Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-27
BETSY ANN BLESSING.

Dell l ANN DlIEONlNU.
In tho aummsrof tho year of grace t77s
when Tho American army was stationed I'D
New York. tho commander in chief Gem
ernl Washington was ludulginR in % hriol
r0sUHg spell after dinner when ho was up
preached by an orderly, who announced
Mistress Betsy Ann Blessing
Shu was Girl fI young sha appeared
like % child and indeed acted like ono. MI
no sooner did she stand in thu presence Of
Tho great man than she seized bis hand
that hand OF si,lvnrt proportion. land
dropping 90 hur kurus Kissed it with th,
nriar Of d0y0tco Meanwhile thr t0hrI
strnmad down bier fNruin rito1gs torrents
and hUr form shook with suppressed DmD
tiUu.
Warrington bad tender harf auI Dol
was greatly distressed boy this unusual
scene.
"Nou lnvo something 20 say" be- asked
gently "spoak 900. Due, beg my child.
thai you CHnaH weeping
sob your oEcullrnru y1u1 t01LInd. q"
Fal1 tho g.rl, and rising On hgr fogt sIu un.
covered beautiful duwnUAst face which
rIHw11 pink lnd dnwy through nor t.ars
like % rain washed. sum kissed rose
"NHw. Mistress Blessing" said Wssh
ingt1n In DIE kiHdest manner. "fuI' ur
what brings you h.thgr and what your 90.
rand may boz
"t pm0 hitherto nyo your rEullouey's
lie was tho startling response
Instead ui laughing bt thn apparent Nrr.
sumption 10 Goo weeping g.ri lu Inl. hu-
teil him everything promising BOG Iu.
munity from punishment 900 Dns' Dor news
wins not ns wolghty ns sho anticipated.
Thus encouraged, HhH began Der story
con Tho morrow your yggg.lHlgy b. tl
dino with several officers ~ y0urcummpuI
under guard
GLOW know you that plrli' asked
Washington, much surprised.
"Nour uHg0ilruuy will Jay certain plans
against thD oHHuy before tho company
Proceed commanded Washington
sicrnly
Among tho dishes srt before your rs 1al.
ionuy will Boz % now yoggtbI.uuf which YOU
urr worry fond.
'Ah. " laughed tho general "you have
lost Dr forgotten au order from rho klI.IHu.
Here IL Indeed "a new version % tho noun.
tain and tho mouse
II know not, gracious rir. wh1t mean.
ing that hath Ui thu mountain and tho
mouse cried betsy, "hut N uess u
Rrggn r0as bp served No table On tho mUr.
row ! bee and blsUgch you, s.r not 60
Asto ~ thum."
"Whwciure Mistress HlraIngs asked
Washington 80 hls slgruut manner
"Ih1 peas will Hr poisoned.
How know you thisN demanded th8
general in % ton0 which mblr hls soldier.
quail when they heard &c. "-pr,h mud
zee that you tr.luult with mc. Nay. child,
do not fear n whnt you ny h0 trur NOS
you, hut tho traitor who planned tlo dss.
Afily decd, ahnil suffer"
$50. MOI" rulrtrd tho trembling GIRL.
$40 ono must suffer. a. DC noe enough
that 1 hnyr dnrHi o. como into lion IS
jaws Co toll NJ The deed. tlinsurr safety f1r
tho designer thereof Now that ! have
warned your ur1ulluncy permit mu Co 20.
tlru from your distinguished presence"
Gougrrl Washington gnyo signal. and
Instantly an armed guard VI s1illur 10.
spondod
Arrest this girl, hosald STORMY, and
kocp her uudrr guard until such time aa
shr send Tor mo- 90 confess her fault"
THAT will / never, though I die ga
prison was the defiant reply as tho rlfl.
who had entered bowed aud weeping. rails.
the soldiers Ike "a young quunn.
Al was tumult Ia tho kitchens NJ Rich
mund hill, and cooks were running about
getting Into one anothcr's way whom % nli
haired youth In the garb " serving muu
luitarud Ia and made hi. way uuobs,r,rd
tp tho great fireplace whore he uncovered
the akilluts iu which tho vegetables wcrr
glmmuring on tho hearth Whom hr o,n,
60 that une containing tho pens. hu drop
ped ln a handful " some o1ndimunt aud
instantly took his departure
His next Appearance WINS under tho win
dow NJ that room DO which Mistress uIo,.
Ing was iuoarcrfAt6d "Hl.H.t. sweet
heart Tho dose a. ready Keep heart
until tho morrow, whom I will myself TO-
lease thee 90 Ride piukahuuk ON my rom
horse. 10 ia told No. tho town thnt HutHy
Ann blessing BE- arrested Tor spy kcgp
up your courage. sweetheart
III you would bUiriuud inc, bnfAkr your
fulf Co some sniur place, whispered Bot
ty'H voice through thy barred window
high above him. "A halter will hU ready
TOR your neck " you Hru seen or suspected
Aud ust0u=N your dose takes effect. yul
arc no longer n lover NJ mine"
Tho youth went away grumullng about
all being inlr Ia love and war
II Washington was different from hI
usual self ~ chat historic dinner tho fnr
has not bruu recorded There was murl
secret discussion VI wolghty affairs witt
his guusfs, but ho gave close attention &.
rho NiNuds Dot before him 10 was not
huwuyur, until the vegetables wcFu foryg,
that Do made any nlluslln Co tho food
Whom bis hyurlto vegetable dlah u
green peas, was uncovered, ho demanded
attention, and when all were tllrut ~
marked Boa % loud ylicr
Ihuro H. death iu tho pot"
a great excitement uusuuI. Tho guests
who were Boa fun uniform. druw thrl
swords, and murmugs Of Death o. 90
traltar' were heard uu oyHFy Hidu
Then Washington sent hF MIafrus
Blessing who came with defiant light %
her ego and wAs given tho au,t NJ homo
NJ nor h0st right hand, Shn took 10 wlt
a dignity that called forth approving nu
admitting comments Soldiers AFRO proven
bAlly gallant, and those " 1870 were u
exception Co tho rule
a scryn1t WINS nrzt sunt ont hy thu com
mardur ga chief On % peculiar urFauI %