The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-10-11
AM INCIDENT OF THE REvoEU-
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The want OF provisions in the camp of
Burgoyne, just previous & his capture
by the Americans, began TO be severely
felt; theAmericans had seized .heir last
supply, which some boats contained; all
resort to the country lying round, where
tory friends were to be found was totally
cut off. Representing Americans had
fenced themiin as with a wall of ven-
geance, which could not be passed; famine
had commenced its unnervingl power,
sickness was multiplied among tile SOL
diery, fever attended with its deleriums,
raved from couch to couch. Water, wa--
terwas the ineessant orysz And although.
the Hudson on one side of the, camp.
poured along its silent waters, and the
rapid stream of Fish Creek roared sweet
Fly IN the ears of the sick and depending
forces, yet it was impossible TO snatch a
drop from those acknowledgements wa
tiers 4 hundred bullets were sure to
pierce whoever made the attempt, soon,
as they stopped to touch the silver cur
cent. But such were the cries for water
by the sick aud dying, that their women,
moved by pity, were made superior to
the dreadful crisis, (ilnagining that the
Americans would not, from feelings of
gallantry, shoot q female, snatched
hastily their pals, and ran to the shores
to try what the event might be. Their.
opinion of the enemy, as it proved, with
respect to their persons, was correctly
formed, but their pals we're doomed to
a harder fate, for while ,theyzcouH not
find it in their hearts to spflfthe blood
Eof d~efenceless females, they We're sure
to riddle their pals as they hung from
their hands, so that little or no water
eouldzbe produced. III @ c ,a'
Is Inthis dilemma, d faithful wife, who
had left her native country for love, of
her husband, who was one of the unfor-
tunate Hessians bold by his government
to the King ofEngland at a certain sum
a head, to fight IN q cause the merits of
which he knew nothing; this womapy as
she moved from couch t o coueh,E listen
ing to the means Of the sick for water,
suddenly resolved. II will try, perhaps
L may s~neeeedzto bring a little. Her
husband triedeto dissuade her, but she
persisted, her s~ympathies were strongf
for as a kind and comforting angel she
made it her business to hover over the
diseased and wounded of her country
men, tthe Hessians) all the while she
had been In the army. She spranga along
the adventurous path that led 70 the
dreaded shore,fl her husband relieved
close as far as he dare already she stood
atthe brink in full view of tile guns On
the other side; for a moment she cast
an implorfng glance that way and then
to heaven for protection her right hand
had dashed the vessel deepinte!th wa
ters a struggle TO clear the open shore,
and reach the deeply-shaded bank. mark
ed her agftated demeanor, when q ball,
aimed at her pail, struck, AS she had
stopped over the vessel tooi low, her
angel bosomLthe9 blood spouted and
dyed the ground before her 4quiyering'
frame fell crims6neds in the gore iofs her
faithful heart. Her husband, who had
waited but a ihort distance for her re-
turn, had not moved his constant eye
from his all of earth, while within his
soul vibrated between the vast extremes
of hope and despair. her screeeh struck
his earAher Keeling frame showed him
'thatath shaft Of death had cleft her
heart. asunder. She had but touched
the ground whereshe feT, when his arms
enclosed her, dyed in spouting blood
fromrher bosom frantic withtgrief, he
dreaded not the fash of the deadly rifle,
but bore her to- the camps struggling in
the pangs of dissolution, whiles he i'm
pressed on her fading forehead the last
kiss of fervent Affection "a a.
The grief, of this man was respected;
not a gun moved its trigger, hhshed were
the volleys of the sympathizing, yet
brave Wermontors her pail, and not
her person, had been the aimsof the dis
tressed marksman, the greenemonntains
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