The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-20

suspense MAS q momcalary durali M hr
irst VII" approached hun wore The in,
urn ot Brliou, and his heart sunk with
"a h'm As he reached out his uithrfrd hani
20 welcome him, aud assisted him in A.,
| mounting.
! ~ TINS TIME thu Whole corps WIS up.
ud Roger recognised several nr III oi.I
! guests among them. Some wound, Il s,l.
! diers were carried IL The. barn. and III ,ni-
GERS as snoa - their Arrangement. vrr.
completed without, accredited HE an,,a
/ renllA cordt,i lns ilatsn ri tin. host Ia .h,.,.
] The c"ffil'irts of thr hodSr; mrantI,tp Inc
/ Table "a~ spread and drrarifrd with IN,
best The hnlnhle cfrcunsi n,.rs nf thr#n,.
M could afford. Thu officer. arr,. .i,e1,
| IN number, all hardy, saldirrl. looking
| mrn, and, IS they threw III thoir heavy
caps aud swaIds, and crowded around the
hospital tahlfblr they resumed n .irsun,fr-
Stt'on, II sccmed they ,lt-d lcft of when
lhev hr,i came up Wcll,' SAID the ma
t"r, hrllrNe We determined upon aI hat
The t'ne aud place of exerution " And
that irPhtd II sturdy fellow an the other
sInr, l. easily arranged what stv yn,I To
farmer Nort"n's h,rn,ard, and u IN the
moreins. lust by way ordcsrrt. and besides
NJ shall have the - rascal's breakfast
far some better ltIInw." "Agrccd. agreed"
SAID ihry all. Thr arrangements we've
made Tor thr execution of the prisoner
over hearty meal, and when finished,
a messenger despatched IL Inform him
oi his fate, and bud hlm prepare fur il.
Howe er III TIE members uf this little
ldnhy concealed their auNlrt, in thu nrau
Time, thru agitation Ms not discovered
The old man pretended 10 busy himself To-
nah. IL.
hing thtt passed, aud Eliza h(I the room
determined I" ascertain the worst rs the
suspense In which these proceedings invol
we'd her, MAS more cruel thin the hltetcst
reality could he. She snon found her sad
dest fears we're realized. Her husband
was the prisoner in whose blood they were
In riot on the morrow. He was already
Wounded, aud Was lying ON some straw Ia
The barraek near the house, guarded b,
file ol soldiers.
To accomplish his rescue was now the
determined purpose of her soul, though
shc should sill her lie in thu attempt
She took her measures accordingly. She
observed the officer " ho most rrscmblrd
her ~ slzr, aud whose voice and manner
sh" could most easily initiate, aud took
measures Ia have hlm lodged apart from
hlS companions IN little corner room To
which she could gain ready access. She
asrrrlalnrd what was In, countcrsgn aud
having nlaturcd her design, retired unans-
pected.
AT the dead hour of night, when all was
silent rs the grave, save NOW aud then that
thu DUH tramp of the seullnels ws heard,
sho stol" into the young officers room aud
carried oil his clothes and sword Appa-
rallied III these, she pissed HE guard IN
suspected, and penetrated into the gloomy
prison "f her brlovcd aud Suffering has
hand. To ban-h every shade OF suspicion
from the guard, which walked around The
halrack, assuming the tone of the officer
SHE accoslrd the PROSTATE victim OtrcH"ngc !
with upprohrioa5 cpIihets, and asked hltn |
II his neck was ready Ton the haItcr-at The !
SAME time end"a,orln Ia make INN IN |
dcrstaud " lao she Vas. This uucXpt Cird ,
infusion reused mp the heroic American:
lie had received his sentence, and had re
solved To bear II rs a soldier ought, for his
wound forbid the hope of escape. But
when he heard the voice Whirhioo exactly
initiated that Of his hltcicst foe, hs 4oul
kindIcd 10 a llame, and sprinaing from the
ground hc seized The hlIt Of tnr sword
faint glpam at nnnnlght rc'ralcd brloic
NM, ore" II Ike NrhlnnE from It's scah
bard and plunged ii through Ellza's heart
She shrirked and foil while hc with one
slrokc srvcrinS the cords that bound him,
leaped into the midst of the guard and
three of them fen before him ere his artn
vas paralS zrd hy death. A shot in the
had Killed him "a the spot.
The camp VAS all alarm. A general
rush Ia the sccne of blood succeeded, and
tllr cause " rs revealed. Even the vrctch
rs who prosecuted their discriminating
warfare, nith - little mercy, Neri over
the heart re- dinG scene, aud thr aged pa
rents we're left unmalestcd. The corps's
were inferred beneath green ire" IL The
forest together, aud the willow tree which
WAS planted by the gave, nov spread
lis broad top over the uulcttcrrd tomb
GtUBc.