CHAPTER XII. 



The " Smith House'' at Haver straw. — A Revo- 

 hitionary Copperhead. — TJie Landing from 

 the '' Vulture.'' — Two Fateful Musket Shots. 

 — The Cider-Mill Engagement. — Smith's 

 Misadventure. 



I HAD a letter of introduction to Mr. Lil- 

 burn, who, I had been told, had lived in the 

 ** Smith house " for many years, and who now 

 resided in the new house that he had built 

 near by. We had crossed the river, landing 

 two miles below the place, but Fanny was so 

 overjoyed at being on terra firma again, that 

 she skipped nimbly over the road to find an 

 entertainment as agreeable to her in Mr. Lil- 

 burn's stable, as was provided Tor me at his 

 hospitable board. 



The events of the Arnold treason are nar- 

 rated in books of history, and are often re- 

 peated in magazines and newspapers. Never- 



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