Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-12-29
N>iseflla Moons.
A NEW ANEgDOTE or WASHINGTO
HIS VISIT TO THE WIDOW or COL. SETH
WARNER At WOODBURY.:

From IIarpcrs Magazine for December.
Ir is well known that C,1 seth Warner, IF
revolutionary ihciiiory whd, with his noted
regiment of Green Mountain Boys, after the
evacuation Of Ticondcrogn. beat back whole
brigade of the hotlt pursuing British, iii the
battle of fIIubbardtowH, and thus sHetil, prob
ably. that l!icklcss Generals entift fbrces, hur-
rying on just in front, from route or capture,
who eatile dowh like thunderbolt on the
flushed foe in mad battle at Bennington, arid
secured the victory for the wateflhg ahd half
beaten Stark and Who finally was Everywhere
known as one Of the best looking. most heroic.
and accomplished military officers in the Con-
tinentsl army-that Col. Warner wss nn es-
peca fatorite ef Och Washington.
This preliminary, however, is here Intro
lused less tn accoaht of ATTY pnftictIlar per-
tinchcy most of it may have 10 the subject
than for the purposes II exploitation, and Sc
curing ftadicr attFcciatidh and credcncc Of
the interesting personal anecdote which is
about to be related, and which, it is confident
ly believed, has nc1et before appeared in
print 49,. =.
One son of Goi. Wather still survives, or
was surviving a few yenas ago. an unpretend-
ing resident of Lower Canada. from Which
though then sGtcnt- t--tiTc years DID, but very
active, and in full possession Of all his strong
| native facultics--he came to the capital OF
Vermont Will, the object of petitioning tn.
Legislature for etrnpcnsntion fof so'hc lands
formerly granted to tic heirs Of Col Warner
but unwittingly trcnched upon by subsequent
grants and is was there ind then that the
writer Of this femihischce was introduced te
Him; and i.cli several very interesting eonver.
satfohs.
In one Of tieae Conversations, while speak
ing Of the private affairs of his father, Colone
Warner, he frankly said that the Colonel was
very thoughtless sboft peeuninry matters
that he not only expended in the cause of the
country, or aiding the needy families of hi,
soldiers, all his available property. but con.
tractcd many deb,s.. which, finally compelled
him, short time before his DEATH to place Q
mortgage on his homestead, amounting at leas
to over nine hundred dollars, and causing the
family a great deal of oppression and uncasi
ness. But Of ffis depressing load they were
at length suddenly relieved in the occurrence
of most unexpected incident, and one which
formed. as well it might, quite an era in theil
family history. Bnt We will let Mr.. Warner
whose Christian natit; We believe, was that
Of his father, Seth,. relate the memorable Incl
dent in question III Els owlr language; which
tby the aid of the minutes before II, me knou
we can repeat sab~ssAssSssy md we think fery
near literally, as he u'ade uee' Of it.
"Fa vas" he said. 70 IN file month Of Sep.
tsmysr, 1850, the fall that Genssaf Wash
Pineton made his tour through sse Eesstern
States. We htsF Kept ot+selses tolerably well
posted s6oat the progress Of his tour. and
heard that he was to be- In New Efaven oI
IHartfe.d,. EcHneextat. somewhere rear thu
Etims' al xhieit sAe event am golHg 10 rclat.
Ito 5oW tcok plhce. But q either Of hOs'
fplaees was diite d naanbef of miles hcn
Woodbury.. where We lived. we ~ ~ labN
idea Of seeing him than he.mdh in the mooh
NV elder brother, Israel Putnam Warner
ltLen man grown, and myself lad of twelv
or thirteen, were both living with MY brothc