Excerpt from The Patrol of the Mountain: A Tale of the Revolution It was reared upon the top of a gen tle slope, that ran back from the waters of the lake, of whose bosom it com manded a view of many miles in extent. Far away in its rear could be seen field after field, that had been cleared by the pioneers, and now proffered their smooth bosoms to the implements of the husbandman's toil. This house was built after the pre vailing English manner, and presented to the eye a succession of snug and small apartments, which were arranged with more regard to beauty and con trast, than to architectural rules. Its height, in no part, exceeded 8 single story, and it was approached by a broad flight of steps from every side. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.