The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-03-11

/ lap Of female who sal reading, sank into
a chair almos, exhausted.
The woman TO whom she threw the note
was Mrs. For,escue, who, immediately on
recovering from her sickness, bad set ont
with Lucy 10 sooihe and comfort Charles
in his confinement Deep and bitter was
her grief and anguish when Lucy broke the
dreadful news 10 her but when hope held out
TO her the probability Of hisye, being saved.
she determined 10 triumph over her feelings,
and exer, herself to obialn for him pardon
thirst she thought fthe stranger guest,
and Of his parting words and she resolved
/ TO apply to him TO aid her; bu, then she
remembered that she did not know his
name, aud consequently did not know uho
10 enquire for. Il is true he had told her
he was an officer Of the army, but she was
not even aware Of his rank. IN vain Lucy
looked into the ltale bible be had given
her, to find some clue to lead TO bis discov
ery-nothiug could be found. Mrs. For,
,eseue then had but one course to pursue,
tina, Of applying, as We have seen, 10 the
Commander in Chief, and Lucy, un!;noSn
to Charles, had been the bearer ofibe letter.
'Thunk GOd--thanI Godr exclaimed
the mother, as she threw herself upon tie
ueck Of her sou, and wept tears Of Joy
aud may we Lless the great and good
Washington
Yes, God bless hin : mother, s.ii the
young soldier, casting bis eye over the pa.
per for he thinks me innocent Ii is to
him too, owe these comforts be added,
pointing to many liitla articles which we're
not commonly granted 10 prisoners.
The hours which before seemed gloouy
now passed away in cheerful converse, ald
the day aew rapidly b.
Nigh; bad drawn its sable mantle over
the earth as Ihe TITO seated themselves be.
side Inc IRE place OF the IiaIe apartment.
Lucy said Mrs. For.escuc, breaking
the silence which had prevailed for some
mcnenis, iny your way through to the camp
this morning, did you see nothing of our
stranger guest, 2
No; locked, but could no. see him,
was the answer.
IL is singular he did not tell you bis
name, observed Charles, TO whom Mrs.
Foncscue bad related the circumstance.
Yes, SAID his mother ye, strange as It
may appear, we did not even ,biDk to in
quire his rank in tho army,
And he said he knew me
Yes he said be saw you the night be.
fore he .cll The camp
| don't know who il could have been
said Charles, ihousbifaHy.
Ii vas an oversight in u.s. observed
Lucy but have an idea TIA, ve are not
altogether unirdebted to him. think it
IS to his influence in part, ve may attribute
Washingtoa's favor
As she finished Speaking, the door Of The
apartment opened, aud tall majestic Ggure,
caTe.opcd in horssman's cloak, stood BE-
fore them.
Captain Forteseua,' said be, advancing,
aad handbag Charles paper here IS 90
order for your reiease--you are free
General General how kind you are,
exclaimed the young man, graspiag the
others hard. Moiher-Lucy-iaanh
General Washington. for his goodness
As the General turned, and extended his
hand, be raised bis hat from hls head, and
revealed 10 Mrs. Forescue and Lucy
well remembered coun,enance.
lis our stranger guest = they exclaIm
US t}dt-h5 -ttiGt4a1i - was az l4lEh
could utter.
Not 10 me my dear madam, aud you
ny eudef nurse-uo! 10 me return thanks
but TO Him who is all goodness and mercy 7
,
Twenty years after the occurrence Of the
foregoing events, and about two Subsequent
TO TIA; mournlul period when .be beloved
Washington, amid the heartfelt regrets OF
nation yielded up bis noble spirit 10 Him
who gave it, lady and gentleman in the
prime Of life, accompanied by two stnpIings
apparently between sixteen and eighteen
years Of ago arrived at liouat Vernon, and
desired 10 be shown tho hero's tomb
They were conducted to the place made
seed BY him who rested therein, and as
'aey eh'-ed tue youths followed their "a
theF example I'D Ihed their caps from
their beads, disclosing 80 b,ob and onen
browg, oyershadowed by mass .c DAFT
chesnut curls, They approached the Coma.
and as they gazed upon those features which
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