The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-12-20
THE TRAITOR BOY.
AN morpEST % rnK REvoLpTroS.

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The writer mas ofen 'ppeolea 20 nl' 'rlehu'
for many Of the incidents which he IA, gwen
TO the public ana A'pops 'hoae "n'oh nave
been kmdly furnished h''n'r " INC 'o''o"'"s'
II cannot iAil to interest 'he reader on more
accounts than one. TO see Boy just able
10 WELD the rifle, engaged IN the defence OF
his eouniry during the American Resolution
was no uncommon occurrence but it was a
most extraordinary circumstance to find one,
not yet arrived at the age Of maturity, light
ing on tho side Of liberty, when his parents
and all his relations were jealous and aeuVe
pArtizans on the opposite side.
Il may with Tpth be said that hundreds and
thousands took side, during the Ameucan
Revolution, from accident or interest while
IL is not denied that the great mass OF the peo-
pie were actuatrd by the principle IN their
resistance to tyranny and oppression. But y
would sesn that Jordan Monuoy esPoused
the cause Of his country in the same manner
that Sir John FalstaG is Allcigcd to have
known Prince Hal, in his encounter with the
robbers u was not reason or reflection
which taught him that right and justice wcro
on the side lac took. for he was too young to
reason or have reflection on the matter. Nor
was he governed in his choice by interest for
this would have prompted him TO have taken
tho side Of his father aud relations. Tie must
then have known by instinct that liberty wal"
the true and lawtel inheritance % OF Ut. eou"-
-tEymen. and that duty required MN 70 IorseNe
father and motier' ana el'HNo up'" " WV"
ardqnt and Unsuitable iehlng' o. 'oVe'
The naren" oi jordan Non1oy were '''''S
Of tho deepest dye, and thc'r mousse W." ~
place Of. f.eommon rendezvous Tor 'ho '.o'o'"s
scouts" when IN SpadanpurEh p's'''''- an
ahe meetings Of the tories ~ that psf OF '"'
country were held there. Hnd Their schemes
and plans of. murder and devastation wore
there formed and conrocted' NO "h'Rs oV''
visited the hoNse through social intercourse
or deemed u prudent so TO 10 nnuer an! e''-
cumstances unless with strong escort 'o'-
dan associated with none but the ir'ehu' o'
his father, and seldom saw any oil those VINO
were opposed 20 him; yet he ielt seere..
lpartality for those whom he knew not ana
whose principles he neyerNhearn mehuoneu
except with exccrauon lie was tnougn' py
his friends to be too young to DC OF service 70
them, and. was therefore suffered 10 re"S'"
at home in peace and ggnestnlde' lnc'r S'ns'e'
and plans, however were not eonoeaeu "o"
him, and hc had iree access 70 all OF .he'F ue ue
liberations and meetings
Il was during one of these meetings OF the
e. "bloody scout" that he became cogn'zant Of
tho lcep-laid scheme to surprise and capture
a company Of ''liberiy men," under the com
tnand of Captain Thomas farro~' OF Lauren !,
District No sooner had ne hea'u N'' '"e'
arrangements then ne ",ou"'eu
and put oil post haste to INFORM ipe wings VI
theic danger and contemplated uesNi'','o"
Captain Farrow immediately derern'neu
take advantage o the nme'y "arn'"e' ""'
surprise the tories by an attack lhat h'SnN
This he did successfully ana thereny 'uFne'
the scale against the "o'oody Scout !" '"'
terror and confusion oil their 'r'enus IN 'n'
sneighberhood. This traitorou' act OF yoa"i
.Aontjoy becAme known 70 the tories ana 'ne'
threatened his death on 'isht In eo"se'oepSs' :
'of their threats ana inc n,sn u,SP'es'u'e =.