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therefrom, and retired 10 their several guar
tefs No sooner had the last one disappear
ed ere Washington came 10 the entrance an
speaking to the sentinel called him to enter
Awed by the presence Of his General, bu
proud Of the honor conferred upon him, th
bonumbed soldier entered, and respectful.
approached the blazing fire. The entranc
being closed, Washington seated himself b.
the table and said
Morton, | have called upon you to exc
cute for me dangerous mission, which / an
satisfied, from the recommendation given O
you BY your officers, you are capable Of per
forming; and trust that this bag Of gold
will make you as willing as I know you ars
capable. II is small, but it is the most that
I can offer
Sir, responded the young man, proudly
putting back the profered reward, " If the
task you see ct 10 assign TO me is an honora.
bic one, and one that is calculated 10 benefit
my country, I win cheerfully perform it,
without fee or reward but If It be dishon-
orable undertaking, (which cannot believe,
coming from you sir,) no amount Of money is
sufficient to bribe me 10 ii.
" II is replied Washington. "that which
some might shrink from as dishonorable; but
he who undertakes it shows a greater love for
his country than he bears for himself Il is
TO act the part Of a spy"
No act that is in itself conducting 10 the
freeing Of our land from the relocated min
ions Of tyranny, is by me considered dishon-
orable," said Morton
Am |, y asked Washington, TO construe
your words as consenting ?"
Yes, sir" was the reply. "your wishes
10 me are commands-in this case the end
justi6es the means"
You had better accept the money, it."
No sir said the young man, firmly.
You are sadly in need Of clothing, It may
aid in procuring, at least, comfortable suit
to keep out the cold"
So long as my officers are suffering, said
he, so long viii | suffer with them, rather
than the scanty means of Congress should be
appropriated to making one Of her private
soldiers more comfortable than are her high
est officers"
Nobly said,p exclaimed Washington,
with an army Of such men, and England's
king shall tremble upon his throne. Come
tomorrow evening at this hour, and you win
find disguise, Instructions horse and money
to defray your expenses Good night"
q will be here, sir, good night, replied
the sentinel and retired to his quarters.
The morrow night came, and with il, pune
tual TO the appointment, came young Morton.
After a short conference with his command.
ans, ne mounted am indifferent but speedy
horse, and with his baggage strapped behind
him, set out upon bis perilous mission Ed
ward Morton, six months before, had left
home and friends. TO take part in that strug-
Gle then going on between the colonies and
the mother country Not for the hope Of
gain, but with his patriot heart swelling with
pity for his country's needs, did he join the
thin. but sturdy ranks Of the troops Of Con-
grcss. We find him yet in the ranks as
private, but well deserving foremost station
among his fellow soldiers,
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Oh, look not thus uphioidingly
At words too rodely spoken,
Nor think, because 7 sometimes ehide,
Loves gentle spell is broken
Lies bitterness, at times, viii IN
The cup TO overhowing
And sprinkle cen the flowers Of love
Around its margin growing.
But when The tempest from without
Homes sacred silence breaketh,
Remember, Oh remember, then,
IT'S not the heart that speaketh,
NJ could endure siy scorn--perhops
lts'bitleness partaking
Repay with interest word for word,
E'en though my heart was breaking.
Bot ahl when thus thy gentle heart
Looks on me through its sorrow,
As when al eve the summer skies
The clouds Of April borrow
I scorn myself that could give
A word Of marsh reproval
To one whose every act should claim
Each calmer thoughts approval.
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PART 1.-THE sPY.


On the banks Of the ripping SchuylkiD,
was at that time situated an old-fashioned
farm house, antique in It's exterior construc-
ton, but showing around il evidences Of skill
ful hands TO plan true happiness. AT this
time, part Of the British army we're en-
camped near this dwelling, they being upon a
foraging excursion.
Towards the evening Of the following day,
the young "spy" (as we must now call him)
rode up TO the door of the building mention
ed, and throwing the bride over the gate post,
entered the house "A dark eVad airl -nl.ph
hina almost nt the threshold, and though she
spoke not word Of welcome, flushed cheek
and sparkling glance of her gazelle-like eye,
told more Of love and welcome than volumes
of words could have done What passed in
that narrow entry, / am not disposed to ie-
veal. In the inner ro0m a middle aged man
sat, the uncle Of Mary Wilson, noble in mein,
with raven locks, but evidently Of Indifferent
health, and
Though high and proud
That forehead was, that silken shroud
OF midnight hair curtained scar
None knew how made, but like a star
In Heavens dome, without It, fair
But cen more beauteous with II there
As her fathers brother, under his guar
dianship she had been placed, when made
doubly an orphan by the death Of both her
parents And an ever kind guardian and
father be made TO the bereaved girl and now
at the age Of fifteen years. she had ripened 10
the almost perfect woman Edward Morton
and herself had been playmates together, and
although Eve years her senior, yet she had
loved her manly lover No one Of her nu-
merous schoolmates gave an Interpretation ol
the difficult portions Of her lesson half MO
plainly a. did he. nor any one did she give
half 50 willing am ear.
Until the breath Of war had been felt at
their own door, the youth and maiden had
Hoatcd gently down the stream OF happiness
together. the now Of their love unrippled, and
thair pleasures without "a care But when
his country called, through the cherished lips
of Washington, he exchanged her arms for
tho storner embrace Of war, and his quiet
home for tho tented field and busy camp.
no guardian and niece his story was soon
told, and am hour, after many we'll wishes
es1 i. N and warm embrace from the
AAAn .NA sHD bpesvs lbn@vn.v ", KK found
suil- 6f5Wu8a and maxon haired dJdnff lnd,
to appearance, pushing boldly into the camp |
of tho enemy with quarter vt poei iAAa
upon tho rnHnp of his horse.
It would hava taken sharp eye N pierce
tho complicated disguise, and Keen eaf fo
have dataeted Cha voice Qe Morton. from tne
drawing nasal ARang OF Tia refdani youth.
Xrotsine slowly into she camp the apy hau
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To- The meanest Of men are those who d.
their dirty work BY insinuation aud the
foulest fend in community is the slanderer.
Both wear smiling countenanecs. Ike as
friends, though 70 advance their own interests
they would wind their clammy folds about the
essence offr''fh itself, and cause he'll 20 blush
for shame at the exporiness Of mortal in-
fri0no
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10 Judge Coneklin, a New York. has
granted the attorneys Of 'ho slave Daniels
writ Of habeas corpus on The ground Of III.
sufhcieney d testimony Tho law.loyine reo.
PIE are also throwing esery impoaiment IL ths
way 10 prevent tho peaceful taking o. ,ho a.
gtlve Boldlng arrested lately in Poagh.
keopsie N VI
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For RErrEsESrATWE.
s. o. BRTDBWELL.

Il Is noted fact thar the papers IN
the'enited States adverse - ne Cuban ~
volt, are most, if not ala Wing sheets. We sup
pose, as Mr Fillmore Is their head. they win
also uphold the miserable conduct Of ono o.
his government subs, The Consul a Havana
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10 The New York Daily Times, % bc
edited BY pr II J Raymond, Is a new Wing
paper to be issued on tho isih inst -Anosl-
er administrator on tl'e effects OF that De.
ceased person, Wilmot ProyHo whom sIr
Foote saw dis exclaimed 1Tr. paslinqon
when She heafi q.
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~ The Printers are to have a grind
rally IN the shape of a conversion. a. BALI
more, on the 18th inst We suppose thoy
will draw their #. make ---- at their enc
mics, and jzsfify their wrongs Hoping
iheir - may Be propiiious. We end thisT
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"A HmNc PLAcr.-H was beautiful
turn that was given Dy great lady on being
asked where her husband was, when he lav
concealed for having been deeply concerned
in a conspiracy. rcs0luloly answered th5t she
had hid him. THE confession drew her before
Che king Charles III b who lold her that uqsl.
ing but her discovering where har lord Hna
could auve hcr from tho horture 4ld Mill
AhnA do mid the lady, Yes replied aho
hihM 4 GINa yun my word f1r il. Then
Raid aho. "A have hid him ia nav heart there
and there alone yoa Il lind hin r
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FAsHioNanLE MANNER There ID a sel of
people whom I cannot bear---the pinks IF
fashionable propriety--whose every word II
precise and whose every word IS unexcep-
tionablc bat who. though versed IA al tho
cateeories of polite behaviour. have hot par
ticle of soul 81 cordialiiy about them. we
allow that their manners may Be abundantly
correct There may b elegance In every
gesture and graeefulness in every position;
not smile out Of place and hot 4 Step that
would not bear The measurement Of tie ~.
veresl scrutiny. This is very fine but what
| want u she heat and gayely Of social inter-
c0ufsa-the AanAnes4 lhat spreads animation
around it--lhH eye lhal speaks afahllisy IA
all thal ellaAe timid from eFeF bosom.
lhat Cells every mah H ibe company ID he
e0nhdent nna hanpy Ihs iA whAA BON
caiYe lo bN sha virtue IA lha fnAt Ba aor
Eeous ana upl ihb aIakninn lormal|lr III Those
who walk hs nnle and would raanoa lha mhbln
Of humah lle |0 a wiHnhQanA ARAsem nE miA
erv and e0nafaint Dr Ct4tHsers
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Incidence

indolentl lndolentl yes, am indolent,
sois The grass growing tenderiy, slowly,
20 is The violet, fragrant and lovely,
Drinking in Qaietnesp, peace and content
70 as 'hebid ON the light branches swinging,
Idly its carol Of gratitude singing,
.pqlY op living and loving intent.
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P0PyLAR TALES.
From the Waverly Magazine.
THE ESCAPE.
PART I--THE SENTINEL.


Concealed, as many Of the incidents Of our
Revolutionary struggle have been from the
present generation, either by the culpable
negligence OF historians. or their still more
blameable Ignorance, our recourse must be to
the related narratives Of those veteran fathers,
who vet remain with US as venerable patri-
archa Of olden timoa. who once mingled their
blood with the soil Of the battle plains, where
tyranny died, and youthful liberty was born
amid the trapnils q war
Back through the vista Of by gone years
their thoughts yet wander, and of DO they
cali the incidents Of the past down the high
way Of their memories, and rchearse them, and
again their dim eyes beam as once they beamed,
when war sang the death song Of oppression.
There were times during that bloody strife
OF seven long years, when a God seemed to
smile upon the efforts Of those patriots who
had forsaken all for their country, when sue
cess mingled her Joys with their gratitude,
and their hearts assembled in grateful yearn-
ings to the God Of battles and there were
other times when the dark clouds Of adyersi-
ty gathered close around them, when the bare
feet Of the patriot army marked with blood the
frozen ground, and the officer would fain beg
the boon of crust from the common soldiers,
when chains clanked loud and near them, and
oppression seemed wellnigh upon the fulfil
ing Of its designs. II was at one Of the latter
periods that my story commences
The army under Washington, ragged Ill
fed. and poorly paid, laid encamped az Valley
Forge, and the ever buoyant heart Of their
patriot leader, was now shrouded in gloom,
partly caused By daily seeing the sufersngs Of
bis faithful followers, who were already sigh
ing for the comforts of their own fre-sides,
even with the yoke of bondage heavy upon
their necks But ibr greater were his sor-
rows ~ behold his bleeding country calling
upon him for Chat Ala which he was unable 70
grant.
IL was d dark night. il the spring that fol-
lowed that winter of hardship aud suffering
The pointed slect drove Ny The huts 0f a0l- !
re.sentinels drew their caps over
l,l W. mwAHaal
E.saH 1a' Y
driving blast That onc pacing near the build. I
ina occupied BY VIA commander-in-chief was
Y young man, scarcely numbering over twcu-
~ wears, But characterized NV ihe symmetry
w his woll-khit frame aria lliH almost Hereu
Isan strength For Tong hgur hAd he walked
hack apd forth before lhH door through lno
eraVEcuA vf which Ohio dim rnyH iFpm eamp
gNs NbrurHlpd npw nna them
HWomeni0ua wnrQ lhe questions Ehafa diH'
..,..nd At nlldnlaNt Gho door opened hnd
V.. officers of lha AfmA emaf6nd one hf Qne
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D5- The late Canadian parliament made
an appropriation Of sl6OOO,0O0 20 the
Halifax Railroad. We hear it rumored that
the Board Of Police Of Claiborne county are
about 70 appropriate fico old aiyt carts 10
complete the Port Gibson Railroad
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uY No notice that throughout South
Carolina and Georgia storms hive destroyed
lhe cotton crop while he want II storm.
haa had Gao same elcei ia Albana. AIissis.
appi and Louisunn.
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~ The Hon Robert J. Walkefis among
the passengers Of the Baltic The Baltic
saiIed for Liverpool on lhe s0L ull
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L- The Crescent say. there was on de-
Posit in the several q s repositories. On
the 25ih ult- subject 70 draa, ne snug little
sum Of SlS.75l 596 Rather snug
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FoH AUDITOR or Prntic Accorxrs
Col. r.. G. SWAN.
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d. The cholera !. doing dreadful work in
parts Of Kentucky and Missouri
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Foh CoNcREss-irn Disrricr
Hon. A. g.. BROWN.
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u The Monroe Democrgl IS responsible
for the following Wby IS ,heWhig party
Ike goose IN cod water Because thcy
are standing on ona Fooie.
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timably benefit and aid the plans Of Wash
ingtou
II was late on night when Morton prepared
10 leave, but II was not until he had been
urged To sell bis horse, and notwithstanding
bis earnest protestations that Father would
be ALFRED mad IL he should let the mare
go, he was obliged TO sell her to a young Of.
hccF who with half dozen others was
carousing in one of the tents As he passed
out at the tent door, he met an old acquaint-
ance who had joined the British ranks He
passed himA but the Tory thinking that he
saw something suspicious. turned and follow
ed him.
Morton recognized him. but feeling secure
in his disguise, passed on yet having some
misgiyings He had gone some quarter Of
mile, when, hearing footsteps close behind
HIM, he Inadvertently cast his eye over his
shoulder The Tory knew him at once, and
giving the alarm. quickly followed the fastre-
treating spy. Morton, encountered By the
tight fitting suit Of homespun, was almost
within his grasp, when his pursuer called
loudly upon him to stop 1t was the last
word that he ever spoke, for Morton, drops.
ping suddenly upon the ground close before
him, sent him sprawling along the road, and
springing up he quickly sent his concealed
knife to the hilt in bis bosom. The shout Of
the Tory had been heard BY the officers and
quickly mounting their horses, were soon in
chase and the pursued had well-nigh escaped,
BY betaking himself to the woodlands and
marshy places From the last clump Of bushes
through which he had passed the house Of
Wilson lay about half a mile. To this spot
he held his tagging, but yet swift way, and
was just passing the gate in front Of the house,
when a horseman riding into the road near
by, deserted him, and Immediately gave the
alarm TO his companions.
Scarcely two minutes elapsed ere they had
surrounded the house, and two officers were
toward the door But they found
the nest and warm, but the bird had flown
Their search proved unavailing, although car
ried 10 the out-buildIngs.
Verdancy was not thus to be caught
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Fox STATE TnEAsURrn.
MAI. Richard Griffith.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-05-22
The Lost Child.

Lucy was only six years old, but bold as
fairy she had gone by herselfa thousand times
about the braes, and often upon errands to
houses two or three miles distant, What had
her parents to fear? The foot paths were all
firm, and led through no places of danger, nor
are infants of themselves lncautious, when
alone in their pasimes. Lucy went singing into
the coppice- woods, and singing she reappeared
on the open hillside. With her small white
hand on the rail, she glided along the wooden
bridge, or lightly as the ow4e trPped from
stone 10 stone across the shallow streamlet.-
The creature would be away for hours, and no
fears be felt on her account by any one at home
whether she had gone with basket under
her arm to borrow some articles OF household
use from neighbor, or merely tor her own soIl-
tary delight, wandered off to the braes 10 play
among the flowers, coming beck laden with
wrea'hs and garlands. With a bonnet OF her
own sewing, to shade her pretty face from the
sun, and across her shoulders plaid IN which
she could sit dry an hour of the heaviest rain
beneath the smallest beild; Lucy passed many
long hours in the day light, and thus knew, With
out thinking of it, all the topography OF that
pastoral solitude, and even something Of the
changeful appearance in the air and sky
The happy child had been invited to pass a
whole day, from morning to night, at Ladyside
Ia farmhouse about two miles of,) with her
playmates the Maynes and she lett home about
an hour after sunrise She was dressed for a
holiday, and father and mother, and aunt lsobel,
all three kissed her sparllin face before she set
off by herself, and stood listening to her singing
till her small voice was lost in the murmering oil
the rivulet During her Absence the house was
silent but happy and as the evening advanced
Lucy was expected home every minute, and
Michael, Agnes, and Isobel went to meet heI
on the way. They walked on and on, wonder
ing little, but in no degree alarmed, till they
reached Ladyside; and heard the cheerful dir
of the imps within, stil roting at the close o
the holiday. Jacob Manyne came to the door
but on their kindly asking why Lucy had no
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-05-22
A Word to Little Girls.

Who is lovely2 1t is the little girl who drops
sweet words, kind remarks, and pleasant smiles,
as she passes along who has kind word of
sympathy for every boy or girl she meets in
trouble and kind hand to help her companions
out of difficulty; who never scolds, never con-
tends, never leases her mother, nor seeks in any
way to diminish, but always to increase her hap
plness.
Would it not please you to pick up string oi
pearls, drops of gold, diamonds, or precious
stones, as you pass along the street? But these
are tie precious stones which can never be lost
Take the hand of the fiendless. Smile on tht
sad and detected. Sympathize with those ii
trouble. Strive every where to diffusc aroun'
you sunshine and joy. If you do this, you will
be sure to be beloved.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-05-22
VOLUME VIII. NO. 81.

Ialion Of Detroit, departed in prosecution of his
great design passing several months in visiting
and holding warrcouncils with tho chiefs OF
those tribes whom he had not yet induced to
make common cause with him nor did he re-
turn to Fort Maiden, until early ia April Of the
same year, when he made his appearance with
numerous additional warriors, swelling the as
sembled force OF fighting men to nearly three
thousand. The attack on Fort Meigs, where
General Harrison was busted in entrenchlng
himself, was determined upon. The heroic re-
sistance of the American forces there, is recor-
ded en- the pegee CT History. Tecumseh dis
played great slrategetiCal talents in his military
manevres. The next event was the battle Of
Lake Erie, of which Maj r. was an eye-wit-
ness. From tie loss of the British feet under
Capt Barclay,) necessarily resulted the impos-
sbiIity of longer retaining the Western posts
but when retreat was spoken Of, TeCumseh de-
livered in tie council Of war, the famous speech
which has been part of his history. Soon af-
terwards, lin 1879 he net his death in battle
Regarding the manner Of his death, Major r.
adduced the testimony Of an Indian chief, Sha-
wah- wan,noo, who was AID to Tecumseh,to the
effect that the chieftain was finally dispatched
by the stroke of an axe by an American, after
being severely wounded. Major R., however,
held to the belief that the famous chief was
really killed by Col. Johnson. The latter portion
of the paper was devoted to defence of the
British officers agains the charge of instigating
tie atrocities of the Indians during the war.-
He avened that no inducements for numbering
and scalping we're held cut to the savages ; but,
on the contrary, that rewards were offered for
prisoners, which had the effect of saving many
lives.
Maj. RS. paper was listened to with interest,
and copy requested fer the archives of the
Society.
Mr.. Depeyster announced the gratifying in
formation of the selection Of site for the Fire
proof Library Building A spacious let was pur-
chased in Lafayotte.placo, near Fourth ST., and
the erection OF the building will be commenced
at an early day.
The Society then adjourned.
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nes ?" said Isobel. She'll have tramped away
with Lucy up into Ettrick or Yarrow, but hun
dreds of eyes will have been upon her, for these
are quiet but not solitary glens, and the hunt
will be over long before she has crossed down
upon Hawioli. / knew that country in my
young days. What say ye, Mr. Mayne there's
the light o hope on your face" "There'o nae
reason to doubt, Maam, that it was Lucy. Ev-
erybc1y is sure OF. If it was my ain Rachael,
! should haze nae fear o seeing her this blessed
night"
Jacob Mayne now took chair, and sat down,
with even smile upon his countenance. Il
may tell you, moo, that Watta Oliver keng it was
your BARN, for he saw her limping after the lime
mer ut Gulla-Brig, but ha'eing nae suspicion, he
did nae taxi second lack o her-but ae look is
sufficient, and he Dwoars it was bonny Lucy
Forester" Aunt Isobel, by this time, had
bread and cheees, and bottle of her own elder
flower wine on the table. 'You have had a
long and hard journey, Mr.. Mayne-tak' some
refreshments, ,"-and Michael asked a blessing.
Jacob cav that he might now reveal the whole
truth. "No mo, Mrs. Irvine, Pm over happy to eat
OR drink. You are a. prepared for the blessing
that awaits you--your BARN is no far aff-and |
myaep-for twas [ myself that found her,
will bring her by the ham and restore her to her
parents" Agnes had raised herself up In the
bed at these words, but she sank gently back
on her pillow. Aunt Isobel was rooted to her
chair, and Michael, as he rose up, felt as if the
ground were sinking under his feet.
There was dead silence all around the house
for d short space, and then the sound of many
joyful voices, which again, by degrees, subsid-
ed. The eyes of all then looked and yet fear
ed to look towards the door. Jacob Mayne was
not SO good as lis word, for he did not bring
Lucy by the hand to restore her to her parents
but, dressed again In her own bonnet, and her
gown, and her own plaid, in rushed their child,
by herself, with tears and sobs oI joy, and her
father laid her within her mothers bosom.