Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-01-13
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The following incident Of the boy
hood of Cen. jackson. Is copied from
Parton's Lite Of jackson, Il occurred
during the partisan war IN the Wax
haws
In tia, fierce, Scotch Indian warfare.
The absence Of father from home was
often better protection 10 his family
than his presence becaosc his presence
invited attack The main obice, Of both
parties was the fighting men, aud 70
avenge the Staying Of partisans. The
house Of toe quie, hero Hicks, for ex-
ample, was safe until ], was noised abou;
among the tories thar Hicks was a, home.
And thus It came to pass, that when n
wbie soldier Of any note desired to spend
i night with his ftmily, his neiebbors
accustomed to turn out and serve rs
guard TO his house while he slept. Be
hold Robert and Andrew jackson, with
six others thus employed one night in
the spring OF 1881, at the domicil of
neighbor, Capt. Sand. The guard on
this occasion WAS more a friendly tribute
TO m active partisan than service con
sidered neecssaryto bis safety. In short,
the nigh, was no, Gar advanced, before
the whole party were snueIy housed and
stretched upon The tloor, all sound asleep,
except one, British deserier, who was
restless, and 1ozed at intervals.
Danger was near 4 band Of tories,
bent on taking The life Of Capt. Sands,
approached the house in two divisions
one party moving towards the front door,
the other toward the back. The wake
fol soldier, hearing suspicious noise.
rose, went out Of doors to learn the cause,
and saw the foe stealihily nearing tho
house He ran in terror, and seiziug
Andrew Jackson. WHO lay next the door,
I by the hair, and cxelaimed
The tories are upon US r.
Andrew sprang up aud ran out Sec
7 ing "a body Of men in the distance, he
/ placed the end Of his gun in the low fork
Of a tree near the door, and hailed them.
No reply lie hailed them second
time. No reply. They quickened their
pace, and had come within few rods of
the door by this time, too, the guard
in the house had been roused, and we're
gathered in a group behind the boy
Andrew discharged his musket. upon
which the tories fire,} a voley. which
killed the hapless deserter who had given
the alarm. The other party Of tories.
who were approaching the house from the
other side, hearing lh, discharge. and
the rush Of bullets above their hend., sup
posed that the firing issued from party
that had issued from tie honsc. They
naw fired voIcv. which sent shower
of balls whistiing about the heads Of
their friends Oh the other side. Both
lpariies hesitated, and then hailed An
drew having thus. hy . single discharge +,
puzzled and sop d The enemy. retired
to tie hunse, where lle ard lis comrades
kept up a brisk fire from the windows
ne Of the guard iell morlaliy wounded
by iiis side, and another received g wound
less Severe. IN lIsc midst Of this singu-
lar contest, "a buglr was beard ONE dis
lance aiT, Sounding among the cavalry
ekarge whcreupou llie iurie. concluding
that they had come upan Ru ambush Of
wings, and Hrr, ahoni % be- nssailed by
horse and foot frd % where they had lef,
their horses, mounted. aud dashed peil
10 u into tie woYd.. aud we're seen no
more 1t appeared afterwards that the
bugie-ciarge was ,ounded by q neiglbor
who judging fgou the noise Of musketry
that Cap Sands was afiAcked.mnd having
: uoi q single man eiti Iiim N ais house
. gave lhs blast upon che trumpet, think
, ing tl,ai eyen iflek 80 slalt aided By the
darkness ot ibe Hlglli. might have some
eifrci 81 alarming iiIe aa=aiIants.
IL A fragment Of a version o
the New Testament, aseribed 60 the
sixth coutuFy, is found in Sweden, in