Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-21

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"Here,s something. It's inside tie
! lining, And he cut open The
sleeve and took out the dispatches,
which he tossed TO Smith. The
leader quickly opened them, and
~ he read the others watched hlm
keen.y.
ITS a good 6Dd, boys, and all
ughf. That's what comes Of mak.
ing a general out Of a farmer.
" no was the fool that tried to
hide this in the lining Of n sleeve
,,e inquired, turning to Montagnie.
"Wby, us the very first place
we'd look into. Aud YOU must
have been drunk to xSihk you
could get through RdmapO pass
with them. You don't look Ike a
lack wit, bnt you must have been
not to have taken the upper rOId.
But Clinton will he glad TO get
this Now, boys, what shall VT
do with this fellow, hang him Or
send him away y
"Shoot him" said the one whom
the messenger bad struck. It's
none too good for HIN"
DWELL see about that a little Ia
ter" rep led Smith. We've got
to get this letter to Clinton the
first we do"
Two were left with the prisoner
as guard and the others soon rode
away. For three DAY 5 aud nights
Moutagule lay in the hut, bound
hand and foot. Not tor moment
were the cords lOOsened, aud each
day his guard tod him that They
were about 10 take him out and
hang him aud leave bis body on q
tree by the roadside as a arning
to all Wings. The preacher had
fully resigned himseltaud expect, d
daily the threat would be put INTO
execution.
On the fourth day 5 NTH return
I'd. aud, after a hurried c0nsH,t =.
ton with the guards, rode ava. :.
The prisoners ands were loo ned
aud his aching limbs were Ia, bed
] hy the guards, hut he had no other
thought than that he Was being
prepared for his execution. Ac
cordiDgly, when 10 "A few hours he
was hidden to follow them out OF
the but he glanced on ey, ry SIDE
for the rope ne thought 10 see dang
ing rom some Tee. As lie walk
ed on his thoughts wei, SomeV hat
bitter against Washiu /, 'n. Why
had he Insisted upon li' coming
through RAmapo pass Il h" har
= irru icft 10 m- own d'vic,s, lie
/ would have taken thr upp~i road
an lever would have i1lln m''
the pow OF these de.prradOes.
..CAn YOU tide ~ SAID one OF IN,
men abruptly.
"Yts,r replied the preacher
Were they about to cunt bi on
a horse and then sta;t the horse oii
after the moose had been adjusted
| He had heard of that plan having
been used. But he had no limt
for MEDITATION, tor they came 10 a
ulace where three horses were wal =
ing. AlmosI before he knew WI t
hal occurred, the prisoner found
himself mounted aud riding rapidly
along the road, with ole guard on
either side.
What could il mean 7 He saS %
rope aud not a word was spoken.
OA and on they went, and gradual
II, it dawned upon the Nonng man's
mind What the destination VAS to
be Nor was he mistaken, for be
soon WAS carried across the river
and placed in the Old sugar house
p,ison in New York, one OF the Ia
nous provost prisons OF that day.
"You're great oue," said the
guard To Montagnie the next day
Those letters you bad we're al
about Washington's plan to attack
Nrw York. Bnt Clinton cen take
a bia,, and everybody IN the city
is getting ready to receive TIE
y rebrlsv Tnen he took from BIZ
pocket a copy of Rlvertons Ga
zet,e. which contained long ac
, count of his capture, the nature o
the dispatches he had carried an'
the use Sir Henry waS making o
. the Information he had gained.
2 Suddenly. as The guard finished
a his reading, MonIagnie laughed
j alonI. "What are Sou Laughing
e At - asked the augry gnard AS h'
= ,n. 81 don't see anything iunnl
4 IN that
!, Bot the prisoner dId, and all h'
o .bittc,n->- 10 ,rd Washington hat
vanish Il in a ,moment. Now b
O n,.,Ier.tnnd il all. Washington ha'