Show paines pen factor in british defeat all america bows reverently to the memory of george I 1 washington Washing tou but vant of the memory of another who with only his pen helped as much as any in achieving trl 4 tom paine who arosa to aid amer lea in its darkest hour and for a re ward won only contempt anil curneal truly a stark reminder 0 c the gritl tude of republics comments a writer in the milwaukee journal th the colonists live months after declaring their independence were well nigh beaten across new jerseys frozen marshes ragged remnant of an army fled desperately two days before christu as 1778 1771 general washington resolved resol as a last desperate measure to make a surprise attack upon the hessians at trenton Tr euton but the chances of victory were so small t the americans frozen starved and discouraged were losers almost before they started As the american commander sat gloomily figuring his chances a pamphlet was brought in fresh from philadelphia the crisis was the title and corn com mon sense was the writer washington read ahm shouted in joy the nie drums alfe sounded the sol diers adlers were gathered into groups and the officers by torchlight read to them the words of the pamphlet these are the times that try ment meals souls the summer soldier and th the sunshine patriot will in this crisis shrink from the service of his bin country I 1 but he thai tha stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman tyranny like hell bell la IN not easily conquered yet we have this consolation with us u that the harder the conflict the more corlous lor lous the triumph what we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly ills dearness only that gives everything its value heaven knows how bow to put a proper price upon its goods and it will be strange ind indeed eed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated these are the althea that try mens i souls was the battle cry at trenton I 1 |