Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-29
For Love of
Country
By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY,
Author Of The Grip Of Honor" 'The
southerners,'' ''Str Henry Morssn,
Buceaneer," "A Doctor Of
Philosophy" Etc.
By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
I Copyright, 1898, bp Charles Seribner's Sons

n IOpbI ttHt, 1870, wv Nufb Dfkf . SofS
Eyes, sir. and IL put new heart in the
men, / could s@. / wish we had the
supplies, the clothing especially, now.
1t grows colder every moment"
AYE. and darker OF | think we
shall have nov again before we get
through with the night. | wonder now
the others down the river have got
along. But who comes heref' contin-
ued the general as two men walked
hastily up to him and saluted.
well, sir?" he said 10 the first.
Message from General Ewing. sir"
Ibid he get acrossT'
"No, sir. The Ice was so heavy he
babe me say he deemed il useless TO
try IT."
zone piece removed from the game,
General Greene said Washington,
smiling bitterly. Now, your news,
sir? p to the other.
General Cadwalader got a part of
his men across, but the ice banks SO
against the east side that not a single
horse or piece of artillery could be
landed, SO he babe me say he has re
crossed with his men. SIR
"And there's the other piece gone
tool Now. what is to be dvneI'
General sullivan, having crossed with
the last of his division, at this IN
rode up.
"The troops are all across, general"
he said.
"Well done! What time is it, some
one?'
Half after IL, sir" answered a
voice.
"Very well indeed. We have o
only to wait for the guns. But. gentle
men, | have just heard that Ewing
made no attempt to cross and that
Cadwalader, having tried 1t, failed.
de 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 nowT'
There was a moments silence.
perhaps we would better recross
and try 1t again OIL a more favorable
night finally said De Fermoy in his
broken accents.
"Yes. yes; that might be WELL" said
one or two others simultaneously. The
most of them, however, said nothing.
The general waited a moment, looking
about him.
Gentlemen. II is too late to retreat.
I promised myself l would not return
without a fight, and l intend to keep
that promise. We will carry out the
plan ourselves, as much of 1t at least
as we can. ! trust Putnam got Griffin
of and that his skirmishes may draw
out Won Donop. But be that as IL may,
we will have a dash at Trenton and
try to bag the game and get away be-
force. General Greene, you OF course
have SEN out picketsY'
"Yes, sir; the first men who crossed
over. a mile up the road, on the hill
yonder."
"Good. Ha, what was that7 Snow.
a. I live, and the moons gone too.
How dark II has grown! I think you
might allow the men to light fires in
those hollows and let them move about
q little. They will freeze to death
Standing still. I wonder they don't
anyway. How unfortunate IL this
anowr'
BEG pardon, your e~xcellency," said
the nrst Of the two messengers.
What 10 II. mani? 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 horses?'
1--WE left them on the other side, SIR"
SWELL. they will have to stay there
for this time. md you'll have to 60 on
foot with the rest"
THANK you, SIR" said the men ca
gerry, darling off In the darkness.
THAT'S a proper spirit, isn't TT
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 tour long
hours, the general sitting motionless
and silent on his horse, wrapped In his
heavy cloak, ~unheeding alike the whirl-
ing snow or the cutting sleet Of the
storm, which grew nercer every mo
ment. He strained his eyes out into
the blackness of he river from time to
time or looked a~nxiously at the troops.
clustered about the fires or tramping
restlessly up and down In their places
to ward of the deadly attack Of the
awful winter night. while some Of
them sought shelter behind trees and
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 3 General Knox, whose
resolute will and iron strength had
been exerted to the full and whose
mighty voice had been heard from time
to time above the shrek of the fierce
wind, was able to report that he had
got all the artillery over without the
loss Of a man, a horse or q gun, and
was ready TO proceed. The men were
hastily assembled. and, leaving a
strong detail to guard the boats, at 4
o'clock in the morning the long and
awful march to Trenton was begun.