Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-10-17

to the spot where the condemned was
bound.
Hold" he shouted, as he geached
the spot, placing himself between the
prisoner and the executioners. You
would kill an innocent man / am the
deserter, as you think Lock at me p
All was eonfasion iuf q few moments !;
but the officers soaa ceeded in restor-
ing order. sss
1T is It'iss@zEEsssssss Flrilip ?
Such, and various other exclamations
fell from the lips of those who stood
around. As soon as I could gain view
of the face of the new conner, I found
that he so nearly resembled the prisoner
that 1 should not have dared to venture
even an assertion upon the identity Of
either. They were of the same size, the
same form, and the same feature. In
truth the enc WAS exact counterpart of
the other.
The colonel leaped from his saddle and
FASTENED to the spot.
. I am Philip Ceryera, Senor colonel"
the new conner cried out. /" Do you not
recognize me-"
The commandant gazed first upon him
and then upon the prisoner, and at length
he said:
BY our lady, but this is most strange.
Sergeant what think you of it,"
Why, sir," returned the man thus
addressed - don't know. | think I
should have to take their own word for
it"
You are right, sergeant. At any
rate, you may unbind the prisoner
The youth was unbound, and then the
two were caused TO stand up together
The new conner had on the very clothes
in which Phillip had deserted, and when
some of his companions were called up,
they readily swore that he was the man.
Some were sure that he was the man,
while others could not decide between
the two but not one now swore to the
identity of the prisoner.
The colonel reflected upon this a few
moments. and then ordered both the men
TO be conducted to the barracks.
Collins and myself accompanied our
host back to his house. We tried to get
him into conversation on the way but he
was moody and silent, sometimes answer
ing in monosyllables, but entering into
no conversation.
Itwas after dark, and Collins, the host,
and myself were playing a game of bill
lizards, when the door was opened, and in
walked one of the men whom we had
seen at the Place dArms either the
deserter or the other one, and I could moi
tell which. He sprang forward and
caught old Joe's hand.
I'm free p he cried.
q And where is Jo-a-PhiIp
Where is Philip ? the host asked.
Locked up in the guard house. They
would have shot him to-dy, but he claim.
ed a trial, for he assured them that hi
could prove that he was carried away
against his viii"
And when viii they try him 2
Tomorrow"
The host now came forward, and in
troduced the man to US as Joseph Cerv
era, and also informed Us that he wa
the one we had seen bound to the stake
We found the young man to be intelIigen
and well versed in conversation am
, from him we learned that the man VIII
had come to save him was his twil
brother. We asked him several ques
tons about the desertion, but he gave u
r indirect answers and the subject wa
: dropped He only informed US that a
B soon as his brother had sworn that be wa
: Philip Ceryera, and announced that h
4 was ready to stand the trial, that he hin
E self had been set at liberty.
Il was about ten O'Clock when Collin
G and l retired, and it was sometime er
s We fell asleep. How long had slept
y cannot tell, but ii must have been pa
e midnight, when / was awakened
II hearing voices below. ] listened, an
e could plainly distinguish the voice of OF
d host, though / could not hear what ";
q said. In few moments more he can
: up and entered our room. lie notice
le that / was awake, and asked me If v
would lend him our hats and cloaks
:, little while without asking any question
II I told him yes, though / must say that
broke the promise on the very next N
n ment by asking him what be was up
is He shook his head and said perhaps
N would tell me sometime.
Is In fifteen minutes after this, / hea