Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-04-25

s.S oil th.y ooptioeoA Increasing ihs dsssoe'
hst.~e. tis~sn,eltes aud o.mp,
We'll I suppose ne rsnsi fcsls p'd geoo
~ eseia,ssed Rspsrt q, Last. sciH'hg tos hs"d =
h,s hrosAe, 'Bss here. E,sesi. s"n ioo would
ar, hone nm, indian belt ssd ibese other hsinss
thsy al, ,e.uinS geo Of old times " I'm hep' s~sy
l..s. ssS the saasr will give me se'"e'mng 70
wee, spvrs IN ssuy Ash."a. 40 he spoke ihos' he
80 "a. ~.u..ss ssh srospd the was. Of his
..~..s, ,rS vhsis thrs~ius the Indian pooeb over
- .hsslJsr their the, 10 the feld Of brother
49, ADD the t~ias parted with shat slant cm.
h,.es. Raper,. sp,dy re,rscing bic steps toward
a, ,.uo ,s,n rcsehed the brook, and hall hours
x,,l m,,ss yei have eBsbled him TO regain hts
charters 10 ssisiy BAD the finger Of fsis was upon
s,m. and no. vino had siiesdy sesp led away from
A.sv BE- ,ls strong cre Of affection, ~ss still fur
the, induced 10 violate IL by On instinct not less
impolsiye in the bosom Of . bo'derct
p.,.;oy to drink at the rivvst. Rupert. in stoop-
.ar o,., The hank. though, the, he discovered
c..b moee..sio prini. and bending down the bran
ehes ~isch embowered the spot. so as TO bring
The rays ssths moon full upon II, more thorough
sssmiss,ion fully rs,ished him that ao Indian had
lately passed thai wy. regular soldier, upon
thus discovers trsoee Of spy IN the neighcor-
hood of the camp would at once have reported II
10 the officer Of tho day. and allowed his superiots
"a. take measures accordingly. Bnt such an idea
never occurred to the bsckwoois ranger. lie had
discovered an Indian ua, and there were bot two
things 10 his opinion. to be done hrst 10 ind out
i,s direction, and then to follow !, to the Death
A sleu,h. hound upon the scent Of blood could not
be imoelled by more irresistible instinct than that
which urged the fiery Rupert on tina, fatal chase.
II boots not to tell the various chances Of his
hunt how here he missed the trail upon rocky
ground, where the moecssin hsd lsif PRINT /; how
there be was obliged to feel for Il in some tangled
copse, where betnying moopbeam fell and
how. s last. when the stars grew dim aud the gray
dawn had warmed into rudy day, be for the first
time rested his wesried limbs upon the banks Of a
stream. where the trail disappeared entirely.
Let % now follow the fortunes Of the doomed
Ernest, who, like the hero Of classic story, bore
sbost his person the fatal gins that were TO WORK
his destruciios- Not half hour elapsed from the
time that hs had parted from his BROTHER before he
found hNussh the prisoner Of a sergeants guard,
whisA Nod been despatched to take slay the de-
senss. Rupert Dewitt Apprehending no i'll, En-
nest he'd allowed himself to be seized the equip.
mcnts be had just received from Rupert. not less
than the simii,ude Of Likeness to his twin brother,
In the opinion OF the party that captured him. fully
established his identity and the horror which he
felt At discovering how Ruper, had forfeited his life
vas almost counterbslsnced by thrill of joy, /,
suggested itself to the high souled Ernest that he
might 90 fa' keep up The eoUn,esfet rs to become
ssscrihce il p'ses Of the brother on whom he doa-
ted. The eomradss Of Rupert, who might have
detected ths impostion. Glanced to be Off upon ia
tigue parties IN different directions and this to-
ge,hcr with The summary mode OF proceeding that
was adopted upon his reaching camp. favored his
A al mat 4,
called to decide upon the fate of the prisoner, &c
whose guilt there seemed TO be. alas too many
witnesses. The road that he had taken, the dis
lance from camp the time Of night he had closer
TO wander so tat from the lines, nay, the fsct o
his leaving his bloodhores at the stable as if fear
ing detection through him, and stealing off upon al
Indian pony-sl seemed to make out Aagran
case Of desertion. But why dwell upon these pain
fol detsils Of an affair which was so amply canvas
sed In all ito bearings, throughout the wester
country long sherward. Let the reader be con
tent with the bare hstorcs fact that the i'll Stare
militismsn was condemned TO be shot 10 death as
deeerter, under the circumstances as VIC have sta
ted them. II seemed q terrible proceeding whe
these attending circumstances were sfterword re
viewed but though al the time General Wayn,
ws' moch eensured for signing tina, young man
death warrant, yet both military men and civilians
~ho new the Condition Of his army. have agree
that It was this one example alone which preyen,e
that army from falling to pieces.
The heart Of Ernest was 90 thoror eh,y made u
10 meet the fate which was intended for his BROTH
that his pulses did not change in a single thrc
when he wss told that he had but an hour to PR
pare himself Tor death. Tho sooner that II be ov,
the better for Rupert. exclaimed he, mentally
And then, man rs he was his eyes filed with tea
when he thought Of the anguish which that d.rlir
brother would suffer ., learning the fate which b.
overtaken him.
oh God' he cried aloud, elssping his han
shove his head. as he paced the narrow guardroo
in which he vas now imniured, God Of HEAVIER
that they would but place together with our
hes in the forest. and send this whole army to hu
rs down. And the features of the wild bush & gl
erh lighted Up with grim smile he thought
keeping battalion at bay in the greenwood, a
enPpling II with his single arm. The proud th
seemed to bear with IL a new train OF views
Rupert knew ssid he. pausng in b. waikiki
bot dreamed bow matters were going. he could so
collect score Of rfes to strike With, and take
IRON beneath their very hsyone,s- But this
madn~ss -"
'Ay. that 70, my hae fellow, answered
sentry. who guarded hls door and who now he