Beadle's Dime Novels No. 92: The Twin Scouts — page 16: what you’re looking at

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18 THE TWIN SCOUTS. —if you had seen our brave men slaughtered like sheep, by the blind stupidity of English officers, -Why wifl the Govern- ment do this, Middleton? Why do they not officer their regi- ments by such men as yourself, who have not only received a military education, but who know the. woods. Why do they not call you out of your obscurity and give you a com- mand?” - ry | “You ask questions that I am unable to answer,” said Mid- dleton. ‘You say truly, I have received a military education at the hands of the Government, and hold myself ready todo her a service at any time. If they call me into active service, I shall go ont, pérhaps.” . = * We need such men; we have one, at least, in our south- ern army.” “Who is that ?” ak. ; : “ Colonel Washington. You never saw him, but I tell you, he is of the stuff of which we make heroes. And when he is in battle, he is sublime. His fuce becomes glorified ; it seems no longer the face of a man.” ; “ He is a Virginian ?” Sd el “Yes, and kept down, as all provincials are. He is the best leader on our continent to-day, and yet his advice was not taken, and Braddock’s army was hurried to destruction.” “You are enthusiastic in his praise.” | “ He deserves it. His men idolize him. The people along the frontier bless him. He is their guardian-angel. Com- pelled, with his small force, to guard the whole frontier, he does his work nobly ; and though he can not stop all atrocities, yet he does much good.” “ Was the defeat at Du Quesne entire ?” “Utter rout, with the exeeption of the Virginians, who fought with the utmost courage.” * You make much of the provincials,” “Yes; and the time will come when the provincials will _ make more of themselves. England does not use the Colonies as they should be used, and the time will come-when' war will be the result.” a War! 1)? “Yes, war. Rebellion, if you will have it so.” “The Colonies rebel !” - a conmmiclooks.conn