Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14

by the tishs Of the musiet We behold
the scene.
Here lies the young American, his uni.
| form torn, bis manly ccuntenance nnarsce&
with the traces of fight. There. the Brit
ISL leader. clad in bis red rniform, with =
scowl darkened his red. round face.
The American presents his sword, von
see the Briton grasp il by the Eilr, snd
with an oath. drive il thro' the Americans
heart. transfxing him with his own blades
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The single course of the heroic Led.
yard, stabbed with his own sword, should
speak TO Us with asyoies as eterna. = DIS
Justice of Heaven.
While he laid cold and sid on the 6oor
tof the conquered Fort. The flames Of the
burning town spread to the vessels of the
river, and by the light of blazing roofs
and sails. Benedict Arnold looked his
last upon his childhood's home.
Soon afterwurds he sailed from our shores
aud came back no more.
From this time forth. wherever he went,
| three whispered words followed him, ring.
ing through his ears and into bis heart
ARNOLD, THE TRAITOR!
| When he stood beside the King, in the
House OF Lords-the weak old man whis-
pered In familiar tones TO his gorgeously
attired General whisper crept through
the thronged Senate. faces were turned,
fingers extended, and as the whisper deep-
ed into a murmur, one venerable Lord
arose and stated that he loved his sover-
eign. but could not speak to him while BY
his side stood ARNOLD, THE TRAITOR.
He went to the theatre, parading his
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British nobility and beauty, but no sooner
was his visage seen than the whole audi
ence rose-the Lord in his cushioned seat.
the vagrant of London in the gallery
they rose together. while from the pit to
the dome echoed the crv-"ARsoLp, THE
/ TRAIroR."
/ When he issued from his gorgeous man
sion, the liveried servant that ale his bread,
and earned it, too. by inenial Offices, whis--
pered in contempt to his fellow iackeys,
as he took his position behind hir masters
carriage THE TRAITOR.
One day, in shadowy room. neither
and two daughters, all attired in the weeds
of mourning. We're grouped in sad circle,
gazing upon picture shrouded in Grape
a visitor announced. The mother took
the card from the hands OF the servant.
and the daughter read his name "lso e
said the mother, rising. with flushed face,
while a daughter took each hand. go
and tell this man that my threshold can
sofi9by aE = AaHoI6 TaE sfs
Grossly insulted 10 9 public place, he
appealed to the company-Hcbis Lords
and removed men were there-and breast
ing his fierce brow. he spit full In his face.
This antagonist was man of tried coaF-
age. He coolly wiped the saliva from
his check. .You may spi. upon me, 61k
can never poliuie my sword By killing
ARNOLD rue TRArrok.
He left Loades. TIe engaged Id conf
mence. His ships were on the OCEAN
his warehouses in Nova Scotia-hi. plan.
tations In the West Indies. One night
his warehouses was burned to ashes. The
entire population Of st. Johns-sccusing
the owner of acting the part of incendiary
to bis own buildings. in order to defraut
ths insurance companies-assembied In
that British town.. in sight of his very win
dows. they hung an effigy. inscribed with
these words ARNOLD rHE TRAIron
When the Island OF Gaudaioupe was
retaken by the French. he was among
the prisoners. He was put on board a
French prisonship in the harbor. His
money, thousands of yellow guineas. ac<
cumuiated through lie course of ysafs-
was about his person. Afraid of His own
name, he called himself John Anderson.
the name ence assumed by John Andre
He deemed himself unknown, but the sem
tinel approaching him whispering that he
was known and in great danger. He as
sisted him TO escape, even aided him to-
enclose his treasure in an empty cask, but
as the prisoner. gliding down the side os
the ship. pushed his raft towards the shose.
the sen,inel looked after him. and in broken.
English sneered--" AaKoLD the That
-oR "
There was day when TaIleyrsnd ar
rived 10 Havre. hos feo. from Paris. Il.
was ia the darkest hour of the French
Revolution. Pursued by the blood bounds
of the Reign of Terror, stripped Of every
wreck of property and pewer. Talieyrsnd
fsecured a passage te AaeFica. IN ship.
abes.t to sail. He was going beegar and
wanderer to a strange land. 10 earn his
bread by daily labor.
IS Is there "A American staying al ycuf
house q he asked the landlord Of bis hotel
Is" am abcu, To cross she wa:er. and
would kke letter 10 some person Of sn-
/ luencs in the New World. |" s.
i The landlord hesitase5 moment. and.
ihen replied
i There is gentleman up stairs. either
from America or RifaIn, but whether ans
American or Engfshman I cannot tel.
/ He pointed the way. and Talleyfand
who in his life was Bishop, Prince, Prime
Minisser-ascended the aaiTs. 4 mlser-s
liable supPlieanr he stosd before the stEan-.
gers door, knocked and entered.
In the far corner Of a disnly lighted
room. sat genslemsns Of some iffy ysars.r
his arms falaed and bis head bowed ens
his breast. Frosa q wiEsow directly op--
posite food OF iight pensedoser bis hezd-
His eyes looking from teneath The down.
least brows. pazed IN Taiieyrandss s faes with