The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-10-06

VIII DC OF no Iurther use to you. Broken,
lsir-nothing can save you and there is the
end of COL Morgan. Fool, fool--by single
act Of madness, thus to destroy the earnings
of SO many tolls and of many hard-fougiit
battle. You are broken; sir, and there is an
end Of Col. Morgan E --s tlsgI.+ s
To disturb his reverie, there suddenly ap-
peared at full speed the aid-de-camp. the
Mercury, of the field, who, refining up, ascost-
ed the Colonel with. 4 am ordered, Col. Nor
gan, to ascertain whether the firing lust now
heard proceeded from your detachment p
1T did, SIR doggedly replied Morgan. G
Then, Col. Morgan continued the aid, i
am further ordered to require of you your
immediate attendance upon His Excellency,
who is fast approaching. =,
Morgan bowed, and the aid, wheeling his
charger, galloped back to rejoin the Chief
The CLEANS of the morning sun, shining
upon the sabres ofthe horse guard, announced
the arrival Of the dread commander-that
being who inspired with degfee of awe ev-
cry one who approached him. With stern.
yet dignified composure, Washington ad-
dressed the military culprit: ,
Can it be possible, Col. Morgan, that nv
aid-de-camp has informed me Alright? Can
it be possible, after the orders you received
last evening, that the firing we have heard
proceeded from your detachment Surely.
sir; my orders were so explicit as not to be
easily misunderstood r. 70. ..s.... .-
Morgan was brave but it has been often,
and justly, too, observed, that man was never
born ofwoman who could approach the great
Washington and not feel degree of awe and
veneration from his presence. Morgan quail
ed for a moment before the stern yet Just dis
pleasure of his Chief till arousing all his en-
ergies for the effort, he uncovered and replied:
Your Excellency's orders were perfectly
understood and, agreeable to the same. /
proceeded with the select party to reconno oitre
the enemy's lines by night. We succeeded
even beyond our expectations, and was re-
turning to headquarters to make my report
when, having halted few minutes to rest
the men, we discovered party of horse COM
ing out from the enemy's lines. They came
up immediately othe spot where we lay con-
cealed by the brushwood. There they halt
ed, and gathered together like flock of part
ridges, affording me so tempting an oppor.
tunity of annoying my enemy, and may it
please your Excellency, flesh and blood could
not refrain '..s...... .... 80.
AT this rough, yet frank, bold aud manly
explanations smile was observed to pass
over the Generals suit. The Chief remained
unmoved when, waving his hand, he con-
tinued: "Colonel Morgan, you will retire to
your quarters, there to await further orders
Arrived at his quarters, Morgan threw him
self upon his hard couch, and gave himself
up to reflections upon the events which had
so lately and rapidly succeeded each other.
He was aware he had sinned against all
hopes of forgiveness. Within twenty-four
hours he had fallen from the command of a
regiment, and being special favorite with
his General, to be, whatl-a disgraced and
broken soldier. Condemned to retire from
the scenes Of glory, the darling passion of his
heart-forever TO abandon the fair field of
fighting men, and in obscurity to drag out
the remnant of a wretched existance, neg
lected and forgotten, and then his rank, so
hardly and so nobly won, with all his blush
ing honors,' acquired in the march across
the frozen wilderness of the Kennebec, the
storminy of the Lower Town, and the gal
liant and glorious combat at Saratoga.
The hours dragged gloomily away, and
night came, and with it no rest for the troub-
led spirit of poor Morgan. The drums and
flies merrily sounded the soldiers dawn, and
the sun arose, giving promise of goodly
day And to many within the circuit ofhis
widely extended camp, did his genial beam
give hope, and JOY, and gladness, while it
cheered not with a single ray the despairing
Leader of the Woodsmen. eaa
About ten o'clock, the Orderly on duty
reported the arrival of an officer of the staff
from headquarters and Lieutenant Colonel