Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-26
the name of all the saints, have youl

the name Of all the saints, have youl
wits been wandering?"
1T was madness, indeed" replied
Burr, sorrowfully, his eyes merely
glaacing over the letter; but a mad
ness which brings it's own punish
ishment. In an evil hour forgot that
the galley slave is more free than am
and dared to dream Of happiness amid
the rattle of musketry and the clank
of chains. Even when the hour OF
waking came, a sweet voice called back
the Illusion, and I was the slave OF
hope once more. 1t Is over now
and I shall prove none the worse
soldier since l have learned to look to
a bloody bed as a happy riddance Of
troubled life"
NAY, major, 1t Is bad enough, but
not so bad as that. 1t would be un-
feeling, and in my judgment, dishon-
orable to think of marriage with
Miss Moncrieffe, while her father and
yourself hold commissions in opposing
hosts. Nor do 1 think 1t likely that his
consent will be given at any time to
your union. In his eyes you are a
traitor; in his eyes you will remain a
traitor, although success may to 9TH
ers convert the rebel into a hero. That
is the worst side of the picture. On
the other hand, time and patience may
do a great deal toward bringing about
the fulfillment Of your wishes. At all
events. your life belongs to your coun-
sake. The folly of which you have
been guilty will be converted into
crime by a reckless exposure Of your
life on the battlefield"
II did not mean exactly that, sir, j
only meant that might be less care
full to preserve 1t. / rejoice that you
acquit me Of anything worse than fol-
| !y. and I assure you that in all this l
have been hurried on without knowing
what 1 did, and can scarcely be said
to have been a free agent"
why bless you, man, know that
as well as you do, know, also, that
at your age I should have done the
same thing. If you will ask the old
lady who sits at the head Of my table,
she will tell you that there was a time
when a petticoat could have lured
Israel Putnam to the devil"
The idea of putting such a question
to the demure Quakeress, over whose
placid countenance no ripple Of passion
ever seemed to nave rolled, called a
faint smile to the lips Of the aid-de-
camp, and he replied
Il am afraid should lose ground in
her estimation by asking a question
that implied her good lord had ever
been different from what he now is
the most clear-headed and practical as
well as the most upright Of men,"
"Pshaw! she knows better! She
knows that would have jumped from
a precipice at her bidding, or per-
formed any other equally absurd ex-
ploit. For that matter, she knows
would do it yet; and the chances ara,
that when l tell her what a fool you
have been, she replies, Thou vert fool
ish thyself, Israel, in thy younger days,
and must deal tenderly with the
maiden and the youth But to return
to your own affairs. I hope you see
! the necessity Of an immediate separa-
ton between Miss Moncrieffe and your
self. shall apply to General Washing
ton today for an order to change her
residence; and 1 shall worry congress
until they grant me permission to re-
store her to her father"
And so," answered Burr, II am to
reproach myself for making her cap
tivity more irksome, by causing her
removal from a family where she has
met a daughters and a sisters well
come. Truly, her acquaintance with
me has been unfortunate"
do not disturb yourself on that ac-
count. When she leaves my roof will
see to it that she Is conveyed to an
other as hospitable and as kind. Now
you may go. l give you leave of alb
sence for twentyfour hours, and do
not wish to see your face within that
| time"
Am I permitted to see Miss Mon
crieffe?"
mo. You have met often enough,
and must not meet again until con-
gress grants me permission to send her
/ O,,;t i.I -
will say all that is needful, and 1t will
agitate her less, coming from me- tran
from you"
Major Burr understood the motives
plainingly in his decision. When he
returned to his duties the next day, he
learned, without surprise, that General
Washington had issued an order for
family of General Miff1in. at Kings
bridge. What reasons General Putnam
had for desiring the change, he kept
to himself, and General Washington did
not seek to pry into them. The rank
of Miss Moncrieffe's father however
and the course that congress had pur-
sued toward her. gave her movements
an Importance in the eyes of the public
to which they were not entitled, and
speculation was rife as to the cause
of her sudden removal from New York
Finally, the majority settled down In
the opinion that she had been detected
in communicating information to the
enemy-an opinion that General Put
nam neither affirmed nor contradicted
To the fertile brain of Alexander Ham
ilton it suggested another means OF
wounding his rival, and on the very
night that James Billings had brought
him the news Of Adelaide Clifton's death
the infamous confederates concocted
another story Of seduction, which soon
obtained general circulation, and the
character of Aaron Burr as a libertine
became fixed for life.
1t was no easy matter to obtain per-
mission from congress to restore Miss
Moncrieffe to her father.
General Putnam, true to his promise
omitted no opportunity of pressing the
subject upon their attention, and finally