Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-01-22

Il" opportunity OF annoying my enemy, that
may it please your Excelency. flesh and
blood could not refrain"
AT this rough, yet frank, bold, and manly
explanation, a smile was observed to pass
over the coun,enances of several Of the Gen.
erals suit The Chief remained unmoved
when waving his hand. he continued Col
Morgan you will retire to your quarters.
there to await further orders. Morgan
bowed, and the military cortege rode on 10
the inspection of the outposts
Arrived at his quarters, Morgan threw
himself upon his hard couch. and gave him.
self up 10 reflections upon the events which
had so lately and so rapidly succeeded each
other lie was aware that he had snned
past all hope Of forgiveness. Within twenty
four hours he had fallen from the command
OF regiment, and being an especial favorite
with his General, TO be. what-disgraced
and broken. Condemned TO retire from
scenes of glory, the darling passion Of his
heart-iorever TO abandon the "iait fields of
lighting men," and in obscuFty to drag out
the remnant Of a wrelched existence. neg.
lected and forgotten. And then his rank.
so hardly, so nobly won, with all his blush
ing honors' acquired in the march across
the frozen wilderness of the Kennebec, the
storming of The Lower Town, and the gal
liant aud glorious comba,s of Saratoga
The hours dragged gloomilv away. night
came but with IT no rest for the troubled
spirit of poor Morgan The drums and
flies merrily sounded the soldiers dawn.
and the sun arose, giving promise Of a
goodly day" And TO many within the cir
cult of that widely extended camp did its
genial beams give hope, and Joy. and glad,
ness, while II cheered not with single ray
the despairng Leader of the Woodsmen.
About ten O'clock, the Orderly on duty
reported the arrival of an officer of the staff
from headquarters and Lieutenant Colonel
Hamilton, the iavorite aid ofthe Commander.
m-chlef, entered the marquee "Be seated"
said Morgan. Il know your errand, so be
short my dear fellow. and put me out of nv
misery at once know that am arrested.
lis matter Of course Well. there is my
me. indeed, in the last moments Of my mill
tary existence, when he sends for my sword
by his favorite Aid, and my most esteemed
friend All my dear Hamilton if YOU knew
what have suffered since the cursed horse
came out TO tempt me to my ruin"
Hamilton, abou, whose slrikngly intell-
gent counlenance there always lurked a
playful smile now observed, Col Morgan.
his Exceleucy has ordered me to II know
it, interrupted Morgan. ITO bid me prepare
for trial, but pshaw, why lrial--Guihy,
sir guilty, past all doubt-But then (recol.
lecting himself) perhaps my services might
plead; nonsense, against the disobedieuce OF
positive order, no, no, ii is all over with me,
Hamilton, there is an end Of your old friend,
end Of Col Morgan" The ugonized spirit
of our hero then mounted 10 pitch OF en-
thusasm as he exclaimed, "bu, my country
will remember my services, and the Brush
and Hessians will remember me too, for
though | may BE- far away, my brave com.
rades will do their duty. and Morgan's Rifle
men be, as they have always been, terror
TO the enemy"
The noble, the generous .souled Hamilton
could no longer bear to witness the strug
giles of the brave unfortunate, he called out
"hear me my dear Colonel, only promise me
for one moment, and | will tell you all"
Go on, Sir" replied Morgan, despairingly,
go on" Then" continued theaid-de-camp
you must know that the commanders Of
regiments dine with his ExcelIencv TO day"
What of that again interrupted Morgan,
what has that to do with me, a prisoner
and" mo, no." exclaimed Hamilton, mo
prisoner; once offending. bu, now a forgiv-
en- soldier, my orders are to invite you to
dine with his Excelleucy to day at three
o'clock precisely; yes, my brave and good
friend, Col. Morgan, you still are and likely
long to be, the valued and famed commander
of the Rife Regiment"
Morgan sprang from the camp bed on
which he was sitting, and Selling the hand
Of the little great man, in his giant grasp
wrong and wrung, till the aid-de-camp lit
orally Struggled TO get free, then exclaimed
"am in my senses, but know you Hamil-
ton. YOU are too noble fellow to sport with
the feelings Of an ,old brother soldier. -
Hamilton assured his friend that all was
true, and gaily kissing his hand, ms he
mounted his horse, bid the now delighted
Colonel remember three o'clock, and be
careful not to disobey second time, gal
loped to head quarters.
Morgan entered the pavilion Of the Com
mander in. chief, as it was fast filling with
officers, all of whom, after paying their re-
spects to the General, filed off to give cor
dial squeeze of the hand to the commander
of the rife regiment, and to whisper in his
ear words of congratulation. The cloth re-
moved, Washington bid his guests fill their
glasses, and gave his only, his unvarying
toast, the toast of the days Of trial, the toast
of the evening of his "time honored" life
amid the shades of Mount Vernon-"AH our
E,;ooJeU Then with his usnal old ash