Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-03-25
A BATTLE INCIDENT.


lated by one who was in the engage
ment:
The British General had formed his
men in open order, with their cannon
pointing down the road, by which the
Americans were advancing. General
Harrison Immediately took advantage of
this and ordered Col. Johnson's mounted
regiment to charge at speed by heads of
companies $50 as to expose the least pos
sible 'front.' pass through the open inter
walls, and form in the rear of the British
forces. This movement was brilliantly
executed by the battalion under the
command of Lieut.. Colonel Jas. John
son, his brother Col. r. NJ. johnson, at
the same time charging the Indians with
the other battalion.
1t happened that in one of the compa-
MES under James Johnson's command
there was huge, brawny fellow, named
Lamb; he weighed two hundred and
forty-eight pounds, was brave man,
and as good humored as big-brave men
provcrbially are. Lamb had broken down
his Kentucky horse by his great weight,
and was mounted instead upon a short,
stout, wild, Canadian pony, from whose
sides his long limbs depended almost to
the ground, while his bulky frame rose
high above the beast-looking not I'M
like an overgrown boy astridc of rough
sheep.
When the charge was made, Lambs
pony took fright, and broke into run.
Lamb pulled until the bit broke in the
animals mouth, and all command of him
was lost. The little pony stretched him
self to the work, dashed out of the ranks,
soon outstripped all the file-leaders, and
pushed on in advance of the company
Lamb was no longer master of his horse,
or himself, and he was in quandary.
If he rolled off he would be trampled to
death by his friends, and if the horse
rushed upon the British lines with him,
so far ahead of the rest, he must be
killed Either way death seemed inevi-
table; and, to use his expression, he
thought, "he'd jist say something they
could tell his friends in Kentucky, when
they went home"
He stuck both heels into the pony's
TANKS and urged him to his utmost speed
On they drove, some fifty yards in front
of the leading file, Lambs gigantic per-
son swaying from side to side, and the
legs swinging in most portentous fash
ion-the little Canadian pulling foot all
he knew how, his tail straight, his nos
trils distended. his ears pinned back, and
his eyes flashing from under their shay
gy foretop, with all the spite and spleen
of born devil. Just as he got within
stride or two of the British Lamb
aourished his rife and roared out in a
loud voice, "Clcar the way for I'm COM
ing"
TO his surprise the lines opened right
and left, ard he passed through unhurt
So great was their astonishment, at the
strange apparation'of such rider, and
such horse moving upon them, with
furious velocity, that they opened me-
chancally at his word Of command and
let him pass SO soon as he gained the
rear Of their position, Lamb rolled on
the grass and suffered his pony to 60 his
own road A few minutes more he was
with his comrades securing the prisoners.
Apprentice Boys, Attention.
Apprenticeship is the most important
stage Of life through which mechanic
is called to pass it is emphatically the
spring season of his days-the time when
he is sowing the seed, the fruits of which
he is to reap in after years. If he spare
no labor in its proper culture, he is sure
Of obtaining an abundant harvest; but
if, in the culture of the mental soil, he
follows the example of many in tilling
the earth, and carclessly ana neglgcntly
does his work, like them, he will find
the seeding-time past, and his ground
only bringing forth weeds and briars --
Let the young apprentice bear in mind,
when he commences learning any bust
ness, that all hopes of success in future
are doomed to fade away like the morn
ing mist, unless he improve the golden
season. Let him bear in mind that he
can become master of his business only
through the closest application and the
most persevering industry; and that un-
less he does master it, he may bid fare
well to all prospects Of success. The
apprenticeship is the foundation Of the
great mechanical edifice; and surely if
the foundation Of a structure be not firm,
the structure itself crumbles and falls to
the earth. Then, young friends, perse-
we're be studious and attentive; study
well all the branches of your business,
both practical aud theorctical--anG when
the time shall come for you to take an
active part in life, you will not fail to be
of use, not only in your own particular
business, but in society.
INSCRIPTIONS UPON LIVING TREES.
Words and figures are often cut in trees,
and the general opinion has been that the
growth Of the wood soon obliterated
them. Itappears, however, from a num-
Der of examples cited in curious papers
recently translated from the Swedish,
that this is not the case; that, on the
contrary, the inscription is faithfully
retained in the tree az long as it endures,
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