" Taking a short cut across the old Dutch Cemetery, I pause to gaze on the moss eaten old gravestones beneath which the Revolutionary patriots lie buried -- and fell to pondering on the changes wrought in a hundred years. Passing slowly on, I saw the monument veiled, on the top of Battle Hill, just above the Copcutt Vault, and, as I climbed towards it, the Sons of the Revolution, a grand looking body of men formed in line on the east, side, and then an eloquent and very apt prayer was offered by Chaplain Biopkholst Morgan."

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MONUMENT DEDICATION.

President Frederick Samuel Tallmadge proceeded to deliver the dedicatory address as follows :

The Sons of the Revolution to-day perform a grateful, a patriotic and a sacred duty.

They have been invited by the citizens of Westchester County, including among them many descendants of Revolutionary heroes, to assist in the unveiling of a monument to the officers and soldiers of the Revolution who are buried in Sleepy Hollow. The spot selected for the monument is in the midst of consecrated ground -- land associated with the conflicts of . the Revolution and described in the pages of romance or fiction by a gifted and honored author.

The time is auspicious. One hundred and thirteen years ago, at this precise hour of 12 o'clock, Cornwallis surrendered to the combined forces of Washington and Rochambeau ; peace was declared, and independence secured. To the achievement of these blessings which we are now enjoying, the men whose names are to-day upon our lips with silent veneration and gratitude, these men contributed, and the Sous of the Revolution are proud to bear witness to their valor, which is now a part of the history of our country and to commemorate whose virtues we dedicate this monument.