The Democratic.Watconan. BEL DEFONTE, I'A Renitniseenee of Gen. Scott One evening, after our rubber, I said to the General, 'There is one question I have often wished to ask ll'au,Out have been restrained by the fear tlid i f. it might be improer."cho A n d r ew himself up, a p nd said in lAA em phatic manner, 'Sir, you are incapa l ble of asking an improper question." , I said, 'You are very kind ; but if My in• (lair y is indiscreet, I ani sure you will allow it to pats unanswered. "I hear you, sir,' he replied. 'NV ell, then, Gen eral, did anything remarkable happen to you on the morning of the battle of Chippewa?" After a brief but impressive silence, he said, 'Yes, sir; something did hap pen to m e—something very rentarka• hle, I wrirMlwr-tor the third time in my We, relate the story : 'The 4th day ol July, 1814, was one. of extreme heat. On that day my bri gade s kirmished with a British force commanded by Gen. Riall, from an early hour in the morning till late in the afternoon. We had driven the enemy down the river sonic twelve miles to Street's Creek, near'enippetia, whet): we encamped or the night, our army occupying the west, while that of die enemy was encamped on the east side of the creek. Alter our tents had been pitched, I observed a flag, borne by a 'nail In peasant's dress, ap proaching my marquee. Ile brought a letter Irian a lady who wimpled a large mansion on the opposite side (.1 the creek, itilurniing me that she was the site of a member ol Parliament, who was then at Quebec her children, servants, and a >dung lady friend were alone with her in the house , that lien. limn had placed a sentinel berme her door ; and that she lennired, with great doubts ol the pro Fluty ol the request to ask that I would place a sentinel upon the bridge to protect her against stragglers from our camp. I assured the messenger that the lady's request should be com plied with. Early the MIMIC morning the same ine ,, enger, bearing a white flog, re appeared with a note Irian the same lady, thanking inc for die pro• teetion she had enjoyed, adding that, in acknowledgment ol my eivilities,she begged that I would, sibs such item hers of any staff an I chose to bring with me, accept the hospitality of her house at a breakfast which had been prepared with considerable attClllloll, and was quite ready. Acting upon an 1111palse which I have never been able to realize or comprehend, I called two of my Aides, Ideuts. Worth and Watts, and returned with the messes ger to the mansion already indicated. We niet 0117 hostess at the door, who ushered 118 tntothednning room, where breakfast awaited us, and where the voting lady previously referred to was Rented by the mince urn. (Mr .0 he excused for a lew -, and the young lady I,lllll , ll}tif l i sewe d our coffee. Itelore had (robe,, the nisi, Lieut. Watts to, from the table to get his bandana, flit being lietore the days of napkins,) which he tool left 111 his cap Oil a side table by the w oidow, glancing through which lie saw Indians approaching the braise on one side, ii.nd red coats ap proaching it 011 the other, with an evi dent purpose (.1 surrounding ii and and instantly e‘clainied, :dement!, we are betrayed Springing from the table and crearing the house, 1 saw our danger, and remembering Lord Ches tertield had maid, 'Whatever it 14 prop er 10110, it is proper to do and as we had to run, and my legs Were iallg,e7 than those of my companions, I noun outstripped them. As we made iair escape we were tired at, hut got across the bridge in safety. I felt so non In shame and mortilica non at having nearly fallen Imo a trap, that I could scarcely six ny nowt upon the duties which lion demanded my undivided attention. I knew I sal committed a great indiscretion lit ac renting that singular invitation, and that it any disaster resulted groin it I richly deserved to lose both My cum mission and character. I constantly haunt myself wondering whether the lady really intended to betray iii, or whether we had been accidentally ob served The question won hl recur even amid the excitement ()I battle. Fortunately my'presence and services the field were not required until (lens. Porter and Ripley had been en gaged at intervals for several hours; so that when my brigade, with Town son's artillery, were ordered cross Street's Creek, my nerves and confi dence had become int neutrality quieted and restored. I need not describe the battle of Chippewa. That belongs to and is part of the history of our coun try. It is sufficient to say at the close of the day we were masters of the po eition, and that our arms were in no way discredited. The 4ritish Army had fallen back, leaving their wounded in our possession. The mansion which I haul visited in the morning was the largest house near, and to that the wounded Olken; oh both armies were carried for surgical treatment. Ae soon as I could leave the field I went over to look alter my wounded. I found the English officers lying on the first floor, and our own out_the floor above. I saw in . the lower room the young lady whom I had met in the morning at the breakfast.tabl her white dress all sprinkled with blood. She had been attending to the British wounded. On the second floor, just as I was turning into the room where our officers were, I met my hostess. One glance at her was quitesufficient to answer the question which I had been asking myself all day. She had intended to betray me, and nothing but the accident ol my Aide rising for his handkerchief saved us from capture. Years aflerwards, in reflectiug upon this incident, I was led to doubt wheth er I had not misconstrued her startled manner as I suddenly encountered her. 'Clint unexpected meeting would have °emit:toned eta Mirrussment in either conlingeary ; and it is so difficult to believe's, hide of ealtivation and reflud meat onpable tit ..ittel t an net, that now, half a remit:) after the ei eat, disposed to et% e at) hostess the hum lit of that donlq. 'And now, t-rr,' :bided the Chit:vial, 'this is the third »me in my lite I have told this story Ido not remember to have been spoken to before on the sub ject for ninny years.' lie looked at me, and seemeiho be considering with himself'a few moments, and then said: lietnembering 'your intimacy with General Worth, I need not inquire how your came to a knowledge of our se cret.' 'Well, Oeneral,' , I replied, 'I have kept the secret faithfully more than forty years, always hoping to obtain your awn version of What struck me as a most remarkable incident in your military life.' —Thurlow Weed, in Har pers'e Magazine for March. Behind the Veil. It is not always the yractice of pret ty ladies to wear a veil."Wltt even co quetry will dispense with the pleasure of showing a lovely countenance, and the most mode , d, and retiring beauty likes to be admired for the regularity and delicacy of her features. These reflections passed rapidly through the mind of a well known New ()deans magistrate riding up town re cently By lIIS side sat n lady, who Iron) a single glance of her counte mince lie imagined that he knew. At boo he venoired the :mark that the day wits pleasant. "Yes," murmured the female. "Why do you wear a veil?" inquir ed the dispenser of juotive "Lest I attract attention." "It IM the pro,,inee of gentlemen to admire," replied the gallant man of "Not wino' they arc ttiarried. ' "lilt rill not. " "Indeed I" "Oh, no; a bachelor l" The lady quietly retitto.ed her %etl, dischming to the astonished magistrate the tact' of his twallor in law. Ile had business elsewhere soddenly. \ofi.‘t. liter.. -That infraction ril the code dal not nece.marily invoke social ostracism is evident from the Tact that De Wilt Clinton left the field with imponity, while Syr artwoot, his opponent, was protesting he was riot satisfied. After the first shot the lat ter demanded a second, and after a second a third. Neither was wouud- 'ls your principal satisfied?' asked Riker, Clinton's second. 'lle IM not,' replied Smith after con salon Swart wont The fourth shot was then exchanged, Clinton's ball entering the calf of swartwo.c,, leg 'ls tour principal halislied now?' de manded Hiker 'lle is not,' replied Shot , . were reehAnge.l the filth time, and again ball entered Stvart wout•ri leg ILlher ngnrn asked the question, 'ls sour principal satisfied rt.,W, Mr. ninth 9 %Her a moments consultation with Swartwout, who, standing while the surgeon e‘tracted the hullos Iron, leis inaiiite4ted great fortitude, Smith replied that he was not. 'Filen he way go io--, for I will tight no more I replied Clinton, and iiiiinediatcly left the field —lt is related of nn estimable and set.) pious lady, whose exertions Iti every work of charity and benevolence have endeared her to our community. that on her way to Sabbath school one bright sunshiny Sunday morning, she saw several boys, one of whom was a newsboy, seated in a door way play ing cards, one of themy wan It school scholar of the lady Stopping, she insisted that they should accompa ny her to church After snail• persua sion the three oldest consented, but the youngest, a lad of nix yea's, persistent ly refused. 'Why doll . I. you come, toy boy? said the lady It Is very wrong of you to ref use.' `roit I don't want to go.' 1 , 111 . 11 I+ tile r The * oni the little fellow waxed despei i••, an indignant voice het . xclaitned, 1114 hand full of cards 'NVouId you go to Sunday school with a banditti] of trump+ like that'll ICTTI NG A CIIECK--There rs acheck man at the Little Minnie Railroad De pot who won't admit but that they can check baggage to any point desired. The oilier day a traveler came to the cheek stand and said lie wanted his trunk checked to Rome. "What Route?" said the checktlit. 'Rome, Italy,' was the reply, accom panied with a wink to the by-slanders. 'Can you check here?' 'Certainly,' said the Mae of checks, going to the wardrobe where he keeps them and making a groat rattle among the britsm promises to give up a trunk. Returning iu a minute, he Said to the traveler : 'Sorry for it, sir, but our checks for Rome, Italy, haw to be all out now. Check you to Constantinople.' 'All right i give me a check to (ion stall tinople.' 'Certainly. Let's see your tickd.' According to the strict rules of the company the check•ered man bad him there. —ln the Legislature of !iouth Car olina there are fifty negroes and thin• teen white members. 01 the fifty groea, only thirty two can read and write, and nineteen only pay taxes, the sum total of their contributions to the support of the government being $146 10. As this body has just levied over $4,000,000 taxes to be collected the current'Year, the beauties of the sys tem will be at once apparent, 'A Latium •Voslra,.sllT.' —A, d itytti good story is told of honseli (-av ILr Boston Traveler) by a season nekei holder on the Boston and Maine Rnil road—a wide-awake, jolly. gentuous, johtt loving g' leman. 1),-murratie nt 111, 1/QIII Ws nod lihunl ui liii reliwon. 111(i'ng in a hoo.e car, a short tine rllll . O, With till' 011 i . ' ir brie -t 01 his (nage, who has ht.( o aria. ni 11 tug to induce his flock to become temper ate, lie familiarly addressed loin in language something as follows: 'Father —, you are doing a pretty good work just uow—l. don't know hut you are doing as touch good -as all the other clergymen in town.' The priest quietly replied that he was doing what he could to improve his people. 'l'll tell you what it is,' 'continued the gentleman, 'l've been thinking about attending your church, bmt was afraid it would cost too much to get my sins pardoned.' 'Oh,' said the priest, 'we can manage your case ; when we have a very large contract we make a liberal discount l' The laughter that followed this response only closed when the cars reached the end of their route. And the captain laughs over the story as he repeats it.until this (lay. THE (iR A NIT•SU IINF It FIG HT. -1 1 1 m. Evartti, Attorney General under President Johnson, and now one of the leading Republicans in New I'ork,wtt4 interviewed by n reporter of the Mold regard to tlietininner Grant imbrog lio: Reporter—'Do you consider this ac tion of the Executive highly injurious to the prospects of the Republican party 7' Mr. Evarts—'l have but one word to any un that subject. The party that can present nothing noticeable to the public except Its quarrels can MA long expect to noun taut Ow confidence of the people Reporter -- 'What is the feeling ahiong the leading Republicans?' Mr, Evarte—qt, IN one of decided re Bret that the man in public life, to whom in a great degree the political fortunes of the patty are committed, can not better control himself and con Hider those interests.' lawyer came into court drunk, when the Judge said to hint 'Sir 1 am sorry to see you in a con h il,llwitchls a disgrace to yourself anil family, the court !yid the proles siou to which you below.' fire rc proof elicited the following colloquy : 'Did your honor speak to Inc ?“ "I did sir. I said that in my (Tin ian you disgrace yourself and family, the court, and the priifension to which you belong, by your conduct.' 'May -I —it pimge your honor, I have been an attortiey -in -in --iii - this court for fifteen years 4 and permit me to say, that this is the first correct opinion I ever knew you to give.' Wiwi•.-We ?net with this witty and unanswerable retort in a sketch ol a short trip through a portion of Ireland The writer is conversing with his car driver • 'You are Catholic, Jimmy ?• 'Yen, yer honor.' 'And pray to the Virgin Mary?' 'I do, yer honor.' there'm no doubt that mile w:ra it good woman. The Bible nays NI) 'tilt mile may have been no better than your mother or mine,' 'MR., your honor. But ou'll allow there is a mighty dolerettee 111 her dill deem. lilt ism txr. Wititit.—The Albany Law fttat mil tydbi thin r•t,,ry A ‘vithet,,, %sari examined before aJudge in ft e:lhe, Who required 111111 It) r1•111,.11( the prece , e atiirds epolten The nit tie-4 lietutitted until he riYetittil the at (tuition of the entire mart neon lien, fixing h ity iriitd I v upon the trot r, be ;tl' II 'l' II El,Ntlie EX I'ItACT 'Ala) a please your honor, you iie and deal, and get lour living by bleat 1 t' II HEMI )I4I ':% 4 E -1 kitHIN" ritoM IMPlit DENcP>S. II till IS ill' . DIS:iIPA- 111 I()N. I.I'C , The lace of the Judge reddened, and In all their stages,at liitie eipoll.ol, 111110 or no lie immediately satd hinge In diet, no inoonronlonoe, And no Oi• 'ruin to the pr.), sir.' i seotre it I . lllVii , n frl • liti..nl rlonlro, and t o", stio ogllt rin.nle, thinly revoorillig 11h/40 . 1 , 11 0.. Plovt . llllllg 1111 , 1 (wing stri, hoe, I I the I tot'," All tyIOIK P1.111»101 , 1 111110 motion I. In• , pu•nt in 11114 elive• of dixegtver., and evt , 11,1114 $Ol Polsolloll , 11111111, 'l . te been a thinking,' said Lit tie Frogby,'about I.IIIY here %%otnitil uI frage business. tipoming,' lie hard, 'that—a—now—three Logan, for in stance, should be made President ol this great 1111.1 glorioll, emilor), oe queitthi I I i n, I, ,iolde and all Ihnt, I 1.• o I o ! rn,ssorildri s he?' 11 . e I m sNed. •\V t riose,'sptis mg she a as to warty, say it 1111111 by the name of --of - Perkins, ir would she lie President Logan or Tres ident Perkins?' ----Andrew Jackson, 01 St. Louis, applied to a justice the other day for the arrs.A. 01 Brownlow Johnson. Ile said he 'done went on the'rulr of.lohn• son's house jis to Prow some bricks down de chimbly to scare a young cul lud gal dal slop in de house, and John son done lock de scuttle and made him stay up dar till eight o'clock nex morn ing.' Ile didn't get the warrant. —'Charley I what is osculation ?' 'Osculation, Jenny dear, IL iel a learned expression, queer, For a nice uenoation. I put my arm, thus, round your waist, You need not tear-- There's' no one here , — Your lips quite near- . - I then-- '0 dear I' 'Jenny, that's osculation.' —An old sailor passing through a graveyard ette , on one of the tomb atones; 'I inilf 1114) ' It *as too mt#th foe Jack, and shifting his quid, he said: 'Well, Pvt. heard said that there are eases in which a man may lie, butif I were dead, I'd own it.' —An old man id easier robbed than a young one, for his locks 'ate few, and his gait is operally broke h. nolmbold's Column. HEN ItY II E LICSOIAYS I= C; 11'E PI LLS ompenu•nt Patti—Fluid Extract Ithubarli and Fluid 'suer" ( 11.111WIM Grepo Juice. Foi Liver Complelule; ./41111‘11 ,. 0, 81110101 Aticr or not i;o4tiv nue+, me. Purely Vegetable, 001111011111 g no mercury, In Inet tan or deletelioue drugs. 'flies° Ihlls are a pleasant purgative, super. soiling castor oil, sal ls, 11111j01138111, Ott. 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