The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-16

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! YES, ItelI you il IL ail 6ned.' Sid
the 6rst speaker.
Aud fur ihs morrow. you Aay
Aye, 10 morrow, al ,htee, lie has
agreed 10 dine with his friend, precise.
/ " u shas l+esr You know tho old fel-
lowst love Il poncsuaisy.'
Il have heard il said he Is very pre-.
else
We'll, Just abou, that time a de,ach.
mcns Of British cavalry will happen
that way, do you see--snd the thing
is all up
Capital !
: Admirable couldn't he better
And his affec.ionatc host will realize q
handsome sum by the operation, too
80 ] have learned
And why shouldn', he, rrsy? Ma
ny's The good dinner, the odd Generals
eaien at his expense
Yes. But the capture Of the great
American General will be great blow
Yes, indeed, we'll bc even with these
Yankees, yet
who goes there Z" demanded the
sentinel abruptly at this moment, and
turning quickly on kis heel he dar,ed
quickly into a by-pa,h. where his ear
bad detected. rs he thought, the motion
Of feet.
Within a hundrcd rods, he just dis.
1 al AZ all
treating rapidly away and raised his
piece, he would have tired--but in the
approaching darkness the intruder es-
capped. Though ,heir convorsaticn had
probably been overheard they very well
knew the consequence it mus, be 10
themselves, to say nothing Of what had
happened, and the untimely visit of the
stranger, whoever he was. they kept a
profound secre: so far as they were per-
sonally concerned
| Three DAYS prior to this the Ameri-
can General bad passed ala hour or two
at the mansion of his friend, and when
he rose to leave he had been struck with
the obsequious and pressing manner O
his host, and the carnea,ncss with whcl
lie urged him to accept an Invitation ,t
dine with him on the following Thurs
day at three O'Clock. lie even insist
I'd that the General should throw aside
all formality and consider his house lik'
his own home concluding with hin
that the military guard who accompa
nicd him did not cvincc that the Gen
eral conlided very deeply in his friend
ship.
You mistake, saidIy ashing,on bland
Iy. My guard accompanies me 70
forms sake; and TO show you how
strongly coniide in you, / will come
!. and punciually, as you desire, alone
You are serious, General"
u why otherwise -assuredly"
i True, true. Why:' continued th
, traitor.
IS AZ three you saiI--I think
:. AT three, precisely.
- i shall be prompt said Washinsio
= and pressing the hand Of the host Ii
d departed. Tie lost no opportunity DIT
:: ring the Intervening time, TO ferret OF
Is the cause of this pressing and partic'
- l.r invitation, and on the night Of WeC
., ne day he had straye! - the Brtis
~ line. and had overheard the converse
:. lion ms We have seen) between the tw
" British soldiers.
An hour before the time fixed for III
n dinner, on Thursday, Washington ro@
~ from an interview with his con!identi
D aid-de-camp. and went out, his tavori
to horse stood at the door, and as he pla
IN ed his foo. in the siirrup, he renarke
'e to his Junior officer
'e 'Puuc,uality, Colonel, is virtue
DC all times. On the occasion / haS
y named TO you, let me again urge its c
IT. pecial observance.
rs You may rely on me, General "a
te the Aid, touching his hat, and the \
n, merican commander disappeared, alon
y, amid the trees which skirt the camp
", As early as hall past two he reach'
ie The mansion Of his friend whose hosf
tali,y he had 50 often cnjoyed--b
as which he now visited for the last tim'
~ The General di.moun,ed at the dos
a the servant took his horse, and his fal
sr- hearted host received him, in Pers'
IN upon the piazza. =,
en- You are early General, he said, %
ais am glad TO see YOU
m i love punc,ua!iiy, my dear sir, sa
It's the General kindly, 'and he who is n
'as promp, with his friends, they may dou
"a, him.
ow His entertainer looked nervously
m 10 The Generals face, as If he woi
question ,his remark. but the gaze
led me. there, rc.assacd him, and hc eni'
raj ID into All easy conversation with h
TO at once. Na,llingion proposed a wa
'as before dining, Ia which his host asse'
ne ed, aud proceeding ont upon the La
"A they assembled ioselho high mdu
IN near the house, from which fine ~
'ly, Of the neg snhorhc ID was had.
fn' You came alone, To-day, Genera
a. said his host. evidently onbarra''
Vas rom .ome cause. and lacking IN bis
nal freedom Of conversation.
,rn, g. Did i not promise YOU ] sbon''
,n, said Washington, turning in!! upon
rn. interosa'or.
an. .Yes-I had forgotten.
~ .The prospect here Is beautiful, c
s.n t;uued the American General bei
:, Iii. al. ro., ;ssf;., Hui sos be yond,