* "Now, on the other hand, as far as is consistent with the Holy Scriptures, let all these blessings be turned into curses to him who deserts the noble cause in which we are engaged, and turns his back to the enemy before he receives proper orders to retreat; and let all the people say, Amen. "Let him be abhorred by all the United States of America. "Let faintness of heart and fear never forsake him on earth. "Let him be a magor missabile, a terror to himself and all around him. "Let him be accursed in his outgoing, and cursed in his incoming; cursed in lying down, and cursed in uprising; cursed in basket, and cursed in store. "Let him be cursed in all his connections, till his wretched head with dishonor is laid low in the dust; and let all the soldiers say, Amen. "And may the God of all grace, in whom we live, enable us, in defense of our country, to acquit ourselves like men, to his honor and praise. Amen and Amen." * On one occasion, while reconnoitering alone, he saw a dragoon dismount and enter a house for refreshments. Mr. Jones boldly abstracted the horseman's pistols, and, going into the house, claimed him as his prisoner. The dragoon was unarmed, and was obliged to obey the orders of his captor, to mount and ride into the American camp. The event caused great merriment., and Wayne laughed immoderately at the idea of his chaplain's capturing a British dragoon. [[[The Paoli Monument.--The Inscriptions upon it.]]] {372}posed of a blue clouded marble pedestal, surmounted by a white marble pyramid. [Illustration: 8382] The whole monument is about nine feet high, and stands over the center of the broad grave where the remains of the patriots repose. A peachtree shades its eastern side. Around it, in oblong form, is a massive stone wall five feet in height, covered with stucco. Upon the four sides of the pedestal are appropriate inscriptions, * somewhat defaced by the villain-hand of wanton destructiveness, or the marauding relic-seeker. Here, far away from the hum of towns and cities, rest