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He gracefully bowed his acceptance aud

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retirement, and found a most beatfully
wrought sash. such as the officers of thai
day wore, if they were able to allow them
As he was unfolding it, a note dropped
which he hastily snatched up and reat
the following:
CAPT WILLIAMS Please accept tbi:
little token Of esteem, wrought by my
hands and bestowed on one who will no
be likely to act the towards part in th,
presence of the foe LEWA.
mo, never will | wear this and show
myself unworthy of the giver," said th'
Captain, to him eff Noble revenge Yes
Lewa, there must be in your mind Gle
meats Of character which ,aise you fal
above the narrow views of small minds.
When that little band of patriots
marched through the town. the people rec
oguizcd them with all those tokens oi re-
spcet in their power. Mrs. Frye and ewa
were standing in front Of the house. and
Lcwa waved her handkerchief to them as
they passed, which Williams recognized
with a bow One of the privates who
accompanied Williams as the escort tC
lewa, said:
Il declare there il that squaw who i:
able to transform herself from one char
acter to auo her as they say the chameleon
changes its coor!"
This came to Lewa's ears and caused
her one more he ,rty laugh. But hel
mirth soon gave place to sober thoughts
as she reflected upon the vicissitudes o.
war. and how few of these men would
ever return to tell the tale of their con
| ficts.
The scene of our tale now changes tc
Saratoga, where the whole American miud
was now centcling. For, if defeat o.
which Burgoyne felt certain, should ac
compiny our arms, none could penetrate
the da'k future to spcae of results.
Before that conflict came on. whose re
suits revived the dropping spirits of every
true American. Capt. Williams was pro
NOTED to the command Of regiment, fol
which his talents fitted him. But he
was not clated as some have been with
their promotion, for he belonged to the
solid stock of the Pu,itaus, the most sol
id of all Americans by the British gentry
of the English army, who we're destined
to have their naughty spirit humblcc by
the comparatively uudiscipliuel yeoman-
ry, whom they utterly despised.
Few young officers better sustained
themselves than Col. WiIlioms, on that
field Of awful strife, where victory seemed
to hang 10 an even scale But the eagle
triumpbed aud hope revived. ."f
That field of strife was strewed with
the wounded. dying and the dead. And
among the wounded was Col. Williams,
who was found more dead than alive,
with that beautiful sash all stained with
blood. For days his life was despaired
of, but unler the fostering care Of Mrs
Schuyler, to whose house he had been re.
moved, be began slowly to amend. But
wearisome weeks passed before he was able
to leave his room. Hi sword and sash
hung in sight Of his bcd-the latter re.
minded him Of other days and other per
sous AS he thought Of Lewa. he began
seriously to analy2e his thoughts and to
inquire if he had anything more in his
heart than suitable respect for one, who
had risen from the low beginning of an
untuoied Indian to be as much of culti-
waited lady as any Of the time. But he
could not think that she possessed in his
heart any thing more than respect.
Gen Schuyler's house was mansion
for other sufferers beside Col Williams.
for one day as he entered the parlor, lean
ing on the strong arm of Gen. Sch uyler,
he was introduced to Madame Reidsal,
whose husband was found among the
slain of the British army. Madame
Redsal was quite formal. bat polite and
quite reserved She seemed to have the
aristocratic notion that it was beneath her
to talk much with one Of rlebeian rank.
But her reserve was off, and she conversed
much about the plans and prospects of
the Americans When the idea of liberty
was introduced, she said if these views
could be realized, and such a form Of
government could be maintained. it would
promote the happiness OF the masses
About the time of Col Williams re.
turning to his regiment, she said to him
that she heartily desired to see the efforts
Of the Americans crowned with success
Col. Wilioms penned the following
note to Lowa before be Joined his regi-
ment
LywA:-l'be sash you gave me has
been preserved. bat it's lenuty is some
what marrod by tho bloou which flowed