Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-10

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then, the ground was covered with the
dead, while the living enemy scatter
ed in panic before their path. |
j twas the battle day of Brandywine
that the Count was in his glory; He
understood but little English, SO lt
spoke what he had to say with the
edge of his sword. Ii was a severe
lexicon, but the British soon learned
to read, and to know it and fear it
All over the field, from yonder Qua.
ker meeting house, away to the tor
of Osborn's hill, the soldiers of the
enemy saw Pulaski come, and learn,
4 ed to know his name by heart.
That white uniform, and bronzed
vfsage, that black horse with burn.
j ing eyes and quivering nostrils.-
They knew the warrior well; they
trembled when he said: III
tForwarts, brudren, forwartsv'
TWAS in the retreat of Brandywine
the Polanders were most terrible. II
was when the men of Sullivan-bad-
ly armed, poorly fed, shabbily clad
gave way, step by step before the O.
Overwhelming discipline Of the British
host, that Pulaski, like battle field,
appeared terrific. r -
| His cap had fallen from his brow.
His bare head shone in an occasion al
sunbeam or grew crimson with flash
from a cannon or rife. His white
uniform was rent and in fact from
head to foot he was covered with
dust and blood.
Still his right arm was free-still it
rose, executing a British hirehng when
it fell still his voice was heard,
hoarse, and husky, but strong IN its
very tone: r. II Z" J.
"Forwarts! brudrenp' !.
He beheld the Division of Sullivan
retreating from the field, he<saw be |
British yonder, stripping their coas
from their backs in the madness II /
their pursuit. He looked to tie |
south for Washington, who with IA
reserve under Green, was hurying
to the rescue, but the American thief
was invisible. Then Pulaski WAS
conyulsed with maddening ragd
He rode furiously upon the hyo-
nets of the pursuing English his
sword gathering victim after vitim;
even in front Of the whole ARM, he
flung his steed across the path sfthe
retreating Americans, he bessugB
them in broken English to ;tsed in
| make one more. effort -bseleea not |
lost , ', Vet. 1T that = ~ f
They did Northumberland his words,
but the tones in which they were spo-
ken thrilled their blood, leaning over
the neck of his steed, while his eyes
seemed turned to fire, and the mus
eles of his bronzed face writhed like
serpents-that picture filed many a
heart with revive ed courage, nerved
many an arm for the fight again. :,
Those retratin g men turned, faced
the enemy-like grey hounds at bay /
before the wolf, they sprung upon the
neck ofthe foe, and bore them down
by one desperate charge. ... |
TWAS at this. glorious moment that
Washington came rushing down once
more upon the fl ld of battle. i
Those people knew but little of the
American General, who calling him
the American Fabins-that is a gen
eral compound ofprudence and eau
ton, with but spark Of enterprise.
American Fabins! When you will
show me that the Roman Fabins had
n heart Of fire, nerves Of steel: soul
that hungeredfor the, charge, an en-
terprise that rushed from the wilds
like the Shippach, upon all armies
like the British Of Germantown,
or started from the ice and snow
which lay across the Delaware upon
hordes like the Hessians, at Trenton
then I willlower Washington down
into Fabbins. This comparison OF
our heroes with barbarians Of home,
only illustrate the poverty OF the
mind that makes it. j
Compare Brutus, the assassin OF
/ his friend with Washington, the sa-
yior of the people! Cicero, the oppo-
nent of Catalina, with Henry, the
| Champion sof a continent! What
beggary the thought. Let US learn
to be little independant-to know
our great men as they were-not by
comparison with the barbarian he
roes Of old Rome. 49,, -
Let us learn to understand that
washington was no great negative
thing-but all pure chivalry and &C.
MUS. IT. -
4 twas in the battle of Brandywine
4 that this truth was made plain. lie
came rushing on to battle. He be-
held his men hewn down by the Brit
ish; he heard them shrek his name
and regardless of his personal safe
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