Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-06-05

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This c.s,;r., 40 M.;or Ardro "a
marks w"s ~. most sn,snd;d ovs,
given hv On armv ~ ;ts ,h;ef AnJ
I6ttle ;ndoad had ,n,t oh;oS dora ~
deserve II old ofigcor oS ,ho Rr;t
lisb army Who ncrce;yed the follv ~,
lnav;no :roh axirov.,,.n, hnnars :
general who had won mo Victories
said sadly "Wbat will Wash;nrton
think Of I'll th;s g~ " 0'
Exactlv ! month from ,h., a.r ~,
Ip-;,;.r "o".n ..on ,nn. my 'ne
land away thev sncd .c-o.s T.rsn''
iwith General W.sb;ng,on a. ,Sc;,
heels. A dav or two ef,er a bodv -,
American troops marched In con,
manded by General Bened;ct ( rnoid
| All was c6anged The red coats had
disappeaiod@bluc coats were in The
ascendant, and the new Yankee con.
cral was In. foremost man in the Civ
Arnold, a win, weak man. ever fond
of display and LUXURY, Appropriated n
himself one Of the handsomest houses
in town, where he set M a costly es.
tablishment, kept great many ser.
wants, gave splendid dinners and
maintained a handsome eouipare
drawn by four horscs-a scale of OK.
pense utterly incompatible either with
his fortune or his pay. No one. how.
ever, knew at the time that 10 main.
tain this costly pomp. he was enoaged
in speculations unworthy of an Officer
and gentleman, and sometimes used
the public money that passed tbrough
his hands.
In inviting his guests as the na,r;
otic portion of The neonIe remarL ed
with surprise bc was os I;Lolv 20 so 80
lect tories os rL;.s r. W %
court Tho adh arans ~ '.e'nou -
So f.ooo.'.I'. WV au"o.en'S VI Tue k,ng' ano
u w;vos '4ava nnd nau .. ms tao'e the
Mas whn h.% I sn.o.s =, pubic enc
sd a,d ~ h.d sa s. uesn Puonc'y P,oscrio
smr;n N"~ 'va"u Wa', re'.ge WIN the On
&,;o: & mho - 80" s,,.a, aolS nmong .ne iaml
80 80, .,'eae'ou e,a: n'o regaru was tna'
ohsarr"S =, a,pPeu, anu pe was soon
III daa ~ P"y Par',ou'ur court te
then a widower tb;r,v's;ch, vaars "a' u
age. iustv twenty yeors oidar ;han ,he ~
e venn,, ys "a ."'%sy y1ars o'uer % snan tne
osLoP hor Hand e.. ons ue ~, ',a''
her father copsentine. no addressod
the daughter. and thew were cnoaced
In The meantime A rnoId had becom,
so odious bv his oxtravagance anS
his insolcpt' oyerbearing condpct n
the peoplc. that Congress- was Obliged
to take cognizance of the fact Or
the very eve of his marriage. he wa.
ordered to be tried by court m artial
Miss Shippen, however, was true IL
her engagement. and married him fv,
days after Tho court martial. as ov
cry ono knows, sentenced him to tt
reprimanded by Gen. Washington
and he was reprimanded accordingly.
"Our profession" said Genera
Washington to him, ais the chastcs
Of ali ovcn the shadow Of fault dc
stroys the lustre OF our finest achieve
ments. The least inadvertence may
rob US Of the public favor, so hard Il
be acquired. lreprehend you for hav
ing forgotten that, in proportion al
you have rendered yourself formidabl,
to our enemies. you should have beer
guarded. and temperate in your de
pertinent towards your fellow citi
zens. Exhibit anew those noble quail
ties which have placed you on thu
list Of our most valued commanders
! WIN, myse'i, iurnish you, as lar al
+ II may 90 IN my power, with oppor
tunltles OF rcegalnlng tho esteem o
+ your country :,
This was more l'ko an cuioglun
than reprlmand, but u did not touci
the heart OF Arnold, who went from
tne presence OF n's commander, not u
regain lhe esteem OF his country, ou
) 10 oetray 'hat country
A year passed away. He was il
commapd at West Point, in CORES
, pondentc with the enemy. Whether
, she shared her husbands secret dur
, ing these months of preparation, will
,so.ka.s na,ar he Iyoc,r,, nth 4. N ~ a; .,