Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26
ARNOLD THE TRAITOR.

AhApl'D THE TRAITOR.
There was a day when ralleYand af.
fifed in llhyrc. hot l1nl from Paris. Il
was in the darkest hour oflhe French Rny
ala.inn Pursuel hy The hlnni hounds nI
Tue RaIsu ol I'eror stripped Of every
wreck ol property or poweG .lalleYfaaIl 81.
cured a passage to America in ship ahanl
to saIl. lie Wasa going begaar aud an.
defef In a strange land, to earn his bffaa
hF daily lahor.
als ihefa an American staying At fauf
hFhsal he easaei the landlord Of hi. halrI
u an bound 10 cross the waes and
Hsn.d .iaea loilcf 10 samp person oi nIla.
ense IN lhe New Wodl."
lhe landlord hcsilatcJ moment. aud
fhHu replied.
There Is grnilnman un slaifs. aiIhaf
nm America or Bliain; hul whether
an =tmer'ean or an EngIishman eaan5l
tel.
lie pointed tho way aud TalIeYrael=
whain his lite was Bishop. Pdnse. Prime
hiuislef-asrcndndihc stairs. 1 mfsaa
bic safH!aal. be- stood before tho slraasefz
aaaf kunrked aud rulcfed.
IN the lar corner of a diniY lighted
faom. sai gen'Iemln Of slma diY var.
hi. arms ioIiod and hi. head bowed on is
bfeasl. From window directly opposite
a ilaai al light poured over his Iafeasad.
llise9 looking ftom beneath the daen.
fasi bf1wsi gazing in ralleynni's iase
viii a peculiar anI searching expression.
llis ace was suiking Ia lis outline; the
m5uh ani chin indicative Of an iron Is Il.
iii, ipm, vigorous even with the SHOWS
al iilY winters, was clad Ia daIk bli fiah
ani distinguished costume.
faliayand advunccl--sialeithathe he was
llgiiiyn-and under tho impression that
the gentleman helofe him was an Amafi
ean. he solicited his kind ieelins Offices.
lie poured forth his story in eloquent
french anu broken English:
81 am wandercr-en exile. am
iafeel 10 fly la the New World. without a
Trend Of hope. Youarean Americana 1iiYe
M. then, heseech you, a letter of yours
za giai may he able to earn my bread. |
an willing 10 toll in any mannef-Ihe
scenes OF Paris have filed me with such
horror, that lie Of labor would be- Par.
adise 10 career OF luxury in France
You will give ne letter to ono OF your
liiepls. A gentleman like you has doubt.
less many friends
The strange gentleman arose. With a
look hat Ialrymnd never forgot, be re-.
treated toward, The door Uf tie next cham.
ber, lis head ,liil dlwncasi, his eyes slill
booking from beneath his Iarkenel brow.
lie spoke a. he relrraled backwark; bis
voice va. iuil ofmraning;
~ am the only man born in lhn New
World that can raise hi. hand to God aud
shy--l NAVE Nor oNE FRIIND-Nor oNE-
~ AL ANEWCA."
laI.ryrani never forgot the ogcruhelm
m- sadness uI that look which accompa
nicd these words.
"Hbo are your he cried a. tho strange
man reiterated towards tho neat roon.-
"hour namolh
MY nane'--Uilha smile that had more
mucbcry Than lly in iI- conruIs.ge express
sion-"lly name Is Brac.iiei iraod."
lle was gone. ral.eymnd sank in Il
chair, glsping the words
"ARyoLD rus TRuroRl"
Thus you see be- wandered over tie
carh, another G ,in with murderer mark
upfuhs brow. Even in iLt secluded room
ul the inn a llayrr, his crime found him
out anl forced hin 10 tell bis name--lhaI
name 'ho syuonyme Vi Iulamy.
TaH a-, wen'y yeal, pi hi- lilr are GOV.
cred with @ cloud from whose darkness bat
lew slcams ol light iliIh out upon the page
ofhiH1ry.
rbc manner ul bis death isnii ls'incll,
known. Bu W. clnnut doubt thai be- died
utterly cndrs,--thai his cold brow was
not mjiscncl by one hrawci tear-tha'
ronorse pursued bin 10 the grave, whis.
perns John ildrl In his rars, and that,
the memory oi his course Of glory gnawcd
ii,c a caukcr at hs heart, murmurug Tor.
ever "Irue ~ youf country, what might
ynu have been. o Arnold, tho l'raitorl"
Who .hal dcpi,t lhc closing scene ollhis
wild lmmh Who shall dare paint the
agln, Of bis death honH With a uemb.
ling hand and hushei breath we drop tho
cud1In. and iurn away from the death bed
ufBcuciiul Amoll.
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