Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-21
sToRmING OF SAVANNAH.
An Interesting Little Romance of Rev
oIutionary Days,

From, the As;sTiouS Recorder.
Many years ago there lived in Antrim
county, ireland, young lady of comedy
person and goodly dowry, who was
wooed by stalwart young son of Erin,
whose handsome physique and ehivalrous
disposition won the fair Noras heart.
But alas he had none of that golden palla-
dunn with which mammals, with handsome
daughters are wont TO drug thei. con-
sciences. So Dennis was compelled to
! give up his sweetheart, who was cOerced
into a distasteful marriage, and the young
couple emigrated, joining Oglethorpe's
| colony at Savannah. After few years of
welded life the husband died, and the
comedy young widow returned TO her first
love: wrote TO Dennis to come; he came:
they were married, and the dream of their
Youthful DAYS was crowned with perfect
realization.
The Revolutionary war broke out and
Dennis enlisted in the rebel ranks. This
was a terrible thing to Nora. who was
now the mother of three healthy Irish
American babies. To keep the farm
work moving on she procured sheep
skin and would take the babies to the
field when she went to WORK, keep
ing the baby on the sheepskin with
the other two as guardsmen. Up
and down the rows of corn she
toiled, moving the baby from time to time
that she might not get too far from it. At
the storming of savannah Dennis was
shot twice, and after he had fallen burly
redcoGt ran him through with a bayonet.
But he had all the proverbial grit OF his
race, and survived these terrible wounds,
and long after the war was ended he died
at the great age of 9S, his wife surviving
him and living until she was 1906 years old.
One of the sons of this hOnored pair
married and settled down in bingham
county. His force of character made
him leader of men. He had two sons.
The eldest, whom we will call Willie, was
sent to the Legislature from bingham at
the early age of 81. In 1880 the family
removed to Monroe county. The Seminole
war broke out, and the terrible mas
sacTe of Dade and his little army in
the peninsula OF Florida fired the
heart of young Willie, who raised a
company and offered their services to the
government. The company rendezvoused
at Macon and were transported down the
Ocmulgee in fiat boats and up the st.
Johns to Picolata. Here they found Gen.
Scott, who marched them across the
Withlacoochee where a hard battle was
fought. A young lad of 10 had run
away and joined the company, fought
brayely, afterwards rose TO a high rank
in the civil war, and has since served his
country in positions of high trust and
honor.
The Indians attacked the little band of
GeOrgians, after Gen. Scott left them with
orders to build fort, and stampeded their
cattle, reducing them to an allowance OF
one ounce of meat and a cracker per day.
Some were so nearly starved that they
fried their candles and ate the grease.
At last they were relieved and came
home. Soon after Capt. Willie was nOmi-
mated for the Legislature. but the Demo-
Gratis, he being Wing, tried 10 defeat him
by renominating his father for the office.
This done, the Wings nominated the Can.
tain for the Senate. He was elected by the
aid of Democratic votes, and his father
beaten for the lower house.
OF those brave Monroe musketeers but
three are living. One is the Captain. one
the runaway lad, and another who lives
in Texas. For thirty years our friend, the
Captain, would not touch drop of liquor
for fear of leading some cOmrade astray
by his example,. He has lived off and on
in five different, countless Four of them
have chosen him at various times to rep
resent them in the lower house, and the
fifth elected him Senator. He has held
many offices ofpublic trust. By industry
| and economy he amassed a large for
| tune, and is in good circumstances to-
day. You may chance to meet him on
the street some time, but he is very mod
est ana retiring. You will not believe
that 70 years of romantic adventure and
strange vicissItude Of fortune have rolled
over his head Genial, courteous and
kind, he can give piece of good advice
to you in such a manner that while u
carries conviction with it you feel all the
time as if it were from your chum, grown
little oracular.