Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young (1887)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · New York : John D. Williams · leaf 126
l the peoplewere very sorry that he shouldbe executed. When he passedalong between the files of sol-diers to the scaffold, there wasscarcely an individual who didnot weep. Tears even rolleddown the rugged cheeks ofthe soldiers, who had been accustomed toscenes of battle and bloodshed. Andre alone… … 114 WIT BOUGHT. handkerchief and brushed the dust away.This was a kind of type and illustration ofhis life and character. Though he was a spy,he did not die dishonoured; but the dignityof his bearing brushed away the soil upon thesoldier, and he perished amid the regrets ofthose whom war had made…
Children's stories, American
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