Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-27

nun na "a Iftt Uuludl, anu lhOuRul tu.ll tie Hute'
end rider taan togcIher-lor Warner was
model Of a ..urg, aud several inches taller thar
ea-made military appearance second t'
none iu yhe Continental army Bat my business
ia with your mother, my young friend, and
VIII Cow, u you will take charge Of ny horse {
lew minutes, 20 ia at once TO gee ber.'
" Hearing tbis announcement, mother and
haaty fouete3 to our former seats, and, witt
the curiosity pHd excitement at what we had
gtnesscd naturally raised in u.s. silently await.
sl tao entry ol thc expected visitor. We had
baer thus ss...a Do tWoor tAiee minutes before
he came 10, and bowug gracously to my moth
er saii
al take TIL, to tesMrs Warner, he widow Of
my much esteemed friend, the late Col. Warner
Of the Continental army
"'It "a, cir, size replied tremulously.
80 Win You permit me toiinrodnce myself to
you, madam be resumed, with that winning
sort Of dignity had noticed in him from the
( brsE am Gen. Washington. And after !
arrived IN THE section Of the country few days
age, made-aud hopo you will pardon me
the liberty took with your private aGairs-l
made some inquiries about YOU, and the situs-
t,JA Cl your family; when leaning, TO my deep
regre5, that your l4.e hasband 10 consequence
Of his ioog.c0ntIuued absence from his home and
business, w1il in the service OF his country and
bus subsequent shattered health, resulting from
the hard-lip4 81 war, left YOU laboring under
pecuulary embares. nents, | was prompted to
come and se you.
"' had l.ta dreamed Of such an honor and
such g kluduess, General, she responded, near
ly sverp1Wcred bY her emotions aud the lmpos-
ug presence o. Aer august visitor.
90 There Is a mortgage, he rejoined without
responding 10 any way 10 Ter last remarks, a
rather heavy mortgage on your homestead.
a. am s.ify, che replied sadly, very sorry
TO Le compelled % sly there is General-a much
heavier ons than / can eyeF pay
".So had a.cerlainod,' he proceeded and
bGgr also, before coming here, been at the
pains ot asc refining the exact amount now doe,
and required t1 cancel this, 10 you, doubtless,
ruinous incum5fauce, and propose now to
leave with sou tie sum OF money YOU will need
for cArcing that desirable object
"' Does lh1 money ejne from Government
Ht2 she asked, tonbtiulIy, and with look
,n8t seemed 20 tsy, II it oO's, then all right.
Washington laoke! at hsf, and heslated
litlo as t,- but soon. while Ca lng up the va
i..e H4 1ld brought IN Wlh him, slowly re-
sp5ndsd:
- In one ,euse.t does may say, madam, if
You have any deliclcy On the subject. am in
rcce pt ol liberal yearly salary from Govern
nent from which it is discretionary with ne to
imp1it AID sometimes to deserving objects and
certainly know of none more 30 than one which
VIII relieve the family oil ~ merIt0rous an Off
Ger as your late husband
" thout waiting for any rejonder to these
remarks, lie opened his vallse, and took from it
bag Of silver money, and deliberately proceed
cd tl draw oue ana count from It, till ne reached
tho suu Of nine hundred and seine odd dollars,
which afetaard proved to be prec ssly the sum
demanded, 20 principal, interest and lees Tor the
discharge a the mortgage ON our place. lie
hau. 4ltel returning the money TO the bag and
setting inside i0r the purpose he had desglat-
%, and taking the hand OF my mother, who
seemed incncd g. demonstrate, but could not
force the words lof it from her qulyering lips,
tenderly, bul with an air that seemed to forbid
any attempt at refusal, said to her
=" Accept H.; don't hesitate TO accept it--tdke
/. and gft Jhc mortgage dlschargedat once, and
tnen your pressing anxcues viii be relieved,
and you viii som hud those brighter days that
,he God OF the widow has kept IN store ior you.
And low as my time is quite limited, it ohly
remain. lol nae 10 say, as | do most sincerely and
kindly, Heaven bless you, dear madam. Heaven
bless you. Farewell
" | was pres Mt daring the whole of this inter
ts,Ing interview between Gen. Washington and
my mother heard every word they both said,
and saw al the money counted down on the ta-
bic, AMI feel confident that have neither taken
ifom nor ,dded to anything that there took
place
Z" GA leaving the housC, Washington immsdi-
atey mounted bis horse AID rode away, leaving
u quite u able, 20. while, to resliz, this un-
expected visit, and the sul more unexpected
bsneluctlon v the llusuous visitor. y
IS Mr.. Warner was ascaraned to have been
a man OF integrity, and OF an unbroken memory,
there need be but little doubt respecting the
truth and authenticity OF the above related iDci-
dent, which, while 1t involves testimony highly
honorable TO the heroic leader OF the Green
Mountain boys, furnishes "a new aud beautiful
illustration OF tie elevated and benevolent char
oc.er OF Naslingto -Hapsr's Monthly