Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-02-15

4 into the uyluS SotuioiS, duu 0ool
i they rallied in the road, and pre-
/ sented front to the columns q
British who we're pursuing. Gen
4 Howe seeing this demonstration o.
resistance, and knowing Washington
to be there in person, withdrew from
pursuit, satisfied with having routed
the wing. The American troops
/ then slowly retreated in good order
! towards a strong position on the
heights not f,r off. ie'lf
4 Annette was delighted to see that
Iamong those who fled were neither
her father nor brother, but she was
Fpained to discover among the pursu-
Iers her own false lover, who seeing
| her at a distance, reined up his horse
and turned aside, hoping to escape
her notice. When she saw this she
resolved she would not only Danish
him forever from her heart, but from
her thoughts. But the resolutions
of a maiden in love are made only to
be broken, especially when the lover
is the object ofithem. >
It was almost eight o'clock, the
evening of the battle, when Annette
was seated in her door, listening to
every foetstep, expecting her father
and brother. 1t was a pleasant night,
but the time was a sad one. She
fancied the winds waited to her the
means of the wounded and dy-
ing, from the woods and fields around
where the fight had been, and her
heart was full Of forebodings Of evil
to those so dear to her. at once
she heard the approach Of a horses
feet, and started up with solicitous
expectation -lfor she knew that nei-
ther her father n9s brother we're
mounted; she waited nervously the
advance Of the horseman along the
road. He came at slow pace, and
as he drew nearer, she discovered by
the light of the moon that he was an
officer, and that his horse was wound
ed. Instead Of passing the house
towards the town, he turned up at
the side-door and rode towards her.
She was too familiar with scenes of
danger, and the incidents Of those
warlike times, to feel alarmed, and
quietly waited the approach to the
door stone. 70 teap $50 -p9Jg 4
Good evening, maiden,' he said
with a foreign accent, Il pray thee
give me your hospitality, a brief
space and my horse are both
wounded, and. he will carry me no
farther ] fear ssat5, fa
I There was something in the gen
tie tone Of the stranger, as
we'll as in his noble figure and en-
gaging address, that Immediately in
terested Annette in him, and with
out asking him whether he was a
friend or foeman, she invited him to
alight and enter The dwelling. With
some difficulty he got to the ground,
for his leg was stiff with his wound,
She assisted him, and received his
grateful thanks. He then examined
first bis horses wound, and with her
aid dressed it, and had him put into
the shed and protected from the
night air, with plenty ofhay. When
this was done he went with her into
the house, and submitted bis foot
and ankle, which had been injured by
a cannon shot, to the skill of the
mother and daughter. 10 siiE1
Annette then provided him with
refreshments and tried to make him
as comfortable ne possible without
knowing whether be was one Of her
country's invaders or defenders, but
his foreign accent led her to suspect
that he was the former. But An
nette was a Christian, and she re-
.membered and obeye6 the injunction
of our Saviour-'slf thine enemy
hunger, feed him; if he. thirst give
him drink. 49, sss1efa .iilis ssess-
The ensuing morning the grateful
stranger was about to. leave. His
horse was at the door much improved
as well as his master. 1870 .sen ]
s .My sweet maid, said the officer,
you must take gold, for ! can repay
the hospitality in no other way
sCease to fght against my coun-
try, is all I ask, sir said she warm
~. z 1s & 5
The officer smiled and said: Have
|you then regarded nae as foe, and
and still done all this for mel'sie
4 have done my duty, sir. /,
sYou are a noble girl and ! am