The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-22

~ ASoaHaCHc drops cure IN one minute.
legs of the other, and, bearing him, il
spite OF his struggles, across the floor
leaped unhurt from the senseless body
and, with the speed of wild deer
made his way to the nearest point o
wood, which he fortunately reached
Just IN time to avoid the volley of bul
let's that was sent after him by tn
baked tories, in the general commo
tlon that now ensued, were givin!
vent to their rage and morticfiation
IN cursing one another aud the NOR,
particular object of their wrath, WHOM
they concluded it was useless to pur
sue a long shrill whistle was heard is
suing from another point of the fores
to which it was thought the escaped
prisoner could not have had time t.
pass round. Scarcely had the SOUND
died away, when movement, accom-
panied by low snorting, was heard il
the high fenced COW yard, into which
Lightfoot had been turned for safe
keeping. The whistle was soon re-
peated ana the mex. moment the sa
gaclous animal was soon rearing her
self nearly upright in the air anG
then, with prodigious leap, throw.
ing herself over the fence into the field
beyond. Although the tories, for a
while, as little comprehended this
movement of the pony as they did. al
first, that of her master, yet they
raised the alarm that the horse had
broken away and dozen men threw
down their guns, and ran out into the
field t. head her, but, dashing at and
through them, like mad Fury, she
bounded off at full speed, and soon
disappeared in the woods in the direc
ton in which the whistling had been
heard, leaving the bafiIed pursuers and
their associates now fully to perceive
how completely they had all been out
done and outwitted by both horse and
master.
Mach of our happiness is the result
of contrast. A slight alienation, nn
expectedly springing out of IA disheart
ening misfortusne, net unfrequentiy
affords comparative pleasure more
keenly appreciated than unallloyed
blessings arising out of the ordinary
circumstances of life. The pleasure of
Miss Haviland was equaled only by
her surprise, when, on entering the
house, she found Der former fellow
prisoner, the sprightly and fearless
Vine Howard, a transient but favored
inmate, whose presence here now fully
explained the enigmatical language of
Bart, on the way, while it soon raised
"A shrewd suspicion of the cause of the
awkward shyness he had exhibited in
making his partial and roundabout
revelations. Their mutual salutations.
inquiries and explanations, had scarce
~ been exchanged before they were
called to the window by an cutlery and
commotion among the tories without:
when they had the unspeakable salts
faction of witnessing the escape of
Bart, for whose situation and fate they
had both, from different causes, felt
the deepest commiseratien and the
most gloomy apprehensions.
Now said the animated Vine, as
the turned exultingly away from the
gratifying scene that had opened by
the escape of Bart, and closed by that
of his pony now, Sabrey, il they will
let you remain here till dark, | Will
see what | can d. towards etlecting
your escape, which, to be candid
about it, mainly came here to favor.
But whether you escape, remain, or
are dragged back to the British camp,
I will not this time be separated from
you.
The proffered assistance of the spir
tied girl, however, at least so far as
related to the contemplated attempt
to escape by night, was not destined to
be called in requsisition. In short
time, a messenger was seen to arrive:
upon which the whole party of tories
preparations for an imme-
diate departure. Presently closely
covered vehicle, drawn by one horse,
appeared coming from the main road,
and approaching the door. The next
moment, the officer, whom we have al
ready noted, entered the house, and
told MISS Haviland she was required
to depart
This young lady attends me, if |
am compelled to go, sir, F" said Sabrey,
firmly, pointing to Vine, who instantly
and locked her arm within
that of the former, by way of confirm
ing the assertion.
"Susch are not my orders, respond
ed the officer, with an air of slight
.,
"Then | go not with you alive, sir, "
said Miss Havilapd, with calm deter
mination.
"Nor will | be separated from her,
by YOU, while | am living, added
Vine, with no less spirit.
''WelI. well, ladies, you must have
your own way, | suppose. But be
orompt. the carriage waits for you"
replied the officer, stepping back to the
1oor.
In a few minutes more, the ladies
presented themselves at the door, and,
accepting the offered assist
anance of their summoner, entered the
vehicle, which was now
put in motion, and con
lucted in the rear of the main col
umn of the tories, who had already
their march towards the
treat road. As they emerged from the
short piece of forest through which
their way now led, the exciting spec
tacle of a large body of troops, moving
in military array along the road, ac-
by the hum of mingling
voices, the steady tramp of men and
horses. the rafting of tumbrels. and the
heavy rumbling of artillery, unxepect-
aldy burst upon the senses of the star
tlod maidens. Baum's select and fine.
'v equipped regiment of Germans and
british occupied the front, and Peters
motley corps of tories and Indians the
rear Of the long extended column. As
The head of the detachment in posses
,ion of the fair prisoners reached the
.oad. they came to halt, when, after
waiting Till the corps to which they
belonged had mostly passed by, they,
10 the agreeable disappointment OF the
urls, turned in, and moved on with the
rest towards that little anticipated
scene OF defeat and death from which
~ few of them were destined 70 re-