Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-02-07

: be what, a dlsgraceds and broken soldier
Condemned to tretire from the field Q
6 lory, the darling passion of his heart
! forever to abandon the field of fighting
men," and in obscurity to drag out tn
remnant of a wretched existence, neglec
ted and forgotten, and then his ra1k, 81
hardly and SO nobly won, with all 'Df hi
blushing honors. acquired in the marct
across the frozen wilderness of the Kene-
bee, the storming of Lower Town, and the
gallant and glorious combat of Saratoga.
The hours dragged gloomily away, aud
night came, and with it no rest for the
troubled spirit ofpoor Morgan. The drums
and flies merily sounded the soldiers
dawn, and the sun arose, giving promise
of goodly day" And to many within
the circuit Of this widely extended camp,
did this beam give hope, and joy and
gIadness, while it cheered not single
ray the despairing Leader of the Wood
men.
About ten o'clock, the Orderly on duty
reported the arrival of an officer Of the
staff from head quarters. and Lieutenant
Colonel Hamilton. the favorite aid of the
Commander-in- Chief, entered the marque.
BE scated," said Morgan, &c l know
your errand ; so be short, my dear fell
low, and put me out of misery at once
Iknow that l am arrested, IT'S matter
of course. Well here is my sword but
surely His ExcelIency honors me indeed,
in these last moments of my military ex
istence when he sends for my sword by his
favorite aid and my most es:eeme1
friend. All, my dear Hamilton, if YOU
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cursed horse came out to tempt me to
ruin"
Hamilton, about whose strikingly intel
ligent conntenance there always lurked
playful smile, now observed-"Col. Nor
gan. His Excelency has ordered me
| to-
II know it," interrupted Morgan, "to
prepare for trial, but pshaw, why tri.
al? Guilty. sir, guilty, past all doubt
But then," recollecting himself, ''perhaps
my services might plead; nonsense,
against the disobedience of positive or
der; no, no, it's all over with me. Ham
ilton. there is an end to your old friend
Col. Morgan"
The agonized spirit of the hero then
mounted to pitch of enthusiasm, as he
| exclaimed. " Butmy country will remem-
Der NY services, and the British and Hes
SLAMS will remember me, for though may
be far away, my brave comrades will do
their duty, and Morgan's Rif1emen will be
as they always have been, a terror to the
enemy"
The noble, the generous-souled Hamil-
toa couid.nos longer bear. 10 .witQeSs the
! struggles Of the brave unfortunate he
called out, g Hear me, my dear Colonel.
only promise to hear me one moment, and
l will tell you all"
Go on. Sir" interrupted Morgan, de-
spairingIy, Ego on
Then" continued the aid de- camp,
"you must know that the commanders Of
the regiments dine with His Excellency
to-day"
What of that @ again interrupted
Morgan, what has that 10 do with me, a
prisoner and"
"No, no." exclaimed Hamilton, "no
prisoner ! once offending, but now for
! given soldier my orders are to invite you
10 dine with His xcellency to-day at
three o'clock precisivcly yes my brave
and good friend, Col. Morgan, you are
sull and likely long to the be valued and
famed commander of the Regiment.
Morgan Sprang from his camp. bed up
on which he was sitting. and seized the
hand OF the great little man in his giant
grasp, wrung and wrung it, the abide
camp literally struggled to get free, then
exclaimed: Am in my senses : but l
know you Hamilton, you are too noble a
fellow to sport with the feelings OF an old
ieltowsolder.
Hamilton assured his friend that all was
true, and gaiIy kissed his hand, as he
mounted his horse, bidding the nov. de-
lighted Colonel remember three o'clock
and to be careful not to disobey the Sec
Ond time, he gailOped off to head quar-
ters.
Morgan entered the pavilion of the
Commsnder-in-C Chief as it was fast filling
with officers, all of whom after paying
their respects to the General, filed of to
give cordial squeeze of the hand of
the commander of the kiae Regiment, and
to whisper in his ear words of congratu-
lation. The cloth removed, Washington
bid his guests fill their glasses, and gave
his only, his unvarying toast of the days
ef trial, the toasts of the evening of his
tlme-honored life amid the shades of
Mount Vernou--"AA our friends. -
Then with his usual old fashioned polite
ness, he drank to each guest by name
When he came to Col. Morgan, your
good health. sir,' a thrill ran through the
manly frame of the gratifed and egain
favored soldier, while every eye was tur-
ned on him. At an early hour the COM
panY broke up, and Morgan had perfect
escort of soldiers accompanying him to
his quarters, and all anxious to congratu-
late him upon his happy restoration to
rank and favor, all pleased to assure him
of their esteem for his service.
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