The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-12
Miscellaneous,
HISTORICAL "REMINISCENCES.
ARREST or BURR ~ ALABAMA,

rpIf. boz fhe month Of frhunry, 1907. Cob
Nrnras Perkins, hlawyer, and Ihomns Ma
asf.a clerk 0f lhe court, were NJ 70 game of
iae.mauun hrslde thor cabin frr. Pes
enid mc distant sound ul horses feet attire,
rA ,tr.i attention., The Fnme suddenly stop
url sui No, players wondered who were llla
1ilrs ar -urhH lnlo hour Of the hight The
Eg, rahm tood Immediately on tie high
un,. amt Ho lw0 travellers rode near thc
Tiurr rr'tuirrti " tirr vriturr ruttuiUrr n
n'eGf answered ~ lho affirmative, opa of
1TU57lTt Ttui, ttlUEuU tTvuTt TT Ihu neigh
sldogl lie was lulOrmdd that \ was scv-
en- mites In Ais-h house. the rond obscure, uud
idilirull creek lay IN the route. Nothing
huniedlho rider cngerly sought information
nip th0. iorks,nrd how 10 cross lho creek liy
hs time ihr fire, roplcnishcd With light
aoud, threw blaze IN tho face of the lra,rl-
H nearest the door. Ills couutrunuco wns
gIly interesting. His eyes Hpnrhlrd like
Imuoud- Rode u splendid horse, with fine
! saddle and holsters. llis-drcts wH- lhnt of 70
ify plain couurymnn,hul beneath his ooOrrc
IanmlOOus be- pru'rudrd pair uf Etlluuu-
w hnnlN nm striking cuuutrnntee, iogelli-
O, g..!l ,Ae slrnnge mixture of his apparel s
eQmwrc, produced Ia the mind of Perkins,
N,il bd permanent suspciunpi aid M they
iolc M, Doc remarked 10 Mulouw
"IAal Is Aaron Burr
'iigN do you know"
u have rcnd u description Of him, Ia the
pWgamalious, md an certain it * he. lie
g..~l llc npprrheudrd. Lot ~ follow bin 10
in,uu'- and take measures for his arrest,
'hl0uo demonstrated upon tho folly Of
81, ~ expedition 10 80 late nn hour Of the
f.dnnd declined lo accompany him. The
rpusSo i-tkius now walked up Theodore
ngtwell, the sheriff, then asleep in m AL.
ming house. Bulh.mouuluR Il,cir hoscs
.ry took the road tn Col. ilmsuu's. Tic
i.hI WAS ht''oF- sal,, gn4- lAo piHo lu4e-l
o. aucd mud mCnurd ngniu the most louc.
"r.r aud melancholy sirhsl
thr two strangers rcuchCd Col, lliusou's
SRI safety nbont o'clock ~ uiglIl md bait,
I'll "a ihc guir. The moon was uOW up, Blitl
VIZ iiu,uu rising from hcr bed, saw from
lhc window their snddlc hugs mud tin cups,
.urd knew ,hnt They wrrc travellers. She
umde no Answer, because her Husband was
not NJ knmr. Tho strangers went into The
Kitchen, Uhcyo % large Ire WINS still blazing.
Perkins aud lIrghtwrll shouy hove IN
';li otihc dwelling. The former recolhct.
n. lint lhd travellers Ind srcn him ar the
rUn, declined Ia 20 iu the house, lint scnt
lliehMrll, whom hn requested to return to
hm ld certain plnco in the woods, after he
,I 1'ccrniucd whether the person was Burr
.orn1'. MR., llinsou recognized the voice
'' IHH Sheriff. Who was hrt relation, rusc aud
. 0.nrI the door, saying how glad she was to
s'" him, ne Two strangers hn ! stopped ut th"
HlH.n, mud her husband being uh-cutshc lclt
slammed. Brightwcll repaired Ia the kitchen,
'"IuI th" mysterious traveller sitting los the
'r. Nil', Ice. head dowu,aud handkerchief
'.lf rourraljug tis drr. Ills couppuioir
VI gnur % attend IoIhc horses. 4 hpNy
.p'r was prepared ian the ruiu huildug,
Winch WAS double log house, Md the strnu-
JOG s1t down io H. Tho elder gentleman
,H.ol lir lady in the most courteous tcrris
o.U'r kindness, md npologl2cd for the trout
j" they had Imposed ON her. His converse.
0'' WINS most agreeable, md Mrs. llglsou
soon u .,rnyrrcl tln' the p|niom7u aud his
gro lNl NOT correspond, TITS 0UcDJt0n WIS
W'ru directed to Brightwcll who stood before
'.r l'-o, and NJ whom he cast the kcrnrsl
pJn'r., cNd"u'ly cnd'avoriug 10 road his
'horrhl,. 4 momcu;nry separation taking
p,lr' between the strangers. nGcr supper,
Mrs Ilusnn asked lhc Younger one,
no not H1yc the honor of entertaining
my house the celebrated Col. Burr,
confused nHd mortifod.ho gave her no sat
INIrlory answer, hut lrlt the room. THIS
lI'',l"n wns suggested hyi Briehlwell,
VINO h'd previously communicated his sus-
Nr'oos Ia her.
t7r'y lnthc morning the mysterious per-
N'aI'' seeking private interview, discl
~ ms nnmo'to Mrs llinsnn, regreIlinE the
"'''nrc ul her husband. whom hG had seen
~ eZ4-s1lI Ln-lxaG-4li ti4d
|o,l prosecute his Journey, but had intrn-
u'i passing nweck with Col. lIinson. AZ.
j. sf rnquiring the road 10 Pensacolnnnd Mrs
.1rsnns Ferry ON tho Tomhichy, he called
''' Mruinr materials mud invited several let
"rS; nus companion WINS despatched on the
mack route Tor some purpose. lie returned
nlout nine o'clock in tho morning and ,he
travellers set ont for the Cutoff not far dis,nn,
Let MS nov return to Col. Perkins. whom
We left last nightin the woods. highly. excl.
Jed aud shiverng inthe cold. Why did not
Brghtwell keep his promise? No one knhws
~ Is n. mystery 10 this day. Perkins re-
named nj his post, until his patience got cx.
hanSicd,nnd surprising that Brightwell prob.
hhy Oh account of the destinations of Burr, OF
ihe pity which md seiZrd him in his behalf
,3dhelraycd their plans, now mounted his
morse, mud rode rnpidly To thc house Mr.
Joseph Bates, Senior, nj Nannnhuhbn BIun,
toayold The creeks in the mnin route To Fort
eiod'lard. lie procured from that gentleman
canoe md n negro, dropped down the Tom
.'9Nv' and arrived nj Fort Stoddard just nfcr
u'l break. The cnmmnndnnI was Edmund
f. 'a'aes, then Il yuung Lieutrunur, uuw n
1s'ngnlNhcd MAJOR General. Col Perkins
w'ety acquainted that officer with the par
rryu'a"s nj his last nights adventure, and Of
1@ suspicious which although ofu slight
, low, had nevertheless impressed him
"Ui solemn convictions of their truth. Plac-
IVY hmselrnt the head ofn file Of mounted
@,',rs,th the Lieutenant Immediately rode off
S1h Perkins On the rise of hill south Of n
C CII"T,h,nnd near n wolf den, two miles below
w. lllnsons4 The IirnIenahi- snlldaalr An
.ounIered The person be WINS nmrsming. riding