Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1837-12-12

land nf luxury he had imported The massive
plate and delicate china that Covered ~
loaded 'pr,f,sely with va'nds.. briih's''
rod had purch,scelthe tory farmer c''''e'!'
.,oh,rts snar;slcd with wine like "ni'!ten ru-
,,;es of lierid n,nber,'' and brimnci to the
Inns ofthe oav Young officers, who IN their
~.;t,criny ,nifIms, surrounded by song ana
wine. reyellea ON the brink Of ln'osica''on.
Ln,d rose their voices ot mefTiInent IN
yleef,l chorus, when n servant g,ri entered
with information that a femllc had arrived
a, their camp with flag % truce, and dc
,n,oled an int view with General Howe.
naughty smile clrlcd the En- lishnir's
I'm a. he addressed an aid-de-caInp., ai.a Il. |
"Who is this, think yoa? The rebels
must bc in extremiies, when they send us
women instead Of ambassadors" 5te
The ail-.lc-camp answered his generals
smile, and demanded Of the servant it the
lady were yong or oh. aIb
"Youny, SIR" sf8
~Aad pretty - asked dozen voices at
once. zstsrxtsN8kf
"R,hcr pale, your honors."
"Young and interesting; our gallan'ry ~
bestirring ITSELF" exclaimed some oil the
same voices; "Gcneral pray admit her,
Most of the young officers were on their
feet, and ali ewes were turned to the EN-
trance as Sarah E,at"n advanced-her
deep mourning rendered her pale features
almost Oh ,stIy, and her Grape veil thrown
bac,, 50 rs to display her white forehead
aud eyes touching sweet in tbcu express
SONS, even while resting nn the lorn oi
| him who made her heart desplaic. Nj
| word was spoken hy the group that surround
ed the dinner table; the merry smile WAS
a,enched on the warm lips of each gay IN
| ,iividl,al as he looked on the young Ameri
can who stood before them in the beautiful
majesty of her grief Howe advanced with
stately po.itencss to receive her, but she
slrunk from his approach, AMI requested
the body Of Nathaniel Hale for Christian
burial.
H,wc was evidently surprised N the IA
ture of The petition, but coLrteousiy answer
cd that it could not be granted, Captain
Hale having already been buried three
DAYS
sYet surely he might he disintcrred,"
persisted she, eagerly stepping forward
then seeing denial in his looks, she added.
bescechingly, "You will not ref,se his Old
! parents 4 look on the face Of their son; ii
you are Il father Won cannot be so crucIi,
/ deaf II humini.y."
'.Are Won the sister or wife nf the d,'ccas-
ed. that you ;hus urgently ask FIR has re-
niains?'
"Neither, oh neither" replied the tor;ar-
ed girl, pressing her hands over her eyes Ia
hide The burst ol:tcars the question had I'M
locked. A young officer PLYING her dis
| H,I To- oh, Il
and was endcavorin. to check her uatimeiy
tears, when ano;her advanccd-a thing OF
l.ced scarlet and huge epauicis, and touch
Ing the tip of her white neck with his inso-
lent finger, demanded Of She were neither
the wife nor the sister OF the handsome spy.
what else could she be bat II sweetheart 2
The blood flushed into the cheek of the
insulted girl, like sudden sunset, but with
ont answerin. him, she turned to Gen
Howe and said-..I expected al leas; 10 be-
secure; but as | find myself mistaken, |
request IN answer to my petition, and lib -
ty, to withdraw
Howe cast on the young irnpcr.inent So,
der look of stern anger: then turn:n, to
Sarah, he said with smooth suayi.v of man
ner 81 common to the untecling man offhe
world, and difficult to contend a-s;iinst Sd art
fully does it charm away oppnsi,i,n:
"Youns lady, regret that it is not in my
power ic grant your rcqlst. The remains
yon seek have been disposed of accordin..
10 law in such cases, and must not be dis
turhed.-l should he extremity hapnv To
crafty YOU: but in this, as have said, it is
entirely out of my p,wer.o
Sarah was about TO speak ap,in. bu.
with bow of dismissal, be requested the
young officer who had .handed her the
char, to conduct her to the boat in which.
she came. Sarah shrunk from the offered
arm OF her conductor, though much her
trembling limbs needed support, and walk.
ed silently to the shore; but Just as she
was stepping into the boat, he drew close
to her side and whispered-"Be in tha,
cove yonder at midnight, and will helm
you to the possession OF the body YOU are So
DESTROYS to ohtain." Sarah with s,ifled
cry Of joy seized his hand.
"And will you indeed help met God
bless yo,,,''
"Restrain yourself, we shall be observe,
saii out OF sight of the camp, and at mid.
night come as have directed to the cove
the grave is near by--you can see tho
he hesitated. but too late. Sar,b,s
eyes had fallen on that fatal old oak. stand.
ing bleak and alone, spreading its buoc
branches against the sky, like the conore.
gated arms OF giant executioners. A rem.
nant OF the rope dangled from one Of rs
guarded limbs. Sarah gave one pierc;no
look, and her heart seemed Cor a uoo,nen, in |
the clutch of n vulfure thu, ,,,:.l