The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-06-26

NO. so.
i've mirrors, and lighted by thirty.four
branches of wax candles. The ball
wss opened BY fourteen bellies in Turk
ish dress, and their fourteen Knights
one Lieutenant slopsr being the knight
who lead Mis- Shippen out to dance.
at ten o'clock, tho windows we're
thrown open, and splendid display Of
fireworks WAS exhibited.
At twelve, large folding doors, which
had hitherto been concealed, we're sud.
denly thrown open, which revealed a
gorgeous saloon, two hundred and ten
feet long, forty feet vide, and twenty
two feet high, with three alcoves on
each side. This was the supper room.
Upon the tables there were twelve hun.
dred dishes. As the guests entered
the room, great number Of black
slaves in Oriental costume, ranged in
two lines, bowed to the ground. This
vast apartment was one splendor of
wax lights, flowers: ribbons, flags, mir
rors and silver plate. One OF the
regular toasts Of the occasion was,
"Miss Shipper and her knight" Af-
ter supper, the company returned to
the ball room, and kept up the dance
until four in the morning, reaching
their homes about sunrise.
The festival, as Major Andre re-
marks, was the most gorgeous ever
given by an army to its chief. And
little, indeed, had that chief done to
deserve it. An old officer of the Brit
ish army, who perceived the folly Of
paying such extravagant honors to q
General who had won no victories, said
ssdly: "What will Washington think
! of ali this,?"
Exactly month from that day the
British army evacuated PhiladelpL,a,
and away they sped across Jersey, with
General Washington at their heels. A
day Of two after body of American
troops marched in, commanded by
General Benedict Arnold. All was
changed. The red coats had disap-
| peared-blue coats we're in the ascend
ant; and tho new Yankee general was
the foremost man in the clty. Arnold,
a vain, weak man, ever fond Of display
and luxury, appropriated one of the
handsomest houses in the town, where
he set up costly establishment, kept
great many servants, gave splendid
dinners, and maintained a handsome
equip.ge drawn by foar horses-a scale
ofexpense utterly incompatible either
with his fortune or his pay. No one,
however, knew at the time that, to
maintain this costly pomp, he was con-
cerned in speculations unworthy of an
officer and gentleman, and sometimes
used the public money that passed
through his hands.
In inviting bis guests, as the patri.
otic portion Of the people remark ed
With surprise, he was as likely to select
Tories Is Wings. He seemed to cour|
the adherents Of the King, and he fre.
quently had at his table the wives and
daughters Of public enemies, who had
been publicly prescribed, and had
found refuge with the enemy in New
York. Among the families who at
tracted his regard was that Of Edward
Shipper, and he was soon observed te
pay particular court to his daug ghter
Margaret. Arnold was then a widow.
er, thirty.eight years of age. Ere long
he formally asked for her hand from
her father, and her father consenting
be addressed the daughter, and they
were engaged.
In the meantime Arnold had be-
come SO odious by his extravaganza,
and his insolent, overbsaring conduc
to the people, that Congress was
obliged to take cognizanoe of the fact
On the eve Of his marriage, he was or
dered to be tried by = court martial
Miss Shipper, however, was true to he'
engagement, and married him Eve days
after. The court martial, as every one
knows, sentenced hin to be reprimand d
ed bv General Washington, and he wal
reprimanded accordingly.
| 'fOur: profession" said General
Washington to him, ''is the oh.stsst o.
all even the shadow Of fault t,rnish'
es the luster Of our finest achieve ments
The least inadventure may rob Us Of
the favor, 60 hsrd to be acquired.
reprehend you for having forgotten
that, 10 proportion as you had rendered
yourself formidable to your enemies
you should have been guarded and
temperate in your department towards
| your fellow. .citizens. Exhibit anew
those noble qualities which have placed
| you on the list of our most valued com
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