The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-13

Bunker HILL.

Al one corner of my s.acium. among
saore'. rifles. fishing rods, etc. stands
TALES. aud foremost. an old Queen,
Arm musket, Aint-lock. and ounce
bored, that has history.
Old Grandfather ST Legcr Comeley
brought that gun here after he had
received al honorable Discharge from
the army a. the close Of the Ravolu-
tionary war. and hc lived for many
years, honored by al who knew him
and wclc 1me visitor 10 every firesi 1e
in his nsig hborhood.
And from lis hand the gun came
into the family. whe.e it shall stay
generation after generation. an houored
relic Of that glorious Past which in
sured the Triumphant Present
The stock Of the gun was brokea st
the grip, just below nc lock, and is
now wrapped In brass. and old Grand
father Comelsy used to tell how it " as
broken
at was at Bunker Hill that WAS
done" said the old man. Il was in
Colonel Presoott's regiment. and We
worked all night q diggin' and pilin'
up dirt. So we could have some cover
from the big guns on the British men
o'-war off Charlestown village. We
weren't afraid of the musksts, but the
Big guns sent chain shot and grape and
canister fearful thick. as we'd found
out to our sorrow once before, and We
meant to hold our ground this time.
When the sun rose and drove off
the fog which had covered US for al
hour or two after daylight. and they
could see from the ships what We had
been doin. they opened on rs hot and
heavy. But we crouched dewn behind
the eartli-works aud let them waste
powder and iron.
But by and by we saw EN- stirring
over III Boston. and there was no end
to the redcoats that they marched
down and put off in boats To send over
and attack Us.
But Col. Prescott was all grit. and
Old Put and General Warren. too.
came to us and said If we only kept
cool and took good aim, We could thin
'em out as fast as they came So We
/ eat what breakfast We had brough, IN
+ our pockets, and got ready.
They took good while after they
landed 10 form aud maneuver, for |
guess they thought ell their fine show
would scare Us. Bat it didn't When
they came a-,nsrchn' up the hill. their
drums abeatin and their ife.
a-squeak in. We were all still as death.
We had orders not 10 fire q shot till We
could see the whites of their eyes. aud
then 10 aim as low as the waist belts
for shooting down hill always carries a
ball up
"On they came till we could hear
every word the officers sad. ard they
kept sayin', steady. steady but some
OF EN- seemed anything but steady
reckon they been having their mornin
bi,ters The front ranks were within
ten rods when Col Prescott cried out
Ready. men, ready Now let
them have it, and iii the maine OF God
and Freedom =
"Oh. didn't We give it TO EN- II
was just one s.,lid sheet of fire along
our works, and the redcoats went down
III heaps.
Such yelln'. and cussin', and groan
III, III never heard before We hadn',
more than given 'em two loads bsfor.
all that could get away put off down
that hill out of our range.
The ships had stopped. you see. fot
their owa men were | tween us and
them.
And now our colonel. and General
/ Warren. and Old Put. they went slo X
cur lines, and praised rs up wonderful
/ They told rs the redc, is would ry i,
again. but we must give them just an
other dose of the same medicine. ana
they'd get tired of coming for more by
and bv.
well. they did come again. aud We
I laid them out thicker than ever. Bn:
they seemed To get crazy at being
drlvsn back hy such green hands As We
till cur powder and lead began To give
out. aud then tell you 1t began to
look dark for us
But We stuck 10 en-. aud. when nj
last they charged righ. over our werss
We let en- have the butts of our guns
fer We bal no bayoneis. That was tb,
way | cracked the grip OF my gun
They had General Warren down. and
saw redcoaI officer lunse al hIm with
his sword. Let hun have the but, ot
my qua over his heal, aud the Wa,
the hrnius flew VAS caution 10 tho>,
Who bad ANY left aroaud there
hut they were too many for us then
aud got away with my broken gun I,
where could mend it aud get r,aj J
10 use IL again.
The las, shot | Il red with il was a
Yorktown aud after tia. We sa~ NJ
more rsdCoa,s before us. I've killed 4
sight of deer and hear with 1t sine.
then, but it, first days work a; Banke,
/ Hill WAS the hest f all II ever did
Il suppose some people viii think II
ass icked to Kill fox. bat Ne Tough
ia the name II 'i,si and Frce,'on, aat
reckon II viii not be is.a up again,
me when I'm cal led away
Brave old man His grave is greer
with the grass II ucNriy fifty ears, bu
every man. Woman aud child ia th'
ownship can po.n, it out. sni his lie
>sensisntS are honored IN hi. name anc
suCleut fame.
Two daughters If farmer ia -
Lawrence county \. ! e.. desired 10 pa!
the debt on their homrsi@ea. ~. th-,
preferred aot 10 DO IL KS hard work
They bit upon Al idea that su.ei thei
+ s,uvfvo>. and have tte gnoasy >noug