The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-10-04

It was about eight o'elock in the evening,
of the batle, when Annette was seated in
'her door, listening 10 every i6o,steHp, expect
my htr father and brothrr. Il was Iiess-
ant night, but The time was a sad one, She
fantied The witds waited TO her the moalus Of
the dying and wourded, from the woods aud
fields around where the fight had been, and
her heart was full Of fortbodings of evil To
those 20 JeartU her, AlLat once she hcatd
the approached htirs 8 feet, Gnd started up
" ilh s0iicitUus txpettatonsLfor 'slie knew
she waited ndrvousIy the advance Of the
'horsemm along the road. He cane ehat a
slow pace, and a$ht drew nearer she distUv5
ered by the lithtO the IN J1n thit he was
an officer and his horsezw,s wounded. -
Instead of plssii,g the house towards the
town, he turned up to the-dOor AMI rode tow
ards her. 2 She was too familiar with scenes
.oi- danger, aud incidents OF those nwariike
times, to teei alarm d, aHd'quietiy awaited
the approach to the doOr-stone ." vi ~
! "Go0d dsevJnin. ., inatdvtIjr said he, witIfaa
foreign accent, III pray thee &ive'mea your
hospitality d beitf spactLie and my ylforse'
are botIrwounded, and he will csiTy HE no
farther, | :ear. 10
s There Masg sompthi69 in stIie gent hone
of the voice OF lhe esrangrr, well as in
his noble figure and engaging address, tina,
Immediately interested Annette in him; and
without asking whether he was = tIicnd or
ioeman, she invited HIN to ulight and enter
the dwelling With some difficulty he got
to the ground, she assisting him, and receiv.
ed his grateful thanks. He then examined
first his horse 5 wound, and with, her aid dress
ed it, and had him put into the shed and pro-
tected from the nis ht air, with plenty ni hay.'
When this was done, he went with her into
which had been injured by II cannon shou, to
the mother and d.ughter. Annette then pro-
vidcd him with refreshments, and tried to
make him as comfortable as possible, with.
| out knowing Whetherh he WIS one OF her couh-
| uy's INVADERS tor deienders;, but his, foreign
accent led her tc suspect that he was the Ior-
m4r. But, Annette WIS, Christian, and she
remembered and obeyed the Injunction Of
our Savior--7'"'h thing .ensmy huuger, feed
him; il he thirst, give him drink" sgar '9
The ensuing morning the grateful s'ran-
ger was about to leave. His horse Was at
the door, much improved as well as bis mas
| ter. -ez....--
"My sweet maid, SAID the officer, "you
must take gold, Tor can repay thy hospitaIi-
/ T.; no other way" rraa %. ira a-9I
iq%Cpase to fight against my country is all
I,ask, sirS she said;warlnly, z &EifH
f. The officer smiled and said, q Have you
then regarded ME as a foe, and still done ult
this rurl rnelE"I0 Ft3f 3t'UT $40 w
81 have done my duty, sir,p .Tg1T o'
/ You are noble girl, and / am happy to
let You knew you have not thrown yont hos
pltaiity awayuponi niapne gundesesvng it. 1
am an officer under Washington" :
The stranger then re-nnunted his horse
and was abu,, t taking leave OF her, and An
nette had on her tongue 10 ask him who he
was, when two men made tlieir appearance
before the house with guns and knul,sdcks.
(. "Fathtrland br,,ther y cried she jaylllly
receiying their enibeaces as they hastened
rewards her. "What officer is this /! lie
Esays. he is under Washing TOM pn -
-at The young man glanced at his face, which
had been TUNED from hin, answered viii,
/ pride aud pleasure. s'DV you not know him
1t is the young Ffeneh Generat, l. L4faYsttr.
They went towards him, and paidiheir re-
sprcl>, in orming him that there had been
fears he had been slain. 's- ssa s. .si&'.-
"No, no." said be-, "my brave men, he'd
1 1sfrssiyWanHerid FROM my qststf ate" night
ani eoliling(tu ths house was h0spltaDy eli.
d aftaine by the maidelL Who3 nIist6ok ME
4 3 ran E0giish officer, yet did 3iiIothing lack
IN her charities. You are honoFed, oil.
sieur, in huvingiso generous athiid. "7So .
Thus speaking, the young French soldier
made his adieu and rode away. h''j =. 1'l
After coagRapiatings each other upon the
fsaIety, Tile -bfothertold her that they had on
4 ly icoIne tu see her lyr few ho0rs and wer,
to return to the army The same night. They
:, told that the column which had pursued thei
right whgdalong the road past tile cottage
4 .f. Il
/ had afterwards been met by General Kny
4 phausen. and had been compelled to sgv,
r way. anda large number oil men were islail
aud taken prisoners. Annette reeellecte,
that George was iiaithis division, and sh
would have asked Tor intelligence of him
2 but tefspride kept her silent. htilength he
II father and brother went into the hou5e, an
as she was following them, rival ofGeorg
Lee rode up 10 the door, alighted, and calle
! in high tone OF voice to her brother. q
! "aHo! Reuben. did you hear the .news!--
/ George Lee was taken last night skGfkfn
! in the camp, and is TO be hung, this after
I noon as a sPy!'l y 'a'so'sl'e,t =. u
II Annette heard, and came near fafIingt
1 the ground she, however, recovered hei
{. SELF, and with "a borstinGg heart hpstenei
.1without making ainy outef'y.. to her ow
. chamber. She still loved her tory love
I and now he was likely 10 die, and her .hea,
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