Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-07-15

Howe, rising from the table, and order
ing the servant 70 admit the visitor i'm
mSdiateiy.e 9fea aSe"ls9 Fi'e''9s@ s',1
Most ofl the young officers, were on
their feet, and all ewes We're turned to
the entrance as Sarah Easton advanced
her deep mourning rendered her pale
| features almost ghostly,n and he: Grape
veil thrown back 50 as toadisplay her
white forehead and eyes, todchingly
sweet ine their PRECISION, neven 9Whle
resting on the formo of lhim who made
heriheart desolate. Not aGword1 was
spoken by the; TgroupBthat surrounded
the dinner table : stheImerrys smile was
quenched on the warm lips Of each gay
individual as be looked on the young A.
lmerican who stood before them in the
beautiful majesty Of her grief Howe
advanced with stately politeness to re-
Iceive her, but she shrunk from his APP
proach, and with steady dignity,reques-
ted the body Of Nathan Hale for Chris.
tian burial. isai 2Htsl1e l9i ,s1djssst
Howe was evidently surprised at the
nature ofthe petition, but courteously
answered that il could not be granted,
Capt. Hale having already been, buried
three, days. h teE .aobfya.t "a laibliad
aa"., Yet surely he, might be disenter-
ed, persisted she, eagerly stepping for
wald-then, seeing denial in his look,
she added bcseechingly, "you will not
refuse his old parents a last look on the
face Of their son; If you are a father you
cannot be so cruelty deaf to humanity.
4"Are 'yon the sister or The wife Of the
deceased, that you thus urgently ask for
his remains" -
Neither, oh neither" replied the tor
tured girl, pressing her hands over her
eyes to hide, the burst Of tears thelques.
ton had unlocked 4Aayoung officer
plying her distress, handed her a chair.
She. sat down, and was, cndeayoring
TO check the untimely, tears, when an
other advanced, a thing Of laced scarlet
and huge. epaulettes, and touching the
tip Of her white neck with bis insolent
finger, demanded, !" If she were neither
the wife nor the sister of the handsome
spy,awhat tfelsei could she he; unless it
were sweatheart?yl sdi tebsSasT %
s.-.Thee blood fushedainto -the@ marble
cheek OF e'insultedsglrl,llke a sudden
sunset; but without answering him,
she turned to Gen. Howe and said
! -A"l expected atleast to be secure, but
/ | find myself mistaken,51 request an
answer 10 my request and HDertyE 10
Withdraw" SssaysslR ,F.1I sfa2s ,7Ssga
J Howe cast on the young impertinent a
look ofisternanger:fthen turning to- iSa-
rahihe said withsmoothisuavity of9man-
] ner so commonttosthepunfeeling man Of
J the world, and difficult>tol contend sa-
gainst, so artlully does it'charm away
opposition. .sinGtitB6tsi sdi ggsyaa hfalof
io :. Young lady, ,hhregretthat itis'notein
my powerito)grants your request. The
remains you seek 'have,i been disposed
of acc6rdingite lawin such hgcases;, and
must not be dsthrbed.oiiI should be ex-
tremely happy toiTgfatify you, but in
this, asalshave said, ,aitisRentirely out of
myopower.ain asem bio baa gaaf ti;ed
bhSarah was aboutto speak again, but
with a bowofsdismissal he requested the
young oficerwhohad, handed fhergthe
chair to conduct hertp the boatin which
she came. Sarah Gshrunk from theg of
fered arm ofherconducim, thonghmach
her rtrembling hmbsneeded support, and
! alkedsilentlyjtost shore ;sbut1 just
sishe, sEisiepping into the boat he
drew close to her ssideiand whispered
~" Be inthat iitileIcoye yonder at mid
night, and Twill help you to the posses
sion oftheIbedy youare soddesirous to
obtaiu."o Sarah with astiAed cry Of Joy
seizea Ibis shandsib 9di ri saosi3o il ss .iTq
Il" And will you indeed help me = God
bless you" g93glq 7allo babsa6di : igsl
-r.Reslrain yourselfRS he. said we shall
be observed sail out of the sight of the
dam, and at midnight come as | have
directed TO the cove--the grave is near
by, you can, see the tree, he hesitated.
but too late & Sarahis eyes had fallen on
! that fatal old oak, standing bleak and aT
lone, spreadingits huge branches against
the sky, like, eopgregated arms, offgiant
execu,ioners.--A remnant Of a rope dam
gled from, one fits gnarled limbs, ,Sa- |
rah gave one, long, piercing look, and
her heart, seemed, for a moment in the
clutch Of a svulture,;y then with a shud-
dering grasp Of horror she sprung into
the boat and shut out the fearful sight
with her locked hands. = ao'sl. q
The same moon that witnessed the
parting Of Hale and his betrothed, now
shownu Upon her as she sat by the side Of
his Old father, in the boat, that lay upon