Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-19
ATE Observation-Disclosures, IOWA. MARCH I9. 1857
REvOLUTaONAmY lNCIDENTa.

The hero Of the following thrilling story
vas embodied " the person OF . stout
blacksmith, but IN his stout frame, harden.
I'd With tot, tbrobbed a. generous an i'm.
pulse OF fIeedom as ever beat in the bosom
u Lafayette, OF around The heart Of mad
Anthony Wayne.
Wss ia full tide Of the retreat that
follower OF the American camp, who had
II iess; shonidered cartwhip IN hi coun'
try's service, was traggi z baggage
agon from the field Of battle, while 5 me
short distance behind, body # Continen.
,,sls wr,e pushing forwsId with body Of
British in pursuit.
The wagon had arrived at a narrow point
OF the by road leading 10 the south, where
two h'g b bands Of rocks and Gags, arising
on either side, afforded just space sufficient
for the passage Of the baggsg' wagon, aud
not an inch mere
HIS eyes wer- arrested by the sight Of
stout, muscular man, appar, n'ly sore forty
years OF age, extended at the root o. a trer.
81 the very opening If the pass. He was
clad IN the cours- attire of a mechanic
His coat had been hung aside, and with ms
SHIT sleeves rolled Up from his mu>cniar
arm, he lay extended on the tart wi h hi
r'de in his grasp, while The blood poured in
q torrent from his right leg, which was bro
ken NJ the knee by a cannon ball.
The wagonei's sympaihies were arrested
by the sight. H. would have paused IN the
very instance Of his Il gh', and placed tie
| wounded blacksmith IN hs wagon, but the
! stout hearted man refused.
"l'il not 20 into your wagon" SAID Re,
! m hIs rough way, "Du. III tell YOU whai ]
will do. DO YOU see yonder cherry tree on
the top Of that rock that i,args over the
road? DO you 'hInk you can In, man Of
| my build up there? Fur Won see, neigh bo,''
1 he continued, white The blood flowed down
I from his wouud, Il never meddied with the
Br,lIsheis nniii they came irampng over
the valley and hurnei my house down
| AMI row I'm all rridie Ia pieces, and han
got more than fifteen minn'es in me but
Eve got three balls IN my cartridge box,
ard SO Iu>t prop M up against that ire, and
III give the whole three shots aud 'hen !"
exclaimed the blacksmith "Pii de-
Tie wagner started his orse ahead, and
, then with sudden effort dragged The woun'
d.d Man along the sod 10 the foot OF The
tree. His face was to the Advancing troop
.rs, amt While his shattered leg hung oven
the bank, the wsgoner pushed on his way,
when the doomed blacksmith proceeded
coollv TO load his fife,
u Wjs NV IbIS DffO e Il UOuy VI ht'ri =
can soldiers rushed BY with ,he Buiisa N
pursuit. The Blacksmith greeted them vii
shou', and raising his rifle 10 b shoulder
lie picked the foremost from 10. spriied
s,eed. with the exclamation,
"Tha = for Grrerai Wssnlnsioh
IN a moment the rife a. olied. and
again II was fired, sud he rursuias Briii~t
rode over another If ihtu Ulcers.
THAI for myself" c'led the black,
smith. and then with baud siiong with the
feeling of ppro,ching death, again beaded
raised his r,ile. ilted his last shot, and ano
ther soldier kissed the sod A tear guiver
ell IN ;he eve OF the dying blacksmith.
card that" he said with HUSKY voice
which strengthened amos' m" shout, -
for mai Antnoty Wayne -
Lorg after the battle Of ths Brari; " 10
va, past, the body was Discovered agar~
the tree. with the features frozen in death
smiling erimy. while his GIT hant ,iil
grasped the he, er failing nile.
And ;hu, d'ei ore IF The inorsan0 bravo
mechanic h.ru. - Ih,. Revolution brdv,
in the hour of hattie. undaun,ed III the hour
of re,r-ai. ard urdismsyed in The moment
Of death.