The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-11-05

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hah
4 II iaa Osks. Csc miles oir and Stop
for ihe ioraae party. II anything sheuld
ocepf within tie TIME, you know where
70 asa me- The officer and men rode
away.
- ii haeered around ard gradually
approached The building, which was. with
tae exception oi Tie brick walls. heap Of
ruiif.
So, John Classcn, you have glutied
yonf vengeance upon me, aud this is your
work, viper and wreichr
Cassen turned and bcheld within six
fees o. him Van Dyke leaning on his mus
ket
No, no, Peter, lie muucred, trembling
~ ie spoke. II was the British officer.
! p know that / would not iuiurc you.'
Speak not another word, liar. or |
shall forget myself and blow your brains
out ] heard all Go, You are TO have
City guineas for apprehending me. am
everything that is bad. came to burn
your house down, but fed when You ap-
preached = Wretch, il was | who saved
yocr dwelling and your worthless carcass,
and these ruins are my reward
Peter dear Peter.
Sconndrel, do not apply that word
dear 10 me. 1t sounds worse than the
hiss Of a snake--Li-ten. John Classen. the
chlei reason Of your animosity to me is
because Kate Vessels preferred my hand
70 Yours. Thank God she and her IA
th@g are both sofe from your persecution,
for they are now within the American
lines. Now, hear me; spare you this
time, for you are unarmed, bat when we
Relt meet, be it in town or village. forest
on road, wedding or funeral, il is your life
or mine. Cor
@iasscn waited for no second bidding
bui disappeared iu the direction taken by
the soldiers IN double quick time, his hair
standing on end, for, like Ill other great
rognes. he wa, as cowardly as he was bad.
Van Dyke paused moment, and thus
poadered in bis own mind:
That scoundrel will bring some ofthose
horsemen back, for he will imagine that /
will lnger around this old place. Yes,
yes, ] will after some twenty Of our lads.
and prepare an ambush for them Fifty
guneas will draw Classen anywhere, cow
ard that he is, especially when backed by
The red coats
u was not long before Van Dyke re-
turned with bis party, whom he gathered |
by signal, and as nigh. had fallen, they
took their stations amid the willows by |
vi bo,ks Of the brook. where they could |
remain unperceived For the space Of an
hour all was still, and then the distant
ramp OF horses on the road was heard.
Here they come, said Van DYKE
Each choose his man, but leave Classen
o me; you know him by the cap lie
wears. | will give the word when to
ire.
In a short time the party Of horsemen
ode up 10 the willows, and tue enough
hey were red coats, headed by lieuten-
mt, with Classen.
Fire ! shouted Van Dyke.
So sudden and deadly was the aim that
loi more than half dozen remained IN
heir saddles. who wheeled their horses
nd fed as quickly as possible. Van
)yke had Intentionally aimed at the horse
f Classen, and he fell with his rider To
ecure Classen was the @ork Of mo-
lent.
Now, lads, bring out the rope and
brow it over that willow branch. We
ave alarmed the enemy, and they win be
own upon u.s..
Mercy! mercy cried Classcn.
All in vain. The moose was slipped ,
yer his head, they strung him mp, and
lere he was left until he was corpse. I
'he burning of the Willows had been ,
venged.