The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-10-02

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P.Fiis ;Has epy iatredaaetioo; ttl9 assetio by France,
Wright oa t. General ll llafayette.i sOf .il
men 49iAil,.illl A,ialg he v.s tee one I most; 4n:
Enthusiastically admired, and the Que I
sla bad the sa1sk n9it earnestly reb l9pgea to sec:
Thee g.tiosd y5ss yfIssht tlh lthsfieI
before + landed i. nv, Yoif Lsfsyette
L h,d Is ,sl1aS tstorSped lRssps i y.
after : year, scjjoora g in the l.ud vhioh
he had t4sl aed Sgt. to libey,te,, apd by vh'ob
ne had !D been welcomed y g neye, neye, nation,
alt's,e, III th's,e, h'a Welcomed v ri s /. man. e
i I heard hi. p'.se. on every tongue, I
found love and gratitude, toward him il
syery heart.ott !. :;>.. 81: ~. ~
My. admiration: and sympathy. were
no doubt transparent, and these tm,y
have won for me, from one of the most
geni.lIof|men, \ hearty reception. At
al events, hs devoted himself to satisfy
'hy onriosify, with IN oSeraoRing go pd.
nature and a winuingkin5nsss and }sId.
plieity that / shaHfemahber, to my ay%
ingeday: H. Eoes52sI .'sst c~r tao ,s
I ,Afs~ itsnaf our eovses,stioao +
still most diat kly reoollect. -5ooe id.
cidens, 4presen1 Sg the Father of bis
County ID a1art aspect, ever. recalls to
me,axhensI thiok OF il, the tender Dyes
and the gracious, loving manner which
msdesths grand old 'Frenc6m,nI tho
idoltof Al young people Who we're tor
tnnata enough 10 shars This sfsiendship.
ltoiltswaa just before tho unns.kink, Of
the sole traitor who loomsd up during
tiour Revolution, on one Of: Z the most
eventfal days in all that eventfal peri.
cd, and more than four years after the
immortal Declaration had been read
from the steps of the old Philadelphia
ststebouse ; Twas the 25th, Of Septem.
Der, 1880. o. the afternoon Of; the
preceding day, Washington, after dir.
ing at Fishkill,1 had Get out With his
[salta, intending to reach Arnold .
headquarters, eighteen miles distant,
tbit evening. " bat would have b hsp-
penedi had he carried ont his intention,
We can now only conjecture. Whit
men call ehance-a, casual meeting
near. Fbhki11 with tho Il French minis.
ter, De Luzsrne--iudueed him to re-
main: there that night. +, Next morning,
atter sending notice, 70; Arnold that he
might expect bin =. to (, breakfast, he
again changed his intention, Q turn ing
off to visit some redq8ss@ eas sfhef Hud. I.
son, opposite West Point; sdd ..s1d ding
.tyo .idss.de-o.pp to apologize. Il s~.s
while, these officers lvers. <.t4 breakfsst
With the family that Arnold received
the despatch which announced, Andres
capture, and caused his C CArnoll'O in.
slant fight, on preteuce, to bis visitors,
ola call from West Point. ,Some, hours
LATER W.ssbingtee, arriving With 9en:
er.! Knox .atal ,lGlsas.al L.ts1st.s,' and
A. e61adise Araola gene, followed him, =
\, supposed; ,.esesst sths sizsr; md ele.rn:
ling gIth.t Arnold Aadfn bseq. to " est
Point, returned to dinner. ? : ;AW,.h.
ington approached the house, bis side,
Colonel: hamilton, Who had s.em,ined
behind, came hurriedly to: meet him,
aud placed 10 his hands =, despatch
|vhjeh. as confidential Ist,ff. f.of6eer,. he
bad already opened, ard which. dis.
closed f .Araold's tr'eeyaolhaery,, S. :, Washing:
ton communicated on' ic. ID its contents, doubt-
les before yY. ddiinner, di les 70 Generab Knox,
and .to him alone, with the. brief and
E.isnitdte'.rnt words, Nv 'r'Wbon ,e.a He ''
t@rust @ ,novl""o l"o,: ,nojs z~3 ~ q t
/ The usuatversion! is that heI thus
| communicated, The lpostsntoue, news ia
General Kaox and ~Lsfeyette :: Jointly ;
bat that is 40 srror! The st.tsmsu,
tpads to me BY thesl.tser, during our
journey 10 L. Grange, surprised and
interested me It the time; and, has re.
mained indeihly =, impressed d On my
memory. i xas this '0'
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os lq nnqsp,l " d'se d,@otiea e r's y|'iibtl' %
s ia oopntssaancs. n nlseaes Fl Hs Fwss gsaSe and
silent, bute gve' not vd, more 90 than often hip.
! [psned when recent .tidipgs from the
army occupied bis lth' lthhopghts, g A AZ ths =
close Of { The d. meal 2 b. beekoued |,; 70 70 Ii
f.ysttte t0 fellow o hin. him passed e - ID
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