The Washington herald., 1913-01-16

more easily invade US. The whole con-
Duct OF Col Dunbar seems " be mon
strous.' And so. indeed. it vas.
But the colonies at large had little
time to think of it. Gov. Shirley had
gone against Niagara only to find the
| French ready for him at every point.
now that they had read Braddck's pa
pers, taken at Duquesne. and % come
| back again without doing anything
| Beausejour had been taken in Acadia.
! out II lay apart from the main ield OF
\ struggle. johnson beat the French off
at Lake George when they attacked him,
| ana took Dieskau. their commander: but
he contented himself with that anC lief.
| crown Point untouched. There we're
| other frontiers besides those of virginia
! and Pennsylvania to be looked to md
| guarded.
| Three Years of French success.
For three long years did the fortune
| OF the English settlements go steadiI,
from danger to desperation. as the
French and their savage allies ad-
Nanced from victory TO victory. In I75S
Oswego was taken; in T757. Fort William
| Henry. Commander succeeded comman-
! der among the English, only to add
! blunder to blunder. failure to failure.
And all the while II fell to Washing
ton. Nirginias chief stay in her dos
! perate trouble. to stand steadfastly 20
the hopeless work of keeping 80 mies
! OF frontier with a few hundred nrn
| against prOwling bands of sayages, mas
tiers Of the craft OF swift and secret u
| tack. "deNterOus at skulking," in 2
! country mountainous and full "
swamps and hollow ways covered win
! woods
For twenty years now settlers nd
| been coming steadily into this wilderness
2 . !.
Of the great mountains-Germsns.S cott-
| Irlsh. hardy breed. Their settlemets
| lay scattered far and near among tie
| foothills and valleys. Their men wsa
| valiant and stout-hearted, quick with u.
| rifle. hard as flint when they were onn
afOot to revenge themselves for mu+
Gered wives and children. and comrada
But how could they. scattered as thd
| were. meet these covert saIIIes in nj
dead OF niEht-a sudden rush Of mel
with torches. the keen knife. the quici
rife? The country nIIed with fugitiveI
| FOR whom WaShington's militiamen could
ind neither food nor shelter.
washInEton's Tender Heart.
The suppIicating tears of the women.
and moving petitions of the men," cried
the young commander. melt me into
such deadly sorrow that / solemnly de
Z. 1
offer myself a willing sacrifice TO the
butchering enemy, provided that would
contribute to the peoples ease.
would be a willing Offering to savagr
fury and die by inches 10 save a people.
II was a comfort to know at least
that he was trusted and believed IN
The Burgesses had thanked him under
the very stroke OF Braddock's defeat. in
terms which could not he doubted sin
Cere. In the very thick of his deep
troubles. when he would have guarded
the helpless people of the border but
could not. Col. Fairfax could send him
word from Williamsburg. Your COOL
health and fortune are the toast at
every table" our Colonel" wrote a
young comrade IN arms. is an example
of forttude in either danger or hard
ships. and by his easy. polite beha vior
has gained not only the regard, but al
lection of both officers ana soldiers.
\ Trying Ordeal.
But it took all the steadiness that mad
been born or bred in him to endure the
strain Of the disheartennS task. from
which he could not in honor break away
His plans. he complained. were to-day
approved. tomorrow condemned" He
was hidden to do what was Impossible
IL would require fever men 10 go
against Duquesne again and remove
the cause Of danger than to prevent the
effects while the cause, remained. Manv
Of his officers were careless and met
ficient. many Of his men mutinous.
Your honor will. I tOpe. excuse my
hanging instead of shooting them he
wrote to the Governor. 1T conveyed
much more terror to Others. and IL was
for examples sake thar We did it
II was a test of fe for a young
colonel in his twenties.
row-WRshinston'< Court.
ship and EpGaEemcnt.