The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-12-07
/" NoTgEET AROUSED.
"A SHORT sroaY ron ,lHE TINES.

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I've are not as 2 people, aroused YETI
"Pm sure, think we afcp said Kate.
Didn't you say yourself after the taking Of
Fort Sumpter, that the uprisihgof the peo-
pie was sublime?'' = = : = y gus
Yes, very likely I; but sudden impulses,
however right and just, are in theirnature,
transient A single outrage broke the nation's
apathy last spring, indeed, but to keep up
permanently to that state Of heroisrn and self
sacrifice, would require such baptism of suf-
fering as we little dream Of" -.
=" You always Seem to think, uncle. that
good comes out of evil, but / would rather
have the good alone" t,-. ,....,- ...,,t I'd
See here, child" said he, "ierc is a spec.
linen of the courage which comes from adyer-
tsty. At the seige ofsLeyden, in, 1874. SAYS
the atithor Of the Rise Of the Dutch Republic.
when the inhabitants We're in such state Of
starvation that they actually ate their old shoes
beside devouring dogs and rats, few Of the
faint hearted assailed their heroic burgomaster,
Adrian Wander WerC with reproaches and
threats Now hear what he says; standing on
an elevated place, he waves his hat for silence
and proceeds:
"What would We, my friends? WHY do We
murmur that we do not break our VOWS and
surrender the city to the, Spaniards? L tell
you that have made my oath to keen the
city, and may God give me strength to keen
my cath can die but once. whether by
your hands, the enemy's, or by the hand o1
God. My own fate is indifferent to me, not
so that of the city entrusted to my care. /
know that we must starve if not soon reliey.
ed but starvation is preferable a dishonora.
BILE death which is the only alternative. Your
menaces move me not my life is at voar
disposal; here is my sword, plunge it into nv
breast, and divide my flesh among you. Take
my body to appcase your hunger, but expect
no surrender so long as / remain alive"
"Wasn't that grand% said Kate a
When,' said Uncle Jrcob "a man comes
to that, that he eSteems his own life but light
ly, in comparison with the success of a great
cause, he becomes by that act being Of un-
measured power. A people actuated thus
become invincible. Now hear the words of
these bcsciged Leydeniscs, who had listened
to their burgomaster. This is the way they
spoke. from the ramparts of the enemy:
You call us cat-eaters and dog-catcrs !,
they cried, "and it is true. So long, then as
We hear dog bark and cat mem within these
walls, sc may know that the city holds out
And when all has perishod but ourselves. be
sure that. we will each devour our left arm
retaining our right TO defend our women, our
liberty, and our religion against foreign ty-
rant. Should God in his wrath, doom u; to
destruction. and deny us all relief even then
we will maintain ourselves forever against
your entrance. When the last hour has come,
With car own hand we will set fire to the
| city and perish, men, women aud children to-
gether instic tlames rather. than suffer our
laasass Nj he llAtsds opr liisertios DOT be
crushed" f,
q ButsRrely," said Kate, you donotmean
that such frightful heroism is necessary for lis,
or likely to bc?". ..... ,.....,.. .-...
No, only that We should be up to meet
the occasion, such as it is You remember
the words of Gov, SFrqgue to his men imne-
diately after the battle of Bull Run?p
YES" sad Kate, ii is beautiful"
"What is?''
J. Why, that devotion which makes q man
like him count for nothing his fortune and his
life, laying it all upon the altar of his coun-
try. And think, uncle, we shall all sym-
pathise With such spirit as this and be lca-
dy to do our part
"Katc"
"What, uncle?" .-..... .....
Didn't hear you yesterday refusing to
knit q pair of stockings for the soldiers, when
you Were requested to aid?' a ...'..
Kate blushed and was silent. ...s