El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-21

bers of the council were a Iot OF stILL
necI1ed. Incorporating paIrloLs- AT
mold had tactlessly and unnecessarily
o71arreIIed with them at the beginning
~ ~ administration and each day had
added TO the hatred they held for eacn
other -,..- v.,..e,.-.7
were trivial but some were not, Arnolu
yr-as ayvav on a visit to general WASH
inpton when the charges were sent
broadcast. He demanded an immediate
court martial. He had been branded as
n thief and he wanted chance 70
prove his innocence. washington. W.
nod a GREAT affection for him. tried 10
meet his desires. but various persons
who detested Arnold managed to nave
the case delayed many months armour
biph snirited. fiery tempered, and ma
Tenant in his anger, hardly could COLI
taiD himself during this period. 1t was
a crueI way to treat a man VINO nau
sacrificed a private fortune and sneu
his blood for his counJrys cause Ar
mold saw nothing Of his own shortcom-
ings and. uisdeeds. He ascribed all ms
trOubIes to his i'll wishers in the army
and in congress. He pointed OUT now
nronOtion had been denied to MN at
various times despite the recommend.
ton of Washing ton; how ne hau D00H
b77miIiated. inSulted and abused IN re-
turn for the services he had rendered
the cause, and how now, Wheh ellLU NUS.
other things he was charged VIII
thieverv. even the justice Of speeQy
trial was denied to him. No one WAC
docs not know the character of Arnold
car. appreciate how the months OF ue
Law in getting his case tried a11ecleu
him. When, finally, he got neaIIL55'
he conducted his argument amy, anu
he thought, cOnTincingly- Mucn 70 nLS
surprise and chargin, the court MI
tails finding, while IN It's -
tenor acquitted Arnold OF 1ntenLlOIldA
wrong. declared he had been most III IN
prudent and his fault IN the come
ton was so great that ne SAOulu
ceive a public repr1mand-
Peggy ArnOId's QueenshtD Ends.
That. to Arnold, meant disgrace.
What did his services mean e1sOISe
washington was delegated to admins
ter the reDrimand- NoInl4 NJ 49, -
have been more distasteIuI 70 " e-9i--
ington. He repTimanded AIHOlu' ~
the presence of the army, nat the repII-
U1and had all the kindness ana IIuI
tesy Washington co1ld Put Iilt -, a., -
still carry out the letter OF the f9I
Arnold resigned at once as governor
of Philadelphia. Much as ne TOOK 20
heart his own individual Lrou --lI' ne 1e
took the sOrrOws Of his young WlIe
more To her the change IN MS slIua-
tion was a great calamity 1t meant an
end to her QueenShip in society and an
ties Without gaiety and all the Soclal
gIories life did not seem 10 ner 70 re
worth living. She was young; the
serious things of life did not appeal TO
her.
The tears of a girl wife are enough
to affect a young husband, not TO men
ton a middle aged one
Arnold, feeling that his army career
was ended, determined to 90 TO west
ern New York and there take up
great stretch of land and develop an
estate which would make him man of
wealth He told Washington Of his
plan and the general advised against
it. The cOmmanderinchief out Of the
kindness of his heart sought to rec
tify, so far as he could. such injustice
as had been done to Arnold. In order
that Arnold might rehabiiitate himself,
Washington proposed that ne take
command of the division Of the Hudson
the most important military division
in his gift
man show greater faith in him than
did George Washington, never did man
make fOuler return than did the hero
of Saratoga and Quebec
Arnold went to the Hudson and as
sumed command. With him went his
wife, and she was dearer to him now