The Spy

CHAPTER I

And though amidst the calm of thought entire, Some high and haughty features might betray A soul impetuous once--'twas earthly fire That fled composure's intellectual ray, As Etna's fires grow dim before the rising day. --Gertrude of Wyoming.

It was near the close of the year 1780 that a solitary traveler was seen pursuing his way through one of the nu...