The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-02-18
Count Pulaski.
A LEGEND OF TIE REVOLUTION
Dy GEORGE LirrArp.

DY GEORGE LlrrAiD.
II was at the battle OF Brandywinc that
Count Pulaski appeared in his glory.
AS he rode, charging there, into the thick.
est Of tho battle, he wns u warrior to look
upon, and never forget
Mounted on largo black horse, whose
strength and beauty of shade made you forget
the plainncss Of his caparison Pulaski himself
with n form six feet in height, massive chest
and limbs of iron, was attircd IN u white uni
form, that was seen from ainr, relieved by the
black clouds of battle. His face grim with
the scars of Poland, was the face Of man
who had seen much trouble, endured much
wrong. II was stamped with ali expression
OF abiding melancholy. Bronzcd in hue, light
cd by large dark eyes, with lip darkcnd by
u thick monstachc, his throat and chin were
covered with heavy beard, while his hair fell
! in raven masses from beneath, his troopers
cap, shielded with ridge of glittcring steel
His hair aud beard were Of the same hue.
The sword that hung by his side, fashioned
of tempered steel, with hilt Of iron, was one
that a warrior aopc could liit.
1t was in this array he rode TO battle, fol-
lowed by band Of three hundrcd msp, ,sShosc
faces burned with scorckings' or The tropic sun
or hardened by northern shows, bore tlic scars
Of many battle. They wcre mostly Europe,
an: some Germans, some Polandcrs, como de-
scrtcrs from tho British army. To he taken
by the British would bc death, and death on
the gibbet; therefore, they fought their best
and fought to the last gasp, rather than mat
ter n word about quarter.
When they charged IL was as ono man, their
three hundred swords flashing over their heads
against the clouds of battle. They came down
upon the enemy i'm terrible silence, without
word spoken, not even whisper. You could
hear the tramp Of their stccds, you could hear
tho rafting Of their scabbards, but that was
all,
- Yet when they closed with the British you
could hear noise like that of hammers beat
ing the hot iron on tho anvil. You could see
Pulaski himself, riding yondcr in his white
uniform, his black stced rearing aloft, ms turn
ing his head over his shoulder hc spoke to his
nca Forwart, Brudcn, Forwaris.p
1t was but broken German, yet they under
stood il, those three hundred men Of sun burnt
faces wounds and gashcs. VIII, ono burst
they crashed upon the encmy. Fora few mo-
mens then the ground was covered with dead
while the living enemy scattered in panic be.
fore their path
1t was Oh this battle day of Brnndywine
that the Count was in his glory; he under.
stood but little English &c, tina, hc spoke what
lac had 10 say with the edge Of his sword. 1t
wns n severe Lexicon, bnt the British soon
learned to read it, and te know IL, and to itnr
it, All over the field, from yondcr Quaker
meeting house, away 10 the top of Osbnrn's
Till, the soldiers of the enemy sax Pulaski
como, and learned to know his na,nc by heart
Thcwhitc uniform that brcnzcd visagc, that
black horse, with burning eye and luiycring
nostrils, they knew the warrior wells they
trcmblcd when they heard him say,
fnrwatts, Brudcrn. Forwansr
1t VAS In the rctrca, Of iramlywino tlat
the Pelandcr was most terrible. II was when
the men of Snlvan- badly armed poorly ftd
shabby clad gave way, step l,y atop, bcfure
the overwhelming discipline Of The British
host, that Pulaski looked like battle sleld
inoantc,l OF his demon stegsl
Ills emp had fallen from his brow Ills bare
head shonc in Az occasional sunbeam, oY grew
crimson with flash ffam a cannon or rllle.--.
Ills white nniiarm wAs rent anal stesmcsi, In
fact from head 10 foot lac Was covered with
dust aud hlocd
stu l'lS right arm WAS glve--si Il rasc
theYc rxcsnting frittsis ilircfinx Wi,tn il Itit
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