New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-08
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Entering from the shop-door with fem hus
cautious step, there advanced man Of some
eighty years he was in full preservation; even
the bloom had not left his cheek. lite Of frugal
ity and temperance had left him that, although he
still bore about him the unnlstakable and nef-
faceable imprint Of time. g In few minutes
AFTER says our informant my friend excused
himself and left the old gentleman and myaelf
tetea-tete together. Being rather of social turn.
entered into conversation with him; first about
general matters such as railroads, steamers TO
England, etc; but happening incidentally to
touch on Bunker Hill and its monument, found
had touched the vein; for had before me a wit
ness Of the great BATTLE able and willing to give
me a personal account Of II.
'tI was prentice boy in Boston, said be, when
the war broke out. My father lived in Concord,
and was red-hot Wing. My master "took sides
with the British; believe because he could not
get his property away from Boston m time, and ne
had too much TO lose. On the morning Of the
battle heard the eannons firing. and saw the red
coats defling through the streets. Pretty soon my
master told me to shut the shop; and rlgnt glad
was to do it for just across the way stood about
| the aaest house in town, and knew The occu-
pants and that the roof commanded full view Of
the battle-ground. Imounted mp there, as you
may suppose, considerably quick. 1t was such Q
good place to see from that when got there /
| guess there was az many dozen red-eoats
there a 1ookin on too. Icould see, though. easy
4 enough, that they were mighty uneasy. I heard
the roar of the cannon from the ships but I could
not get good view of the hill on account Of the
smoke.
i 50 After o Wl1le a DfeeHe Spring up, anti Il
couldn't help taking up one of the long spy glasses
that lay around and with that could see the hill
and the whole fight plain as day. It had only jest
begun. A company, or regiment Of Britishefs
marched up, followed right off by another. They
had almost reached the top, when a long streak OF
white smoke pofled out and rolled right down over
'em The breeze was now pretty brisk, and as it
waited the cloud away, we could discover nothing
of the proud ranks that had marched up so gailF !;
but where / thought they would have stood there
lay rows of PROSTATE men. It seemed very curious
TO me, and boy as was, couldn't help calling to
the officer whose glass had Hello, captaini Y
says |, "your men are falling down see a hull
lot on 'em a-Iyin on the grass Y " Oh ay,'' said
he, that is part of the discipline; it is what we
call rnse de guerre,' trick in the art Of war"
They'll rise presently, you'll see, and carry
every thing before 'em.a But now another column
Of red coats marched up the hill; line Of smoke
puffed out Jest as it did before, and they lay down
right away, too, 'eept some few, who went off as
if they were lame. Captain says !, f do you
( see that?,i YES, says he, .' do; but they'll
get up again when they hear the sound OF the
= Trumpet "Oh, yes,n says I. like not; bu
. guess when the hear that sound it will come from
i darn sight louder trumpet than any that youv'
got in your army that trumpet won't be b!owes
till resurrection morning." And was pretr
nigh right added the old patriot; for I'm biowit
if it has been bow'd yet anyhow 2 y