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Openly done when he was dealing with the 

 *' bushmen." 



The friendship thus begun under such pain- 

 ful circumstances grew stronger every day 

 until the end of the sad story. The American 

 Lieutenant accompanied the British Major to 

 headquarters, passed days and nights with him 

 in his prison chamber, walked with him to the 

 gallows, and stood by him when he said : " I 

 am reconciled to death, but not to the 

 mode. It will be but a momentary pang," 

 and then deliberately adjusted the rope to his 

 neck with his own hands. 



Andre was a spy ; Nathan Hale was a spy. 



It requires more patriotism to be a spy than 

 to serve in any other capacity in war. 



Let England cherish the memory of her 

 hero ; let us cherish the memory of ours. 



Notwithstanding the verdict of history, 

 which agrees with the declaration of Gen. 

 King that " to the imprudence of the man, 

 and not to the patriotism of any one, is to be 

 ascribed the capture of Major Andr^," the 

 people of Tarrytown rightly determined that 

 the spot of the transaction should not be for- 

 gotten. They could not very well erect a 

 monument to chronicle the great event which 



