The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-09-14
fake, and had followed them without hesita.

take, and had followed them without hesita.
lion.
About sunrise came upon group Of NO.
men and children, standing and sitting by the
road side, each one OF them showing the same
anxiety Of mind all felt. Stopping few
minutes, inquired If the battle had been
fought. They knew nothing, but were assem-.
bled on the road to catch intelligence. They
thought Gsswel had taken the right of the
Wilmington road and gone towards the north.
west. fCape Fear.) Again was | skimming
over the ground. through a country th'nly
settled. aud very poor aud swampy but nei-
Their my own spirits nor my beautiful nag's
failed IN the least. We followed the well
merked trail of the troops.
fTbe sun must have been well up. say eight
nr nine o'clock, when heard q sound like
| thunder, which | knew must be cannon. Il
was the first time Lever heard cannon.
slapped still when presently the cannon thun.
drrcd again. The battle was then fighting.
What foul my husband could not be dead
last night, and the battle only fighting now
Still. as am 50 near. will 90 and see huw
they come out. Saaway we went again. fas-
ter than ever; and soon found by the noise
Of the guns that was near the fight. Again
stopped. could hear lies, and I could hear
shutting. spoke 10 NY mare and dashed
on in the direction oi the firing aud the shouts,
now louder than ever. The blind path had
been following brought me into the Winning.
ton road leading to Moore's Greek Bridge,
few hundred yards below the bridge. A
lew yards rum the road, under a cluster Of
trees, were lying perhaps twenty men. They
we're the wounded. 1 knew the spot the
very trees; and the position Of the men |
knew as il had seen it thousand times.
| had seen it all night saw It all at once;
but in an instant my whole soul was center>
ed IN one spot; for there wrapped in his
hlna,ly guard-euak. was nv husbands body
law ] passed the few yards from nv saddle
10 the place never knew. | remember I'M
covering his head and seeing a ftre clothed
with gore from a dreadful wound acrUss the
temple. put my hand on the blooiy face
twas warm, and an unknoun voice begged
for water. A small camp-keuIe was lying
near. and a stream Of water was close By. |
brought it. poured come in hs mouth, and
washed his lace and bhhsid-it was Frank
Cogdell. He so,n revived and could speak.
| was washing The wound in his head. Said
he, Ii is not that; Il i that hole in my leg
:s s sa sss1d ihs blood CAME ns from
shot-hpie through and through the ileshy part
Of his'feg. mixed about ai,d could see mn.
thing that lonked a. il il would do for dressing
wounds except some eart-ieaye.. | gathered
handful and bound them tight to The hnes,
and the bleeding stopped. | then went to the
others. and-Ductor! I dressed the wounds
of many brave fellow who did good fighting
long after that dsy. had not inquired Ior
~, husband but while was busy CsswelI
came up. lie appeared surprised to see me,
and was, with his hat in hand, about to pay
some compliment; but | interrupted him by
asking: where il nv husband:"
" Where he ought TO be, madam. in pur-
sui, 81 the enemy. But pray" said he, now
came YOU hrre;'
"oh, thought" replied !, you would
need nurses a. well as soldiers. See | have
already dressed many of these good fellows
aud here Is "ne"-gnlng to Frank aud lifting
him mp with nv arm under his head 50 that
he could drink sumo more water" would
have died hriore any Of you men could have
helped him."
" believe YOU" said Frank. Just then
l""l ed rp, and nv husband. - 90 " as a
but, her, an as muddy as ditshrr,f stood
before me.
" Why Mary - he exclaimed. what are
y"n do NJ iher': lluseing Frank Cogdeli,
The greatest re7ro'ate IN the army !"
"a DIN rarr,' ! cried. Flank is brave
fellow. good soldier. aud true friend to
Congress"
" True, true, every word Of il :" said Cas-.
well. You are right, madam - with the low.
est possible bow.
would not tell my husband villa, brought
me there. ] "as - happy, and 50 were all.
u was gIorious victory came just al the
height of the enjoyment. knew my hus-
band was surprised, but could see tina, he
was rot ispleased with the. Il was night
sgsin Deints oor excitement had at all sub.
sided. MANY prisoners we're brought in, and
among them su'ne very obnoxious but the
worst oil the Tories were not taken prisoners.
They we're, Tor the most part, lett in the
woods aud swamps wherever they were over.
taken. begged Tor some Of the pour pris.
Unsrs, and Caswrll readily told me none
should BE- hurt but such as had been guilty "
murder aud hose burning. In the middle
81 the night | again mounted my mare aud
stared for hume. Caswell and my husband
wanted me To stay till next morning, aud
they would send a party with ~. Hut no;
! wanted to see my child, and told them
they could send no party Win Gould keep up
with me. What happy ride | had back
aud with what joy did | embrace my child
as he ran 70 meet me II"
Il was his company that fstled the creek. and. 20.
neitaing the sst,p ntts ~" f.rJu. charge Oh the
Bulish Jeff AMI rear VII deed inc late Of the day.
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Many persons give Us the dying words Of
great men, but none Of them are 50 touching
aud beautiful as the last words Of the old
schoolmaster 1t is growing dark the
school may be dismissed" Down TO the