Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-07-18

self, lady"
s' No. no-T am"
Afraid, would you saw Afraid OF
the sword-friend aud champion of all
ladies all around the world Nav, nav.
come hither"
Z. The lady advanced and soon overcom-
ing her timidity. her white hand shone
like whipped foam amid the matted waves
of taxen hair.
''Ah, this is like clipping tangled tags
Jof gold lace" cried she " but see, it is
half straw"
" But the wearer is no man of straw.
lady; were l free and you had ten thou,
sand foes, horse, foot and dragoon-how
Ike friend | could fight for you Come.
you have robbed me of my hair-let me
rob your dainty hand of its price What,
afraid again ?"
No. not shat. but---n
Il see, lady: l may do it by your leave
but not by your word, the wonted way of
all ladies There, it is done Sweeter
that kiss, than the bitter heart of the
cherry"
When at length this lady left, no small
talk was had by her with her companions
about some way of relieving the hard lot
OF so knlghtly an unfortunate whereupon
worthy. judcious gentleman, Of middle
age, ID attendance, suggested bottle of
wine every day, and clean linen every
week. And these the gentle English
women--too polite, and too good to be
fastdious, did indeed actually send to
Ethan Allen, so long as he tarried cap
tive in their land
The withdrawal of this company was
followed by different sceue
\ perspiring man in top boots riding
whip in his hand, and having the air of
a prosperous farmer, brushed in, like a
stray bullock, amongst the rest, for peep
at the giant-having just entered thro'
the arch as the ladies passed out
Hearing that the man who took Ii
conderoga was here in Peudennis Castle.
I've ridden twenty five miles to see him,
and to morrow my brother will ride forty
for the same purpose SO let me have the
first look. Sir" he continued, addressing
the captive, I" will you let me ask you
few questions. and be free with you r.
. BE free with me with all my heart
| love freedom above all things I'm
ready to die for freedom [ expect to-
So be as free as you please. What is it 2"
Then, sir, permit me to ask what is
your occupation in life in time of peace,
[ mean"
. Iou talk like tax gatherer," replied
Allen, squirting diaboicaIly at him =
= what is my occupation in life Why,
in my younger days [ studied divinity.
bat at present am conjurer by profession
Hereupon every BODY laughed as well
a tho Ep words and fla
tied farmer retorted
"Conjurer, eh? Well, you conjured
wrong that time you were taken
8 lot so wrong, though as you British
did. that time | took Ticonderoga. my
friend"
At this juncture the servant came with
the bowl of punch, when his master bade
him present it to the captive
No give it to me, sir, with your
own hands, and pledge me as gentleman
to gentleman
$ | cannot pledge state prisoner, Col
Allen, but | will hand you the punch with
my own hands, since you insist upon it"
Spoken and done like true gentle
man, sir, | am bound to you"
Then receiving the bowl into his gyved
hands, the iron ringing against the chain,
he put it to his lips, and saying, . [ here
by give tue British nation credit for half
a minutes good usage" at one draught
emptied it to the bottom"
s. The rebel gulps it down like a swill-
ing hog at a trough" here scoffed lusty
private of the guard, off duty
Shame to you," cried the giver of the
bowl.
Nay, sir; his red coat is standing
blush to him, as it is to the whole scarlet
blushiug British army" Then turning
derisively upon the private you object
to my way of taking things, do ye2 [
fear that [ shall never be able TO please
Iye, You objected to the way, TOO, in
which | took Ticonderoga, and the way |
meant to take Montreal Selah But.
pray, now that look at you. are you not
the hero [ caught lodging around IN his
shirt. in the cattle pen. inside the fort =
1t was the break of day, you remember
Come, Yankee" here swore the in
censed private; cease this, or Ill turn
your old fawn skin for ye, with the fiat of
this sword, for a specimen ;" laying i
lashwise, but not heavily, across the cap
tive's back
Turning like tiger, ,the giant, catching
the steel between his teeth. wrenched it
from the privates grasp, and striking it
with his mauacles, sent it spinning like a
juggler's dagger into the air saying, lay
your dirty, towards iron on a tied gentle
man again, and these" lifting his hand
cuffed fists, shall be the beetle of NOR
tality to you %
The now furious soldier would have
struck him with all bis force but several
men of the town interposed, reminding
him that it was outrageous to attack a
chained captive.
| Ah," said Allen, Il am accustomed
to that, and therefore 1 am beforehand
with you and the extremity of that say
against Britain, is not meant for you.
kind friends, but for my insulters, present
and to come Then recognizing among
, the interposers, the giver of the bowl, be
turned with a courteous bow, saving
thank you, again and again. my good
sir; you may not be the worse for it =
/ ours is an unstable world SO that one