The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-10-16
HILLsDAL MICH, TgEEssoAAg. \. OCTOBER le 1866.

American gave as much, we should be invin-
cible Go! God bless you! this is my sacri-
feel You will bid me farewell--you will now
speak to me--you viii look as you used to do !
That is some happiness. Oh could not bear
your displeasurcP
Need We say how the heart Of the young
man leaped with exceeding Joy, and how he
pressed the yielding form Of bis beautiful wife
to his bosom! Shall we describe the tender
parting and afIectionate farewellg or shall we
cover withthe veil ofscience scenes SO sacred
We prefer that the imagination of the reader
should supply scene that description cannot
do justice to.
George Madden was once more enlisted in
the ranks and hearts Of his scountrymen, where
he was received with great applause.
At this period Philadelphia was occupied by
the British under General Howe, who annoy
ed at some forts on the Delaware, detached a
portion Of the royal army TO reduce them.--
Washington improved this opportunity to at
Tack tie so,nairaer ofthe BFaish army en-
c1rIlped NJ ccIIuauJown. The attack was
made on the part Of the Americans with great
severity, but they were eventually rcpulsed
with twice the loss Of the enemy, owing to
the inexperience on part Of the troops and
the presence Of a thick fog which embarrassed
their movements. It was ascertained that the
American loss amounted to two hundred kill
ed, six hundred wounded, and about four hun
dred prisoners.
But how fared George Madien9 how Jared
the new recruit?
An old mana survivor Of the rani.s--told
me that be fought with the fsrocty Of tiger,
and that just previous TO the commencement
Of the attack young stripping presented him
to the officers and requested to be placed side
by side with the hardy bcttlers Of Liberty
Hisr.lucst was granted--for no time WIS al
lowed for questions or considerations, aud he
was placed by the side of Madden, who only
noticed him by look Of approval as the
troops wheeled into a line. He fought brave
| ly and well,--foot to foot sometimcs-breast
to breast. But in vain the contest-useess
the struggle. History tells of that disastrous
| field, and how, like the waves Of the ocean,
the brave troops Of Washington, under their
heroic leader, gathered, and broke, again and
again, upon the resisting forces of the enemy,
but without effect, only to meet defeat and
death Night shrouded the victory of our
oppressors, and hung gloomy and thick over
the camp Of our deapondng, but not discour-
aged counhynen.
But the early light Of the succeeding day
beamcd upon a spectacle Of worse horror
There lay heaps of the dead, the wounded aud
dying. But little apart from the rest, on
green mound, stained only with their own
blood lay two forms clasped in the faithful
embrace of death The elder and moro man
~ form Of the two was recognized as that ol
Madden, she cther, tilc far vol6Itecr Of The
preceding day. They were locked in last
embrace, end, in trying to part them it was
discovered that the slender and delicate form
was that Of n woman!
The hearts Of the veterans grew big as they
gazcd upon the melancholy spectacle, and
forcbore to part them, but placed them lock-
ed each others arms, in the same grave, and
as tho earth was thrown over them, no sacred
rite was performed, but the tears of brave sol
dier were sufficient plcaders at the bar %
Heaven, and their sad thoughts and appropri-
ate funeral prayer for the sweet rest and per
petual happiness of two such rare spirits.