The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-21

rushed toward the north; and Georgt Warrington joined the English forces
 By the middle of August following that famous Fourth of July when ths colonies broke away forever. George Warrington was with Mir. Howe before New York. General Washington had come over with almost his whole army to fight on q small island where every British officer knew the Americans were to be beaten. and whence thern was no chance for escape. A hundrec British frigates were in the haroors George Washington fought. His hasty levies were utterly overthrown. his artillery was taken. The remnants or his army huddled into an intrencnea camp after the rout
 "They cannot escape" said the Brit ish general
 That night . whole army moved under the British eyes In one single night to the mainland without the Ices of e single man. In the morning the whole Continental force had crossed the East River. and Engiand's empfre in America had slipped away.
 Sir George was badly wounded n the battle of Long Island. So 1t hap pened that his next fight was almost q year afterward. when Sir Henry Cltn- ton conducted an expedition up the Hudson River to save Burgoyne. AS usual, 1t was too late. But the force to which George was attached took Fort Clinton after hot fight
 On the next day he was sent to the American general up the river with message The American officer who met him was Harry. Then they ienrn- ed that they had been engaged on op- posite sides the night before. The two prayed humbly, thanking God that they had not met; and that night they sioRt aide by side as when they were hoya.
 When Sir George Warrington parted from his brother it was with the de- termination to withdraw at once from the fraticidai strife. Harry stood on the shore till his fgure grew dim be- fore his misty eyes. "Amongsk our cold Englishmen," thought George, "can I hope to meet with friend like theef How brave you are and how nodests how eager to see others meritss how dinldent of your own"
 A few weeks afterward he returned to England with his wife. and the fleet that bore them took the news of the great disaster at Saratoga.
 "Too late, always too latei' thought George. Our supplies and reinforcs- nents always too iateF' Our fleet aDs pears of Yorktown too late. just after CornwaIlis surrendersl Burgoyne has a way of retreat open and resolves on if too late! Our chiefs squabble and abuse each other in their own defense. Save very few. very few indeed. tho actors in these great tragedies do not hear to he scanned too closely. The ehIefs are often no better than rant ing duacks: the heroes ignoble pup pets. Tho prize is not always % the brave. Tn this revolution it certainly fails. for once and for wonder. to tue most deserving but who will know he real victoriesf
 srfls great and surprising triumpha are not over the enemy. but over Cons gross; over the hunger and dissAses over Iukewarm friends or smiling ene- mics in his own camp. whom his great npirit has to meet and master. Here is n General who beats us with no ahek ak tirnes, ana no powder and no money end his courage never capttuiate&s Through all tbe doubt and darkness. [ think 1t is only the American leaders indomitabIe soul that has remained enS tireiy steady"
 rsnr4or and General Harry Warrln Efon and CJeneral Lambert and Parson Blake. vsf,o wore a red coat at Monmouth. met to fight the battles over their bottle ht Warrington in Norfolk.
 Al. if James Wolfe had been aiivN far twenty years moreF' says Lambert.
 "Ah. sir!'' cries Hal. you should have heard the General talk about himF'
 gently, with a chuckie-
 MY Generalr' says Harry. standing up with a full glass Ills Exceilencys General George Washingtonf~
 with all my heartf' cries Sir George Warrington.