Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-06-02
Morgan at Quebec.

e rowly escaped with his life. Tn tn
, midst Of the battle, an important erro
, was committed by the storminr part
under Arnold; and while he was attem,
ting to restore order, he received a bal
IN the leg which brought him to tb
! ground. ., -...
| The momentary confusion caused b.
these events, brought Morgan to tn
front just as Arnold was struck dow,
1t was at this crisis in the conflict. tina
Morgan, at the instance and in compli
I ance with the express wishes of all tn,
!. field officers Of the division who wer
i present. assumed the direction of til,
assault, "They would not take the com
j mand," he observes in short sketch
written by himself of his military career
$ alleging that had seen service anC
they had not, which reflected credit OF
their judgment" Morgan now raised
his voice, always terrible in the hour o
battle, and which was heard above tn,
din OF arms, ordering his rifemen tC
the front. They obeyed the summon.
with cheer, and without a moments
hesitation or delay, rushed over the bar
rler, driving before them like chaff the
enemy posted there.
A short distance beyond the barrier
was battery extended across the road
and thanked by the houses on either side
on which were mounted two twelve.
Founders. As the rifemen advanced
against this battery, the guns charged
with grape and canister, opened on
them. The first gun was elevated too
high and did no injury: the other fash.
ed without discharging, when the rifle
men reached the walls and planted their
ladders. Morgan ordered man near
him to ascend one of the ladders. Per-
celvlng that the soldier reluctantly obey
ed, Morgan pulled him down, and step
ping on the ladder himself, shouted to
his men, " Now, boys follow mer' The
ladders were instantly manned. AS
soon as Morgan's head appeared above
the wall, platoon OF musketry was fired
at him from within. So close was the
discharge, that the fire scorched his
hair. and grains Of powder were imbed-
ed in his face. But this was the only
Injury he sustained, although one ball
passed through the top of his cap, and
another grazed the left side Of his face,
cutting off lock of his hair. The con-
cussion was so great, however, as to
knock him from the top of the ladder
down into the snow below. For a mo-
ment the assault was checked in the be-
lief that he was killed. But he was
instantly on his feet again, and had re-
commenced ascending the ladder. An
other cheer rose from his men as they
followed his example. Keeping his
head down until he reached near the
top of the ladder he made spring and
bounded over the walt among the enc
my He was instantly followed by his
men, among the foremost of whom was
Cadet Pottertield and Lieut.. Heth. Nor
gan III his descent, alighted on one of
the cannons, under the muzzle of which
he fell, severely hurt by a confusion on
the knee. A dozen bayonets were in
stantly levelled at him but the situa-
ton in which he fell created a delay
sufficiently long 10 enable his men, who
now came pouring over the wall, to res
cue him and attack his assailants.
The enemy, daunted by the impetu
osity of the assault, made but feeble
resistance, and at length fled into bull
ding .fiankedby the battery, from the win
dow OF which, however, they renewed
the conflict. They were speedily dis
lodged by the riAemen, who by Nor
gan's orders, fired voley into the
house, which was followed by charge
with their spontoon. The enemy were
driven through the building, and out at
the rear into neighboring street. Nor
gan ran through q saIlyport at one end
Of the battery, and thence round the
corner Of a building. Here, as he an
'ticipated, he met the retreating British,
whom he ordered, in q menacing tone,
to surrender, if they expected quarter.
Capt. Nc. Cloud and about thirty of his
men were thus made prisoners.
ENGLISH GIRLs,-English children
must have abundance of fresh, outdoor
air, every day if possible; and an i'm
portant part Of the duty of the nurs-maid
is to take the children out several hours
every fine day including the infant.
One of the most beautiful pictures in
the London parks, and, Indeed, every
where all over England, is the innumer-
able nurse maids, themselvs radiant with
health, with their still more radiant chill
dren. Thus the English girl is early
trained to habit and love Of walking
that she never looses, and in this way
secures round limbs, and expanded
chest, and ruddy countenance while
still child. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that the shoes of English children
have thick soles, and that their clothing
Throughout is very carefully adapted to
the season and the weather.
am afraid American mothers will
laugh when | say the mothers of Eng
land are very particular not to allow
their children, before they are old enough
to walk, to sit much on the carpet, as
it is a posture unfavarable to erectness
and fullness ofhgure, They are, there
fore. taught, with special pains, to roll
themselves on the carpet, and to lie on
the stomach, all Of which has a direct
tendency to secure q perpendicular spi-
/ nal column and broad full chest.
1t is beautiful feature Of English
families that the children instead OF
being pushed into precocious maturi
ty Of dress and manners, and habits, are
children all along; their parents love tc
have it so-simple, free, joyous, playing
laughing, and romping all they can. L
isnot the least Of the advantages of this
that when womanood comes, as come
it will in spite of everything, it sets cas-
lily and gracefully upon them.
English children do not 60 to fash
ionable parties, or keep late hours. /
is special study to provide for then
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