CHAPTER XIII—Continued.
he the center of our activities and you
may be needed any moment."
Jack and Solomon went to Philadel
phia soon after news of the battle of
Lexington had reached Albany In the
last days of April. They were among
the cheering crowds that welcomed
the delegates to the Second congress.
Colonel Washington, the only dele
gate In uniform, was the moat Impres
sive figure tn the congress. He had
come up with a coach and six horses
from Virginia. The colonel used to
say that even with six horses, one had
a alow and rough Journey tn the mud
and sand. Ills dignity and noble stat
ure, the fame he had won tn the In
dian wars and his wisdom and mod
esty In council, bad silenced opposi
tion and opened bls way. He was s
man highly favored of Heaven. The
people of Philadelphia felt the power
of bls personality. They seemed to
regard him with affectionate awe. All
eyes were on him when he walked
around. Not even the magnificent
Hancock or the eloquent Patrick
Henry attracted so much attention.
Yet he would stop tu the street tq
speak to a child or to say a pleasant
word to an old acquaintance as be did
to Solomon.
That day In June when the beloved
Virginian was chosen to be command-
er-ln-ch!ef of the American forces.
Jack and Solomon dined with Frank-
Un at his home. John Adams of Bos
ton and John Brown, the great mer
chant of Providence, were his other
guests. The distinguished men were
discussing tiie choice of Colonel Wash
ington.
Doctor Franklin, who never failed
to show some token of respect for
every guest at his table, turned to
Solomon and said:
“Major Binkvs. you have been with
him a good deal. What do you think
of Colonel Washington?"
“I think he's a hull four boss team
an’ the dog under the wmigin” said
Solomon.
John Adams often qe • -I these
words of the scout and r.
'-eatue
a saying In New England
Washington set out in lune with
CoIone' Lee and a company of Light
Horse for Boston where some sixteen
Solomon «nd his young friend met
John Adama on the street. The dis
tinguished Massachusetts lawyer said
to Jack when the greetings were over:
"Young man. your peu has been not
Srritlng. but making history.**
I "Does It mean war?" Jack queried.
Mr. Adams wljted his brow with his
handkerchief and said: "People in our
circumstances have seldom grown old
•r died In their beds."
"We ought to be getting ready." said
Jack.
“And we are doing little but eat and
drink and shout and bluster," Mr.
Adams snswered. “We are being en
tertained here with meats and curds
and custards and Jellies and tarts and
floating Islands and Madeira wins. It
is for you to Induce the people of
Philadelphia to begin to save. We
need to learn Franklin's philosophy of
thrift."
Colonel Washington was a member
of the Virginia delegation. Jack wrote
that he was In uniform, blue coat and
red waistcoat and breeches : that he
was a big man standing very erect
end about six feet, two inches in
height ; that his eyes were blue, his
complexion light and rather florid, bls
face slightly pock-marked, his brown
hair tinged with gray ; that he had the
largest hands, save those of Solomon
Binkus, that he had ever seen. Hla
letter contains these informing words :
“I never quite realixed the full
meaning of the word ‘dignity’ until I
saw this man and heard his deep rich
voice. There was a kind of magnifi
cence tn his manner and person when
.he said :
I “ 1 will raise one thousand men
toward the relief of Boston and sub
sist them at my own expense.'
“That was all he said and It was the
most eloquent speech made In the con
vention. Thereafter, he was the cen
tral figure In that congress of trusted
men. It Is also evident that he will be
the central figure on this side of the
ocean when the storm breaks. Next
day. te announced that he was, as yet,
opposed to any definite move toward
Independence. So the delegates con
tented themselves with a declaration
of rights opposing Importations and
, especially slaves."
When the congress adjourned Octo
ber twenty-sixth to meet again on the
tenth of May, there was little hope of
’peace among those who had had a
part In Its proceedings.
Jack, who knew the conditions in
England, knew also that war would
coma soon, and freely expressed bls
Views.
Letters had come from Margaret
giving him the welcome news that
Lionel Clarke had recovered and an
nouncing that her own little revolu
tion had achieved success. She and
her father would be taking ship for
Boston In December. Jack had urged
that she try to Induce him to start at
once, fearing that December would be
too late, and so It fell out. When the
news of the congress reached London,
the king made new plana Ue began
to prepare for war. Sir Benjamin
Hare, who was to be the first deputy
of General Gage, was assigned to a
brigade and Immédiat, v put his regi
ments In training for *- vice overseas.
He had spent six mo hs in America
and was supposed, in E -land, to have
learned the art of buH fighting. Such
was the easy optlmb i of the cheer
ful young minister of war, and his thousand men had assembled with
confreres. In the hour,- of lords. After their rifles and muskets to be organ
the arrival of the K ng William at ized Into an army for the defense of
Graveeend on the elgl ' h of December, Massachusetts.
A little later Jack and Solomon fol
no English women w. it down to the
sea In ships for a long Hme. There lowed with eight horses and two
after the water roads '. re thought to wagons loaded with barrels of gun
bo only for fighting n n. Jack's hope powder made under the direction of
was that armed resist n e would con Benjamin Franklin and paid for with
his money. A British fleet being In
vince the British of th nr folly.
American waters, the overland route
was chosen as the safer one. It was
CHAPTER XIV
a slow and toilsome Journey with here
and there a touch of stern adventure.
Adventures In the Service.
One day Jack received a letter from Crossing the pine barrens of New Jer
(Doctor Franklin who I nd given up his sey, they were held up by a band of
ifrultless work In London and returned Tory refugees and deprived of all the
money In their pockets.
.to Philadelphia.
On Q>e post road, beyond Horse
It said: “My work In England has
been fruitless and I am done with it. Neck in Connecticut, they had a more
I bring you much love from the fair serious adventure. They had been
lady of your choice. That, my young traveling with a crude map of each
friend. Is a better possession than main road, showing the location of
bouses and lands, for even the flames houses in the settled country where,
,of war cannot destroy It I have not at' night, they could find shelter and
seen. In all this life of mine, a dearer hospitality. Owing to the peculiar
creature or a nobler passion. Aad I character of their freight, the commit
will tell you wl y it Is dear to me, as tee In Philadelphia had requested
wall as to you. She is like the good them to avoid inns and had caused
people of Engla- I whose heart Is with these maps to be sent to them at post
the colonies, bin whose will Is being offices on the road Indicating the
baffled and opp'orsed. Let us hope It homes of trusted patriots from twenty
may not be for '"ng. My good wishes to thirty miles apart. About six o’clock
for you Involve die whole race whose In the evening of July twentieth, they
blood is in my ••■ins. The race has reached the home of Israel Lockwood,
ever been like the patient ox. tread three miles above Horse Neck. They
ing out the corn, whose leading trait had ridden through a storm which had
shaken and smitten the earth with Its
is endurance.
“There is little light In the present thunderbolts, some of which had fallen
oatlook. Ton and Blnkna will do well near them. Mr. Lockwood directed
to come here. Thia, for a time, will them to leave their wagons on s large
I
empty bam floor and asked them In to
aupper.
“If you'll bring suthln* out to na. t
guess wo better stay by her." said
Solomon. “She might be nervous.“
“Do you have to stay with this stuff
all the while?“ Lockwood asked.
“Night uu‘ day," said Solomon.
“Ikm't do to let 'er git lonesome. To
day when the llghtuln' were aluppln’
the ground on both aides o' me, I
wanted to hop down an' run otf tn the
bush a mile er ao fer to see the ken»
try. but I Jest hud to set an' hope that
she would hold her temper an' uot go
to slappin' back."
“She," as Solomon called the two
loads, was a most exacting mistress.
They never left her atone for a mo
ment. While one was putting away
the horse« the other was on guard.
They slept near her at night
Israel Lock »rood sat down for a
visit with them when he brought their
food. While they were eating, another
terrific thunderstorm arrived. In the
midst of It a bolt struck the bam and
rent Its roof open and set the top of
the mow afire. Solomon Jumped to
the rear wheel of one of the wagons
while Jack seised the tongue. In a
•second It was rolling down the burn
bridge and away. The burn had filled
with smote and cinders but these
dauntless men rolled out the second
wagon.
Rain was falling. Solomon ob
serve. I a wisp of smoke coming out
from under the roof of this wagon.
He Jumped In and found a live cinder
which had burned through the cover
and fallen on one of the barrels. It
was eating Into the wood. Solomon
tossed it out In the rain and smoth
ered “the live spot." He examined the
barrels am! the wagon floor and was
satisfied. In speaking of that inci
dent next day he said to Jack:
“If I hadn't 'a' had purty go*xl con
trol o' my legs, 1 guess they’d ’a’ rua
erway with me. I had to put th*
whip on 'em to git 'em to step In
under that wagon roof—you hear to
me."
While Solomon wu engaged with
this trying duty, Lockwood had led
the horses out of the stable below and
rescued the harness. A heavy shower
was falling. The flames had burst
through the roof and In spite of ths
rain, the structure was soon de
stroyed.
"The wind was favorable and we all
stood watching the Are, safe but help
less tq do anything for our host,” Jack
wrote tn a letter. "Fortunately there
was another house near and I took the
horses to Its barn for the night. We
slept In a woodshed close to the
wagons. We slipped out of trouble by
being on hand when It started. If we |
had gone Into the house for supper.
I'm Inclined to think that the British
would not have been driven out of
Boston.
“We passed many companies of
marching riflemen. In front of one of
these, the fife and drum corps play
ing behind him, was a young Tory,
who had Insulted the company, and
was, therefore, made to carry n gray
goose In his arms with this maxim of
Poor Richard on his back: 'Not every
goose has feathers on him.’
"On the twentieth we reported to
General Washington In Cambridge.
This was the first time I saw him tn
the uniform of a general. Ue wore a
blue coat with buff facings and buff
underdress, a small sword, rich epau
lets, a black cockade In his three-cor
nered hat, and a blue sash under his
coat. His hair was done up In a
queue. He was In boots and spurs.
He received us politely, directing a
young officer to go with us to the
powder house. There we saw a large I
number of barrels.
" 'All full of sand,’ the officer whis
pered. 'We keep 'em here to fool the
enemy.’
“Not far from the powder house I
overheard this little dialogue between
a captain and a private:
“ ‘Bill, go get a pall o’ water,’ said
the captain.
“ ‘I shan’t do It. 'Taln’t my turn,'
the private answered.”
The men and officers were under
many kinds of shelter In the big camp.
There were tents and marquees and
rude structures built of boards and
roughly hewn timber, and of stone and
turf and brick and brush. Some had
doors and windows wrought out of
withes knit together In the fashion of
a basket. There were handsome ।
young men whose thighs had never
felt the touch of steel; elderly men In
faded, moth-eaten uniforms and wigs
This great body of men which had
come to besiege Boston was able to
shoot and dig. That Is about all they
knew of the art of war. Training had
begun in earnest. The sergeants wore
working with squads; Generals Lee
and Ward and Green and Putnam and
Sullivan with companies and regi
ments from daylight to dark.
Jack was particularly interested In
Putnam—a short, rugged, fat, white-
haired farmer from Connecticut, of
bluff manners and nasal twang and of
great animation for one of bls years—
he was then fifty-seven. He was
often seen flying about the camp on
a horse. The young man had read of
the heroic exploits of this veteran of
the Indian wars.
QUESTIONS
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
always says that I'm
D ADDY
Such a magpie when I climb
On hla knee at aup|ier time.
Hut us Mr. Coon could not be per-
MR. FOX, MR. COON, MR.
sundvd. Mr. Fox run off alone to see
DOG AND JIMMY SKUNK
where Jimmy lived, und then lie run
That la what I always ao
Just us soon na supper's through—
Maybe sometimes nsmer, too.
KJfR. COON ami Mr. Fox knew that
Mr. Dog was very curious he
was always looking Into places und
nosing about when* they thought he
had no business to be.
“Why he does not stay at home, I
enn’t sip«." suld Mr. Fox na they talked
It over one day. "He bus plenty to do
hunting rats In the barn and watching
the house. Now why he should come
all the way Into our woods nnd poke
nbout Is more thun I enn tell.
"I have n notion. Raccy, that some
one should teach Hint Inquisitive Mr.
Dog n lesson. If only we could get
him to poke ubout in some place
where he would get his nose bitten
or scratched, or something, he would
stay at home afterward, perhaps, and
mind his own affairs."
Just then they saw Jimmy Skunk
meandering along, and Mr Fox slapped
Ids sides snd began to laugh “1 have
Ev'ry night there's always so
Many things I want to know:
I low they do things In a show,
How to tlx Belinda's arm.
Why he doesn't buy a farm.
Cun the witches really charm?
Where the stnra are all the day
Why do horst's run away?
la “Goah darn It" bad to suy?
When we going to get a enr?
la Chicago very far?—
My, so many things there are!
“Goodnei« gracious, mercy me I"
Rays my mamma, “Can't you see,
Papa's tired as he can be?”
Daddy snya, “Oh, she's all right;
I’m not very tired tonight;
But she surely la a fright."
Then he rubs hla fuzzy chin
On my cheek and makes me grin.
Then to tickle 1 begin.
Oh. I have Just loads of fun
With my dud when supper's done-
Mamma, too, and ev'ryone.
But, tucked In from toe to head
And my “Now—I -Iny -me" mild,
I remember, up In lied.
That he never answered those
Things I asked him that he knows ;
He forgot to, 1 suppose.
Mr. Dog Dropped His Tall and Ran
for Home.
CHRISTINE
meaning Christian,
C HRISTINE,
com«« from the Greek verb chrio,
It, Raccy,” he said. “We will lend Mr.
Dog to the home of Jimmy Skunk, lie
Is young nnd 1 doubt If he ever saw
one of Jimmy's family. Let's watch
and see where Jimmy Ilves nnd then
we will tlnd Mr. Dog."
“That’s nil right for you, Mr. Fox."
replied Mr. Coon. "You enn run faster
than I and you know that unless there
la a tree nearby I might get caught
I am going to run up the first tree 1
come to and stay there."
“Oh. you are a fruldy ent!" nald
Mr. Fox. “Come along. Raccy, und
have some fun with Mr. Dog."
meaning to touch or anoint. In early
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times It was translated to signify the
Old Hebrew prophetic Messiah (the
Anointed) and became the title for the
Savior, the very touchstone of faith.
The first person known to have been
baptized under the title Is St. Chris
tlna, a Roman virgin of patrician birth,
martyred In 21)5.
Her fame traveled through Greece
IS IT ELMER?
and Hungary and was brought from
the latter country to England ami
HE first of the Elmers, Edward,
Scotland by the Athellng family In the
came to this country In 1831 on
person of Christina, abbess of Horn
sey. The Scotch promptly abbrevi the "Lion.” as one of the congregation
ated the name to Klrstin. Germany of Rev. Thomas Hooker. He settled
preserved the original' Christina, but In Hartford, Conn., where he wan
has several diminutives, among them killed by the Indians In 1678. One
of Edward Elmer's grandsons, Bev.
Stine and Tine.
Through John Runyan's Christiana as Daniel Elmer, was one of the three
the feminine of the allegorical hero of graduates from Yale for the year 1713.
"Pilgrim's Progress." this form be He settled In New Jersey In 1727.
came popular In Englund. Christine la Horace Elmer, one of bls descend
Klrste or Klrstlne throughout Scandi ants, wns a naval officer prominent In
navia. Chrissie, Nina, Christiana ami the Spanish war.
Christina are English favorites. France
The name wns originally Aylmer,
favors Christine only, nnd Italy calls and one of the eurly members of the
her Cristina. In Germany she Is family wns chief baron of the ex
Christiane or Kristel.
chequer In LW. In England. John
Christine's tallstnanlc Jewel Is Jade, Elmer was bishop of London In 1568
whose potency for good fortune and ami tutor of Ltkly June Gray.
health seems limitless. It Is a snered
Applegate—This is really a corrup
stone to the Chinese, who believe that tion of Applegnrth, meaning apple or
all good things come to her who chard. It wns the name borne by s
wears It and evil can have no power pnrlsh In Dumfries. Scotland, and wns
over her. Given to a newly married derived as a surname from this place.
couple. It Is said to assure the bl *h of
Bagley—This Is an Irish and Eng
an heir within a year. Christine's lish nnme, and signified originally one
lucky day Is Monday and 0 is her lucky living nt it rising ground. Thus It Is
number.
similar to the mime Hill or Mount.
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names that Is derived from nn adjec
tive of personal description.
Un
doubtedly It wns applied to one who
wns of noble appearance rather Hinn
because of no|dllty of rank.
Mulford—This is doubtless derived
from Millford, tm-nnlng residence
nenr n mill. It In sometimes spelled
Mullford nnd sometimes with one "1".
The first of the name here wns Wil
liam Mulford of Kent, England, who
settled In Salem. Mass., where he was
living In 1817. Later he removed to
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Mr. LyiAader Jobs Applet»«
Mrs LyaaMle* J»ba Applet»«
Miee Da y gey May me Applet»«
Matter CU«»cay Dartre Applet»«
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J ohn appleton has
L ysander
always hnd n dim notion that this
Is what happens every night when he
turn* the corner In rem-hlng home.
"There comet father,” Mrt. Lysander
John will say. "Now Cluium-ey De-
iere, you are hla favorite, so you uak
him If we cun have n new carpet for
the parlor. If he refuses, kick and
scream. Dsysey Mayme, you needn't
ask him outright for new curtains,
hut you can tell about the kind other
women have In their parlors, und how
you wore ashamed to ask any of th»
delegates to tho bunkers' convention
to cnll on you because the parlor cur-
tnlns nre so ahubby, snd If you finally
marry n poor mitn It will be his fault.
If he refuses. I will look reproachfully
nt him, nnd we will nil go out together
to spend the evening, and treat him
as If« he didn't belong to the family.
If he grunla your request«, tills might
be a good time to usk for a new piano,
mid a new set of china.”
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Daysey Mayme Appleton 1« always
talking of "going all to piec. . ' as If
she were n piece of fragile china, and
someone hnd thrown her ngalnat u
rock wull.
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton nnd
Dayney Mayme were preparing for a
party. "We will lay covers for ten,”
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Diffused Concentration
An enthusiastic young admirer said
to Arnold Bennett shortly after one of
his more thoughtful books was pub
lished: "You have been a wonderful
help to me, Mr. Bennett.”
"Indeed I In what way, may I ask?”
“Oh, that last book of yours! It has
taught me to concentrate."
"To concentrate? Well, well, that’s
nice. Now tell me, what are yog con
centrating on?"
“Oh, lots snd lots of things,” was
the reply.—Boston Transcript.
up to tn» farm so Mr. Dog could get
sight nt him nnd chase him.
It nil worked out us Mr. Fox hnd
planned It until he let Mr. Dog nee
him, and then Mr. Fox's plan did not
work Just as he had expected, though
he lei) Mr. Dog straight to the door-
wuy of Jimmy Skunk's homb
Jimmy was sitting outside In the
sun. nnd when Mr. Fox camo bounding
along with Mr. Dog nt his heels Jimmy
wns frightened snd angry, ns well. He
didn't enro whether lr wns Mr. Fox
or Mr. Dog who disturbed him. Just
to make sure, ho punished both ns they
dashed past by sprinkling them with
his smelly fluid, which he carries for
protection.
Mr. Dog dl<l not go very fur. Ho
stopped nnd nibbed his nose nnd then
dropped Ids tnll nnd ran for home.
Mr, Coon up In the tree saw It nil.
“1 guess ho won't cnll me a frnldy
cat any more," be mused. "I am glad
I had sense enough not to try to tench
Mr. Dog nny lessons. Mrs. Coon
wouldn't have let mo In Hie house
with thnt odor on my coat.“
It wns n long time after thnt Mr.
Coon mid Mr. Fox met again. "Moen
anything of Mr. Dog around hero late
ly?" Inquired Mr Fox.
Mr. Coon replied that he hadn't
since the day he snw him chasing Mr.
Fox through the woods.
“Guess he got u lesson that day,"
suld Mr. Fox boldly. "He won't care
to run Into Jimmy again, und he will
stay awny from here. We shan't be
bothered with hlin again.”
"I have not seen you since thnt dny,
either, Mr. Vox," said Mr. Coon.
"Didn't you get a little of Jimmy's
perfume on your cost ns well na Mr.
Dog? I thought I mw you roiling In
the dirt."
"Oh. I wns Just rolling over laugh*
Ing at Mr. Dog the way he dropped
hla tall nnd rnn home," wild Mr. Fox.
And na Mr. Coon was holding hla paw
over hla none Mr Fog suddenly re-
membered he hud an Important en-
gagement' und rnn off down the path,
"I wonder If 1 shall ever get tliat
smell out of my coat." he suld. "How
Jimmy ,Skunk can live In the house
with lilmwlf Is morn thun I know."
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blown up and we got Into the World
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The fragrance fair of character
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said Dnysey Maymi*. That night when
tho dinner was ready, Lysander John
nnd Chauncey Devere fulled to appear,
"We thought," said a message that
came by special delivery, "that If you
nre going to make up beds for ten,
we'd better sleep downtown."
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The religious Instruction thnt hu
been pounded the most unceasingly
Into Chauncey Devere's head Is that
when the preacher Is there for a meal
he must bow ids head ns If accustomed
to n blessing three times it day.
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