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I turned to take my last look at the three hills and the quaint Dutch city Far away on the raay spot in the sunshine, with its azure, rose, and silvery tints blending into the fresh colors of earlyI saw, too, the ruined fort across the river, where that British surgeon, Dr Stackpole, composed the immortal tune of "Yankee Doodle" to deride us--that sa, while histled it fro at the city I had thought so wonderful when I was a lad fresh from Broadalbin Bush, I seemed once more to wander with my comrades, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Steve Watts, and Jack Johnson--now Sir John--a-fishing troutlings froh the lovely vale of Tawasentha Once h the drooping foliage of the park elms, and the stately mansion of our dear General Schuyler, with its two tall chi avenue of trees; and on the lawn I seerown to womanhood and affianced to the patroon; and Betty Schuyler, who scarce a year since wedded my handsome Colonel Hamilton--that same lively Betty who so soon sent Walter Butler about his business, though his veins were like to burst with pride o' the blood in theht froreat Dukes of Or?" asked Elsin softly

"Of my boyhood, dearest Yonder is the first city I ever beheld Shall I tell you of it--and of that shy country lad who caht venture to enter an asseet his hands and feet?"

"Were you ever aard, Carus?"

"Aard as a hound-pup learning to walk"

"I shall never believe it," she declared, laughing; and we moved forward on the Schenectady road, Murphy, Mount, Elerson, and the little Weasel trotting faithfully at heel, and the brown coluotten the thrill of her quick eht, I had told her of my commission and of our Governor's kindness And just to see the flush of pride in her face, I spoke of it again; and her sweet eyes' quick response was the most wonderful to me of all the fortune that had fallen toback upon the people now entrusted to ed to apprehension, and a quick prayer rose in ht not prove unequal to the task set me