Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-07-05
IRASBURGH, VERMONT, FRIDAY JULY 5, 1861.


i at the risk of almost certain destruction
4 rushed into the middle of the street, an
with powerful grasp dragged the younl
e. lady almost from beneath the very fee
Of the runaway horses, and landed he
? upon the sidewalk in safety. The maidel
cast look of gratitude upon her pre-
, server, and swooned away in bis arms.
Sic however quickly recovered, anc
informed Fearing where she resided, ant
our hero requested permission to accom-
pany her home. She at once consented
and he conveyed her to her dwelling, {
large mansion in the then upper position
of the city, He was invited to enter
and having done so, was Introduced t,
the father of the maiden, who expressed
bis grateful thanks for the service whicl
Fearing had performed.
4 The young lady whom Albert had pre-.
served from certain death, was Rose Car.
rington, and was pronounced to be one ol
the lovliest girls in the city. She was
now about eighteen years of age, and
many had sought to win her favor, but
had sought in vain. Among these were
several officers of the British army, Of
high rank, but these, for reasons which
we will explain, stood a poorer chance
than the others. Mr.. Darlington, the
father of Rose, was whig of the true
stamp, patriot, and an ardent lover Of
his country. Although from motives OF
policy he treated the British officers with
civility, and even went so far as to invite
the officers to his house, and permitted
them to visit Rose, still he hated them
cordially, and only tolerated their society
because the city was in their possession,
and he was possessed of a vast amount of
property that he was anxious should re-
main unmolested.
AS matter of course, Fearing, though
a private soldier, having performed such
a service as saving the life of Rose, at
the risk of his own, was received most
cordially, and old Mr.. Darlington at once
commenced a conversation with him. 1t
soon leaked out that the old gentleman
was anything but friendly to the British
cause; in short, that he was an ardent
whig, and then our hero ventured to in
form the old gentleman Of the part he was
playing, while serving ostensibly as pri-
vate soldier in the royal army.
you deserve great credit, young man,
for the heroism you have displayed in
thus risking death in order to obtain val
liable information for the use 5of your
countrymen, l admire your spirit, sir, and
my heart is with you. I wish you to con-
slider my house as your home while you
sojourn in this city; and as you may
chance to meet some of the British Off
GERS here, l herewith present you with
one hundred dollars, with which to pur-
chase complete suit of citizens clothes,
1t would be well for you to take them
when finished to come public house for
safe keeping, and when you come to my |
residence, | suggest that you always dress
in your citizens apparel. By these means
you will not excite the suspicious Of the
officers as to your real avocation should
you chance to meet them here"
Your advice is good, and l will not
fail to profit by it. l cannot, however,
accept the money from you, for the very
simple reason that 1 have plenty of my !
own
Saying this, our hero drew well-flled
purse from his pocket, and exhibited it to
Mr. Darlington.
Well, as you choose, my friend, 1 will
not insist
Good afternoon, SIR
And Fearing took his departure from
he presence of one whom he had already
earned to love, and proceeded at once to
he barrecks and gained his rough com
Danions. The next morning our hero
applied to a tailor's and ordered a first
rate suit of clothes, which he conveyed in
4 valise to a public house, the keeper of
which he ascertained TO be friendly to the
American cause, and which he proposed
% make his rendezvous during the re-
nainder of bis stay in the city.
Our hero soon decided upon a course
If action, and followed out to the letter.
Every afternoon that he had not guard
luty to perform, be used to get permis-
iom from the captain of his company to
,e absent until the following morning;
md repairing to the tavern where he kept
lis citizens clothes, and by the aid of
alse whiskers and other devices, so dis
-uised himself that not one Of his most
intimate comrades in the barracks would