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

tTluODG J!
Filled with astonishtnent at thest
words, which came from over a massive
wall lncloslng what seemed an open pa
rade space, Israel pressed forward anc
soon came to a black archway, leading
tar within, underneath to grassy tract
through tower. Like two boar's tusks
two sentries stood on guard at either side
of the open jaws of the arch Scrutiniz
Ing our adventurer a moment, the signed
him permission to enter.
Arriving at the end of the arched way
where the sun shone, Israel stood trans
fixed at the scene
Like some baited bull in the RIM,
crouched the Patagonian captive, hand
cutfed as before the grass of the green
trampled aud 'gored up all about him,
both by his own movements and those of
the people around Except some soldiers
and sailors these seemed mostly towns
people, collected here out of curiosity
| The stranger was outlandishly arrayed
in the sorry remains of half Indian half
Canadian sort of dress, consisting of a
fawn skin jacket-the fur outside and
! hanging IN ragged tufts-a half rotten
bark like belt of wampum, aged breeches
| of sagathy, bedarned worsted stockings
reaching to the knee, old moccasns rid
died with holes, their metal tags yellow
with salt water rust, faded red WOODEN
bonnet not unlike Russian night cap,
or portentious, ensanguiped full moon,
all soiled, and stuck about with bits of
half rotten straw He seemed Just bro
ken from the dead leases in David's out
lawed cave of Adullam. Unshaven, beard
and hair matted, and profuse as corn
field beaten down by hail stones, his whole
marred aspect was that of some wild
beast, but of royal sort, and unsubdued
by the cage.
AYE, stare, stare though but last
night dragged out of a ships hold, like a
smutty tierce, and this morning out of
your Uttered barracks there, like muir
derer-for all that, you may well stare at
Ethan Ticonderoga Allen. the unconquer-
saw a christian before. Stare on am
he, who when your Lord Howe wanted to
bribe a patriot to fall down and worship
him by an offer of major generalsbip aud
FIVE thousand acres of choice land in old
Fermont-(H Ha three times three for
glorious Vermont, and my Green Mount
ain Boys Hurrah Hurrah Hurrah J
[ am he, [ say, who answered your Lord
Howe, - You y0u offer our land You
are like the devil In Scripture. offering all
the Kingdoms in the world, when the id
soul had not corner lot on the earth =
Stare on r'
Look you, rebel, you had best heed
how you talk against General Howe here"
said thin, wasp WASTED epauletted off
Ger of the Castle, coming near and flour
ishing his sword about like school mas
ter's ferule
General Lord Howe Heed how l
talk of that toad-hearted kings lIckspittle
of scarlet poltroon the vIIest wriggler
in Gods worm hole below. | tell you
that the hordes of red haired devils are
lmpatiently snorting to ladle Lord Howe
with all his gang (you included) into the
seethingest syrups of tophets flames"
At this blast, the wasp wasted officer
was blown backwards as from the sudden
ly burst head of a steam boiler.
Staggering away, with snapped spine.
he muttered something about its being
beneath his dignity to handy further
words with low lived rebel.
Come come. Colonel Allen" here said
a mild looking man, IN sort of clerical
undress, respect the day better than to
talk thus of what lies beyond Were you
TO die this hour or what is more probable,
be hung next week at Tower wharf, you
know not what might become, in eternity,
of yourself
Reverend sir,n With a knocking bow,
when no better employed braiding my
beard, | have little dabbled In your
theologies And let me tell you, Rever
end Sir" lowering and intensifyihg his
voice, = that as to the world of spirits. of
which you hint. though | know nothing cf
the mode or manner of that world, no
more than you do, yet [ expect when |
arrive there to be treated as any other
gentleman of my merit That is to say,
far better than you British know how to
treat an honest man and meek hearted
christian, captured in honorable war, by
-! Every one tells me. as yourself
Just told me. and as crossing the sea- ev
ery billow diuned In nv ear-that |.
Ethan Allen, an to be hung like thief
If [ am. the Great Jehovah and the Con
tinental Congress shall avenge me while
|, for my part. will show you. even on the
tree, how christian gentleman can die.
| Meantime, sir, II you are the clergyman
| you look, act out your consolatory func-
tion by getting an unfortunate christian
gentleman, about to die, bowl of punch
| The good natured stranger, not to have
his religious courtesy appealed to in vain,
Immediately dispatched his servant, who
stood by, to procure the beverage.
! At this juucture, faint rustling sound
as of the advance of an army with bar
ners. was heard Silks. scarfs. and rib
bons futtered in the background Pres
emily, a bright squadron of fair ladies
drew nigh, escorted by certain outstriding
gallantS of Falmouth
All" said soft voice, "what strange
sash, and furred vest, and what leopard
like teeth, and what faxened hair, but all
mil ewed is that he ~
. Yea. it is, lovely charmer," said Allen,
( like an Ottoman, bowing over his broad
| bovine, and breathing the words out like
/ a Lutte /" it is he-Ethan Allen, the sol
6ier. now since ladies' eyes visit him