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ledge Of my unhappy love"
CHAPTER ".
1t was a beautiful autumnal morning, as
Horace Cleveland, mounted Oh his spirited I
Virginia charger, viewed with surprise, |,
mingled with heroic ardor, from an emin- !
ence near Cambridge, the putrot army un-
der Washington. The distsntroIing drum
and shrlI fife, with the polished muskets OF
the soldiers, as they were drilling in the
morning sunbeams, the white canvass tents
arranged in such miIitnry systematic Or
der, and the sacred banner OF liberty sweI-
ilng proudly in the breeze from the mawue
OF the commanding general, all conspired
to make his Young hlo0d crimson his man
" hrow, and thrill with feeling unsPeaiia-
LIe his innost soul. Giving rein ID his iul-
patient steed, who seemed 10 be imbued
with his masters wiljtlgy ardor, he was, in
a lew moments, within the lines, and Or
dered to stand hy asendnel, who, calling
the corporal Of the guard, young Cleveland
made known his wish tor an immediate in
tervew with the ecommander-in-chief, and
dsmounting, followed the corporal to the
tent OF the officer of the day, and in few
minutes Cleveland, with & heating heart.
stood in the presence OF Washington and
his staff.
Your name, young gentleman, from
this card, perceive 10 be Cleveland said
the General with bis Usuli smile.
y,
tinued--"Any relation to the late brave
co onel Cleveland, OF Frgjmia!"
"llis son, General replied Horace.
"Then, sir, "reyicd Washington, rising
and rendering ms hand 'yoa are rom "a
true and chivairons race as ever wore d
spur, or welded sword IN defence Of iIher-
! ~. Your father itll soon after General
bIaddork received h'S death #ouh', ana
with his tocee TO The enemy Now sur, to
business, ana say now cal, SFL'e you
"}y allowing (hp' ueh'f&'' toHSHt "haer
the banner o' h'rGom' be 'he RANK WAo'
It may myTeil WIN nay Ga'iaht 7'eeu lIon
tins moment a'Vo'e 10 my county
"lheh, SUI maze you al o'''e i'lSs i,t"-
tenant oil the virginia ceVaIty' no" "l''ilg
up.
lie then caIGu an a'a' 10 accompany
Cleveland, Tor the purpose o' RECEIVING MS
commission ana 'huo1V'''oIl 10 ''ie b''''''
corps 10 Wh',h lt ''"' "st" 90 unrN ~. ~
edIy attached As hP was u''u''%Nne o'
the sudden and haPPy ,,hahgt IN ms Ior-
tune, he was '"'eFf"9'r" Wy i1''"'e''"''
Cleveland, your commission, sur ana al d,
twelve o'clock the General WIZ fe'ie" '"e
troops. You have odt Il lew h""tS 10 pre-
pare to be at 'ho post assigned youi A.,
Horace, returning lhe salute on 'he A'u'
who had so agre'ao,y hIo"eh MS 'no"e'l.9'
nhmedalaly hurried IONS quarters 10 MAKE
the required proparauohs'
The review TOOK place; ana as tne e"Epe
raI'n-Chlet, WIN h's slat' passed the IT.
glnla cavalry, rereiE'hg It's Ss'H'e. MS ulc'
eye caught the manly h9ofe ol C'eVe'Smu 1T
as he sat with eTec! grace IN ms Sa"u'e
curbng his brautl'nI ehu sPiII'ea cha'Ee'
and as the Genera ronP on he ooSerV'" =
one of his staff, that II he was not mucI
deceived, young CleveIaGds bro" "oo''
yet be crowned with Ianreis.
The British army undel General howe
in Boston, We're IN Wanto' forage ana 'rVS'
provisions, aud were compelled 10 m 'N
frequent excursions around the country 10
supplies. Many tines warm ana o'o,,.
skirmishes would take place between th
English and the American loraS'hg ParueT
y in CHANGING meet Generally the Amer
q leans would De victorious ana carry OF
), the pillage Of the enemy, WhIcn' cauSIhj
o much anxiety IN the NINA ol NehPto
. Howe, be doubled the lorce sent out 'or III
d. Immediate supplies OF MS O,ockadeu army
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT had oeeh OuI a W 'eN
= weeks attached to MS corps Wne,l lie ", i,
ordered to take Tue co,no4" pa;, ., "Ey e;r pH'
. ed caVaIry' TO harfaSS 'He DIT il''Sn lo' ~ u,
= parties ana on no 'I'oG"s G Eo 10 F,,r C,i"n u