Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-30
CHAPTER VIII.

The morning was fine and clear. after tho
RAINY, dark night on which Florence Seton hast
pleaded 50 uasucccesiully for her fathers life
1t was about seven O'CLOCK when an Irish
want at the fort entered the room IN which Col
opel Seton had been confined since ms arrest
with breakast-tray, OF which We're coffee,
toast, etc; lie was likewise desired to tell the
Prisoner tuat the Rev. Mr.. Norris, OF the Eps-
coPal Church at LewIstown, to which he be-
lohged would visit him as soon As hc had break
tasted. Dennis nd advanced but a few PAGES
into the apartment, when the sight of beauti
tai gIri seated ON the side of the bed, and ap-
peaIng though the noise made 10y the unbar-
rug OF the door had awakened from sleep, had
the effect of causing him 20 send forth pro-
longed Nh-e-e-w = accompanied by the fail
OF the tray and the smash OF CHINA, wnIch caus-
ed the sentry 10 enter, demanding, VI nat Is the
matter :!
- BY Saint Pathricl, sir, i Is o,.y jist an ex-
change "t prisoners that has tux piace = SAID
DENNIS.
The soldier &e!,ked with wonder at poor Flor.
euce-fur 1t was she ; then saying, - must
form General y an Rensselaer,, and causing the
scalte5e, fragments OF the lost breakfast DO
gathered up, he lett the room wltA -, InIs. bar
rang II aIteI Hlm.
4, l. almost needless 20 explain that the twen-
ty minutes Interview with her father, granted
10 Florence, had been passed Disgusting nInl
III Tie CLOAK and one OF the dresses she wore
she had read and heard OF such a sjratageu hay-
ing sometime succeeded, and she determined,
II Ier eutreaiI,s could net save his life, TO try
Il. She could huJ idIl and perhaps ~ould, had
she NOT been aOiy secoued by Alice. For
some hours alter the colonel had lett the fort,
7ae would, at every sil5ht noise, assume the at
tItuce OF dIspondency that had succeeded 50 we'll
III deceIvIHg the officer when her father was GO
ing from The apartment; aud IT not unut
near morning that she could persuade herself %
the certainty OF his escape. Then she arranged
her dress ana hair, and, throwing herself upon
the bed, slept sOGudIy until aroused from
Sium5er by the noise made IN unboltIng the
door To admit Dennis with the breakiar~. A
short time elapsed after the sentry bad lett her,
when the door again opened, and General
Van Rensselaer, entered, followed by the itey.
Mr. Norris. Florence rose.
Miss SefLon-=-Iuadam - exclaimed he, do
you kn0 That you have drawn on your own
head
ANY punishment you please to inilict, sane.
toned by law, that my father Is saved. You
cannot blaine me, Genera Van Rensselaer,. when
you would not hear my prayer 10 save his hie.
II ] had recourse to stratugeIn.'
You have placed me position, Mss s ef-
tom he replied. ' IN which my honor may be
lmpeacAed, by sUppOsIng that | was priyy to
his escape. Where 50 much treachery aud So
many traitors abound, II Is hard to know who -
true. Your ftther fled to the English fort az
Queenstown. 1 suppose 2
lie did, replied Florence
Pursuit IS out OF the question, them he re-
Piled
But my dear general" sad Mr. Norris.
eager tu assist poor Florence, you cannot sup
pose any one would dare to doubt yostr honor I
No, no, believe me, that viii rot be. And sure
II you cauuot, with your kind and noble ncart.
blame this dear child for aIdI z her father IL
eIcaUc an I.uominIous death and YOU viii not
dcJaIu her from her home :"
Ine manner of this escape must first be
strictly iuauIted into" replied the general :
and the lady must please tell me a there weru
any TRAITORS III the fort who aided her plot 2
None, none. General Ean Rensselaer, IA
! hope 90 10 Heaven, there WAS none = saIu
FiOrgucc, eager 10 save the innocent from sus-
piciou. Iae plot, you call 1t, originated
win myself. Ny maid aud nay fathers servants
We're Eny only Ass stants; and they only obeye,i
ngq orlers.' sIc added, fearful LEST they inlghS
suffer, Il ,aaea.
AMER a pause Of some minutes, the General
said
You must excuse me- Miss Seton. if detain
voa some time longer a. prisoner, Aud, TAX
ing the clergyman with hln lie " thdrew
Two ,!reary hoars passed heavily by, when
Nr Norris fcturnei, smile brig nteulng Hls
venerable face, a. he said to Florence
Tine general las given me permission, MiSa
SETON To take YOU 20 Seton Hil IN my gig, II
you viii grant me that pleasure
Florence thanked him warmly then throw
ing a large cashmere shawI-ihat she had worn
beneath her cloak the previous night--over her
head, she accompanied him, and, IL short time,
was again at home.
Wc must now follow the colonel in his flight
Florence had informed HIM where the botE
awaited him aBd, when the carriage had arriv-
ed opposite To where she lay, he LETT n, aud d.
ve,:iHg himself OF the cloak bonnet, and dress
in which be was disguised, he was soon safety
s-eat-d IN the boat, which Thornton and Mines
70 began - row across the stream, with - little
I noise : possible. As We observed before. the
+ Drgit was dark and rainy, winch favored their
escape As they approached the shore near nc
\ F,e,it-a fort they were challenged By sentinel
I with " no goes there - CoiuIel Seton Lao
scarcely pronounced the word . d f1end' when
; the relart OF a mu9ket was heard, and he icit
back with a groan, fcebiy eXciaitnlng'" am
( ,-l.r-,4sd - Thornton Immediately began to
can ont. at the top of his voice, +" d9lioi dom
f-e no more YOU XIII Colonel Sesii'n p BY thss
time thcv ial reached lHe shore. and the sodier
stepued down, demanding wAo tuey were ,
TCJNGINUED - orr NFxT.