Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-05-25

after a fashion which even the inc
horror of the situation prehaps rer
more ludicrous. Atany rate, l cou
almost laughing.
Mastering what little strength
naming, and descending cautiousl,
hole below the little swinging sea
steadied myself among the poles ;
pieces of the scatiold, and sccurin
hold Of Billy's waistband, | tore hi
ly from his perch and lifted him to d
whereupon he clung tightly to me
both arms around my neck, AM
and sniveling as if his heart would,
But the fearful, wistful cry whic
titude below had groancd forth at /
the boys fall was mere whisper
to the vast resounding shout that
from them as | did so. Even whd
swelled, and rolledssand re-echoed 1
ating in my ears with an undulatirl
like the endless exultations of sonl
umphant army,
They told me afterwards that TIL
had been horrible down there in [
that women had tainted and strong
ed pale, in the painful expectancy
as the poor fellow was seen to be
weeping or loud laughter relieved
of many, and that in their sympad
that great shout arose-such an
never been heard there before.
Climbing back again, | sat do
and miserably exhausted, withthe
shivering child covering close to
dim instructive apprehensions of
had doubtless, come upon him; a
quietly up to me, he repeated, SO
times. g.
bad Billy! bad Billy !"
Strong men came up, and, witt
and difficulty, helped us down.
stand when 1 reached the earth !;
the chowd of citizens seeking to
thank me | was helped home, al
some days. Mrs. May had faint,
PLY did not see the peril Of her
But her delight in finding him v
most eXtrava9ant. And that, / 81
be the reason why Billy likes mt
t. + The Maiden and the Z
On the night before the battle
wine, | was sent with a message
Green to Pulaski, a noble I'd
took o prominent part in our
freedom. He was quartered in
house, near the upper forts. Al
ness was finished the Count
take some refreshments, and
time called OUT
Mary, lass, Mary"
In an instant a rosy-cheeked
her face beaming with joy, it W
the very sound Of Pulaski's vol
did you call me, Count ?"
en- timidly. "
/" How often have | told u
love-" he said; bending his tai
her cheek, mot to call me c.
dear Pulaski. This is arcpubli
we have no Counts you know.
But you are a Count, sir
and they say you came a long
ocean to fight for u.s."
Z" Yes, Mary, very true-I d
way-the reason was, had to
can you get for this gentleman
little refreshment? he has a lol
tonight"
" Certainly, sir" and she w
room like a fairy.
Fine, pleasant girl" said P,
that | had the wealth | once
e,e olive hr !.cr a portion that would
;outh hcreabout after her swe
On the morning of the nth
l777, the British army adyand
to Chadd's Ford, for the purp
Brandywine creek, and bringi
with Washington; Sir Henri
Maxwelrs division across thu
o'clock at one of the lower fol
The Hessian general, Knyu
large force, advanced upon th
with CORVALLIS, who conn
wing of the army, crossed TIN
the river and creek. 1t so
during the conflict, carrying
Immediately in the directio
quarters that | had visited I'll
Suddenly a sheet of flame l
house was on fire. Near tho
her head cut open by sabre
oozing out of the terrible
been there but half a minute,
Pulaski, at the head of a COM
galloped rapidly up to the
shall ! forget the expression q
shouted like demon, on SCI
mate form of Mary.
Who did this p
|. A little boy who had not be
ed, who was lying amid the
dreadfully mangled, said:
There they go.'
Right wheel--men, -CH
And they did charge. I
that one man of that Hessian
the field except to be placed il
The last of Pulaski was on
of Brandywine. He and his
on the same field.
Mr.. Corwin's Idea Of
My colleague, Mr.. Cox, said
meeting upon the western ri
He is young gentleman, ri
if he does not get bad habits u
cratic side Of the House, may
thing some day hence. Taught
ed himself with the comic powd
in initiating the usual twang ol
of that reserve. 1t sounded 4
as it does to you, and so it did
of Prince Rupert at Marston M
ancestors of these men rushd
against the mailed chivalry AMI
ings ofthe court Of Charles I.
ed then? Something worthy
and not to he forgotten. Stout
his unconqucrable Ironsides, v
was nigh lost, charged with
upon the proud columns Of that
men, as they were boastfully
and 10 Prince Rupert and his
longer there. The were SCI
dried leaves of auttl,an ar. l.oE