Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1861-03-29
MISCELLAN NEO us
THE RESTORED.
4 Thrilling Revolution Tate.

God is everywhere! His words are ph all
hearts & He is on on the b? 3e'3le Ss; field in our Ie'
it was on the wilds Of Wissahickon. oSn the
dav of battle, as the noOn-day sun ;camc
through the thickly clustered leaves that
two men met in deadly confict, ncaf the
reefs, which rose like tho rocks OF som4 'Pri-
mcral world, at least hundred icct borc
the dark waters OF the N7issahickon.
The man til the dark, brown facet and
darker grey eye, fla~hin2 with deadly Fight,
and 4 muscular forln. cl@d in a blue lrofk Of
the. Rcvolution-is a Continental nfmed
Warren.
The other mon with. long, black FLAIR,
dropping along his cadayerous fare, is, clad
in i half military costume of Il Tory HctT&ec.
This is a murderer OF Paosi, named nchnpey
They met by accident and nowthey io34ht,
potiwith sword and rifle, but with IonT qnd
deadly hunting knives they struggled, twin
inriand twisting on the green swurd. i
At last the Tory is dnwn-dcwn OF. the
turf, with the kL"c of the Continental upon
his breast-tho upr''iscd knife flashed fo"th
quarter! yield gasped the Torti as
the knee was pressed upon his breast, SPARE
me,I yield !; r
.Sly brother said the patriot in toPq of
deadly hate, my brother cried fUr quartet on
the night of PaoIi and even as he clu?& to
yonr knees, you strlck that knife int" ms
heart. O, will give you the quarters OF
Paoli = And, as his hand raised 10; the
tIow, his teeth we've clehched with deadly
hate, he paused for Il moment, then WnEo9igu
the Toys arms and with rapid rs1Fdc,
dragged him to the verge of the Eock' $'nu
heli.him Ouivering over the abyss. /
rorno6 tho 9'DrC tOrplDT EShV
palc bv turns, as that awful gulf yawn"A ;be-
low! Mercy have wife and chg? at
horic-sparc me- !:
The Continental. With has muscular str%Igth
gathered for the effort, shook the murdt;rcr
once more over the abyss aud hlssed hlS Dit
ter sncer in his face. IL;
.Sly brother had wife and two chittrcn.
The mornin., after the night of Pooli}; Shat
via was widow. those children orphaut =
Wohld YOU not like to Cd aud beg yourA life
of chat widow and her orphansT
The proposal made by the Continental IN
mockery and bitter hate, was taken IN serious 2$
!! earnest by the tcrror-s.ricken Tory lie
asked to be taken to the widow andE her
childrcn, and to have the privilege OF begging
his life After a moments serious th"usn'
, The natriot soldier consented. He bound the
TorE's arms still tiehter,l placed him on the
rock again, and led him to the wooda \
miet cottage, embossed among trees; broke
on their eyes. They entered the Hott'.gge.-
There, beside the desola.e bcarth'stone2 sat
the widow and children. I'll,
She sat there, a ipatrol!ly wonan OF aSson'
thietvthree years, with aI face shadoWtH Dy
cort!, a deep, dark eye, aid long black :ha'r
Lon3.;n~ in a dishavelled state about her
.Lo,slders. On one side Was dark k9red
boy of some six Yeas, op the other sIfo a
oirl one wear younger, with light blue tyes'
rho. BiSle-an old and Yhnerable Tol1lEe-
law open upon the u1oth9f's lap. And tn0w
the bale.faced Tory fun9 himself upoI ms
KNOBS, and confessed he had butcAeredi he5 I
husband on the night of3iPaol, ard begged
his life at her hands. Z -
Snare me for tho sake of my dear sTlfe
! and: child H. in,d
.o,,o1, the widows heart, but not one recent
ING CLEAN softened her face, !
ttIhe Lord shall judge between u.s.: She
soiiIin cold icy tone that troze the murder
er'ysheart Look, the Bible is ~ my ;,aP,
| 7 Will close the volume, and this boy fha!l
opell it, and place his finger at rnnaom ,E .p"n
n ,EEe, and by that line yqpE yE shan hYs OF a:S
c.1I @ Wild and dark Superstition of S'den
1;,,a .;r,a. " For a moment the Tory, Pafsss as
nl9s titl'gs 1yas wrapped in deep tholght-->then
es ,intinp voice he sigifed his son9eEt-
i Raising her dark cyesfto heavens the mo mo
tbesliprayed to the Great Father t9oi1ee1 Tue ~
finodf of. her son. She closed the RooST-sne e
handed it to that boy whose chsek re9cenetl ,
viii loathing as he gazeq. upon MS 1ateer ~
,onfderer. He took the Bible ope1ea its
naass at random and piaqed ms hnGet gu