Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-09-19
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Onr 'oh',no"'ca"'hs hau oecn cut Oh WIN
T''"''" an" no"''' ana as the enemy poSseSS'd
the country ore'"ee" us ana them ana S9ch
was ,"''r V'E''""c" II "nu o'en utterly I'M
i,oSS,''e 'or our spies ara messengers to reach
.ne m n'I',S' mes n" less man l'Ve m's'rng-
e'S ''n nee" r'S l''Gn'' 10 cur 'r,ends ior re,
l"'orceme"ts' nut an o' them mad failed ard
'a',[" ne INTO the hands oil the Americans
O"o "'''","S III '''' ''S' week OF September
wh'e Our column WIS cncampcd some forty
"'''cS I @ NOM AGa"y' an o'Ge'Iy sergeant enter
ed my tent with an order from the command.
'oT General to present myself at his marquee,
ob"yed tue summons and on en'orine the
tenn, was met oH H my captain who presented me
10 no'goy"S l'' a''er was scat. a at taoie
',V','I VIII" Papers "h" map OF I've country
WhIrh ne seemed 10 nave Iecn Just consulting.
"'nern' sur oyne Il, once informed me that
ne "'SI'' So,o' one 90 pass zoe enemy ''IleSS
ana communicate win N''"r'I ''i''H', and
''o'n my r'p'a" r''on.'n'n'@n'o ' mao co'Se'
me 'or '"c ""A'r"ouS o"oe''oNh@ was 10
pretend TO desert ana on my return should tie
m"ue "e"'e"an,' ana my 'n'Ofe promo''on
S"""'' m ne ~ ."l'" az PoSS'o,e'
"e'e or''',""' PROMISES packed ny HNnhS"er,
|o.e arguments oVercame all my ScrnpeS' ana
n''"g 'h,rns'ed win me V'roa message to Sir
Henry CIn'on or to General Howe, pledged
nv word 10 be ready to leave the CaDlD n soon