Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-16
a Thrilling Revolutionary Tale.

Gsd Is everywhere. His vords>are in
the hsart. Praise to his holy name!
It wa in the wild of Wissahicon, on
the day of the battle, as tha noonday sun
came through the thick cltstared ~lsaves,
that two men met in deadly conflict near
tie reef which rose, like some pril8eyal
world, at least a thousand Set above the
dark waters OF the Wissahcon.
The man with dark brown face, and
darker gray eye, flashing with deadly
light, and q muscular forll clad in n blue
frock of the Revolution, Is 3 Continent
tai named Warren.
The other msn, with long black hair
dropping along his cadayrous f4cs, il
clad in the half military cssuIne of a to-
~ refugee. This is muH4ercr of Psofi,
named Delaney.
They met by accident, Ind now they
fought, net with sword Snd rife, but
! with long and deadly hunSlg knife they
struggle, twining and twisting on the
At last factory IS dfKn-down On
the turn, with the knees 1.-THE ontinen.
tai on his bgeast-the appraised knife
flashed death in his face. !.
"Quarter / yield - gssped the to-
~, asthe knee was presses lon his breast.
" Spare me- yieldr
MY brother" said thcspatriot, in a
tone OF deadly hate, my brother cried
fer quarter oa~the night If bsoli, and
even as he cluog to your ka les o struck
that knlte INTO AIS heart. ., | will give
you the quarter Of Paoli."
And az his hand was rksed for the
blow, aud bis teeth vera dcnchod with
deadly hate, lie PAUSED fol ; n.omsnt
and then pinionad tbs torTS arm, anG
with 3 rapid snide draggc5 him to thu
verge Of the rock, and he'd him ouivsr-
ing over tae abyss. .
Mercy" gasped the Dry, turning
Fsshy pale by Turns, az thst awful guI
yaWned cslow. Mercy! have a vii,
and child at home-spAre ne"
The Continental with lis muscular
strength SathsrodTor the Effort, shool
the murderer cnce more o11r he abyss
and then hiszad his bitter bnesr in hi
face.
Ny brother had a vile ahd two chill
dran. The morning after he ni.ht O
Paoli that vile was q widow those chill
Gfsn orphans! ask msrcy from them !!
Whs proposal made by til Continen.
ta' IN mockery and bitter hsie, was ia
ken in serious earnest bv khe .tsrror
stricken tory. Ee begged ii botaken t
the widow and hef children md TO hav
the privilege of begging hia life. Afle
a moment Of serious thoueha the Datriot
&c soldier CONSENTED. lie bosrd The tc
rvs arms still tighter, placed ain on hi
feet and led him through tie woods
A quiet cottage emD)somed among th
trees broke Oh thsir eyes. they entor
eq n cottage. There, beside the desc
late hearthstole, sat the witlsg and he
children.
She sat there, a matronl4 woman e
about twenty three years, iii a fac
fadsd by care, q dsep, dark e-. and lon
black nair hanging in Z Gighl selsd' sta.
about her shoulders. On one side wa
d dar&ed haired boy Of soms ak years
on the other sids a girl one ~ear ysun
ger, with light blue eYes. Lac Bible
an old and venerable volume Lay opel
upon tho mothers knce. 9ml tns' pal
faced tory flung hiu>e!f upon his knees
and confessed that he Lad buedhersd he
husband on the night Of P4ot. and beg
sed his life At her lands
Spare nc fer the sake of aY wife
my child"
Ia had expected this piful moa
would touch Tie widows .lieass, but nc
ono ~relsnting eleam softencd1 + face.
"1he Lord shall judge bs weer US,
She said, in i cod, ics tone, hat froz