The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-12-30
NEW AEB0DorR OF WASHINGTON

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of revolutionary memory, who, with his noted
regiment Of Green Mountain Boys, as rear
guard Of ST. Clairs retroating army, after the
evacuation Of Iiconderoga, beat bacl, whole
brigade Of the holly parsuing British, in the
battle Of Huhardtown, and thus saved, prob
ably, that luckless Generals entire forces hur-
ring on Just in front, from ront or capture
who came down like a thunder-bot on the
flushed fJa ia mid-battle at Bennington, and
secured the victory for the wayering and half
beaten stark and who finally was everywheye
known rs one Of the best looking. most heroic
| and accomplished military officers Of the Con-
| tiucntal um}-that Colonel Warner was an
especial tavorite of Gen. Washington
This preliminary, however is here ibtrodu-
ced less on account Of any particular perinen-
cy most OF it may have to the subject than for
the purpose Of explanation, and securing a
| readier appreciation and credence of the inter-
estjng personal anccdote which Is about TO be.
related, and which, it IS confidently believed,
has never before appeared in print.
( One son Of CD. Warner still Survives, or
was surviving few years ago, IN uupretealing
resident OF Lower Canada. from whicll--thOugh
then seventyfy years Old but very active, and
in full possession of all his strong native facu-
ties-he came to The capital Of Vermont wilh
The object Of petitioning tle Legislature for
corr reIsation for some lands formerly granted
to taa heirs cf Col. Warner, but nnwi.tiagly
frenehad upon by subsequent grants; and it
was there and then tjat the writer Of Xii, rem
iuiscaHce was introGacedto him, ard held s5g-
eraI very interesting conversations.
IN one oc these conversations, while speak
ing Of Ike prira.o a5-irs of his ftthar, Col.
Warner, he frankly sad that the Colonel was
very thga-l.,e-s aGaa. p2eaniary matters; that
be net only expended IN le cause Of the coun-
try, or aiding the needy families Of lis soldiers,
all bis available property, bat contracted many
debts. wiich finally compelled him a short time
before hs death, to place mortgage on his
homestead, amounting at least to over nine
hundred dollars, and causing the family q great
dead Of depression and uneasiness. But Of this
depressing load they were at length suddenly
relieved in fhe occurrence Of n most unexpact-
cd incident and one which formed as well /.
might, quite an era in their family history
But we wi.l let Mr.. Warner, w}ase Chri. t,s.a
name, We believe was shat Of his father, seth,
relate the memorable ineidcn: in question in
bis own language; which, hy the aid Of the
minutes before us, we hlolo we can repeat 500
s;aalia'Iy, and we think very nearly literal, as
he made use Of it.
1T was" he sa;d, SIN the month Of Sep
, tem3ar, 1889, the tall that General Washing
ION made bis tour through The Eastern States.
, We had kept ourselves toiera5ly well posted a
bout tse progress OF TINS tour, ana heard That
he was to tie IN New iiaYen or Hartford, Con
nectlcgt, Somewhere near the tlnie at winch the
; event / am gong 10 relate TO yen took place
but as either OF lhose places was quite a mum
Der Of miles from WoodberrY, where we lived,
we hai no more idea OF seeing hl'n than the
man In the moon Ny brother, Israel Iuim2n
Warner, then man grown, and myself a t1d
Of twelve OF ialTieen, were beth living with my
mother al that l}ie. ANA Ill tue pafucdIaf
time "i tde day fetar 30, israel was IN tae
yard grooming IttharS old War-horse' winch he
tad been compelled 10 20 wlta father through
all his camp"en7 10 take charge oi' Tor tic IL
cry and proud ola io.'o| woald never let any
body but ms master, the Colonel, and his son
Israel mount or come near hm. though he had
now got SO mac. tanned down Icy old age thai
lie would behave quite aecentiy with ma or 4
I nybo3y. l was in the house with mother, who
happened TO be unusually dpwucast tEat day,
; and was broodin- over our famliy embarra@s-
ments, and had j"st been saying;
no no, Seth, can never pay, nor with
oar means, hardly beem TO pay this dreadful
nari@ass- And, rs hear il is about to be
) toraeosei, we must row soon be driven from
our pleasant home, where we have h1ej 50 long
and, until Your fathers death, 50 happily. Ny
husband the Coienel, fought as welt as iae bra
+ vest OF them and dld all he could, ani more
than his part Tor ire good cause, they are wit-
, hng io. allow ana kno" very wei that nc
wore himself ont III tie service, and was thus
/ brought sn " premature grave Ana yet mere
Is ms nanny almost On me verge VI oegea'y