Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20

Well, he started of in the morning. and
we (my companion brother and mysel) soon
after followed. We went up TO the field,
which Judge was nearly a mile from the
house, and there we found old men and old
women, middle-aged men and mddle.aged
women, young men aud young maidens and
big and little boys and girls. And there
were men selling everything that tasted good
to youngster. like ourselves but we had no
money to buy, so we could only stand and
watch others buy, and eat and drink.
Presently we heard distant war.whoop.
and, running with all the rest. we saw the
Indians approaching. They were dressed
IN all sorts of colors-bue, red. yellow, green,
white, aud ! can't say what else, with their
faces painted in every sort Of way and as
they advanced with an Indian trot, they kept
making the war-whoop, by patting their
mouths with the palms Of their hands, as
they let their voices out in cries and wells.
| stood near stone wall, and as they
passed over it in their moccasinod feet one
stone after another would roll or tumble to
the ground, until, by the time the last Indian
had passed, very little of the wall was left at
that place.
Then they crossed the field and ran into
the woods at the foot of the mountain.
Soon after, there came from the other end
of the field, with martial music and stately
regular tread, the British army. dressed In
red coats aud buff waistcoats and breeches
with epaulets on their shoulders. and bright
brass buttons and plumes in their hats
They marched slowly into the woods and
joined the Indians, who were occupyinc "a
fort that had been built for the occasion
Now came the music Of the drum and fife
playing Yankee Doodle" and np marched
the Continental boys, in their blue coats,
with buff lappels waistcoats and breeche.,
their kneebuckles glistening in the sunshine
and their plumes waving from their cockade
hats, while Therapeutics seemed proud to be
on their shoulders, as the spectators cheered
and cheered again. I'll not be sure. but |
rather think, to my boysh fancy the Yam
kee boys had more shoot in their looks than
the British.
Well, they filed into the woods, and pres
emily the battle commenced. Voleys of
musketry rang through the forest, and we
could see the arrows OF the Indians fly
through the air. The yells Of the soldiers
mingled constantly with the Indian war
whoop, and now and then q shout rose from
the field.
At length the smoke of battle hid almost
everything from view and then a sort of
dread came over the hearts Of us youngsters,
for it began to seem like real battle, and
the war-whoops began to have a terrific
sound. But all at once there was one great
shout, and the air was filed with loud cheer
ing, and the cry arose The Yankees have
whipped The British are beaten
And sure enough, as the smoke cleared
away, we could see the Continental Blye-
coats had won the victory There was
grand surrender of the Redcoats aud In
dams, and with that the great event of Lord
Corvallis. day was ended.
Then !, with my little companion brother,
wended my way home, but half awake to
the commonplace realities of the empty
streets through which we passed and along
in the evening came our big Indian brother,
who washed himself at the sink, making the
water in the wash-bowl all of streaked
purple, as the red and black mingled to-
gether from his hands and face.-St Nicio-
las for October.