her angel bosom-the blood spouteC
and dy ed the ground before her quivering franz
fell crimsoned in the gore of her faithful heart
Her husband, who had waited but short dis
tance for her return, had not moved his con
slant eye from his all Of earth, while within
his soul vibrated between the vast extremes o
| hope and despair, her screech struck his ear
her reeling frame showed him that the shat
of death had cleft her heart asunder SD,
had but touched the ground where she fell
when his arms enclosed her, dyed in spoutin
blood from her bosom; frantic with grief, b
d. eaded not the flash of tne deadly rife, bu
bore her to the camp, struggling in the pang
of dissolution, while he impressed on he
fading forehead the last kiss of fervent at
fection. ~ '.--
The grief Of this man was respected, not
, gun moved its trigger, hushed were the vol
Ieys of the sympathisipg, yet brave Vermont
ers; her pail, and not her person, had bee
the aim Of the distressed marksman, the gree
, mountaineer.