Litchfield enquirer., 1857-07-16
Whole No. 1881

that Bill brought home many years ago, and then she went On again.
 For some minutes there was stop in the firing, and thought the British had giveh in that they couldn't drive lem. Then saw Loats and boats, a going from the Boston side and from the ships, aud 1 could jsst see our men on the hill, and my William among them, working away and not mindng nothing else. like nest of ants, that don't know that n great foot is coming to crush them. saw 'enl laud, all of five thousand strong, and noboiv trying to stop 'em and all them men, with their gum aud their trumrets, and their car noas, going up to eat that little handful on the hr. ! wondered if could have got the wrong mould for Wi liam to cast lis bull, ts in, and he couldn't fire, and run clear down in the pantry closet to sec. It was all right, d run up st ifs again, all of woiilefmcnt, With that gic,t Loy in my arms, aud kicking and ;i squalliny all the time. l got up the s,ut- tie, and could see the men marching and a marching still, but awful slow. I was just ready to lrop--for thinks I, they're backing out, and who would believed it If Bill Sax ury comes home to me so,' says I,--but Il ,dn't time to finish before whole sheet of fire come out, all along the continental line. Then guess the whole on us held our breath. It seemed as if smoke never did cling to the ground so, but by and by it rose up, and we saw the British troops, backing down the hill in terrible taking, somc on lem left behind dead, tco.
 God forgive me for being pleased nt murder but did join the hurra, and little Bill there he clapped his hands and hollercd as if he un- dcrstood all about it. Now Says it's clear beat, and I'll get some dinner.' didn't justly know whether William would be ut home, or not, but I hoped and hoped, and 1 guess put one of the best platters at his end of the table, and gave his knife an e&tfa SCOUT. knew he'd done his duty dead or nlive. So put Bill there in the cradle, and went up to take another look. Lord how my heart sunk to sec the men moving up the hH again, not quite so square and smooth as before, for this time they had to walk over, the bodies of their dead and dying friends, Zekeii Jones. What do you know about war? :? You see the Jones' vile Light Guard turning out, and training, and looking mighty nice, and going home at night, and wanting to be nursed up, as if they'd done something wonderful in trarlpoosing about town and muddying their white pahtoloons-- but when it comes to putting bullets in their guns it's another story.
 4 second time the continentaers moved down them British soldiers as if they'd been only so many spears of hay. Just then heard William there tune up his pipes, and make more noise, Pve fuith to believe than all the guns He'd mortal loud pipes he had, run down and brought him mp, and just as got to the scuttle again, there, was Charfesto*n nll a whole blaze of fire I thought of my poor ~cous n Nabhy over there, and how she must feel, burned out of house and home, all by the king and the British soldiers, and 1 did hope that f1y Williams bullets and horn held ont, but d.dn't see how they could, thcrc'd been such firing and I wasn't sure neither that he held ont himself. I began to give him up as good as dead.
 didn't think no moro Of the dinner, can tell you and as pretty mess of pork and beans as was ever put into pot, ah boiled away to rags. l kept Q watching till Bill there he fell asleep on my breast I scc the British go up the Hill again, aird it did seem as if there was to be no end to them. This time there didn't come ont sfch sheet of fire from the hill as before. Crack-crack along the top of it the single guns rattcd, and the nnemy sent out inc sheets of fire now. Then there was cloud of dust raised, and they seemed to be in an awful struggle. knew now that Williams powder was up or else that he was down. Then the ships they changed round somehow, and fired away, and the big guns they fired on the hill agin the fort, and the sun had sot, and our hearts had gone down with it. We knowed just as well that it was all over but we knowed that our folks had stuck tC'
 FWhle there was shot in the locker, motll- CT ? said old Bill--' now 60 give over.'
 Not til Pvc told the whole, William. I laid you right down On the floor, and 'new, says l, you fathcrlcss baby, do yod sddall it out But you was too tired to cry long, Will liam, and you went off to sleep. If ever I felt like widow, it was in them long dull hours. I prayed to God for your father, William, and then I kind a-wondered, and shought, if he was really dead, and I prayed the prayer of faith whether God @ouhl bring him to life again, to comfort tho widow. | tried to think that every thing was possible with God, and then. I tried to pray iinrcason- able. I tried to ask hin 10 do 0 miracle fr me, poor, sinful creaturc-but ! conldriC pray with faith, Fanny krbuckle, and ! could not pray with hope. Then begged God Al mighty to soften my heart, and make mo sub nit to his dispensat,ous, Fanny, and as soon as prayed that Way, there was d great load taken of my soul ,
 Just then, I'd heard every body that went by the liae1ong night there was knock at the door. sot stock still, afeard to stir, and all over of tremblc., Open the door, Sally says my own William saxbary's voice, and if I didn't go across tho floor at two jumps it was a wonder. They brought him in--he a cutcbing that old gun, and one lcs broke all to pieces--but I thanked God he'd comn home any how and wasn't long fixing n place for him to lay down. guess. Now says ! we'll send right of for .Dr. Warren You'll have to send to the other worll them says William, says he aa'a ss7
 T sot right down on tkc aoor, anu cried ike chit We've as good a5 beat, sdyJ