The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-05-13

| dresses she wore. She had read ana heaTo |
of such a stratagem having sometimes sue
ceeded and she determined, if her entrea.
ties could not save his life, to try It, She I
could but fail and perhaps would. had shc
not been so ably seconded by Alice. For |
some hours after the Colonel had left the |
fort she would, at every slight noise, as
sume the attitude of despondency that had !
succeeded so well in deceiving the officer !
when her father was going from the apart |
ment and it was not until near morning |
that she could persuade herself of the GER
tanty of his escape. Then she arranged |
her dress and hair. and, throwing herself
on the bed. slept soundly until reused from
her slumher by the noise made in unbolung
the door to admit Dennis with the break
fast. A short time elapsed after tho sentry \
had left her, when the door was again
opened, and General Van Rensselaer, en-
tered. followed by Rev. Mr., Norris. Flor
ence rose.
Miss Sefton-madam exclaimed he,
ado YOU know that you have drawn on
your own head -
ANY punishment you please to lnliict,
sanctioned by law, so that my father Is
saved You can not blame me, General
Van Rensselaer,, when you would not hear
my prayer to save his life, if had recourse
to stratagem.'
"You have placed me in a position, Miss
Seftor." he replied, " in which my honor
NAV be impeached, by supposing thatl was
privy to his escape. Where SO much
treachery and so many traitors abound, 1t
is hard to know who is true. Your tather
fed to the English fort at Queenstown, |
suppose"
Pursuit is out of the question, then,
he said.
But, my dear General, said Mr.. Norris,
eager TO assist poor Flercnce, you can not
suppose any one would dare to doubt poW'
hOpor? No. no. believe me, that will not
- be. And surely you cannot, with your KIND
and noble heart, blame this dear child for
aiding her father to escape all ignomlnious
death and you will not detain her from
her home
"The manner Of this escape must first be
strictly inquired into, replied the General ;
and the lady must please tell me If there
4 were any traitors in the fort who aided her
rlot?"
None. none. General Van Rensselaer, !!
As | hope to go to heaven, there was none!
said Florence, eager to save the innocent
: from suspicion. 1.-The plot, as you called 1t
originated with myself My maid and my
= fathers servants were my only assistance
= and they only obeyed my orders, she
added, fearful lest they might suffer, II taken.
After pause Of some minutes, the Cen
. eral said .U - E "a. =.
}. "You must excuse me, Miss Seton, If |
dctain you some time longer as prisoner
And. taking the clergyman with him, he
withdrew. &. .
s. Two dreary hours passed heavily by,
when Mr.. Norris returned, a smile brighten
q ing his venerable face, as he said to Flo
1t renee
e The general has given me PERMISSION
e. Miss Seton. to take You to Seltoh I'M, III
ne my gig. if YOU will grant me that pleasure.
le Florence thanked him warmly; then
IS throwing Il large cashmere shawI-that she
ST had worn beneath her cloak the previous
le night-over her head. she accompanied
le him. and, in short time, was again at
home.
AZ We must now follow the Colonel III his
. flight. Florence had informed him where
', the boat awaited him and, when. the car
=" riage had arrived opposite 10 where she
lay, he left it, and divcsting himself OF the
y cloak. bonnet, and dress i'll which he was
p disguised. lie was soon safely seated IN inc
: boat, which Thornton and Minesto bcgal
N to row across the stream, with as illtll
~ noise as possible. Aswe observed before
a the night was dark and rainy, which iav
=" ored their escape. AS they approached
~ y the shore near the English fort, they were
= challenged by sentinel with. Who goes
y, there?" Colonel Seton had scarcely pro
u nounced the words, "A friend, when the
>" report of Il musket was heard, and he tel
=. back with groam, feebly exclaiming, an
y wounded !" Thornton Immediately begal
&c to call out, at the top of his voice, " lloIlo
:, don't fire no more, you kill Colonel Seitim :
~ By this time they had reached the shore
or and the soldier stepped down, demanding
No "who they were?' 30. +, -t, m '-.r
"a "a at is Colonel Seffm," repeated Thornton
,s He iis scaped from de Merican general
mr and is come ober to de English:
~ The report of the piece had raised al
al alarm, and many now came, and among then
~ was SirEdgar Lee himself, who, when h
49, found it was Colonel Seton and that 1T
~ was badly wounded, expressed great anXl
: ETY. and was all attention. lie had hun i'm
mediatelv removed into the fort : II surgeon
Do was soon III attendance, who extracted oll.
some of the charge, for it was heavy one
,t His opinion was that he might lnger som
vs. time but that his recovery was impossl
/, /" bic. The sentinel, wien examined, sal,
M that he did not hear any reply to his cha
n lengc" The fact was, the wind was higi
he and IN contrary direction, winch migIl
ro- have prevented him from hearing the rePl
If even had he not drank more than his usua
mt quantum. .... -,
in. Sir Edgar Lee, though he felt sincere!
're ' sorry for, and sympathized deeply with HI
III wounded guest, yet could not help teelln
pleasure in the thought that the accider
av would lie the means Of bringing Florenc
h, to the fort, as he could not doubt but ina
when she heard OF her fathers dangerou
NJ, situation, she would come to him withot
delay. The Indian and Thornton recrosse
the river as noiselessly as they had crosse
it, with orders not to go where Miss Se
ton would sec them, or to let her kpoN
-he what had occurred. Et
ION 1t was only All hour after Florence ma
ler reached her home, under the protection
,ck the minister, when boat might have pee
ed seen, with white flag, crossing from III
.en English to the American fort There wa
ASH an officer seated in it, beside the two me
he who rowed it. He was sent with informs
ner ton to General Van Rensselaer, OF the dai
nal gerous condition of Colonel Seton and
be. request that he would permit his daught'
,ad to come to him. OF course, humanity TO
{ a bade a refusal The officer proceeded
the Sefton Hill and, though the intelligence WI
ide broken to Florence by Miss AyImer-,
the whom he first impaired it--in ue tende
Dor est manner, yet il was q great shock sh
ect however, prepared herself directly to 4
ii o,,,,,auN, him and uotWith standing Mary