The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-01

the lieutenant-the husband CT our
companion-who had met with mis-
fortune. A moment after she was
called out. Her husband was not yet
dead, but a cannon ball had taken off
his arm close to the shoulder. Dur
ing the whole night we heard his
means, which resounded fearfully
through the vaulted cellars. The poor
man died toward morning.
~ attempted to divert my mind from
my troubles by constantly busylng my
self with the wounded. Often, also,
l shared my MONDAY meal with them.
One day a Canadian officer came into
our cellar, who could scarcely stand
up. We at last got it out of him that
he was almost dead with hunger. i
considered myself very fortunate to
have it in my power to offer him my
mess. This gave him renewed strength
and gained for me his friendship.
Afterwards, upon our return to Can
ada, l learned to know his family.
.the stencil of the wounds when they
began to suppurate.
Zone day | undertook the care of
Major Plumpfield. through both of
whose cheeks small musket ball had
passed, SCATTERING his teeth and graz
ing his tongue. He could hold moth
ing whatever in his mouth. The mat
ter from the wound almost choked him
and he was unable to take any other
nOurishment except.a little broth or
something liquid. We had Rhine wine.
] gave him bottle of it in hopes that
the acidity of the wine would cleanse
his wound. He kept some continually
in his mouth, and that alone acted so
beneficially that he became cured, and
1 again acquired one more friend.
American Hospitality.
On October II the terms of the capt.
tulation of the British force were con.
summated. Until now, the surrender
had been delayed by CORVALLIS, al
though his situation was hopeless and
he already had. pledged himself to de-
liver up his beleaguered command to
the Americans.
The concluding portion of Madame
Riedesel's journal deals graphically
with her reception by the winners.
She continues after this fashion:
"At last my husband sent to me a
groom with a message that l should
come to him with our children. l
therefore again seated myself in my
dear calash; and, in the passage
through the American camp observed
with great satisfaction that no one
cast at us scornful glances. On the
contrary, they all greeted me, even
showing compassion on their counte-
nances at seeing mother with her
little children in such a situation. /
confess that / feared to come into the
enemy's camp, as the thing was so en-
tirely new to me.
"When approached the tents, no.
Bile looking man came toward me, took
the children out of the wagon, en-
braced and kissed them, and then with
tears in his eyes helped me also to
alight. You tremble,' said he to me;
fear nothing NO." replied L, "for
you are so kind and have been so ten
der toward my children, that it has
inspired me with courage" He then
led me to the tent of General Gates.
The man who had received me so
kindly came up and said to me: 1T
may be embarrassing to you to dine
with all these gentlemen; come now
with your children into my tent
where 1 will give you, it is true, a fru.
gal meal but one that will be accom-
panied by the best of wishes You
are certainly answered /, "a husband
and father, since you showed me so
much Kindness
81 then learned that he was the
American General Schuyler. He en-
tertained me with excellent smoked
tongue, beefsteaks, potatoes, good but
ter and bread. Never have eaten a
better meal. AS soon as we had fin
ished dinner he invited me to take up
my residence at his house, which was
situated in Albany.
"Two days later we arrived at Al
bany, where we had so often Ionged
to be. But we came not, as we sup
posed we should, as victors We were,
nevertheless, received in the most
friendly manner by the good General
Schuyler, and by his wife and daugh-
tiers, who showed us the most marked
courtesy, as also, General Burgoyne,
although he had-without any neces-
sity, it was said-caused their mag
nificently built houses to be burned.
But they treated us as people who
knew how to forget their own losses
in the misfortunes of others. Even
General Burgoyne was deeply moved
at their magnanimity and said to Gen.
eral Schuyler. is it to me who have
done you so much injury, that you
show so much kindness THAT is the
fate of war; replied the brave man.
let us say no more about it.
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