Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-07-16
lEBENsBURG, JULY s16, 1856.

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Englishman a4aHsass eat ol a7 i1aS
lsJ Israel Potter, an exile American, while
strolling around Pendennis Castle, where Al
len was confined. chanced to hear him in one
of his bursts of Indignation and madness. oil
which the following is a specimen: aoif ,
''Brag no more, old England consider
that you are only an island! Order back vour
broken battalions, and repent in ashes? Long
enough have you hired tories across the sea,
| forgotten the Lord their God and bowed to
! Howe and knyphausen-the Hessian! Hands
| off, red-skinned jackal! Wearing the King
| plate, as DE- (meaning, probably certain
manaeles, EAve treasures of wrath against
you British,
Then came clanking; as of chains many
yengeful seards, all confusedly together. =
Then again the voice: o4F
I. = Ye brought me out here from my dun
gcon, to this green, afronting yon Sabbath
sun, to see how rebel looks But fll show
you how true gentleman and christian can
conduct in adversitv, Back, dogs! respect a
gentleman and christian though he is in
rags, and smells of bilgewater Yes, shine
on, glorious sun IT'S the same that warns
the heart of my Green Mountain boys, and
lights up with its rays the golden hills of
Vermont.
Filled with astonishment at these words
which came from over massive wall, inclu-
ding what seemed an open parade space, Is
rael pressed forward, and soon came to black
archway leading far within, underneath, to
grassy tract to tower. Like two boars
tusks Two sentries stood on guard at either
side of the open jaws of the arch Scrutin-
zing our adventurer moment, they signed
him to enter.
Arriving at the end of the arched way
where the sun shone, Israel transfxed at the
scene,
Like some baited bull in the ring, crouched
the gigantic captive, handcuffed IS before;
the grass of the green all gored and trampled
all about him, both by his own movements
and those of the people around. Except some
soldiers and sailors, these seemed mostly
towns people, collected here out of curiosity
The stranger was outlandishly arrayed ir the
sorry remains of half Indian, half Canadian
sort of dress, consisting of fawn skin jacket
the fur outside, AID hanging in ragged
tufts-a half rotten bark like belt of wam-
pun aged breeches of sagathy; darned wor-
sted stockings reaching to the knees old
moccasins, riddled with holes, their metal tags
yellow with salt water rust; faded red wool
en- bonnet, not unlike a Russian night-cap, or
a portentious ensanguined full moon, all soil !
cd and stuck about with half rotten straw 4
unshaven beard matted and profuse as 2 corn
field beaten down by hail stones. His whole
marred aspect was that of a wild beast, BUT a
royal sort and unsubdued by the cage.
q Ave, stare! stare thou but last night
dragged me out of ships hold like smutty
tierce. and this morning out of your Uttered
barracks there like a murderer-for all that
YOU NAV we'll stare at Ethan Ticonderoca AL |
len, the conquered soldier, by u YouTurks |
never saw a christian before. Stare on : II
am he who, when Lord Howe wanted to tribe
a patriot to fall down and worship him by an
offer of a major genralship. and FIVE thousand
acres of choice land in Vermont-ha three
times three for glorious Vermont and the |
Green Mountain boys! hurrah -hurrah bur
rah II am he, | say. who answered your I
Lord Howe: You, yoa offer our land (
Y ou are like the devil in scri ture offering all
the kingdoms of the world, when the cursed |
soul had nnf a corner lot on earthp Stare on,
"'Look, you rebel you, you had best heed /
low YOU talk against General Lord Howe,
here - said a thin, wasp wasted, epauleted
,fficer of the castle, coming near and flourish
mo- his sword about him like sehool-masters {
ferule
General Lord Howe. Heed how talk /
IF that toad hearted king lick -spittle of poll
room the yilest wriggler in Gods worm home I
below I tell YOU the hordes of red-haired /
devils are impatiently shouting to ladle Lord /
Howe with his gang-you incuded-into the I
seethineest syrups Of Tophets hottest flames,
Az this blast the wasp-waisted officer, was
blown backwards as from the suddenly burst
head of /, steam boiler. Staggering away |
with snapped spine, he muttcred something t
about its being beneath bis dignity to handy
forth words with low lived rebel. -,
Come. come Colonel Allen" said mud I
looking man. in a sort of clerical unaress, |
:. respect the day better than to talk thus OF
what lies beyond. Were you to die this hour,
or what is more probable, be hung next week
at Tower wharf, you know not what might
become of yourself"
Reverend sir,' said Allen with mocking
bow, ..when no better employed than braid
ing my beard, 1 have dabbled a little IN your
theologies. And let me tell you, reverend
sir" lowering and intcnsifying ~his voice,
:. that as to the world of spirits of which you
hint, though know nothing of the mode or
manner of that world. no more than you do,
yet | expect when [ arrive there, to be treat
ed as other gentlemen of merit. Tins is TO
say, far better than you British know DO" 10
treat an honest man and 4 meek hearteu chrio.
tian. captured in honorable war, by -
Every one tells me, as yourself just told me,
as crossing the sea every billow dinned IN my
l, Ethan Allen, am to be hung
like thief If am. the Great Jehovah ana
continental congress shall avenge me, while l.
for my part. will show you, even on the Tree,
how christian gentleman can die. Mean
time, sir, if you are the clergyman you iook'
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