Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-06-05

mel, land we'll soc to him when the
battles over" The men all marched
down to the road which was about
fifty yards off, and at the word halt"
from the officer, they all stopped stone
still, as if, at the very same instant,
every one Of them had run against
stone wall.
"Fellow soldiers" said the colonel,
running up in the road before the line
of soldiers; "the enemy who for
months past, have been carrying off
your cattle and provisions, burning
your houses, numbering your county
men, and abusing innocent and unpro-
tected women, will, in a few minutes,
be before you.'
"Good Lord deliver us, groaned
Toney; "this night I law me down
to--put the fire out, Jo." Y
"a detachment Of these slaves of
despots, these enemies to human hap
piness and liberty, have been des.
patched to ransack the forest Of ST.
Joseph's for the cattle and provisions
which they have learned are conceal
ed there" 4p.l 81 utfe3
Deliver us from evil, sighed Tony !.
"Oh Joe, pray put the fire out.
"Your officers, fellow soldiers, have
perfect intelligence, both of their num-
bers and their object. They arc but
handful for brave men like you are
they are commanded by inexperi-
enced boys and pioneered by me-
groes." 9H ~ siii ID
"Out Of the depths---out of the
Joe, why in the hi don't you put
the FIRE outr
Fellow soldiers will you suffer
these slaves of kings and despots--
these base hirelings Of foreign tyrants
to trample with IMMUNITY upon the
soil of freemen r.
Depths | have cried--Joseph put
the fire out, The British will shoot
this way if you don't. Amt you
afraid, you fool hardy thing, you 2"
Remember, fellow soldiers, that
booty ia not the only object that has
tempted these scourings Of the filthy
streets Of European cities to penetrate
into the interior of the county. Your
wives, your sisters, and your daugh-
tors, win experience those horrors Of
war more to be dreaded than a wal
of determination"
From determination and the Brit,
I-ish, good Lord deliver u.s." CALCULATED
Tony.
Fellow soldiers the honr Of dead.
~ conflict is-appruactfng.
Deadly conflict is approaching
Holy Moses, couldn't / run r quoth
Tony. -.s..@....-
"Be not dismayed by the noise Of
drums, the glittering of steel, or the
pompous array Of battle. Your fore
fathers have withstood the disciplined
hoste Of English tyranny in many q
bloody field. Perhaps the spirits Of
your brave sires are now lowering
over US. Let this be in your minds,
fellow soldiers, in the horrible din of
the coming conflict"
"This night | lay me down to--oh |
that the British were in h--l,-heavon
/ mean,--and | with Sooky r
"Let the martial FIRE Of the sires
now animate the souls Of their sons,
and when the conflict commences,
think of nothing but victory or
death |"
"From death and victory, good Lord
deliver US, and forgive US our trespas-
ses--also lead the enemy into swamps
and temptations, and take Tony to a
place Of safety Amen"
"And now, fellow soldiers hear
the word of command. Be still and
motionless as posts until the hireling
enemy shall advance to the head of
the line. The blaze Of my pistol will
be the signal Of battle. Then let
every man take sure and steady aim
at the enemy before him, and when
every bullet has done it's ahare Of the
work Of death, let every bayonet find
the heart Of some surviving red-coat.
"The mercy | to others show, that
mercy show to-Joe, that colonel's a
bloody fellow--our Father who art
no wonder he's did democrat--hal-
lowed be--the Britiah--don't you
hear EN-, cant you see em--I hope
the British may catch and hang every
id democratin the county, Which
way are the soldiers guns pointed
Joe? p
"Trus, fellow soldiers. we are but
inexperienced militia, and the APP
preaching enemy are regular, and
perhaps, veteran soldiers. But what
Of all that The raw recruits of the
French Republic, apprentices and
striplings from the workshops Of
Paris, have lately routed and annihi-
lated the best disciplined armies Of
Europe. A cool head and brave
soul will triumph over towards let
them be disciplined az they may"
Joe" whispered Tony, tell the
British that I'm a Federal, will ye,
Joe ?"
Fellow soldiersl you have it now
in your power 70 make your names
immortal. The battle Of "the Chest
nut SPRING." like that of Marathon
and Thermopyle, may be the theme
of q thousand songs-the admiration
of a thousand ages"
Joe" whispered Tony, what noise
is that? believe in--the British
do you zee EN- Joe"
Here message from Captain Car
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