Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-10-10

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NOR tothc oval mirror cucirc.od by It
wreath Of gold flowers.
Buthy ne hearty GLOW of ~,
h,arthsldc flame gaze | hcsccch, upon
t'Is company OF heroes who, drc,s q
m blue and buir stand side hy SIDE
leaving an open space before Tie fire
\ large table IS there, on whose
green cloth are laid various papers,
hurdcucd with seals, and traced with
c.',eJratod Signatures. IN the midst
YOU behold sword resting IN ID,
sheath rs handle carved in the shape
Of am cap,e's boak That sword has
seen brave d.,yslu the Wilderness aud
at Quebec.
Three figures a. .-cst your attention
Neither The knl1huy vlsaGe OF
Wayne, nor the Bow Gcncral La Ia
yottc, nor the b'ulT heart" good-hn-
NOR Of kuoN, command yoW gaze
There Too. CndNaiiadcr, TIC 'oson
friend OF Washington, and Green, SO
calmly sagaclous, and all the hcroe
Of that time of trial. Yet il is not
upon these you gaze, though their ia-
ccs are all darkcucd by an expression
of sincere sorrow
Il lsupon those three figures ucar
the hr. Mat you look. and hush each
whisper as you gaze.
The hts', standing with his face TO
the hight, superior to them all ~ calm
majesty Of look and bearing. The
sunshine cleaning through the closed
windows reveals that face, which a
crown would not adorn nor the title
Of King crnobc. 1t IS tho face of
Washington, revealing IN every calm.
fixed outline heart too high for the
empty bauble Of a crown, soul too
pure for the anolntcd disgrace of Roy
al Power. lie is very calm, bni suil
you can trace upon ms countcnaucc
Il look of deep, aye, poignant regret.
HIS eye IS fixed upon the figure op-
posio
Standing with his back to tho WIN
dow man Of some thirty mnc years,
vigorous IN each muscular limb, ma
lcstlc ~ his breadth Of chest, and boz
the erect bearing Of ms neck and
head rests one hand upon the table
and cazcs upon Washington with o
settled look lis brow is laihed n
the lioht of the hearth DO You see
the red glare that flashes over each
rigid featured Doe it not im2ort to
lIat bold brow and firm llp' ard mas.
siyc chin an cxprc ron a,uo. SUI
g.nnHerai
: De stands Oco ln w BIO
ruge one foot uuca.Nv The Uub
broken once at Quolrc Shattered once
al Saratoga pane, ham, That OF
course. j., AuJ'd.
lol bear tcworls &c ihe rcpu
maul pas, from the Ilps Of Washing
tom Nou listen with painful ia'eh,
ty. Nota wh po- m r.s tlronaDl
r0om sraf " Il breath : Nou hc1r
tho hnuc cmckie ana the cuubma
wood Gil uhatc.u's along thp hearth
Arnold hnrs l,oIl every word DC
Tint .oem4 Z r,u.1l.
Do, ls chcek l,uca HIS owe
change d. dx,l oance} lis lp ali.
vert ~ a. those words ta'| from
iho au. II W. lluron d. urro'v .al
frs hs Iull d, dro,p s'onN down.
ward. uu'll tls c,cs om -'arrr ur
ward from compressed t,owe BW
the i4lto' those eyes IS strange ST.,
-vlYd deadly.
Neauwhuc, looking between
Washington and Arnold, dr. yon see
tIatheurerc'uug one arm upon TIE
mmi.ef lce" whllc hls face IS turned
away, agd has eyes seem carucs lY rc-
rusug luchotcoalsoi theure! That
IS very singular lace WIN IW,l.
mcut SKIN and cold stony csc and
INN punched lips. The form hy 100
means commanding, or peculiar, either
for height or dignity IS o'lrcd 10 'hc
glorious blue and buf uniform Who