Show is IS HALLOWED SPOT Valley Forge Will For All Time Be BeHeld BeHeld BeHeld Held in Glorious Gloria Memory by Americans ALLEY FORGE Is a name V VALLEY which Inspires unspeakable emotions in every rt reader ader of the Revolutionary story appealing to the depth of the pathetic In 10 us by their sufferings and to our sense by their fortitude That winter at Valley Valler Forge surpasses the retreat from Moscow Mosco for the American heroes he ho roes and their great commander en eo dared through the long lone winter Instead of ot fleeing How comes cornea It sir said Washington Washing Washing- ton to the officer as aa they marched Into the valley valle that I have hare tracked the march of ot your troops by the bloodstains bloodstains blood blood- stains staw en the frozen ground Were there no shoes In the commissary's stores that this sad spectacle Is to be seen ceo along the public highway The officer replied d When H shoes were Issued the regiments were served In turn torn It was our misfortune to be among the last and the stores became exhausted Washington's ns n's emotions were of the strongest kind and bo he said Poor fellows tel fel lows I At MAt no DO period of the war writes i. i Chief Justice Marshall had the American American Amer Amer- ican Scan army been reduced to a situation situa tion of ot greater peril than during d rinK the winter at Valley Forgo Forge Moro More MOZ than onca onca they were absolutely without food 4 There w was seldom at any time a Ii q quantity quan- quan an- an tit of ot provisions sufficient for a n week reek The returns of the first of February exhibited the astonishing number of ot A 9 J r rOld Old Picture of Washington Subduing Broil Snail at Valley Yaney Forgo Forge men in b camp unfit for duty for tew want of at clothes Of or this number scarcely a man had a pair pm of ot shoes Although Al- Al though the total of ot the army exceeded men the effective rank and file Ole amounted to Their clothes were In tatters The Quaker Isaac Potts tells us of Washington's prayer at Valley Val Vat ley Forge Forg how us he traversed the forest for tor- forest est at bo he heard beard a fervent voice rolce Approaching Ap Ap- Ap- Ap proa preaching nearer whom should he behold behold behold be be- hold in 10 a kind of at bower but the commander commander com coax mander wander In chief on 00 his knees praying praytor to the Ruler of at the Universe At the tho moment when Friend Potts concealed by the trees came up Washington was Interceding for tor his beloved country When he reached homo home his wife asked the reason renson for tor his agitation ul I havo have this da day seen replied ho what I shall never forget If It George Washington be not a man of God I am nm mistaken and still more shall I be disappointed dIsappointed disappointed dis dIs- appointed If It God through him does not Dot perform some great eat thing for tor the country II |