The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-07-23

| clad IN the same coarse gray coat ; their coz
tune are alike yet hold.
The stranger throws open his overcoat, and
you behold that hangmans dress, that British
uniform, flashing with gold aud stars. Wash
iogron starts back, and lays his hand upon his
sword.
And as these two men, so strangely alike, met
there by accident, under that canopy of bonghs
-- one wandering from Valley Forge, ,ne from
| Phiadelphil - let me tell you at once that the
stranger is none other than the master Butcher
of the idol king - Sir William Howe.
Yes, there they met, the one the inpersons-
OF tyrants will.
We listen TO their conversation it is brief,
bnt important.
| For moment the British General stood spell
bound before the man whom he had crossed the
ocean to entrap, end bring home the Rebel who
had lifted his hand against the right divine Of
the Bilish Pope. To that British general there
was something awful about the solder who could
talk with his God as Washington had talked a
minute ago. ''...
a. cannot be mist,ken," at length said Sir
William love. Il behold hetoro me the chief
tain of the rebel army Mister Washington?'
Washington coldly bowed his head
"Then this ia a happy hour, for we together
can give peace and ftedom 20 this unhapp,
land
At this word Washington started with surprise,
advanced a step aud then exclaimed -
"And who, sir, are you that thus boldly prom
i,es peace aud freedom t. my county
"The comma' der of his Maiesty's 'o'ces in
America" said Howe, advancing along Il at
wood hidden rock towards Washington. Aud
oh, sir let me tell you that the king, my master,
has heard OF your virtues, which alone diguity
the revolt with the name of a war, and il IL to
you that he looks for the termination of this
most disastrous contest."
Then Washington, whose pulse had never
quckened before all the psnoply OF British arms,
felt his heart lutter in his bosom, as that great
boon " as before hs eyes peace and freedom
to his native land.
"Yes," continued Howe advancing another
step, "my king looks to you for the termination
of this unnatural war. Let rebellion once bf
crushed - let the royal uame be tiually estab
lshed by your Influence, and then, sir, heho'C
the gratitude OF King George to Mister Wash
v ington,"
As he spoke, he placed in The hands OF Wash
> irgton a massive parchment sealed with thu
broad seal OF England, AM signed with the man
ua of King George.
Washington took the parchment opened it
read it, bu. his face did not change muscle
Aud vet that parchment named Mi,ter Wash
-ington, "George Dnke Washington, OF Noun
Vernon, our well beloved ,rrvatt. Vjceroy o
America"
Hero was boon for the Virginia planter :
+ here was title and power for the young mai
who was the one nay struggling for his f
/ away there amid floating ice, on the dark ALE
o ghany.
9 For moment th5 face of Wash 'ngton wa
< buried in that parchment, and then, in lo'
deep voice he spoke
=, al have beenLhipking," he said, " of the ,e
thousand brave men who have been massacre
'r in this quarrel. | have been thinking OF IN
le dead of Bunker I'LL - Lexington - Quebec =
p Trsnton yes, the dead of Saratoga - Brandy
N wine 49, Germantown, and "
lie And your king" continued Washington
N With iaok ami tsua ldat gopia haze aps into
= heart of marble, "vould you have me bartt
the bones of the dead ior a ribbon and title :?
IN And then - while Howe shruns, cowerD
tn back - that Virginia plan'er, Washington
crushed that parchment into the sod, with ii
oo heel of his warrior boot - yes, trampled thu
ly tile that royal name into one MACS of rags an
a dust,
" That's my answer TO Your king
'e And chen be stood yila sco4n au his arrow al
in his eyo, his outstrelehed arm pointing to th
no mnon of King George.
eo Wasn't that picture for the pencil OF an a
gels Aud now that British General, recoverir
ne from his trst surprise grew as red as his unfOr
's' with rage.
H. "Your bead he gosped, clinehing his han
ng "your head will yet reddsn the traitors block !
ne Then Washingtons hand sought his sword
then his fierce spirit awoke within him - il "
{" his 6rst impulse to strike that braggart quiye
We ing to the dust.
But in moment he grew calm.
'"' Yours ia good and great king" he sal
with his usual stern tone, AT first he is detG
a. mined to sweep whole continent with but fl
thousand men, but he soon finds that his
=, thousand men must swell 20 twenty-five the
sand, before he can ever begin his work of m,
der, then he sacrifices his own subjects by tho
sands = and yet his march of victory is 4
even begun. Theu, II he oonquers the capi
80 city of the eOuveuant, victory is sure Bebol
the city is in bis grasp, yet still the hosts OF fr
"' com defy him, even from the huts of Vail
Forge!
y" "And now, as last resource, your ki
." comes to the man whose head yesterday v
'"s sought, with high reward to grace the gates
London 49, he offers that rebel Dukedom =
O1 yioeregal sceptre And yet tha; rebel tramp
's' the puke0ci. into she duss that rebel crusl
for into s,ou, be nsme OF such kipg."
All, never spaniel Skulked away from the k
and OF his master as that General Howe crinl
:, away from the presence of Washington; noun
y" bis horse aud vas gone
viii One word with regard 90 the aged tory, v
axe beheld the scene from yonder bushes, wi,h
- ternate wonder, admiration and fear.
'NN The traitor Nent home -" have seen Geo
aS Washington at prayer ne said Co bis wi
his "the man who can trawple upon the name o
King as ho did - pray 20 God as he pray ed
that man can not be a rebel or n bad man.
:" morrow will join my sons at Val!ey Forge"