Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-08-15
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(From Harper's Weekly.l
g Cool ConoVer."
pryoLUuoNARY TALE OF MONMOUTH.

nNo Amos, no-I am not cruel not hard
Loorted | would not injure you for the
"..5 won who have been only good to me
lI ro;rc and for that very reaSon1 would
'1% "pI "nn rr the pIain truth do not understand
"nr .sm At all when you tell me of this fearful
1--we all your pIeadngs only frightens me.
IL. ,,o not beeu as brothers and sister all
,l~ n"r I;ves9 Why should you feel so differently
tomord me now Mother says you are au-
,,bor con 70 her since William went to the
army. Why can't you stay at home where
we need YOU so much, and be the same dear,
cood brother to me you have always have
Sssn 'Tis you who are hard hearted aud
crueI TO say that make you go away when l
don't want you to 60 at all"
Il don't blame you Alice, but | must
90 Pve thought of you with every hands
frrp have done here for so long that | could
not bring the cows from the meadow lot, or
40 down to the spring there for water, with
ou, being minded of you every step. Even
M, boat has your name on her, aud | couldn't
main, il out uohow. | could not go on here
n,be old way without the old hopes and
thoughts about you. 1t always seemed 10 me,
Alice, Just as though it was natural and right
for you to love me-juSt as though, when times
comes risht again, we'd be married and"
There, don't talk SO any more, Amos,
M ant feel as you do, and | don't want to, Ell
I'M er would do anything in the world to
re you stay at home and be reasonable as
ought to, but | can't be sentimental. III
W an for YOU, but love you in that way can
" nd la
Of it,
Much longer the young people talked to-
geher, but the end of it was as the maiden
had said and so Amos COuoyeI went away
to share the hardShipS aud glory Of those men
who suffered through the frlgid winter in
Valley Forge, anu an after summer on the
scorchlng plains Of Monmouth. At long inter
walls the families at Deal would hear some
word of him, and ever that he was formOSt
among the many brave Who so daring as
those unhappy ones without hope to make life
dear When Amos left Deal he bitterly
longht he cared not if he never saw home
IN gain.
lin Twas nearly TWO years after young COnover
home when William Hendrickson-Al-
6 brother-returued on leave, and bring
the news that Amos had been promoted
lie was to have company as soon as ne at
'a2ed his majority, aud that he had earned
DIS donors. His name was always offered
glsn volunteers were called for services of
-iculty aud danger AMI his lOngshOre ed.
atlon in habits Of endurance, his ard,hood
I'D self reliance, rendered him peculiarly ca
Pble Of acting where instant ability and cool
Ia, II 81.
very jaws of the threatening destruction With
he natural instinct of youth cliuging to life,
he would sometimes shrink from an unusually
hazardous undertaking ; but at such moments
desperate memory of Alice would urge him
90, and thinking, know she'll be sorry if
never come back, he would dash eagerly
Nrward into the most reckless exploits. And
when, returning from some perilouS scout,
be gIded quietly in among his companions
nund the campfire, their earnest welcome
All sincere praise only made him long for wei
2ne and praise which could not be his
tel the concentrations of the chief lost half
eI value because they could not be heard
N@Me Would she care to know they
Ule brave p This question, always recur.
sand always desparlugIy answered, stirred
y heart OF the young soldier continually, |
'aaIatng him to new deeds of heroism, until
Ool COnover" become known to friends and |
Us a' the imperSonation of skill and dar
1c
During the memorable spring of l7T8, the !
wees OF Sir Henry Clinton entered New Jer-
y! whittier they were Immediately followed |
Washington. The light troops of the |
lVa'Iuental army especially the Jersey Blues"
'at very active, in harrassiBg the enemy, |
'TuS Oh his toraging parties and plunder-
V oanas OF hnephauSeu'S HesSianS. Often I
all often the minute men of Monmouth wou'd |
S' Iaeir homes, for the first time in
E'rs' Only to defend them against the ma
'Il'uS attacks of those German troopers
ouF Young Captain and his little command |
'"euot IDLE at this time of need. Hardly |
,'.u an expedition leave the Hessian camp |
'etIy That those watchful ones would not |
~a oIt Hardly could the troopers move
ilCA'y or quietly that small but gallant
a. would not dash in upon them aud prevent |
Il. 'u'ethplated mischief, or at least aveDge |
IA %''acH and rescue the prisoners. So often
-. 'oe Young JerSeyman send the moSs-troo-
nv uy'hg home, burdened with hard knocks
T.sS. ..al VI BOOTY that the whole Kneiphausen
que learned to dread the name of "Cool |
's''er' or kovenhoven," as they called
Drog the night succeeding the battle of
rIol'h' Sir Henry Clinton withdrew from
pCslUoA io on the battle ground, and retreat
NH MAJ 5J"a'u the sea-board. Washington also
s,li' NV northward, leaving the New Jersey
Ss SeO'' ms' under General Dickinson, to watch
si,n't. %ostOOS OF the enemy. Divided into small
h. b'ulus parties they covered the whole line
r,rsn march, carrying out that harrassing
I5s, ~ VI tactics then Scorned by the regulars,
sioD,.1 ,1e name OF bush fighting" but since
1P'ea Y into the best armies of the world
b,ng ~. ap'sIn ConoVer was leader in this
. '''''ce we may be sure, as usual, the !