Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-01-16


pie around. Except some soldiers and
sailors, these seemed mostly towns peo-
|ple. collected here out Of curiosity. The
stranger was outlsndishIy arrayed in the
sorry remains of a half Indian, half. Ca
madam sort Of dress, consisting of fawn
skin jacket--the fur outside and hanging
in rugged TUFTS half rotten bark like q
belt OF wan: pun aged breeches Of sa-
gathy ); the darned worsted stockings
reaching to the knee old moccasius, rid
died with holes, their metal tags yellow
with salt water rust; faded red woollen
bonnet, not unlike Russian night cap,
or aportentous ensanguined full moon, all
soiled and stuck about with half rotten
straw; unshayen beard, matted and pro-
fuse as cornield beaten down by hail
stones His whole marred aspect was of
wild beast. but royal sort and unsub-
dued by the cage.
Aye. stare stare thou but last
night dragged me out of ships hold
like smutty tierce. and this morning out
of your Uttered barracks there like mur.
derer-for all that you may we'll stare
at Ethan Ticonderoga Allen. the conquer
ed soldier BY You Turks never saw
a Christian before. Stare on am he
who. when your Lord Howe wanted to
brihe patriot to fall down and worship
him by an offer Of 9 major generalship.
and FIVE thousand acres Of choice land in
old Vermont-ha three times three for
glorious Vermont and the Green Noun
tain boys hurrah! hurrah hurrah -
am he, say, who answered your Lord
Howe: You, you offer our land? "You
are like the Devil in Scripture. offering
all the kingdoms in the world, when the
cursed soul had not corner lot on earthI"
Stare on, say II
Look. you rebel you. you had best
heed how you talk against General Lord
Howe, here T. said thin, wasp wasted
epauletted officer Of the castle, coming
near and fourishing his sword about him
like schoolmaster's ferrule.
' General Lord Howe ? +. Heed how l
talk of that toad>hearted kings lick.spit-
tie of poltroon the yilest wriggler iu
Gods worm home below. tell you the
hordes of red haired devils are impatient
ly shouting to ladle Lord Howe with his
gang-you included; into the seethingest
syrups Of Tophet's hottest flames"
At this blast tho wasp wasted officer
was blown backwards as from the sudden
ly burst head of steam boiler. Stag
gering away with q snapped spine, he
muttered something about its being be-
meath his dignity to handy forth words
with a low lived rebel.
Come, come, Colonel Allen" here
said mild looking man, in sort of Gle
rical undress, respect the day better
than talk thus OF what lies beyond. Were
you to die this hour, or what is most pro-
bable. ho hung next week at Tower
wharf, you know not what might become
of yourself.
Reverend SIR" said Allen, with a
mocking bow, when no better employed
than braiding my beard, have dabled a
little in your theotogies. And let mo tell
you, reverend sir" lowering and intensity
ing his voice, "that as to the world OF
spirits OF which you hint, though know
nothing of the mode or manner of that
world no more than you do I expect,
when I arrive there, TO be treated as any
other gentleman Of my merit. This is to
say, far better than you British know how
to treat an honcst and q meek hearted
christian, captured in honorable war, by
=! Every one tells me, as yourself just
told me, as crossing the sea, every billow
dinned 10 my ear-that l, Ethan Allen,
am to be hung like thief. II am. the
Great Jehovah and the Continental Con-
gress shall ayenge me, while l, for my
part, will show you. even on the tree, how
Nh1ia
time. sir. if you are the clergyman you
look. act your consolitary function by get
ting an unfortunate Christian gentleman,
about to die, a glass 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 juncture faint rustling sound,
as if the advancing Of an army with BAN
ners, was heard. Silks, scRrfs. and rib.
bons futtered in the background. Pres.
emily bright squadron of bright ladies
drew nigh. escorted BY certain out.riding
gaIlants OF Falmouth.
"Ah," said q strange voice, I" what a
strange sash. and furred vest. and what
leoapard- like teeth. and what aaxen hair
but all mildewed is that he %
" Yes, it is. lovely charmer," said Al,
len, like IS Ottoman. bowing over his
broad bovine and breathing the words
out like lutte "it-is he-Ethan Allen,
the soldier now. since ladies' eyes him,
made trebly captive -
why, he talks like beau in the par,
lor-this wild mossed American from the
wood" sighed another lady to her mate
81 but can this be he we came to see?
must have lock Of his hair"
"It is he, adorable Delilah; and fesl
not, though excited by the foe. by clip
ping my lock to dwindle my strength
Give me your sword, man, turning to an