The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-25

you'll splintered with your ballsl"
In the hush of expectation, in the awe
and trepidstion
Of the tread approaching moments, we
are well nigh breathless all:
Though the rotten bars are falling on
the rickety belfry railing,
We we're crowding up against them like
the waves against a wall.
Just a glimpse (the air the clearer they
are Observation-Disclosures,
When a fash-a curling smork-wreath
then a crash-the steeple shakes
The deadly truce is ended; the tempest's
shroud is rended;
Like a morning mist it gathers, like a
thunder cloud it breaks!
Oh the sight our eyes discovered as the
blue-black smoke blows overl
The red-coats stretched in winrows as
mower rakes his hay;
Here scarlet heap is lying, there
headlong crowd is flying
Like billow that has broken and is
shivered into spray,
Then he cried, ';The troops are routed!
They are beat-it can't be doubted
God be thanked, the fight is overr'- ,
All! the grim old soldiers smilel
'Tell us, tell us why you look so9" 1--WE
could hardly speak, we shook so)
Are they beaten2 Arethey beaten? ARE
they beaten?"- ?"-"Wait awhile.
Oh the trembling and the terror for too ,
soon we saw cur error;
They are bafled, not defeated; we have
driven them back in vain; :,
Ind the columns they were scattered, -
round the colors that were tattered,
Toward the sullen silent fortress turn
their belted breasts again. =; -
u at once, as we were gazing, 10 the Sc
roofs of Charlestown blazing! ct
hey have fred the harmless village, in hi
an hour it will be down. g.
he Lord in Heaven comfort them, rain in
his fire and birthstone round them ir,
he robbing, numbering red-coats, that vi
would burn peaceful townl
hey are marching, stern and solemn, we 80
can see each massive column. A.
) they near the naked earth-mound
with the slanting walls so steep. b0
ave our soldiers got faint-hearted, and No
in noisless haste departed9 u,
,e they panic struck and helpless2 Are wT
they palsied or asleep2 ho
Nv! the walls they're almost underl
scarce a rod the foes asunderl las
It frelock flashed against theml up arc
the earth work they Will swarm9 nlr
It the words have scarce been spoken, ga
when the ominous calm is broken, sio
ID believing crash has emptied all 'n'
the vengence of the storm! oo'
again, with murderous slaughter, WI
pelted backward to the water, MI
= Pigot's running heroes and the "a
frightened braves of Howe; er,
d we shout, cat last they're done be
for, it's their barges they have run ere
for; ant
ey are beaten, beaten, beaten; and the oh
battles over now!" ms
d we looked, poor timid creatures, on inv
the rough old soldiers features, er
+ lips afraid to question, but he knew ing
what we would ask; 9th
ot sure, !" he said; ''keep quiet-once no
more, I guess, they'll try it der
res damnation to the cut-throatsl" s
then he handed me his flask, abs
ying "Gal, you're looking shaky; have ;na -,
drop of old Jamaiky. lie
/ afraid there'n be more trouble afore M -,
thO JOp 10 OOAC1 "A -
I took one scorching swallow; dread
full faint felt and hollow, -i'
nding there from early morning when So
the firing was begun. :
through those hours Of trial I had the
watched calm clock dial, hin
the hands kept creeping, creeping saf
they were creepinground to four, mo
len the old man, said, "They're form Oh
ing with their bayonets fixed for on
storming; apJ
the death-grip that's a-coming-they J
Will try the work once more" ma
tn brazen trumpets blaring, the flames 49,
behind them glaring, oua
e deadly wall before them, in close !
array they come;
Il onward, upward toiling, like a ~ ~
dragons fold uncoiling- -
ze the rattlesnake's shrill warning the his
reverberating druml ]
er heaps all torn and glory-shall 1 are
tell the fearful story, for
W they surged above the breastwork, ora