The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-05

~ ually retreating from field she be
. lieved SO nearly won. SAY, and VIII
. knows but l might be heard, or, a
. least, understood" she added, glancin
h urriedly through the window to tn
!, grounds round the house, to see wha
= might be there to prevent her from
= trying to put her half-formed re solu
= tion into execution.
! In looking out, with this object, he
: eye fell on the rude porticO runnins
. along that side of the house, the mar
row, fiat roof Of which rose With /,
few feet of her window. And suddenl,
, changing her purpose, she hastily tore
out the fastening of the window, re-
, moved the eashes, and leaped down to
, the roof of the portico, and stood in
, open view of the greater portion OF
both armies. But still regardless OF
her exposure she advanced to the verge
. OF the roof, and, turning towards the
Americans, waved high her ken chief,
and essayed to lift her voice over the
tumult, in words which, she hoped
would catch their attention and arrest
their supposed fight. But the Amer
leans, who had only fallen back short
distance to avoid the now unobstruct-
ed aim of the enemy, and prepare for
a fresh onset, had already come to a
stand, but were at first too busily en-
gagged in loading their guns, and
watching the motions OF their foes, to
observe her. The tories, however,
whose forces were posted in the more
immediate vicinity, instantly noted her
appearance, and pointed her out to
! their officers, who at once appeared to
read her intentions. And the next
moment Colonel Peters, now for the
first time presenting himself to her
since her recapture, rode up: and, with
a countenance flushed with suppressed
passion, commanded her to retire with
iDthe house. A look OF ineffable scorn
was the only reply the maiden vouch-
safed to give him, while she redoubled
her exertion to attract the attention Of
his opponents. Stung by this public
| exhibition of her disdain, and defiance
of his commands, the tory chief hastily
ra Used pistol towards her, and, in a
immediate compliance with his orders.
"God have mercy on your soul!'
WAS at that instant heard issuing from
covert near the American lines, in
the we'll known voice of Father Henri.
report of musket, and at the same
time bullet struck and shattered in
his hand the raised pistol of the das
tardlv Peters, who, casting away the
remnant of the weapon to which he
had been indebted only for his life.
hastily wheeled and galloped back to
his post barely escaping the shower of
balls that, as he had rightly anticipa-
faH of
est OF his foes.
But although the maiden had failed
at the onset to attract the attention of |
the Americans by her attempt, as she
had designed, yet the incident, to which |
the bold step she had taken gave rise,
more effectuaIly subserved her pur-
pose. The firing had at once drawn
all eyes to the spot. Presently the low
hum of questioning voices was heard
running through the American lines,
while many AN uplifted hand was seen
pointing to her conspicuous form, as,
still undeterred from her purpose, she
stood waving her signal kerchief
towards them. And the next moment
the loud and cheering cry, Forward; to
the rescue of the Tory's Daughter
burst from the Rangers, and was speed
lily caught up and echoed in acclama-
tions from detachment 70 detachment
through the whole encircling lines of
the assailing armywhich, with one i'm
pulse now threw itself forward towards
the foe. And. unmoved by the tremen-
dous but hasty and INSTRUCTED fire
that everywhere met them on the way,
they swept onward like an avalanche
to the very foot of the tory intrench-
ments; when. pausing only to pour in
their devouring voleys, they mounted {
the works and raising their dubbed l.;
muskets dashed down, with shouts OF {
defiance, upon the recoling ranks of
the amazed and panic stricken foe.
who, unable to Withstand the force and
fury OF the onset, instantly gave way (,
and threw down their armor scattered {
and fed in every direction. &
Astonished and alarmed at behold &
ing all his outworkss suddenly and [
stormed and carried, ,
Baum seemed Immediately TO have re
solved on a desperate effort to retrieve {
the fortunes of the day. And in few 1
minutes he was seen at the head of i
long column of his grenadiers, lssui ng {
from his intrenchments on the hill, {
and bearing down with hasty step on t
the assailing forces below. But the '
next moment, that imposing column, |
with its luckless leader, disappeared be- G
fore the enfilading fire of the death /
dealing Rangers, like frost before the
reath of furnace; while, nearly at ,
The same time, an upleaping cloud of 1
Imoke and fame, followed by the shock I
# an exploding ammunition wagon ,
within the principal works, completed a
he only signal of encouragement that t
vas wanted by the already flushed as v
aiants to decide them on an immedi b
tie attempt for the completion of i
heir triumph. And before the dull Y
oar of the explosion was lost among t
he echoing hills, the dee toned voice f
# the intrepid Stark, ever eagle eyed p
O see, and prompt to seize an advan- a
age, was heard rising over the tumult, Il
n ordering the final assault, which, Il
having leaped from his horse, and 8
prung forward to the head of form t;
ng column, he was the next moment e
cen, with the air of reused lion, Fl
eading on in person. In one minute Il
more, all the various forces not re- a
uired to guard the prisoners already "
AIKEN, were in motion, and, with flash Fl
ng eyes, and rapid, determined tread, il
harging up the ascending grounds n
owards the different sides of the a;
oomed redoubt; in another, they we're c,
rushing over the embank b
nents, and pouring their bristling col t.
mrs in resistess streams down upon d
he weakened and dismayed forces of Vi
be Germans and British in the en- II
losure. Then succeeded the rapid, il
catering reports of pistols and mus &c
etry, the sounds of fiercely clashing b,
t-ei and the wild cries of those strug ii