Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-06-05

take your portrait for hTe'ooaru ou'
what's the use of talking ? III warrant
every one Of you'll try it, the first chance
yon can get there's sort of bewilch-
ment about il some how. wish one half
of the world warn'l fools, and 'other halt
IDIOTS, DO. O, dear!
Death OF Revolutionary Heroine.
We have read the following, from the
HonesdaIe Democrat,publisheG in Wayne
county, Pa, with the most lively interest,
and we give it to our readers entire:
In February. last we chronicled the
death of Mr.. Michael GreennelI, Of Gin
ton township, at the advanced age OF one
hundred and six years. to-day we have
10 record the decease Of Mrs. Sarah Ben.
iamin, in Mount Pleasant township, on
the 2Olh instant, at the still greater IongeV-
ity of one hundred and fourteen years,
five months and three days.
Her maiden name was Sarah Mathews,
ard she was born in Goshen, Orange
county, n. Y, on the l7th OF November,
Il743. She was thrice married. Her
first husband was Mr.. William Reed.
lie served in the Revolutionary army in
the carly part of the struggle, and died Of
wound received in Virginia. Her sec
ond husband as Mr.. Aaron Ost ourne, Of
| Goshen, \. y. lie also was IN the
army Of the Revolution, but survived the
war. Her last husband was Mr.. John
! BENJAMIN, with whom she settled in MI.
Pleasant in 1912. lie died four years
afterwards. She had five children, the
Youngest of whom is seventy years old.
She has left four generations Ofdescen-
dants From her youth, until past forty
years of age, she was in the mids! OF the
rough and stirring scenes OF border war
| fare or Of the revolutionary Struggle. der
Temperament was such that she could not
be an idle spectator Of events. She en-
tered very deeply in all these ylcissltudcs.
Up 10 the latest period Of her life she
distinctly reco!Iecled tie family of MIR.
Broadhead, whose sons, IN 1855, boldly
resisted a party of 200 Indians, making
fort of their house. She was in the
vicinity of Mmisnk when Brant, the IN
dian chief, led party OF Indians and To-
rieS through the settlement, sea ping tie
inhabitants and burning the houses. Az
ter the second marriage, she accompanied
her husband in the army. During march
es she made herself useful in preparing
food, and, when in quarters. engaged IN
sewing for the officers and men. She
was, however, ready for any service
which circumstances seemed TO acquire.
When tie army was engaged IN embark
ing some heavy ordinance at kiDgsbrldge,
on the Hudson, osiensibly 10 attack New
York, then in the hands of the enemy,
it was necessary 10 do it in the night, and
10 place senirlcs around, lest they should
be observed or taken by surprise. Her
husband having been placed as sentinel,
she took his station, with overcoat and
gun, tha, he might heir 10 load the heavy
artillery. Soon Washington came around
to examine the outposts, and detecting
something unusual in her appearance,
asked, "Who placed you here ?" She
promptly replied in her CHARACTERISTIC way.
"Them who had right to, sip." He,
apparently pleased with the independent!
and patriotic spirit, passed on. She ac-
compsnied the army, with her husband TO
the South, and was present at the seige
of Yorklown and the surrender Of Com
wallis. During the battle she was busy
in carrying water to the thirsty and reiev-
ing the wants Of the suffering. When
passing where the bullets OF the enemy
were flying, she met Washington. who
said, "Young woman, are YOU Hol airaij
OF the bullets - She pleasantly answer /
ed, The buleus will never cheat The
gallows."
She possessed extraordinary energy,
even in her extreme age. and would re-
late the events of her early days with all
tie rivacity Of youth. Up almost to
the period Of her death size exercised her
self in card;ng and spinning. The fine
ness and uniformity Of her yam was
wonder and admiration. She visited her
friends on foot, making long walks, and
when she used a carriage, dIsdained 10
be helped TO enter it. Two or three years
ago she remarked tia, she had never been
,ick but onre. She then sent for Sphy-
,icisn. who left her some medicines. AZ
Ter lie had gone, she. not liking the smell
,f il, Threw the dirty stuff in the fire, and
hen had to pay for j." The simplicity
j. her lifs "a peculiar. For some years
past she had been regarded as sort of