Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-05

Budil nave SNOW again DeLOT0 we get
through with the night. 1 wonder how
the others down the river have got
along. But who comes hereT contin-
ned the general as two men walked
hastily up to him and saluted.
'sWelI, sir?" he said to the first.
Message from General Ewing, SIR
"Did he get acrossY'
s'No, sir. The ice was so heavy he
babe me say he deemed it useless to
try it."
Zone piece removed from the game
General Greene" said Washington
smiling bitterly. NOW, your news,
sir?' to the other.
General Cadwalader got part of
his men across, but the ice banks so
against the east side that not single
horse or piece of artillery could be
landed, so he bade me say he has re
crossed with his men, sir"
"And there's the other piece gone
too! Now, what is to be done?'
General Sullivan, having crossed with
the last of his division, at this moment
rode up.
1.-THE troops are all across, general"
he said.
"Well done! What time is it, some
onep'
""Half after II, SIR answered
voice.
every we'll indeed. We have now
only to wait for the guns. But, gentle
men, / have just heard that Ewing
made no attempt to cross and that
Cadwalader, having tried it, failed.
He could get his men over, but no
horses and guns, on account of the ice.
on the bank, and therefore he returned,
and we are here alone. What think
you is to be done now?'
There was moments silence.
Perhaps we would better recross
and try 1t again on a more favorable
! night" finally said De Fermoy in hiss
broken accents.
Yes. yes; that might be we'll" said
one or two others simultaneously. The
most Of them, however, said nothing.
The general waited moment, locking
| about him.
Gentlemen, it is too late to retreat.
/ promised myself / would not return
without a fight, and l intend to keep
! that promise. We will carry out the
| plan ourselves, as much of it at least
as we can. / trust Putnam got Griffin
| off and that his skirmishes may draw
| out Won Donop. But be that as it may,
| we will have a dash at Trenton and
try to bag the game and get away be-
| fore the enemy can fall upon US in
force. General Greene, you of course
have sent out pickets r.
| YES, sir; the first men who crossed
over, mile up the road, on the hill
| yonder''
/ s"Good. Ha, what was that? Snow,
/ as live, and the moons gone too.
How dark it has grown! think you
| might allow the men to light fires In
those hollows and let them move about
little. They will freeze to death
standing still. I wonder they don't
anyway. How unfortunate is this
snow
beg pardon, your excellency," said
the first Of the two messengers.
I What is it, man? Speak out!''
! "Can we stay here and take part in
/ your attack sir ~
Certainly you may. Fall in with the
men there. Where are your horsesw
1--WE left them on the other side, SIR
.'WeIl, they will have to stay there
for this time, and you'll have to go on
i foot with the rest"
4 Thank you, sir,'' said the men ea-
/ gerly, -darting off in the darkness.
That's a proper spirit, isn't it?
Well, to your stations gentlemen! We
have nothing to do now but wait
Don't allow the men to lie down or
sleep on any account"
And wait they did, for four long
/ hours, the general sitting motionless
and. silent on his horse, wrapped in his
| heavy cloak, unheeding alike the whirl-
4 ing snow or the cutting sleet of the
storm, which grew fercer every mo-
i ment He strained his eyes out into
| the blackness of the river from time to
| time or looked anxiously at the troops,
restlessly up and down In their places
to ward off the deadly attack Of the
awful winter night, while some Of
/ them sought shelter behind trees and
i hillocks from the fury of the storm.
! Filled with his own pregnant thoughts
/ and speaking to no one, he waited and
/ no man ventured to break his silence.
| At half. after General Knox, whose
4 resolute will and iron strength had
| been eXerted to the full and whose
i mighty voice had been heard from time
/ to time above the Shrek of the fierce
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