The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-04-12

He was discovered at some distance, still in dead
" conflict with the muscular leader of the British
! They had bayoneted each other, and becoming
weak with the loss of blood, they had thrown
down their muskets and each having the other by
the throat, they were endeavouring to pierce each
other with swords They fell at length, and La
Trappe discovered that the youth had ENDOWED
the British captain, whose eyes were started from
their sockets and that each still held his death
grasp, the young man murmuring. 81 have my re-
venge." They were separated, and it was then
discovered that the captain was dead. and that he
was no other than the wild AM melancholy st.
Clair. The young man was raisedi N the ground
and his vest unbuttoned, when blood yushed from
several wounds, and he expired in the arms of La
Trappe. In this youth, La Trappe recognized the
lad who had rushd by his berth and dropped the
pistol when Mrs. ST. Clair was murdered on board
the Albion He had taken off the female dress
which he had worn under the assumed name OF
Constance Dubois About sundown the party
reached the American quarters, when, in search
ing the pocket of the youth, the following note
was found.
81 am the second son of noble family in Eng
land, basely cheated, by man who called hin,self
my brother out of all that my heart held DEAR the
woman of my choice. Disinherited by my father
through the instrumentality Of my brother, on
whom had pronounced curse and against whom
| had sworn revenge, wasiorced to fly from per-
secution to France, where wandered wretch,
penniless and frendless, and hunted by his assas-
sins. MY brothers. villainy made him wretched,
and he SET sail with the idol of my heart TO seek
consolation in foreign land. Disguised as nun
who had fled from her monastic vows, embarked
on board the same ship, whereI sought every OPP
portuniy to kill the destroyer omy hopes and hap
piness. But he seldom slept, and awake he was
too powerful for my arm. Supposing me to be
nun, one of the crew fell in love with me, and in
embracing me felt the weapons which carried
concealed under my female dress, which had near
ly proved fatal to my hopes of revenge. enjolned
secrecy, however, and supposing that my brother
loved his child, threw it overheard; but finding
he did not from the supposition that the child was
mine, | repented l endeavoured to poison it, but
did not succeed. Every time that looked at the
beautiful face of Lucinda, whom had loved, and
by whom had been beloved from childhood my
soul maddened within me and tasted OF hell.
would have given the world that could have spo-
ken to her in the character of Englebert Langdon
Trusvelt, but then she was the wife OF him who
had dragged her from my bosom and IN the agony
ofmv soul determined that he should not possess
the exquisite creature who should have been mine
My heart seemed bursting with the desire OF re-
venge, and on one stormy night, that suited well
the purpose ofmy soul, stole to the berth where
Law the object of my earlier hopes. She sweetly
slept with her beautiful face towards me, winch
had charmed me in boyhood, and stood gazing up
on her lovely form, indistnctly seen by the faint
light from above. l could scarcely refrain from
falling on her snow white neck, but the sudden re-
collection that she was the wife ofa villain, made
me recoil as from a serpent. Yet remembered
what she had been, and stole to her side and kis-
scd those lips upon which had so often hung with
delight in happier days, then drew from my bosom
the fatal weapon and fred Ihad for some reason
put on my proper dress, and in escaping dropped
the pistol, which was found in the hands of Eugene
La Trappe. l escaped, dressed myself in female
garb, and rushed to the cabin. o, the horror OF
that sight, and yet felt satisfaction in having ta'
ken vengeance on villain. Eugene La Trappe
was seized, but liberated him and would have
done it at the risk of my life If could have told
nv brother that was the murderer of his wife,
should have been happy. My revenge is not yet
complete"
Here the manuscript ceased. La Trappe, as the
reader is aware was an American spy, and had serv-
ed in that dangerous capacity during the greater
part of the Revolution. The British discovered
that they had been deceived, and used every means
to take La Trappe, as they now found that he had
been the cause of many OF their failures. He was
in the confidence of Washington, and had been en-
ployed in many daring and desperate adventures
The General, in gratitude for his heroic services,
and for having rescued or savedhim from the hands
of the British, raised him to the office of Colonel
and his name is one of the brightest the page Of
American history; the name of La Trappe having
been assumed. He was engaged in the winter of
1882 in the stratagem of Colonel Ogden to carry
off from New York the young prince William Hen
ry, now king of England, but the scheme was de-
feated.
The humane Washington knew not what pun
ishment to infict upon Reynolds, but he soon de-
cided, when the wife and two beautiful daughters
Of the prisoner came tosue for mercy Drowned
in tears they knelt before the arbiter Of the fathers
fate and with all the persuasive and touching elo-
quence of women, impored the hero to spare his
gray hairs. The beauty, simplicity and amable
character of the daughters enlisted the feelings of
the General in their favour, and he consented that
RernoIds =hould be spared, provided he would
leave the shores of America for ever; which was
agreed to- The daughters, who were patriotic in
their sentiments, remained; one of whom was mar