The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-09-08
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From The Greyslner.
,,prING OF THE AWKSNEST.

ruERlFLlNG Of 1hr' In "N0t'H ~"
~" =, THEY'VE forced the door, and then.
"" "a. ' I"og long shrilI and piercing, scream
S Gmn IRrng through tho grown OF men
0Iis hers!'
r,,n farmers Homestead, from which The
.i,o of Greyslaer took its name, lay upon the
t ts"ts oi the Mohawk, immediately at the NOUN
w aons If those wooded gorSes through which
" Wv ,rIuluries of the river descended rom the
,'Ounoius of Montgomery TO '1he WIN ,'ie par
moa 'n"oan, The broad low eaved mansion re.
'eII lI ~ rich ulInvial meadow amid II chimp
i 'so" elms: the luxuriCncy of whose foll'
" "I Lan,roTed the neighhorhood of the brook
aks , "o,,d their roots; aud which, descend
tue! ."a' nn,,ien,ly amid the corpses of hazel and
~" ", nLorrv from the upland in the rear Of the
w." ''so nlieJ slowly and noislessly through the
"O s., nos,,,res. as if unwilling ut the last TO
o''. w., r. current into the broader stream he.
yOnh. -, , H., E,.oo
al friend when, having stationed his hand IN
'ho underwood that lined the sides of the gorge,
"heron 10 move cautiously towards the house,
". IT." M only by Macdonald; "here is the
G,vksuest of wlich{ have spoken, and within
Al hour we will clip the wings OF the widest OF
the falcon brood"
helwo royalists now approached the house
\ uih hc most steadily caution, and 10y glancing
Gon, me onthuilIing to another, keeping always
within lher shadows, they at last attained Il po-
Stop in which, screened behind n ,rellice GOV.
N prJ Nv po,,r,ls and hop.yines, that sheltered
n the cottage like porch, they could easily look IN
a o,he low windows of the mansion.
4 The scene thus Witnessed brought SO wildly
N omind the rerolerlioas OF his early home, that
a lhs British officer again shrunk from Tho stern
n task in which no had consented to share. The
a window oppue,l into Il large room wni,iscoted
N with black walnut, whose dusky panels were re
\ Ieyed here aud there by the glirnmer OF II brass
< mounted press, or an antique beautet with It's at
l!ndau service of painted cliinn, and other iurni
"a lure Of European manufacture, which had prob
" ably leen brought from his father. land hy the
a first owner OF The dwelling There was no care
A pet OIL HE nour of the apartment, which seem
n ell IN We sort VI hall, or common sltllng'fooin
M oil the family, and large duc<inG' gun support
~ ed upon magnificent pair 81 anters over the
"A NrepMce, with Other appointments and lrophits
|A CT the chse, Indicating the predominant Iast's
~ 0l lis customary male occupants.
I'M there were traces of the presence ct Wo.
81 MnI in ms rural honsnhCiiul, in lie framed nee.
81 die work that Adorned The walls, tie vase o:
Ieshy'WIhered flowers upon the mantle piece.
and, abo'e al'. i'll Me general air OF neatness
n that IeTadcs its simple arrangements. Nor vii,i
y Macdonald long doubt TO whom these sliehI
V hNnhhitable evidences OF the taste were ow.
n mi wI,en lie gnzed upon The occupants Of III,
8aRl'nent. These We're an uget! man ahd hi:
\ two daughters. a white.llared patriarch, who
\ sat llue aoof from the table, at which Sigh
male, invalil.Iooking girl was seated, readin:
y aIOud, while the other. n daik eyed lnXurien
: Neauty, stood Keeling some colored worsled from
t,,t, .,l. n a., NJ, .t.I II
X purple light of youth, tho pride Of rich, resist
less wonlauhuod, seemed all inantIing in The
\ cheek Gul animuting the person of The latter
Y and when the European gpzed upon her hnugh
X Y, intellectual brow, her month, whose ripe
\ and melting soilness was sill redeemed from it:
weakness OF expression Ivy something Maynard
3 and aspiring even in its smiles; when CHANGING
from her white and exTuisiily turned shoulders
Just touched by The light which polished hel
M velvet hoddlce, he looked to the noble countoui
OF her person, brought ont as it Was hy The po-
sN'NM IN which she stood, with one tairy ioo
nNr''sed"pon the lo'verwrung Of the chairbefore
orr, me portrait of more than one proud ,iame
#oillnrsly courts rose freshly radiant to his view
"n"s 'ie pale, notwithstanding girl, upor
"nofn tie Old father gazed with eyes OF such a
NV''ohale interest, seemed the far fitted tenant o
IN abode so obscure
LUIS, indeed, cruel duty. Sachen, to dis
@U@ch home us thar" he whispered TO hi
"A Companion
li, res bnt still it is Il duty" nuttered the In
o'an, semIy.
n"o YET not necessarily ours tonight; tn
o u"s 'an whom you seek is evidently not Il
b s"'., Tor see now, the tall girl has laid asd
WI, co'hi they are preparing for family prayers
'',sSS ' is still absent"
,ons steak lower" said Branr in suppresse
nsm winch sounded like The Kissing OF Il ser
wim me ear OF the other; 'sthat tall girl coul
eyp. VI" u, souls of hundred rebels with he
,beso c one must be placed out of the way ii
M boM ""atc boys OF the same !rai:orous hons
this aes newer their senses. Nay! mur,nur NOT ;
Va injured n hair of her head shall not Il
led ,nr, n", hist, what noise is ,hal?" be az
n from rhe ' ,.p,! round us he retired few pace
M thin me rell'ce, which inte rposed i,s leafy cul
' a. oe'ween him anl he window.
them n 0m some of your followers; you tol
n that tho "pproach for the seizure, the nome,
above W. rS'ng moon should cas-. her first hear
aYas' Dn ciump ofmaples :"
np Tho wv sie lacks u hand's breadth of cnil
never NV "p OF The sugar bush, and that tramp
As 'ue ny an Indian moccasin''
u rife ai, o'l'eitain spoke, the sharpe crack
Indian moved instantly by The wild whoop
young w' a,are, rang out on the night, while
euo n"".'r'or, whose approach had been hitl
stood s s"'.se 10y Thayendangea, rhimse
"uuoeniy before them. ra 44- sdv -a..
H''y OF Greysloer's fighting men! but ,