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you are my prisoner. In the name OF hing
George | arrest you"
"Neverw exclaimed the General. awe
may be cut to pieces but surrender we will
not. Therefore, give wsy.' and he waved
his sword to the guard who stood With their
muskets levelled as If ready to fire, should
they attempt TO escape.
In an instant were their weapons reserved,
and dropping their masks, 10 the horror Of
Rugsdale, and agreeable surprise of Wash.
ington, his own brave party whom he had
left in charge Of the bargf : revealed be,
fore him. re
s.Seize that t~raiior!. exclaimed the com.
mander. sin ten minutes from this moment,
let him be a spectacle between the heavens
and the earth"
The wife and the daughter chung to his
knees in supplication, but an irrevocable oath
had passed his lips, that never again should
treason receive his forgivness after that oil
the miscreant Arnold.
sFor my own life" said he, while the tears
rolled down his noble countenance at the
agony Of the wife and her daughter, 'for my
own life / heed not, but the liberty of nv
native land-the welfare Of millions demand
the sacrifce-for the sake of humanity.
pity him, but my oath, and now in the pre-.
sence Of Heaven | swear, / will not forgive
him."
Like a thunderbolt fell these words upon
the heart of the wife and daughter. They
sank ~lifeless upon the arms Of the domestics,
and when they recovered TO consciousness.
Rngsdale had attoned for bis treason by the
sacrifice of his life.
II appeared that the Indian girl; who was
an especial f~avorite, and domesticated in the
family, overhead the intention Of RugsdaIe
to betray the American General, and other
valuable officers, that evening into the hands
Of the British, for which purpose they bad
been invited 10 this, s.fedst Of JUDAS" Ha.
ting in her heart the enemies of America,
who had driven her tribe from their native
forests. she resolved 10 Illustrate the design.
and consequently waylayed the steps Of
Washington as we nave described; but fail
ing in her noble purpose she had then re-
course to the party left in possession Of the
boat.
Scarcely had she impaired her information.
and the shadows OF night closed around
when n company of British soldiers were dis
covered making their way rapidly toward.
the banks Of The Hudson, within a short dis
tunce Of the spot where the American Wa:
waiting the return Of their commander
Bold in the cause Of liberty, and KNOWN.
tina, Immediate action alone could preserve
him they rushed on. and overpowered them
stripped them OF their uniforms and arms
bound them hand and foot. placed them il
their boat, and under charge Of two of thei
companions sent them to the American CAM
Of West point. Having disguised them
selves in the habiliments Of the enemy the,
proceeded to the house Of Rugsdale, wher,
at the appointed time and sign, made known
10 them by the Indian, they opportunity ar
rived to the relief Of Washington, and tn
confusion of the traitor.
Thus was the father of his country, b,
the in,erposi,iun Of Divine Providence. who
in his own words snever deserted HIM." saw
ed from captivity and but for which
America might 10 this day have been pres
sed by the foot Of oppression, and her child
rem have bowed the knee to foreign pow
or