Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-10-01
A REVOLUTIONARY
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IT WAS here in these wilds of the Visa
1hlknn, on the day of the battle. as tn
noon day sun came shining through the
t ckly clustered leaves. that two men me.
II deadly conflict. near a 10. k tlat rose.
ike the hLge wreck of some prime,a
world. at least one hu dr.d feet above
the dark waters OF III Wissallikoil.
The man with the dark brow. and Il e
darker grey eye. flashed with deadly
light; with muscular form. clad in the
blue hunting frork of the Revolnrion-i>
a Continental named Warner. His broth
er was murdered the other uiyhi al IN.
massac Of Paoli. Thai other man will.
Gag black hair. dropping along HI, cada
rerods tace. Is c al in rIis. +haif niiltar,
costume as a tory refugee I is is the
murderer of Pao l. named Dabnev.
They had met in these woods by acct
denti and now they fought. not With
sword or rifle. bnt with long AMI deadly
limiting Knives. they 90 turning. tahlilte
a last The Tory is down! down oil iii
'url. with the knee of the Continental ~
an his i,rea>l-.hat nprais d knife q,iiver
ng III the light-that dark eve flashing
death INFO his face
QdaFfer! sieIl! CAPPED the tory.
he knee wa> preset u,.on his BIT asst
spare mel Nplu!
Ny brother, said Tie patriot soldier
in that tone of deadl, lA q; my brother
tr ed Tor quarter on tie night Of Paoil
and even a. he CHUNG To vour knees you
struck that knife into bis heart. Oh, |
@dl give You the quarter OF paol T.
Ma a hlS hasst was raised for the
lH1TrW. ard NJ Iaf;h WAS cissHcIIea 10 de1a
~ hate. he paused 70 nlnmen,. and then
pluIo Ell the tory : arms. and witll rapla
Iride dragged him To The verge of the
rock. aud held him qalser.ng over the
abyss
Mercy! gasped the tory. turning
lack and ashy. iy turns. as thai aw lu
gulf yawned be ow {" Mercy! have life
tnd chlhli spare NE!
Then tn continental with his muscular
strength gathered for the effort shook the
fnur'iefer once more over the alb, 81, ami
hen Kissed this litter sheer b. tween his
teeth:
My brother had wife and two chill
dren The morning alter the night ul
the Paoii. that wife Was wiuow--tho,c
chi 'iren orphans! Won dat yon like Ia
80 and beg Your ifc vi that dow and
her clildren?
ine proposal made by the Continental.
IN the mere mickey OF hate. WAS taket
u serion> earnest by t e hprrpr strlcke.
tory. lie begged To be taken to he " Id
ON and her children. to have the painful
privilege Of hegsihg his lie. After mo
nent of serious thought. tie patriotic
soldier consented. lie hound the turv'>
arli> yet giller. placed him on the rock
again, and hea led him up the Woods
quiet cottage, entIosomed among the
trees. broke on their eyes.
I ey entered the cottage. There he y
side the deSoiate hedrthStuhe. sat the d
"w and her children. She lat there. :.
nratrnnly woman Of about thirty ars
sltn face faded by care. a deel, dark
. eve, and long black hmr hangiue in dis
lievelled state atmIt he. shoulders.
On one side was u dark haired boy. of
Snn.e SIX Year; on The other. little cir.
nne year Younger. with light hair anu
blue eyes. The Bible an old an old and
! veneraled Volume -lay open on The moth
er'S knee.
Aud then the pale faced tory fun him
self On his knees, confessed that h had
hnicherel her hu>band on the night of Pa.
oil. but begged his life al her hands,
Spare me for the sake Of my wife
my chll,''
lie sad expected tat this pitiful moan
would ;Ouch tile Widows heart but MOI
one rclentihg CLEAN sdtlencd her pale
face
: The Lord shall Judge between Us.
she said, ia cold ic, tone thai fioze The
murd r,rs heart. Look. he B.he LAYS
open ii my lap; | viii close that ,6itne
and llien llls boy Shall open il and /, ace
his ilnger at random upoii ii line, aiid Is.
that ilne you live or uie'
This was strange proposal made III
good fhlth OF wild and dark Superstition
l0E the oden time. For moment the to
~. pale as ashes, was wrapt in thought
Then IN iaitering ro.ce he signilied his
consent.
Raising hr dark eyes to lieavel. tie
mother prayed tue Great father 10 direct
the finger Of her son she cIaspd til
book-siie handed il To tat boy whose
Young cfieek reddeued with loalh NJ ii.
he guzed opou his fathers murderer. lie
look the Bible, opened its hoiy pages al
raniom and PLACED his finger Upon q
verse.
Fhem there was silence. The emit
nentai soldier, who had sworn t. avengc
his brothers death. stood there With dl
latIng eyes and parted lips. The Gu prIt
kneellig on the fioor witlla face t ke dis
coiered Ga. ieIt Lis heart cap to his
throat.
Then il clear, bold veieo, the w!dcw