Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-12-10

with his wound. She assisted him, and
received his grateful thanks. lie then ex-
amned first his horses wound, and with
her aid dressed it, and had him put into
the shed and protected from the night air,
with plenty of. hay. When this was done,
he went with her into the house, and sub
mitted his foot and ANGLE, which had been
shattered by a cannon shot, to the skill of
the mother and daughter. Annette then
provided him refreshments, and tried to
make him as comfortable as possible, with
out knowing whether he were one of her
country's invaders or defenders; but his
foreign accent led her to suspect that he
was the former. But Annette was Chris
tan, and she remembered and obeyed the
Injunction of our Saviour-"If thine enc
my hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him
drink"
The ensuing morning, the grateful stran-
ger was about to leave. His horse was at
the door, much improved, as well as his
master.
"My sweet maid" said the officer, "vou
must take gold, for | can repay thy hospi-
tally in no other way"
"Cease to fight against my country is all
ask, sir" she said, warmly.
The officer smiled and said, Have YOU,
then, regarded me as foe; and still done
all this for mel'
81 have done my duty, sir"
you are noble girl, and | am happy
to let you know you have not thrown your
benevolence away upon one undeserving
of it. am an officer under Washington
The stranger then remounted his horse
and was about taking leave of her, and
Annette had it on her tongue to ask him
who he was, when two men made theil
appearance before the house with gun.
and knapsacks.
Father and brother" cried she, ioyfully
receiving their embraces, az they hasteneC
towards her. "What officer is this! he
says he is under Washington
The young man glanced at his face
which had been turned from them, and an
swered, with pride and pleasure, "Do yo,
not know himl 1t is the young Frencf
General, Lafayette"
They then went towards him, and paio
their respects, informing him. that Their
had been fears he had been slain.
mo, no." he said, "my brave men.
heedlessly wandered from my staff afte
night, and coming to this house, was hos
ptably entertained by the maiden, VIII,
mistook me for an English officer, yet die
nothing lack in her charities. You ar
honored, Monsieur, in having so generou
child
Thus speaking, the young French soldie
made his adieus, and rode away.
After congratulating each other upor
their safety, the brother told her that they
had only come to see her for few hours
and were to return to the army the same
night. They told her also that the column
which had pursued their right wing alon!
the road past the cottage. had afterward
been met by General Knyphausen, and hac
been compelled to give up much of thu
vantage ground it had gained, with the los
of great many men, slain and taken pris
oners. Annette recollected that Georg
was in this division, and she would hav,
asned for intelligence of him, but her pride
kept her silent. At length her brother ant
father went into the house, and as she wa
following them, a young man, who hat
been rival of George Lees, rode up t.
the door, alighted, and called in high ton
of voice to her brother
"Ho! Reuben, did you hear the new.
George Lee was taken last night skulkin
in the camp. and he is to be hung this after
noon as spy"
| Annette heard, and came near falling t
the ground. She, however, recovered her
self, and with a bursting heart FASTENED
without making any cutlery, to her ow
chamber. She still loved her tory lover
and now that he was likely to die, all he
heart bled for him, and all her love re
turned in its strength.
"He shall not die" she said reluctantly
Il will save him."
That afternoon George Lee was brough
out for execution in the rebel camp. l.;
fayette was in his tent, when Annett
breakings through the guards, threw herse
at his feet, and implored his intercesso
for her lovers life. He recognized hi
hostess, and fastened with her to Wash
ington. What he said to his chief W,
know not; but we do know George lie
was pardoned, and the next day was al
tached to Lafayette's body guard. In tn
subsequent battles of the Revolutionar
struggle, he distinguished himself by hi
valour and devotion to the American cause
and at the close of the war was married t
Annette, whoses patriotism was rewarde
by the fulfilment of those hopes of low