The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-04

SOU "beb b'eutspant "tubIoW l0lneo 10
the Rilack.3m b. Z ,pi .s1ej iLltR ,seli.f
The sight OF this man woke up every
energy that beb POSSESSED. and. with The
fu,y OF a. lion, he parted end Jlturncd
he blows Of his antagonists ~, He soon
fvilsdlhis frat man, and then thrned TO
i IWlDsOwfb - lH.m ..ai 9its.ogla O gGv
NOW. poor 'pOyard. j will 4trty you."
he saido as hssgtasped bis swopds ausv q
afdci stood, prepared to comnchce ,hhe
,hghLbre pntsIryJ o,isw0q -iusg
.Ii7isWe shall see ppw.l' Iep1ieds NiusIow.
,IYigFI dc. .and shall y in it, .ia-nsgom
Il ID" "Yoe ~ay.Rp, ,ihs replied dasAhey closed
in feadly combat .o1i.sh
!, Tie 6ght was-sov horsid 10 the ex.
meihuhdaeds we've 2y'bg'fof their lives,
aDd qhundreds ~ire wrestling wild, ,be Toe,
While the finish artillery played upgn
tlIcm with Banten fury and blood eifect.
luto this furious throng' our heroes W ere
driven, .lbnt slillthey dfough. oh, aGdat
would sstm that Winlowihadi the advan-
,tages coiniDgg asfheedid; mint1 icthes tlgh,
irtsIU and qalti tipfr 2ared; he' 'wA,clied his
intended victim, bopisg ahutthe ~ Mouid
falk5yloibeF, haiids. Gor ibe attracted by
another. khat die might 8 abb him from be.
hind, Ike the coward0tbat he wSs)0 Bot
fortune wasiwitb Pettengill, and hel laid
bis. go owArdly apl lsgoDIsv afnong1ths' dead,
and lett tiles field with his .lsword as q
trophy. '.o-toR w.7g IY7uar 10
! ist ,TF'4isCHAPTER III. s'tiHsH
We need not speak Of the results that
came eventually iron Tie work tot That
ternble'aay; bntswill Keep 70 our stofy?ns
% obhgPNalugall was zone uoi The many
heroeso who made themselves fat IN that
day. and, forthis bravery, the colony4ret
wardech bthhwih the title asdd officer Oi
Brigadior General. an Office #biuh he
I knew hoWi0 fill aud howitoehonorapsJ
1oTaking up their wohpdeda aid dbunry-
ing theib dead. 1PettlDgll and his brave
followers stated towards Lynn: and tlrsiI
whole routeSwas one, contiunOuai ovation
to tbe heroes Who had lsmiiteH sdb wn leo
many ofths foesaoh Bunker Hill. Before
them on avery hand tbe news. o. their
value had CONS: and, from, every house
along the road 7thtre came esiont Of vel
come y at spRly repaid them fSr all heir
sunering,ui lousnls Grnodr 4siial sd
i On their Arrival at Lynn there was q
grand reception given th, m; and among
those who came to pay their tribute Of
praise to the Itraye paTio,si Was John
Wogdmqn and his, beautiful ,dspghter,-
The list Of those Killed snds woppded in
the British al my hid reschsd them, and
among the former be found the psms p
, joseph Wipsl1w, and had also heard M
particulars Of The encounter with Petlin;
gill. how. alone and single,hsnded, lbf
latter had smitlen down two Of the epe!
my's best swordsNen. and ,ha,, toe. hen
; they were both atlacting. him. a+ ., u
| VIA ever it might have been, there
surely was something .hat had turned old
. Woodmsn's mind. aud brought, him in
. company with Ellen, 70 welcome the re-
turning soldiery. ,l,.- ..,.q oc.
As oon as The formalities we're over
John Petingill rode forward to where. hs
. was standing, and raising his hat court
eously 20 Ellen, presented the shattered
, sword of lie EngIshmau 10 Woodmsp
f who took it with some reluctance. ,..iI =,
Take it." said lle, lit ,wss ,honorably
! won, apd | shall leave il TO- fulfill SSil'
= mission Cps . .pnsc .,rd4.g- 90;
r '.You are a brave man." ssidWoodmsp
without looking him in the face. II i,'
f.. 1T must be so when John WoodmaJ
r the tory says it" replied the young off
1 Ger. ,'l t-..-..s.,o,g .r ..4u .es.. .,.s},
Il have Of late, taken a different view
. of things, for this last battle has conyinc
. ed me that there will something come 0
/, this cause .A ...,.... ....,,,.
f "WheD such men as, Warren, yield VI
t their lives in il, liberty must follow,"
4 Come TO my house to night and W
q will talk 'he, matter over" replied Wood
y map, as the young man turned to taxi
+ his leave Of them, -...n 90 ..;at
). IL will, with many thanks" and IN
a trio parted 10 NEE, agar, in be evening
. That evening the old mansion was light
n I'd again. aud as Brilliantly as when ]
!. was last noticed. But there was differ
/ ent gathering there now, for those wh
If had escaped the terrible paHgs of wa
d were now seated at bic tiabesWhers wine
d mirth and sentilns at flowed like wate
from a, fountain, ,slt .vs,T sn1sE hs5
e Nearly every man Of standing and yip
;. fuence in, the town was there, taking pal
IN in the festivities. But The. hero 81, ~
ir evening was The brave and lately promo
, cd officer, John -Pellingill.7, ,i.dI eus,
{. II may as well say it first as last. ''sai
W Woodman, who had. essayed to speak
,. him several times but seemed to fail ic
10 the want Of confidence. qiia g,i rrc1l
rs What would you say?asked Pe,iilgil
to "Why, that you are noble young maj
III and yif this will convey TO you my hig
n, sense Of respect. take her, and BE- as Try
to her rs you lave been to the upholdiu
re of your cause;' and he led the blushipl
m happy Ellen. and gave her shsnd to Pc
IN tingll, who raised it to his lips. fu b. q.
ir II thank you, sir, and my duty sha
n. now be done with gres,sr zeal than eve
he But must follow up the fortunes Of III
or war for while longer. until We succes
in forcing the tyrant from our colony
". But let this sword hang Npon The wall :
-, alnemsnto ofiwhas Lwons and ofiot
a. plightcd troth."laeI ,bbih a, Jaaras:
" "h shall be so, replied The Ialbsr,'t
at He kept his word aud ePetdngilb follow
n. ed the fortunes OF war untTdEngland eI
er ,irely rslinquished her hold upon g
lIIa;,ad Onlunias and Than. rainrnah-