Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-11
OLD SERIES,

looking young fellow as ever volunteered. ="
Do you speak Of young P'erpOnt?" ask
ed another.
Yes. he Tell yesterday, pierced by three
balls--poor fellow-it was hard late for
such boy"
For one momen, the cheek Of the woman
blinehcd, the hear, Of the mother shocked ?
but she spoke almost calmly as she asked,
" Which one was it slr7"
" Henry Pierpont, II | am not mistaken.
Was he known to your
Was h9 known to her7 Oh the torture
that followed that question Henry her
noble frs, born; be who had taken the
place of the dead At their board, and with
gravity beyond hi. years carried out the
plans his father LETT unfinished
And now hi. blue eye. were closed forey-
er hi. bright locks .oiled in the dust, Oh,
the thought was anguish Adsathly faint.
ness came over her, bat she rallied with a
great effort, and said as calmly as boIore,
as she turned her whitening cheek away,
" llo was my son, SIR.
They did not see her face rs 81, walked
quickly but firmly from the room.
MAY God forgive me feel as II | had
done a cowardly thing" mormurcd the OH.
Ger, while his lips grow pale with emotion.
" Coming here to plraEs Of ihi, woman's
hospitality have cruelty stabbed her to
tho heart"
"You are not to blame. nv friend" said
Washington. in hi. deop tones, in which
was blended a sudden pathos. Neither II
Rad her Alright, would she recall the child
bravoly fallen IN hi, country's cause. TINS
is no common woman-hrr very fac' .p,aks
Of her souls nobility. Marx me--when
next We 500 her she will be tc,rlv., NJ word
OF sorrow wall issuc from her lips Our
mothers, our wlves-I am proud To say It
are herOIncs in this trying period. And
this be continued, pointing 10 the Bible,
"thi, is the secret fIheir grgAtne~. wher.
ever you behold that volume opened. bear.
ing evidence of CONSTANT perns,l, there you
will End woman capable Of any emergency.
| repeat IL, when We meet her again she
will be calm and fearless, although moth
~ bsr,ay,l of her child 4"
And - it was. Madam Pierpont had
schoolcd her grief for the time into sudden
and sacred submission aud when the oii-
Gers were called into another room to par
take Of the smoking Siand- -he had prepar-
ed, thry found her collected, unchanged in
manner, and serene in counienance. The
otccr from whom the news had - ruicly
burst wa, lost IN admiration Of her conduct
and was often heard To cay, subsequently
that he veneratei woman the moro Tor her
sake.
Toward nigh; the trio departed, thanking
the kind woman with grateful hearts FOR
her courtesy. They found their horses r.,
dy slidled, and wer, forced to the conicc.
turc that Madam Plcrmout had hel self per.
formed the duty OF hos,ler.
Gen. Washington kindly took her hand
before he mounted his charger. anil address.
ed her lcnderly aud aGstt'on,t ly. Tears
came 20 the eyes Of the olHegr, While they
listened but though an Increasing paliur
,pr,ld over the widows face, she murmur.
cd.
liam thankful thankful to my God, sir
that be ha. deemed me worthy of demand
inS my Gr,t born IN thi, elori,us struggle /;
be WAS lady ,ir--rendy lot life or death.
Bot when they had gone. and she return.
ed to the silence of that lone house, the
mother weP, exceeding bitter t.ar. Draw
We the curtain before her sacred anguish.
Farewell old Pilrpon, House. with your
clrpe, Of malows, and old fashioned luwcrs
IN old fashioned pots standing upon the
s,oop. iccl slda the thought that shall
never again see It's open door wreathed with
vines. whercon hung clusters Of luNurlan,
grapes no= ,ts windows, or the lower igor
all opened, with their curtains Of snowy
muslin floating with dreamy, undulatins :
motion in the pleasant breeze.