The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-27

"'Your wishes will be attended tn il
this or any other respect as soon as you
shall please to signify them, Mis-
! Hayiland, said the secretary, as
bowling respectful adieu, he now de
parted with part of his armed attend
ants for other and similar visit
which remained to be accomplished
that night among the unsuspectinl
torres of that vicinity.
Within an hour or two after the
departure of A lien or as soon as the
growing darkness would enable &
skuker to approach unseen a man who
was of the latter description evidently
might have been discovered slowly and
cautiously making a circuit round the
house, but at so respectable distance
from it as to escape the observation
of the guard now stationed at three or
four commanding points about the
premises. When he had reached IA
point nearly opposite to the back door,
he ventured up to the border of the
intervening garden, and gave low,
significant whistle. After momen.
tary silence, slight rustlng was
heard in thick patch occupying a
portion of the garden, and Peters,
who, it will be recollected passed out
in this direction and who, perceiving
his retreat cut off by men already pos
ted on the fields. had here concealed
until now, cautiously emerged from his
covert and came forward to the spot
where the other stood awaiting his
approach.
low voice, as he came up, when l.
asked you this morning to come here
to IIayiland's tonight to see me, before
| went to the army didn't exactly
expect you would have to call ma out
of corn patch 10 receive my orders
But how came you to know or suspect
| was here? You have not ventured
in there, take it," he added, lead
ing the way into the field, which the
guard had now left.
No, !" replied the other: . caught a
glimpse Of the fellows in the yard as |
came in sight, aud, mistrustng what
was to pay from what | had Just heard
of their movements this forenoon in
Manchester, and other towns there
abouts struck off across the pasture,
where | luckily encountered the old
squire, who walked out there, after
the leader of the gang had left and
who told me Of your concealment, and
all. :"
''les he came to the back door, here,
the first chance he could get, TO see if
| had escaped. when. contriving TO ap.
praise him where was, | had got
talk with him just before.
But what have you heard about their
on other places today"
why, | met Asa Rose going post
haste to warn our friends in this di-
section to he on their guard. lie says
they have seized on the estate Of all
the Rose family, and every other lead
ing loyalist, as far as they could hear, in
ali that section and, in several instan-
ces, put the owners themselves under
guard. What DO you say to all that,
colonel:'
"Glad of it. Though an act Of law
lessness and audacity which did not
once dream of their attempting, and
which even now they will not dare to
carry out should they have time to do
so before their brief career is arrested
yet | am glad the rebel fools have
done it; for between you and me Red
ding | have had my doubts whether
the British government which is ever
too merciful would take their estates
from them when we come TO subdue
them, as you know we have talked
but now vengeance will be swift and
certain. Their estates will all be
seized and given TO the deserving.
LAY, that's il - exclaimed the perfid
ious minion, with a chuckle of salts
faction 1T will give us our revenge,
and at the same time supply us with
the needful. | have good many
scores TO settle with the people about
here: and | know of the farm of d GER
tain rebel that / shall ask for my share,
as | think justly may seeing how
active I've been this summer. y
Yes, yes' replied Peters rather i'm
patiently; "but there must be no
and turning with you.
What you ask you must earn rcmem-
Der ~
You see if | don't. only name what
you would have me do colonel.'' ca
gerly responded the other.
well, | will now said the former
coming to halt. Yes as we are by
his time fairly out of reach and hear
ng of these foiled rebels who have 80
sindly yielded me pass through this
side of their watch thinking doubtless
hat | could not have been in the |
house when they surrounded it but !
should be there this evening-yes |
will give YOU my orders now which |
will embrace fresh item or two above |
What ! int lded before some of the oc
of this afternoon. Well IN |
he first place you are to proceed to
Iastleton and join the northern com
pany there collected and ready for
perations at the Remington rende-
Gus. You will then become the guide
nd assistant of the leader of that
orce which is to move onto some
ecret and safe place to be selected by
GU as you know the localities and the
eader DON'T in the woods near the
twenty Mile Encampment where act
ng as the advanced corps of our plan
ed expedition to the Connecticut by
hat route they will remain concealed
S much as possible till further orders l.
catching all movements of the rebels
nd drawing in every trusty loyaist
hat can be preached. And mark
ne, Redding, while there or elsewhere
emember that accursed WOODBURY. is
doomed man and is to be taken if
ound and kept for my disposal. And
have another order which must be
sft still more to your especial manage
lent. Haviland' s daugher with whom
GU know suppose how | am situated
as got such dangerous notions into
er headS and refusing to hear to her