The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-07-27

E ming. Ahe eirnRRie ts an utterly hop'
less one. We have no men, 90 mouc,
no arms, no food, and England has e.
erything.
Nc, said Mrs.. Arneu; YOU bavc foi
gotten one thing which England has no
and which VIC have-one thing whic
ontweighs al EnRland's treasures -au
that Is, The Right God Il on our sid,
aud every yolley from our muskets Is a
echo OF Bis voice. We are poor an
weak and few; bat God is fighting 70
Us. We entered into this struggle wit
pare hearts and prayerful lips We ha
counted the cost aud were willing 10 pa
the price, were Il our hearts blood an
now-how, because Cor dme the da,
is going against US, You would give al
all and sneak back, little crayens, to kis
the feet that have trsmpled upon as
And you call yourselves men-the son
Of those who gave mp home aud FORUM
and istherland to make for themselye
aud for dear liberty resting p lace in tbr
wilderness Oh, shame upon you, COW
ardsl
Her words had rushed ont in a fer,
food, which her husband had vainly striy
en- TO check, | do not know how Mrs
looked, but fancy her little fair WON
an with kindly blue eyes aud delicate
festures-a tender aud loving little soul
whose scornful, blazing words must have
seemed TO her amazed hearers like The
inspired iury of a pythoness. Are VIC
not ell prophets at timcs-prophets Of
good or evil, according to our bent, aud
with more power than we ourselves sus.
pect to work out the fulfllment ofour own
estimates. Who shall say how far thi,
fragile woman aided TO stay the wave Of
desolation which was spreading over The
landT Gentlemen, said good Mr.. Arnett,
uneasily, beg you to excuse this most
unseemiy interruption to our council.
My wife is beside herself, think. You
all know her and know that it is not her
wont TO meddle with politics, or 10 brawl
and bluster. Tomorrow she will see
her folly, but now | pray your patience.
Already her words had begun to stir
the slumbering manhood iu the bosoms
of those who heafd her. Euthusiasm
makes II own fitting times. No one re-
piled each felt TOO keenly his own petit
ness In the light cast upon them by this
woman's brave words.
Take your protection, il you will, she
went on, after waiting in vain for re.
ply. Proclaim yourselves traitors aud
false to your country and to
our God, bat horrible will be the judg
ment You will bring upon your heads and
The heads OF those who love you. tell
you that England will never conquer. |
know II and feel 1t in every fibre of my
heart. Has God led us so far TO desert
US ncwi. Will He, who led our fathers
across the stormy winter sea, forsake
their childred who have put their trustin
himp For me, ! stay with my country,
and my hand shall never touch the hand,
Or my heart cleave to the heart of him
who shames herl
She flashed upon her husband gaze
which dazzled him like sudden light
ming.
Isaac, we have lived together for twen-
Iy years, and for all ofthem have been
true and loving wife to you. But am
Ihe child Of God and of our country, and
i you do this shameful thing, will nev.
sr sgain own you for my husband.
My dear wifel cried tho husband, you
10 not know whatyou are saying. Leave
ne for such thing as thisf
For such such a thingas this she cried
'cornfully, What greaterca could there
be? | married a good msn and true,
friend and loyal Christian gen
leman, and it needs no divorce to sever
ne from traitor and coward. If YOU
AXE your protection you lose your wife,
Ind IL lose my husband and my home.
With the last words the Thrill ling voice
broke suddenly with pathetic fail and il
lin crept over the soft blue { es. PR.
laps this little touch of womaull weak.
less moved her hesieis as deeply as her
brave, tcOIniui words. they were not
III cOwsrd- at heart, only touched by the
Tread finger ui panic, hich, now aud
hen, win paiallze the bravest some
rad struggled hard against IL, aud only
lalf yielded at last. And some there |
gere TO whom old traditions had never
luite lost their power, whose supersti-
ious consciences had never become quite
econciied to the stigma Of Rebel, though /
eason and judgment both told them that, /
'orne for the cause for which they bore
I, Il was title Of nobility. The words
4 The little woman had gone straight to
ach heart, be It's handspring what II /
night' GRADUALLY the dropping heads |
Vere raised aud the eyes grew bright
With manliness and resolution. Before
hey left the house that night they bad .
worn 3 solemn oath to stand by the I
snse they bad adopted aud the land 81
heir birth, through good or evil, aud TO
purn the offers OF their tyrants and foes
. the deadiest insults.
Some OF the names Of those who met
D that secret council were known after
yards among those who fought their
ouu1ry's battles most nobly, who died 4
pom the field Of honor, or rejoiced with .
ure hearts when the day Of triumph .
anne at last. The name OF the little wo
IAN figured on no heroic roll, but was
be the less heroiuel
This story isaa lrue one Aud Ia tbf.