Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-01-30
From fs,er'on. has,tss for Dcesnbsf
THE REFUGEE
\ THRILLING TALE or TIE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
ny JAMES ". pANA.

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mcuean ia camp .plondered and insu,sdiheir
,cicnceless families A bsnn Of these msn
became particularly notorious on the Little
teg River, and that section Of the country
~ vet rife with legions OF their misdeeds.
\ parry equally numerous and even moro
lswles., Tor . long time devastated the cot.
tlemonis along the h.urico rveT. Our sto-
'eiaics to t'us latter
II was al the close OF a beautiful day in
the early part ~ Oo;obcr, that an sthlenc
Young man whose frank and good humured
countenanoe was passport 10 the acqualn-
anco OF skangcrs, approached a clearing not
f't from the present decsyed village OF Dor.
chester The house " as nj but one story,
hI,ii Of thick, hewn logs. and surrounded 10y
Acanty fields, in which the s,umps Of the
uuglnal b-resi trees were yet visible. But
everything around the place had an sir OF
nealness, which was increased, when push
ing open ,hc door he entered the large, com.
forab1e kitchen, with It's nicely scour oil
floor. and its dresser on which were array
ed IN bright rows the pewter Plates His
Footsteps had scarcely sounded on The floor
before a light figure sprang towards him,
and the nori instant was locked IN his
aims.
'Ccd bless you, Mary, he said, as he par
ted tic hair fondly from her lotehead and
sooping. kissed the fair brow.
The glrl looked up into his face, and said
half tnqulung, half poslIively-
You have come 10 stay-have you not
DO row, give Up running your sloop until
ulnrs become more settled. You will be
c'piured yeti she continued, as her lover
shook h,s head, and then, il thrown into
those dread prlsonships at New York, you
will never get back
Notwithstanding the imploring tone with
which she spoke, her lover still shook his
head
Nay, dearest, your womans fears alarm
you without cause There is no danger
The English ships have left the d. aware,
and m u.s. make the old sloop pay me now
for your sake
She buried her face in his bosom to hide
the bushes at this allusIOn. lie continued,
cheer(ully.
Now can YOU find me a supper You
boast of your housekeeping, you know and
yet III bet wc'cr almost as good cooks on
board At any rate we are little more hp' :
plt,blc when we see a visitor who had come
miles to meet US and walked all the way
lie said his in playful tone, and the
clr Immediately fastened to set the TAD lie.
HIS eve followed her graceful movements,
and they conversed together, as lovers only
converse, during the halihout ia which tie
preparations for the meal were going on AT
length the other members OF the family
came IN, and the conversation became gene
raj,
1t was ye, early however when the young
man arose to 60. The gIIl followed hum on
OF the door.
why so soon y SAID she.
1t /. hi2h tlJc and | have already over
s,aid my lime he said. But IN lew day
shall be back and it may DO ! will be s.
II Il. al.
for gong again.
God gan, i, NAV be So, shs said ferven,
Is feel n presenlmont OF some danger I'm
pc.ding over you. There is Hogan the ref
ugee
lie owes me iil.wll. ! know, said th
lo3cr, ever. since you preferred me to him
But he has left this part Of the cc"u,ry, an
should never fear him IN far fight.
'Buthe was always steallhy and mean
and would attack you secretly
Oh but there is no fear of him, gail
said the lover Believe me, shall DO bac
IA less than two weeks, and then
lie pressed the blushng girl to his bosom
kissed her again and again, and with a hu
red embrace tore himself away. When h
had crossed the road and was just entetin
the woods he TUNED and waved his andke
chief The girl was still standing theie {
the watch She kissed her hand to him, al
the next instant he had vanished from HI
sight
But for many minutes she continued
gaze on the spo, where he disappeared; ar
40 lnlen, was the ievery into which she ie
ihat she did no, notice the approach OF
llrd party, IN the person OF Young man
,he nelghborhood. hon popular Iumor q
cared to be one Of her ,uItors.
Good evening. Ellen, lie said. You q
lac out lo-uighI.'
An is i, you, James Good eveniN
and she frankly extended her hand. W
Nou walk in y
NO | thank you-I haven't but a MINI
tohay' There was shoH silence, VIII
lie added, have you seen Hogan lately
has come back, suppose you know.
Mol dld not know II, SAID Ellen h
heart beat violently
4 believe he and Briggs are M gre
frends Hogan swoars he will have reveh
on him, though don't know for what
you =
Ellen read he mans heart IN those wor
lie Was tfleend suror and suspeclng !
love Tor Bngss, had visited her expressly
torture Ter by ,h,s intelligence
How knsw you thjsr she ,a,d a1ecii
as much eA'rnness as possible Have '
reen Hogan lately
lie Mas about this morning. but has 70
down The fi'e' 10 his old place. They
he mas dozen men heoe. re(ugees may
like himself by the bye. have seen Bus
to-day heard he sailed With the morn
tde
Ellen turned pale a, ,n,, Intelligence
her woman's quick vii perceived al once
tie meaning pnns her visitor, tbs, No,
had determined 10 ~aylSy her lover,
that Der informant. from a feeling OF b
reysuee had conle ~ appuIe her OF A. .
he thought u y ooh be too late for any