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orders were so explicit as not TO be
easily misunderstood. Morgan was
brave, but it has been often and Justly
observed, that the man never was
born Of woman, who could approach
the great Washington, and not feel a
degree of awe and reveraiion from
his presence. Morgan quailed for q
moment before the stern, yet just dis.
pleasure of his chief, arousing all his
energies 10 the effort, he recovered,
and replied. Your Excellency's or
ders were perfectly we'll understood;
and agreeaby to The same, proceed.
ed with select party to recoUnoitre
The eDemy's line by night. We sue
ceeded even beyond our expectations,
and was returning to head quarter:
10 make my report, when having hal.
ted few minutes to rest the men, we
discovered party of horse coming
out from the enemy's lines. They
came up Immediately to the spot
where we lay concealed by the brush.
wood. There they halted, and gath.
cred up together like flock Of patrid
ges, afording me so tempting an op.
portuuity Of annoying my enemy,
that may it please your ExcelIency,
flesh and blood could not refrain.
AT this rough, yetfrank, bold and
manly explanations, smile was ob
servel TO pass over the countenances
ofseveral Of the Generals suite. The
Chief remained unmoved; Col when
waving his hand, he continued; Col.
M organ you will retire 10 your quar-
ters, there to await further orders.
Morgan bowed, and the military cor :
iage rode on to The inspection Of tie
outposls.
Arrived at his quarters, Morgan
threw himself upon his hard couch,
and gave himself up 10 reflections, up
on tie events which had so lately and
SO rapidly succeeded each other. lie
was aware that he had sinned past all
hope of forgiveness. Within twenty
four hours, he bad fallen from the
commany Ofa Regiment, and being an
especial favorite with his General TO
be, what-a disgraced and broken sol
dier. Condemned to retire from
scenes of glory, the darling passion Of
his heart-forever TO abandon the fair
fields Of fighting men, and in obscurl.
ty TO drag out a wretched existence,
neglected and forgotten. And then
his rank, SO hardly, so noby won,
with all his blushing no nors acquitted
in the march across the frozen vii
derness of the Kennebec, the storm.
ing of the Lower Town, and the gal
liant and glorious combats Of Sarato.
ga.
The hours dragged gloomiIy away,
night came but with it no rest for the
troubled spirit OF MDrgan. The
drums and fifes merily sounded the
soldiers dawn and the sun arose Civ.
ing promise of goOdly day. And
to many within the circuit of widely
extended camp did its genial beams
give hope, and joy, and gIadness while
it cheered not with single ray the
dispairng Leader of the Woodsmen.
About ten O'Clock, the Orderly on
duty reported the arrival ofan officer
Of the staff from Head Quarters, and
Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton, the ia
vourte aid Of Commander.in.
entered the marquee. BE seated said
Morgan; | know your erraud so be
short my dear fellow, and put me out
of my misery al once, ! know am
arrested, It's a matter Of course. Well
there is my swordj but surely his ex
celIency honors me, indeed, in these
the last moments of my military ex.
stence, when he sends for my sword
by his favorite Aid, and my most es.
leemed friend. All, my dear Ham
ilton, if you knew what | have suffer
ed Since the cursed horse came out to
tempt me TO my ruin.
Hamilton, about whose slrlkinsly
intelligent countenance there always
lurked a playful smile now observed,
Col Morgan his excelency has order
ed me to-I know it interrupted
Morgan, to bid me prepare for trial,
hut pshaw, why trial! Guilty past
all doubt. But then (recolleclipg
himsell) perhaps my services might
plead, nonsense! against The disobedi'
ence of a positive order, no, 40, il is
all over with me. Hamilton there is
an end of your old friend, and of Col.
Morgan. The sgonized spirit Of our