The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-19

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detection IN lhnt ealro which Ice had 10 ear.
y embraced aud IN which he hHd twice bled
4 al Tho mend Of his troops ~ The traitor had
become hlled with the soul Of the evil splrig
and lle seemed 10 glory Ia his own fll, aud
hlrpVe To bfinP down greater curses upnn his
memory. On his way, tho fleet on honrd Of
which lac Embarked with his troops stopped
~ various places, which he set on fire, and lhe
/ penceahle lhhHlnlpnls driven back NIo the
country, naked mud homelcss.
IL was IA September, l7sl, that he reach
eel the mouth Of the Thames " here II entities
mo Ihe Sound, not Tar from New London,
Then tho chief town IN Connecticut in wealth.
aud population. llore,leu years before, bee
edeI Arnold had been engaged !n varieties
OF business hH druggist, book seller, West In
ttr ''s-Fr a''s I's.f-. "ekey ,--t,i,- .,,,,f a..
sea occasionally AZ master Of the vessel ia
which lao was part owner.
II Arnold hnd posfcsscd u 1.-THE lie honesty
I OF character HAT hc did Of energy aud brave.
/ ~, ncNt 10 Washington he would hnyr Stood
/ ~ TIE losllnnllon Of ls cOunirymen al tho
/ close of the war Ills brilliant ser,ict- nj
/ Iicund0T0gn, Quebec, aud Saratoga, will ev.
~ bo remembered with pride, sluI he wns
selfish, eNHaeagaRt nod VAN Lacking rnur-
al Honesty, these brought him into error, aud
every step he took hut plunged him deeper
inIo Tho mire Of crime. lie became dtmul-
ter 10 the government, aud hir oycrhrnring
pride aud lnsuiGucc lost Ian Iir esteem Of
mnny ofhis former influential fiot6is IN tho
Continental Congress. When cBlle,l upon to
sctilc his accounts, an exposure became in,
eythblo,hH uudcHvOFod To brow beat aud hul,
ly those engaged IN tho examination. ~
consideration. of his former services ho was
merely rcprimandvd Tor cofclcssncss IN keep
ng his accounts rntherIhRD wilGl speculn.
lion. From that hour he became trailor NJ
heart, though not Ia nct Until three yenrs az
ter.
II was in l77a, while IN command orPhiln, 4
dolphin, lhnt ho married The beautiful aud a,
rlslorrnIic Miss Shipper, the daughter Of
Chief Justice Shipper. Of Pennsylvania, an
open and.Mcll known loynllst, This connec-
uou. threw Arnold much amongst the enc
mics of his cuu'lry aud IL soon became cvi- .
dent TIM tOrr,sm was not such u bitter pill 10 /.
him NJ Il was IN l77d. When ho solicited, .
mud ltnully Obtained command Of West Point
from General Washington, his plans were
fully mnlufed ia lbs own uind for the sur.
render ofthui poet for certain rnuk aud ~. /
ward IA uic kings service. The presidential
failure of HAT scheme 1Tly made hlu the
more desperate aud cruel against his coun.
'rN men.
When the news penetrated into the Con.
nccIcut interior TINT Arnold Nns on liz sen.
bonrd the militia IA the vicinity Of New Lon
don hockod into tls' ,Ire' t,r uricnd it. A.
muug those summoned Wns young DAVID F..
Hawkins, aud his old grandmother vas et--
gagged IA fitting lin out for hls FIRST ran-
l.agn' \ sword 10y his side, lthc sword Of
tronwell) knnpsAck filled with linen some
provisions aud u blanket with on old kings
inusket, powder horn, aud bullet pouchcum.
pleIed ms war weapons. \ tall feather aud
u huge cochadc IA his lhrcc.corncrcd hat was
lns onIy uniform, his dress being his every
day wrgr.
Tina, viii do, grandmother Io already
now. We march to night at eight, aud is
seven miles to the rendezvous II old snnp
trigger shoots as lac used Ia, ri bring down
Arnold at half mc aim"
"lhc hurdcrous traitor" said his grand.
mother. "lts well his poor mother is dend,
she was II good woman, IDmid,) Beuedic,'s
conduct would have killed her else
"Well, good hy, grandmother! Good hy,
III shouldn't come back -.
\ Nonsense. what am talking ubuut;' aud lac |
wiped tear unseen.
Good 10y, David! Strike with the sword
IF Gideon, old PcppcrelI said to me- lie. he
Aud the old grandfather dryecd ia his 4
'huir.
"Rcncnbcr, David, never finch in your
cause! Although you nrc the last il
II my grandchildren, | had rather see You I
irnd than hcur you were n coward The I
,ll woman kissed his check, he pressed her Il
land, and dnred away gu, of sight ihrough Il
grove Of trees. I
Ile's brave boy, and the last Of. .sexen
nj IT'S Gods will" Aud the aged womnn "
melt in prnyer. J
Davdpursucd his way Ms rapidly ms posi-. n
Ne, aud was four miles on his journey IA Ihc n
direction of the rendezvous Of the company ii
Il mllIin. Night was Just setting IN as he n
topped IN n lutte tTcket tllnt shiftcda smEIt u
nullet, from which lights began to peep in n
lac different easements. +
"Ilcrc Susan pumlscd In meet me, and ~
VAS to hear from her own lips her final al
romsc. How do love her Tie idea of IA
airing brings up the only SHADOW ofrcgreti is
"David!' said n soft voice, from the lips of n,
wcct sixteen. ms gentle hnnd WIS lad up n,
u the youths arm.
"Dchr, dearest Susan" There wHs n sound re-
II the night air that seemed very like n mu:'' ia
Inl kiss 90
And so. David, YOU are about to leave me ~,
-prrlnps never 10 come back" W
NDuu't shy that, Susan. You know am T.
NJ doing my duty. Lshull come back, new J,
r fear Al
$50 my poor hrothcr George said, mud you nj
now hG was killed ut MONMOUTH What II
loody thing is war, David, in
This - u holy war, Susan. il il u MAr in az
le cause Of freedom, aud for the protection W
orr hrcsldcs. Would you have me your he
avid; n rccreantsn
mo, no. Go, 80, aud God bless you, and 4.
turn You safe to mcm ~
"Ameu! Your PROMISE" .u
"Iours, and yours only, David Now go. nm
lrting * snd, but it must come" 80,
Another kiss, and they separated In an Al
,urs lime David was nj the rcndezvous;nnd ~