The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-10

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nn,ure born i0r heroic sleella. He . g \
s,hin ,the Second South Cnrollna "a
fantrv nntlar Col. Monltrlo. ands npof 4
uained wIdesnrend tltatfnctiun durSIa I:
tha attack on Fort Moultrle. % 6ull(s
van's leland, near Charleston, 8. q.
Juno %, l776. In tho W1rnset part ot
the fight u cannon ball carried away
the staE from which the nag WAo W1v~a
ing above tho fort and the ColOlo l1la
Into tho ditch on the Outslde. Jaepoe,
seeing what had happencd, cried out
tn Col. Moultrie, tDonst let ~ 6nhe
without flag, cul0nel,, and loAplDe
over the parapet, amid d storm Of shot
and shell, he caught up the colcfe,
sprang back. on top ot tho works, nAlle0
them to a sponge stafH and helu e16dn
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cured. When Gov. Rut|edgo Tor hlo
deed sent sont him his own sword AND
| offered him commission Ia the army,
Jasper replied: Il am greatly Obliged
to you, governor, but would rathqf
not have commission. As am
4 pass very we'll with such company ~ q
pass sergeant has right TO keep. III
were to get q commission I should b.
forced to keep higher company, ana
then "a l don't know how to read
should only be throwing myselt In tho
i way to be he laughed at Tho state.
mept that he could not read was not
strictly true, as ho could both read and
write, though very tmrerfsctiy.
1 On another occasion. near (hIo Clty.
Jasper and his companions, 0er9eaut
Newtop. captured q British guard.
consisting Of Il sergeant. corporel and
nrivates. who were escortlny captive
) A ner,cans Jaspnr had resolved to ll~
bara,etae capiivesl, /, q ICED being under
) taken al the reaucs, Of the wife or one
of tho number. although she was q peF.
feet stranger to him. Having pre-.
| monition that the party would halt for
J n drink at d spr.ng now called Jasper
!, Spring. Jasper and Newton hid near
| It's waters. The Britishers carelessly
left their guns with two sontinels. Jass
: per and Newton shot these, sprang ia
, the guns. and made the entire party
. prisoners, subsequently, being aided by
: tho liberated Americans in taking the
: red coats into camp. ~
e The final scene of the immortal Jas.
$ pey's career is little short OF sublime
: After the ba,ilp a, Fort N1oultrie Jas.
n per's regiment was presented by Mrs
:. BARNARD Elliot with a stand OF colore
q ,Iasper received them, and swores Il
O proiec, them with his life. During the
IS assault on Savannah. two officers had
q h,o, ltlieu und n third acriO,sly
u wounded, whiie enueavoring 10 pan
L them on inc ehetny's paTaPet oi w.
u Spring Hiii reuoup'' JasPer, WIN ~
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