Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-04-16
time for soldier to be on leave of absence.
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nlH I1er honest, Wflnkled cOuntenance was
full of anxiety and apprehension. Looking
him full in the face, and clapping her hands to.
gether, she cried out in an agony: $50 help me
God, Charles, you are n dcserter !''
81 couldn't stand it any longer, mother" ut.
tered her wretchcd son, in broken voice, by
way of apology.
"You couldn't stand it ~ said the old woman
cxasperated beyond all measure 'you couldn't
stand it and hundreds of thousands of your
brethren do Fly, for shamer' and with her
old, honest trembling hand, she gave him q
smack on the face.
Mother" |" exclaimed the young man, start
ing up with the blood rushing to his face.
'Fy, for shame !" she went on without heed
ing him in the least, "to bring such disgrace
upon the whole village What would he say ?'
she pointed to where the old warrior was
hanging over the chmney-piece, whose stern
countenance, illuminated by the rays of the eve
ming sun, seemed indeed to assume an unusual
expression of solemn Indignation "Sit down,
sit down, | say you deserter! 1t shall not be
said that your dead fathers house. in the village
of Burnheim, is place of refuge for runaways,
whilst the whole country is up in arms Don't
you stir, sir I'll be back in mnute !" and
with this, the brave old woman left the room,
locking the door after her.
She was not alone when she came back about
half an hour afterwards; the country parson,
the schoolmaster, the country judge, and half
a-dozen more of the dignitaries of the village,
were with her. The little room was quite full
when all these distinguished visitors had enter
ed it. Charles sat in the old armchair, quite
motionless, his face covered with both his
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La Ipo, ms oi'lne I; ns a'i iSnonim!' ny
also their go community at large. and % they were ere
not the men to put up with such an afiront-
The schoolmaster, who was a politician, and
subscribed for a newspaper having informed
them that the head. quarters of the commander
in-chief of the army were but about two days
march from the village, they had resolved at
once TO escort him thither. The Judge pro-
claimed the young man a prisoner in the name
| of his majesty the king. and called upon him TO
follow him to place of security for the night.
| as on the following morning they would in
! body convey him TO his excellencvtbe field mar
shal, General Blucher He rose and followed
them without opposition. When they were all
gone, the old woman took up the Holy Scrip
lures once more but il was in vain that she
strove to read her eyes grew dim, and the let
ters were all swimming confuscdly before them,
so she put it down again and wcpt bitterly.
Early on the following morning strange
procession wss seen emerging from the little
village of Burnheim-four old peasants escort
ing one young soldier. The country Judge,
with grave airs, marched ahead of them. whilst
the schoolmastcr who had obstnatey insisted
upon accompanying the expedition, brought up
the rear. The prisoner, with downcast ewes and
fallen countenance, was walking between the two
other patriots; and as he had pledged his word
not to make any attempt at flight they had con-
sented TO leave his hands united. When the
eXpe3dinon, after a days Narch. put pp for the
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of o,'or, ra y. anu -o'S'Is
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ueSpa'oneu' 'iian ne was seen mounting again.
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ness ,n he nf nIo, SoSue; eneii own pusl-
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saw ,5a, snm",h;"n "s 'sueu IRON, what he
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ha,,,a o ON tha enIie'; '.iei M was ABOUT 10 give
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of h;s J'use, ,o,s',ous 10 oi lie importance
tha S na;na.s Sen.u.eu a. las. 70 deeosl one Oh
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was na;ddIo AL oaua aecola,si{ rms .ine 1t
tononoa 49, ,ha man Mitl oereN9ieni coun
ronuos, -, "no ,t tae h,aue ayqIalh'eu wi'h tlelr
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