Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-07-09

have won you my pretty flower,
to make you bride--tremble not SO
violently--I mean not myself, however
proud ought to be-" he added gallant
ly, ito wear so fair gem next to my
heart. Perhaps" aud he cast his eyes
|inquiringly, while the current Of life
lcaped joyfully to her brow, and a MUIR
muir of surprise ran through the crowd,
perhaps there is some favored youth
among the crowd, who has a higher
claim to this jewel. Young sir" he
continued, turning to the surprised Hen
ry; methinks you were the victor in
the list before mel strove not for the
the maiden. though Que could not we'll
strive for fairer-but from love Of the
manly sport in which, saw you engag-
I cd tYou are the victor, aud as such,
with the permission of this worthy as
sembly, you receive from my hand the
prize you have SO we'll and honorably
won."
The youth sprarg forward and graspcd
his hand with gratitude, and the next
moment Annette was weeping for pure
joy upon his shoulder. The wclkin rung
with the acclamations of the delighted
villagers, and amid the temporary OK
citemen. produced by this act, the stran-
ger withdrew from the crowd, mounted
his horse, and spurred him at brisk
trot through the village.
That night Henry and Annette were
married, aud the health of the mysterious
and noble hearted stranger was drunk
in overlooking bumpers of rustic beve-
rage.
In process of time there we're born un-
to the married pair sons and daughters,
and Henry Carroll had become Colonial
Henry Carroll of the Revolutionary ar
my.
One evening, having just returned
home after hard campaign, he was sit
ting with his family on the gallery of
his handsome country-house, when an
advance courier rode up and announced
the approach of Gen Washington and
suit, informing him that he should crave
his hospitality for the night. The ne
ccssary directions were given with refer
ence to the household preparations, and
Col. Carroll ordering his horse, rode
forward to meet and escort to his house
the distinguished guest, whom he had
never yet seen, although serving in the
same widely extended army.
That evening, at the table, Annette,
now become the dignifed, mutronly, and
still handsome Mrs. Carroll, could not
keep her eyes from the face of her illus
trious visitor. Every moment or two she
woa!d steal glance 1T his commanding
features, and half-doubtedly, half-assu-
redly, shake her head and look again to
be still more puzzled. Her absence Of
mind and embarrassment at length be
came evident to her husband, who in
quired affectionately, if she was i'll.
II suspect, Colonel" said the Gener-
al, who had been some time, with a
quiet. meaning smile, observing the la
dy's curious and puzzled survey of his
features" that Mrs. Carroll thinks she
recognizes in me an old acquaintance. F."
And he smiled with mysterious air, as
he gazed upon both alternately.
The Colonel started, and faint mem
DRY of the past seemed to DO revived as
be gozed, while the lady rose impul-
siyely from her chair, and bending ca
gerly forward over the tea urn, with
hands claspcd, and an eye of intense,
anxious inquiry, fixed full upon him,
stood for moment with her lips parted
as if she would speak
Pardon me, my dear madam, par
don me. Colonel, must put an end to
this scene. | have become, by dint of
camp-farc and hard usage, too unwieldy to
leap again twenty-five feet and one inch,
even for SO fair bride as one l wot Of"
The recognition, with tho surprise,
delight and happiness that followed, arc
left to the imagination Of the reader.
General Washington was, indeed, the
handsome young leaper,' whose mys-
terious appearance and disappearance ID
the native village Of tho lovers is still
traditlonary-whose claim to substantial
bona fde flesh and blood was stoutly con-
tested by the village story-tellers, until
the happy denouement which took place at
the hospitable mansion Of Colonel Carroll.
BOYS. Tho Cashua Gazette thus d.
gnerreotypes boys" of the present age.
All who read it will confess it to be the
best likeness yet obtained:
This has been termed the age of
progress. The most striking exempli-
fication of the progressive tendency of
the age may be found in boys from if
teen to eighteen or twenty years Of age.
The boy Of fifteen and upwards must
wear better broadcloth than his employ
or, and boots to match. He gets the
spring and summer hats as soon as they