The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-07-24

Revolutionary. Heroism.

Men have been immortalized for dying or
the battlefield in action. where their person
al salor became conspicuous and chaoaec
On apparent defeat into an important victo
ry. and though their courage Was deserving
Of all the praise it received. yet the glorious
need Was no more their due than that o,
thoassnds Who hsva gone down 20 an un.
honSred grave without a record OF single
ono OF their many heroic deeds and noble
self sacrifices. Ii takes more true courage
for a fond and loving husband, father, son.
or braher, sctusfed only by high sense of
duty TO his country. to tear himself from the
embrace Of a weeping wife. child. mother.
or sister. and go forth TO the tented fslc,
shan il does TO charge q belchiag battery
amid the exciting roar and carnage Of bat
sle. y
And what Of the courage and sacrifice of
the loving wife and mother, who. with the
same high sense OF duty, bids him she idol
ICES. Who is ali the world TO her. 70 forth to
peril his precious life. and leave her to mourn
and weep tor him as one che may never
look upon agSin--to pass long. weary days
of agonizing suspense. aud nights Of start
lug. feverish sleep--perhaps, too. to strug-
gle with poverty, and suffer with sickness
and priva,ion. or ace these suffer, because
OF his absences. whose lives are dearer to her
than hsr Own. What OF her courage and
sslf. sacrifice, we say? He hss gone to the
stir ing life of the camp. the foray. and the
battle field, where the daily excitements Of
. soldiers life may give some relief to his
aching heart. by divsrting lis mind from
Whist he has left behind but she is left
alone with her sorrow, to suffer in secret
aud struggle on ia an almost unsynpathizing
aud pililess world. Who notes and praises
her courage? What reward has che for
her great saUri6ce. save that her conscience
tells her she has nobly done her dusyi He
may fall and the awful intelligence reach
her that he sleeps in q soldiers grave. nsv.
or to be seen and greeted by her again this
side Of the dark valley Of death and what
has she to recompense her for this loving
life gone cut. except. the reflection thai
he gave bis life to his country and she sauc.
toned the noble deed l--uo glory. no fame.
no surrounding applause. to tighten the
darkness Of desolation nothing but the Sc.
cres conviction that the sacrifice was need
full and heaven approves. 8s4fi- ia-.
This was the heroism OF the men and
women of the Revolution that is the he
roism OF the men and women Of to-day
and those who still live aud suffer. should
console themselves with the certainty tina
Etornal Justice does not sleep and that the
reward Of virtue will be metsd out TO them
in eternity il not in time.
But the heroism Of the women Of the
Revolution was not always exhibited in a
passive manner. Besides having to bear
the loss Of their supporsers--to struggle on
in grief and poverty. thankful il they could
keep q roof over their heads and starvation
from their doors-they we're sometimes
compelled to act in manner for which they
were not fitted by either nature or education
Ito handle the deadly weapons Of the
steruer sex, and defr nd themselves against
midoighs robbers and murderers.
Whenever &C invading army is encamped
10 the country Of an enemy. the inhabitants
for miles around are never secure in eithei
properly or life. Videits. secoinnoiteriaa
and foragiag parties. are moro or less abroad
IN every direction. 10 say nothing Of PROV.
ling 80. Of thieves and murderefs, who fol
Low An army as wolves do the hunter. OF
jacks's the hon. to pouace epoa' whstevel
they cau with impaaitysi Dsriaa the wa,
Of the Revolution, thsss villainons marau.
dess bscams very srouelesoms, in some sec.
lions of the country and the uuproseor ed
ciizens, between tho lines Of the two armies
often suffered terribly 10 life and property
In many csses the head Of The fam,lv
BE- iag away With the army, the only ium ate.
Of .hs dwelling we're Que or more women
With perhaps . few children. too young /,
sfori their mpther sny assistance in sh,
event Of an attack and such defencsles
pl-css tlls co ardly marsuders delighted 4
sssaii. plunder and burn 10 the dead Of night
nut auirequsnrly numbering in cold blpo,
the entire household. or adding such fou
desls to their black list of crimes % W
ore not to relate. 3rI sstsa9 s
In rather louely part Of the eouatrv.
few miles northward u Philsdelphsa. as sh
TIM the British took possession Of the City
there stood solitary dwelling. occupied b
Mrs. Parker. maiden sister older than her