Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-02
ISLAND POND VERMONT FRIDAY, JULY O. $780,

This is comfortable" he said. "This
is home. l have had a worrying day.
Claypole" q Judged that was his prede-
cessor) ''has left everything in disorder
in bis department; and that business of
Fanny's has annoyed me beyond meas
ure. How Fanny could have been so
indiscreet, so unmindful of what was
due to my position! She seems to have
been forever doing something that how
cred, to say the least of it, on the verge
of treason. hope, my dear Fanny, you
have had nothing to do with her pro-
ceedings."
mo, no, indeedm cried his wife, We
hemently, with an accent of sincerity.
81 have always been very careful, be-
cause Here she came to sudden
pause, and added, in a lower tone, II
would not compromise you for the
world.n DR.
81 wish Fanny had had the same con-
sideration. General S. told me he
was very sorry to have to send her
through the lines, but that it had been
absolutely necessary. A little more, and
she would have got herself into the Old
Capitol Prison. 1t seems policeman
has been detailed for some time to watch
this house; and they had a string of
charges against her as long as my arm" "
Il don't think Fanny meant any
harm" said the wife timidly. "She
used to send things to the prisoners, but
then that was allowed. She used to
get lots of letters but don't know that
she did anything worse"
THAT is, she did not tell you all she
did," said the colonel. "Ber impru-
dence has made my own position here a
very delicate one. / have written to the
commanders of all the prisons not to
forward to her any letters that may pass
through their hands: and, if any do ar
rive, you had better burn them without
reading them, unless you know the hand
writing"
Here came a loud ring at the front
door The colonel and his wife moved
instantly apart, and man came into the
room.
"Good-evening, Colonel. Good-even-
ing, madam. l called to tell you, colonel,
that there's dangerous character at
large in Baltimore-a rebel agent on Sc
cret service-and the provost-marshal
has given strict orders to secure him. II
was thought he might have come here
to inquire about Miss Fanny. Has any
such person been here Mrs. LewisP"
'No, sir" said the lady, with trem
BILE in her tone.
"Havo you had no etron ger here thi,
EVENING"" persisted the visitor.
The answer was inaudible.
Zone word with you, aside, colonel,
he said as he rose to go, drawing Colone
Lewis outside the parlor door into thu
passage. 81 don't want to be disagreea
BILE to Mrs. Lewis, but (this between
ourselves) the policeman on this bea
says he saw man answering the de
scription come in this evening at you
front door,"
Il am sure you are mistaken. Mrs
Lewis is lady of unspotted loyalty. l
there be anything wrong, it is the ser
wants who are concerned"
Colonel Lewis" said the visitor, in
stage whisper, 81 don't like to destro,
your confidence in Mrs. Lewis; but th
gas was lighted in your parlor before tn
blinds were down, and the policeman
saw him with Mrs. Lewis standing on tn
hearth-rug. I hope you'll find it as righ
as you expect, I'm sure"
The colonel walked to the front doc
with his visitor, and came back into tn
sitting-room. knew that he was think
ing, '"There is no way of exit from thi
room, except by the way came in by o
the closet. She has the man in there"
f "These local politicians are bot
, low-bred and impertinent," he said, a
he came back to her. There woul
not be man with good coat o.
his back at large in Baltimore, if thei
denunciations were listened to. Fanny
7 he thinks i'll of you. He thinks yo
would compromise your husband. H
. says there is a policeman watching ou
: front door"
"Oh, Arthur" cried poor Fanny, 90
: love you so dearly, indeed do, and pei
: haps you will not believe me! Oh, VIII
3 did Did he say they would be sure t
bang that man, that spy, if they arreste
him?"
, eyes, and most justly. A spy d,
t serves no mercy"
ooh! but Arthur, think of Andre"
D "Well, Andre had no right to con
D plain. 1t was the fate of war. 1t W;
n the stern duty of Washington"
s eyes, dear, every body says so; bu
d Arthur, l never have been able to 10y
e Washington ever since read that stor
=" And the men who gave him up-a
women will always hate them"
l. ''This is childishness, my dear viii
l. Would you rather have had West Poi
a taken by the British, Arnold trump
If ant and rewarded, Washington co
Ie demned as the traitor?"
h After this there was silence betwe
/ them. At length the husband said:
m 81 have a long report to write to-nigl
e. Fanny, and accounts to cast up. mt
I'd sit up very late. My poor wife go
g. bed"