Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-12-03

TO such iorebodngs; aud to feel that when life
can be preserved only al the cost Of duty, then is
life, though crowned with a monarch's dadem and
upon monarch's throne, not worth preserying.-
For it is not health or soundncss OF body that the
true przelh, neither is it length Of days in this
outward tabernacle Of the flesh but the nestima-
BILE jewel Of the soul, honor, as the unconverted
call II duty as it is named by the regenerated aud
redeemed.
But Mary wept not long-for she came from
hardy siock-a race not given 10 dependency, but
to unilinching courage-"to dare, aud to dare, and
again to dare'-yes, to die daring. If the cause
WAS going to wreck, why was it There had not
been enough selCsacrice, enough determined zeal,
enough patriotism, in one word, enough soul
enough soul to battle aud beat back the huge cor.
poreal FLOOD with which the foreign iyrant was del
uglng the land. And if the men Of the land were
wanting, why should not even weak woman lend
her assistance TO reinforce with what strength she
had, the unequal fight In other ages il had been
counted glory TO women, when forgetting they
were women, they had assumed the helmet and the
spear. and joined the scrried ranks Of war. Had
not Joan of Arc caught up the nearly exlingoisbcd
coal Of French enthusiasm, and nussed it into
lame IN her womans bosoml And what IT was
great and glorious in woman TO have done, would
II be unieminine and ignoble for woman donow :
Or, granting it TO be unfemnine, was lemnneness
so good, that its laws must be observed under all
circumstances; il not better TO act greatly aud
noby, and be unfeminIne, than TO keep within the
strict laws OF female propriey and ignobly see her
country wasted, and she not put forth even much
as finger in its defencel To such questions as
these, her heroic heart could give but answer.
cre,ia would have giyen
l., Tho course oe Two ho,,s NJ, Ash,o, ,o,,,,ed
I'm, only IN Give ,forma,;on Of hi; (,;I,,e IN meet
with The indvidnal snoken or who had the dav no.
fore Iel home and ,y,s no, o,,ec,ed h,cL n, some
weeks. The dsanpoin,men, Of The commander.in
chief was very creat-"vou mus, find me some one
else then Ashionn he said "for !, il Of the utmost
Importance thai our friends in New York should
receive the news have heard vi,hin the las, sis
hours"
"WeUr said Mr. Ashton al will take a turu
around among our friends. and see wha, can do
thougb frankly confess nv homes are No, very san
rhine womb yoI,,,ee, 40 ,o ,nvseIf. In, ali
The tories as ,yeIl AZ the yb;,s know me aud ca,,
sbould no, Ina allie N 40, farther than The Rrtisb
lines
Ms,v had aow, 70 ,ooo, h.r e,,hor uno, HE "a
turn bnt when She found he had been nnsnccess.
FIJI sbe ogs;n sonoh, tho miner n,r, If ,he honse
with bright sparkle in her eve and somewhat Of
a smile upon her lin
"A woman's hand is small and slight.
Her cheek is like flower,
Do, smaller odds have turned the Eight,
:" many "N'P' ""
sung sne IN low voice WINE thoughts oil Deoo-
ran ana S'sera ana joan anu Tue spartan "o'ne's
spoke 70 her IKE me sounu OF trumpet
M' ashton mao IN MS service BOY spme wo
years younger IMAM MS uaugher, ou' OF ABOUT '''
same he'gh'' ana oil ra'her more slender naSt
than usual. Into his chamber the g'ri hrst went
and selected from his chest OF clothes a complete
sun OF the coarse SUN tnen worn oy 'ne poorer
classes oil society," win his sunday cap ana SHOES
hufrying INTO her own room, she LOOK ner SCISSORS
ana oehoeruely severed from her mead 'he rlcn
brown fingiets which clustered arouhu her ace
then aiier dressing 10 the CLONES sne had selected
and taxing careful view oil herse' IN the glass; sh'
stole down stairs, 10 all appearance handsome DO,
oil sixteen before gong up STARS she had ufec'
ed one oil The men to saddle her iavorhe hackney
ana now aitef casUhg g'ance OUT OF 'no "'n"o"
and seeing that he was standing, paving the ground
impa''eniy, IN front oil 'he mousse she $1,000 before
the door Of the room IN winch she had reason 10 De
heve washington was sun sh'ing oniii inns pc
riod' 'he heroic gr nau iei' no "eP'ua'on OF iea'
out now she hesna'eu iot an INSTANT 10 ga'he
strength Tor the moment when her disguise wonl'
hrst De supJecied 10 scru'lIiy-tnen' drawing ne
cap iur'ner down upon hei 'aiseu Tue ,a'c
ana entered 'he room. WIN all ner eno.,s md'
could moi repress some embarrassment as Tue ca''
| gaze OF 'ne comnahuei.ih'cn'ei rcs,eu upon nc,
ou' her manner, resembling as u olo' Tue oasni"'
ness OF noyhoou, excited no suspicious III MS niue
well my iau' "mu' 10 you WIS" WV" ''o
saia washington kihuiy.
assured oy MS WORDS OF tue SUCCESS o' ne' S'.a'
agem' ahu ieehng the importance VI "ppea'n'
equal 10 'he TASK sue "'snsu 10 unue''aNc, W
seeming boy ialsed ner eyes from Tue moo, ana nN
ing them uhdismayed upon 'he iace OF W ash'hg.oH
sad earnestly are you UeneIai washington
washington snheu- les a'ii "ene'" " 40.