Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-05-01

pardon. He firmly answered "uo," al
said he bad already suffered more than
thousand Deaths and should forever |
disgraced. Gen. Washington replied til;
by his proclamation be had forestalle
bis anticipations, and then presented hi
with captains commission in his LIT
Guard, in which he served till the clos
of the war. Soon after he returned frol
the service he left Norwich with his faith
er and mother and settled at Lenox. Mass
and at the time Of the commencement Q
the SO called Shay's Rebellion. being yer,
friendly with Gen, Shay, he received iron
him Captains commission authorizing
him to orgarize company of volunteer
from the towns Of Leuox, Pitts6eld, Dial
ton and other towns, known to contain /;
large number of discontents. and report tt
him, and although no action had been
taken 10 the premises it became known to
Gen. Lincoln that he held commission
under Shay and he issued aD order for
bis arrest, apda detachment was ordered
from Great Darlington to proceed to Len
OK and arrest him. They arrived there
about eleven o'clock at night, and sur
rounding the dwelling of Mr.. Lcfingwell,
they entered the house and arrested
person whom they supposed to be the OBJ
ject of their search, allowing but admitted
time for him to put on his usual apparol
the house being at the time filled with
soldiers, the family discovered that certain
articles of value had been taken from their
places of deposit which they made known
10 Mr.. Lef6ngwel. before his departure.
The train, which consisted of some dozen
'lcighs, started on their return. and after
ome eight or ten miles halted to refresh
themselves and horses The landlord
there thay stopped being acquainted with
lr. Leffngwells family, and it then be.
ne daylight, he informed the officer in
of the detachment that they
ad made mistake and arrested the ia.
Ter instead of the son. Tho officer very
sntlemauly expressed bis sorrow and re-
'et that he had caused him SO much
ouble and gave notice that he was at
berty to return, which the old gentle. 7
an declined, saying he wished to see
IN. Lincoln and report to him that his n
use had been robbed of certain articles, q
lich he named viz large silver tank II
and all their silver spoons and other n
all articles The officer thought there G,
Ist be some mistake, 'as no one of his h,
n would be guilty of such a crime a, n,
y were strictly forbidden to modest any re
lcle of property; he ordered gnard he
r each sleigh in the train and commenc. al
a search, beginning at the head or of
ward sleigh and proceeding to the rear. in
hing being found until searching the til
or hind sleigh. where every article err
wn to be missing was found, and some tn
Frs that had not been noticed by the lal
ily;a beaver hat, valuable cane ale
some articles of clothing all which log
returned. to the old gentleman with
arateon that when araived at head. -
rters a strict inquiry should be made gu
the guilty persons should be severely of
ished. He then engaged the landlord m,
onvey the old gentleman back to his ma
Hence at his expense. This transac. to
being reported to my father and she
her IN my presence, being then but but
years of age, made so deep an impress "
on my mind that neither time nor Fra
have obliterated it from memory, al tire,
Oh four score years have passed away. YOU
aid Lefiingwsll being my grandfather spc
uncle on my mothers side. Two Of viii
silver spoons before mentioned are ests
in my possession. \
THOMAS WATERMAN,
johnson, w.. April 9th 1867. :,