Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-04-15
NUMBER "a.

prospect Of an enchanted forest. Fragrant plants
filed the evening atmosphere with delicious per-
fume--ihe aurel, the shrub, and more exquisite
than all, the sweet-scented jessamine.
This, as the reader may have imagined, was
Marion's celebrated camp at Snow Island TWAS
piece Of high river swamp, nearly altogether en-
closed BY water and defended BY its natural posi-
ton from surprise aud siege alike. Here aiier bis
famous expeditions, he was accustomed to retire
and recruit his men, exhausted by the long and
rapid marches, often sixty miles day. which they
had been called on to endure. Perhaps the great
secret Of this renowned partizans success, next to
his indomitabe courage, which reminds US OF that
Of knight Of chvalry, was the care which he took
to give his followers sufficient rest between HIS
enterprises His maxim was to lie low and feed
high until the hour came TO strike but then his
motions were as rapid, and the blow be struck as
decisive rs the thunder.b6lt. as
The present occasion was Of those on which
his men, having returned from successful expe-
dition were resqning themselves like true soldiers,
TO the pleasure Of the moment. The sentines were
indeed posted at the outskirts but inside the camp
itself was universal wassail and song. The reins
OF discipline seemed for the time, 10 have been re-
laxed. The different messes gathered togeth-
err over their meals: the cheerful cup circulated
from hand 10 hand and many merry Jest was
told, or lyric Of war love sung by those io-
vial boon companions.
One Of these groups seemed even more merry
..a us n.o.n.n, .r,o,v -bon was Pres,ons ser.
;esn, Mscdonsld. who acted as the director Of cer-
smon;ss for Tho time being and saw especially to
,hs o;,r, -, o"' Of ,he s cnn
,Kas, !, nm hovs he said handing around the
bottle 1t isn't often get such real old stuff as
this. for it's not every day we have the riAing Of
| rich old Tory's cellar, as had last week. A
short life and merry one. is nv motto Hillo
sno,s ~" 1 CO. I..ah ,.hv don', W., dr;nk;
Yo nssdn,, a, shaving \, yonr teeth ali the time.
| though ,bsy are 40 handsome. Comrades. here's
The health of Jacob snow-thst's YOU. my old chan.
s,nnoss he se,,e. As n,e,,v mistress as there
e ~ r.. ,hr,een colon;es and boasts a shin-boue
,i', sn,vss lie ,ean;uo.book Jacob Snow.
| ..s,a;.a ...dp
| A., M..don,ld I'm deenIv OBLIGATED
e., ds honor s,;d The od bu,Ier for Il was indeed
l ~ ~, d;..onconndsA sor words N distress nv
s,:, ' H. - ia ~. h.nd On his hear,
IRE, !; IL. IA s.liov :, ala he ar.
-, .,.an.s, H., ~ he b.cI Il knew Won
lean'; ssPp'"s ~, n"n ,..n C. ron ,,s,s !,
81 NJ - - ...,a hasors ,h,, Mac.
.S ", ,a.,a,,hs, r,y ssnd;nc +, for NV
h..r.rop
sGas A,m;.b,v v..p aid J.cob fnll or reveren.
81 .J..;..,;s. IA yo.,ss AZ ren,Ieman too
A., ~, -, To,,;ano =, ,b,so bnnd,ed Yards
V.wI v.~ v.wi IA, made ,em furious Major
I;nd..y s.;d Won were an hmm and no better Than
.nn1 Ill, h. ..wp
.HaI h. c.n,;h.l vou mean NV old brave.
I,,.,.. H., ar, h;,,;nc ~ The lieutenant was
,,;ap :, ~. nav ssrvsd Major Gainey Wasn't
!,
:" ..ho.a h.,e. dove, vo;csa Tell
:. IN
.St"mIp "a a.. ..,;..n, ,ad,ss.;nr J,coh
..;,s .,.;a ae ,rvnrsn rr.v;,y cor he wsole
marty bv hi, lime had done annie Justice 10 their
49,, ~ ''' ''''
IA I.coh nodded and Macdonald begun.
/. .Wsi, ,hso you mus, know INV ;oly Old blade
Ian, slI vo,,r nm sca;n and drink perdi,ion 10 the
Enal;sbmsn--,hst nartv of MS had brush down
=, Gso,ae,ovn no, lone AGO. with some Of the
p,,.h rsc,l.rs Who were killing beeyes Al Whites
! p,daa I've soon vb;nned The red coats, and then
.hsssS ,hs., ,o,sa,d. ks town Rut their friends
49, re.s;,, tic 6.;nr came sx,rm;no ON, like
~ "a .o s ven, - 4, AGAIN hin and thigh
ss.I' 80 s L.aL ...s .nd co. wh;ia /, w,. ~.
"a, - "s go s;,nanca ,sb.h .honId win We fouob,
n,e,,v smprt bit Of The day but al last the red
sna,s g.ss o,onnd ihad noticed among them an
1 officer whom took for Major Gainey, fellow
,ba, had The ;mnudence 10 boast he'd carry Marion
nr;soner on his saddle into Georgetown: and so
: s;nrsd him on, resolving 10 try his pluck. and
comS him down smell. But no sooner did he
zee me coming down on Black Bess. than he
!, ~ NJ 49," = III hor.s snd c,rsedIv GOOD
: S'aPP + 49, made .,,.;,b, sor The town like
: s ia ,sou,sn Who sees = mad dog, Down The
"a =. zen, Catherine and ,hunderne bur devil
! ~. ~, e.. Inn. ,sh;ls conId cain nm he major
a.S. g., 49,, half dozen sIrannSg eel.
= ~s =" ds.Ssd ,iong bu, had made up INV
n;nd 10 have no,b;ng sbor, Of the leader himself.
e Old Black Bess did wonders that day The trees
|. and fances shot mast as if running a race. The