Middletown transcript., 1869-07-10

Doh aiarn tne lauleS, interrupted
Teal, in sncering tone. "The English
will commit no depredations, and I have
as good opinion of John Bull as 1 have
of Brother Jonathan"
Silence, sir, if you please" sternly
replied Col. Livingston. -" Were Gene
raj jackson to hear you talk SO, your
head would not be worth stalk of your
sugar cane. But l must leave you,
friend Duponceau, for only came in
search of one of our most reliable officers,
Lieutenant Livingston. He is my name
sake, and 1 should feel proud to call him
my relative"
All eyes were turned towards Egbert
who blushed as he said:
"Me, sir?''
Yes, lieutenant. General Jackson
wishes you for special duty, and my or
derly has led horse for you at the door,
Your health, Mademoiselle Juliette.
Come lieutenant"
And ere Juliette could recover from
her surprise, the sounds of the horses S
hoofs were heard retreating in the dis
tance. She was alone.
Duponceau," said Teal, with smile
of intense satisfaction, as he saw the last
guest depart, L" let us get our horses and
set out for your plantation on the Bayou
St. Jean. This city will soon become
barrack, and is no place for your daugh-
ter.
but are not the British coming in
that direction
" Never mind To tell the truth,
have safeguard, and have not half the
fear of the British that l have of this
jackson and his rifemcn"
just as the sun rose party left the
house of Monsieur Duponcceau on horse
back. Teal rode by the side of Juliette
but her brief answers to his many re-
marks showed that her heart was else
where. Once only did she betray interest
and that was when he predicted the de-
feat of the Americans, if they offered re-
sistance.
Julictte. Never! They may be repul-
sed, driven back for time, but they ne
yer can be conquered" Then, thinking
that Egbert would be in the fray, she pic
tured to herself the sanguinary contest,
upon the events of which her happiness
or misery must depend. 1t was nearly
noon when they reached their journey s
end, where, to their surprise, they found
the British army, General Packenham
having his headquarters at Monsieur Du-
ponceau's house Through some infiu-
ence brought to bear by Teal, they were
permitted to occupy few rooms, and the
English general insisted on having them
dine with him; an invitation which Mon
sieur Duponc au felt was command, and
urged his daughter to accept. She re-
luctantly accompanied him to the table
The conversation soon became general.
and her attention was arrested by an ac-
count of the capture of spy, u few hours
previous.
Well" remarked young lieutenant,
as am in the artillery, and may be
sent to reconnoiter myself, I can but
sympathize with the poor fellow, but the
general says he must meet Andres fate. :"
So he will be shot ?' carelessly in
quired captain of dragons.
imagine so. Suppose we send him
bottle of wine, for that summer house
must be dreary place to pass the last
night Of his lifetime in. Wonder is he
any relation to the Livingston who was
Yankee minister at Paris p
Julicttc had heard enough. Egbert
Livingston was undoubtedly prisoner,
condemned to death Pleading head
ache as an excuse, she left the table, and
retired to her own room, where old Cato,
a trusty family servant, was soon sum-
moned. When he had gone, and she
was left alone, she sat at window which
commanded view of the summer house,
in that state of mind which all true hearts
have experienced. One idea ruled her
every faculty and guarded her every
thought The watchword was: "Egbert
must be free"
1t was too true that the young officer,
sent by General jackson to reconnoitre,
had been captured so far within the en-
emy's camp that he had been tried as a
spy, and condemned to traitors death.
Imprisoned in one of those large sum-
mer houses peculiar to Louisiana, with
no hope of escape, he endeavored to pass
his life in review, that he might prepare
for his fate. But the fair form of Juli-
ette ever rose before him, and at last as
night approached, he fell into an uneasy
slumber which crowds one half of the
mind with chimerical dreams but leaves
the other half confusedly alive to wax
ing sense of surrounding objects. While
in this state almost unable himself to de-
eide whether he was awake or asleep, he
saw female figure enter by concealed
door. Starting up from his couch, he
breatblessly watched until the intruder
entered zone of moonlight which stream
ed across the floor and then sprang to his
feet. There could be no mistaking the
form and features of Juliette, but she
placing her tiny hand upon his mouth sud-
denly checked his utterance.
Hush |" she whispered, in a tremu-
lous voice. Follow me-"
Imprinting an ardent kiss on the hand
so fairly presented ere it could be with
drawn, Egbert followed his guide through