Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-05-06
For a moment the girl hesitated,


For moment the girl hesitated,
overcome, perhaps, by the unex-
pected brilliancy of the scene. Then
the spirit of her Redwolf7' ances
tors asserted itself, and to her, Corn
wallis in full dinner. costume SUR
roundedgby his brilliant companions,
represented only the power that
could save her favorite from the
butchers knife. ,fi'5fi1ls2 d IS sss -
Well, my little girl, Fam Gener-s
al CORVALLIS, " SAID that gentleman,
kindly. a9um 9ssoA si has .4sgsssi
sWhat have you To say to mef'ii
81 want my cow!n 3iEsI 80 g
Profound silence reigned fora mo-
nent; then eanie a. Simultaneous
burst of pproarious laughter from all
the. gentlemen around the table
The girls face areddened,s but she
held her ground, and her set fea-'
lures and flashiilg eyes Convinced
the general that the child before him
was one of no ordinary spirit. 4
A few words Of encouragement,
pleasantly spoken, quickly restored
the equanimity Of the girl. Then
with ready tact the general soon
drew from her concise narration Of
her grievance. sia79omssE Ia4nf A
n" Why did not your father. attend.
to this for yof!'' si'sasoaial sni p
sMy father is not at home now s I
"And have yon no brothers for
such an GRAND instead Of coming
yourself intoa British camp.nA - rs
Both of my brothers are away.
But. General Corvallis cried she,
impatiently, while yon keep me
here talking they win kill my scow!n
So-your brothers also are away
from home. Now, tell me, child,
where can your brothers be found ~
"My oldest brother, Captain John
Rudolph, is with General Gates"
"And your other brother where is
he?n a ~ autas
Captain Michael Rudolph is with
Harry Lee" The girls eyes fairly
blazed as she spoke the name Of gal
liant : Light horse Harry Lee" Then
she exclaimed; "iBut General my
COW !"
All, la !. one brother with Gates
and the other with Lee. Now,p said
| the General, severely, "where is
your fatherw
! " He was with General Washing
ton,n frankly answered the little
maiden !" but he is a prisoner now
$50, so. Father and brothers all
i'll the Continental army / think
then, you must be a little rebel"
"Yes, sir, if you please-I am a
little rebel. But l want my cow!v
" Well you are a brave, straightfor-
ward little girl, and you shall have
your COW and something more, too.n
/ Then, STOPPING forward, he detach-
ed from his carriers pair of brilliant
kneebuckles, which he laid in the
child's hands. Take these,n he said,
"keep them as souvenir of this inter-
view, and believe that Lord Cornwall
lis can appreciate courage and truth
even i'll little rebel" Then, calling
an orderly, he instructed him to go
with the child through the camp in
search OF the COW, and, when he
should find the animal, to detail a
man to drive her home again. SO
Miss Anne returned in triumph with
her COW. And those sparkling knee
buckles are still treasured by her
descendants as a memento of Corn
wallis and the Revolution.
In the spring following this event,
the same young lady had the
pleasure of witnessing the celebrat-
ed " Meschianza," very brilliant
farewell entertainment of the British
officers to. Philadelphia, planned and
carried out by the unfortunate An.
Dire. Time sped on, and the little
Anne grew to be wife, a mother,
and at last widow; but many
years still remained to her, and she
lived to see the fourth generation Of
descendants, who loved to gather III
a group about her armchair and lis
ten to her stories of the Revolution.
| Then, one winter fall on the ice
disabled her, and from that time the
dear old grandmother remained on
her couch. Now, mark the indom-
liable spirit of this girl of the Reyolu-
ton Eighty years of age, bedrid-
den and suffering, she would per-
nit no watcher to remain with her
at night, not even an attendant to
sleep in the same room; but with a
wax candle on her table, wilLin
reach, and her knitting beside her,
with which to occupy herh hours ofrest-
lessness and quiet her nerves, alone
she would fight through the silent
watches of the night. One morn
ing, when the attendant early enter
! ed her room the camilla was hnrninn