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BACHELLE K>
had ridden through a storm whlcli had
shaken and smitten the earth with Its
thunderbolts, some of which had fallen
near them. Mr. Lockwood directed
Adventure* in the Service.
One day Jack received a letter from them to leave their wagons on a large
Doctor Franklin who had given up hl* empty barn floor and asked them In to
fruitless work In London ami returned supper,
“If you'll bring sutbln' out to us, I
to Philadelphia.
It said: “My work In England hus guess we better stay by her," said
been fruitless and I am done with It. Solomon. "She might be nervous."
“Do you have to stay with thia stuff
I bring you much love from the fair
lady of your choice. That, my young all the while?" Lockwood naked.
“Night an' day," said Solomon
friend, Is a better possession than
houses and land», for even the flames “Don't do to let 'er git lonesome. To
of war cannot destroy It. I have not day when the lightnln' were slappln'
seen, In all this life of mine, a dearer the ground on both sides o’ me, 1
creature or a nobler passion. And I wanted to hop down an' run off In the
will tell you why it la dear to me, as bush a mil« er so fer to see tbs ken-
well as to you. She is like the i.wod try, but I Jest had to set an' hope that
people of England whose heart Is with she would hold her temper an' not go
the colonies, but whose will is being to slappln' back."
“She,” as Solomon called the two
baffled and oppressed. Let us hope It
may not be for long. My good wishes loads, was a most exacting mistress.
for you Involve the whole race whose They never left her alone for a mo
blood la In my veins. The race lias ment. While one was putting away
ever been like the patient or, tread the horses the other was on guard.
ing out the corn, whose leading trait They slept near lier at night
Israel Lockwood sat down for a
Is endurance.
"There Is little light in the present visit with them when be brought their
outlook. You and Blnkus will do well food. While they were eating, another
to eome here. This, for a time, will terrific thunderstorm arrived. In the
be the center of our activities and you midst of It a holt struck the barn and
rent Its roof open and set the top of
may be needed any momentJ’
Jack and Solomon went to Phliadel the mow afire. Solomon Jumped to
phla toon after newt of the battle of the rear wheel of oue of the wagons
Lexlngtop bad reached Albany Jn the while Jack seized the tongne. In a
laaF daya of April. They were among second tt was rolling down the barn
the cheering crowds that welcomed bridge and away. The barn had filled
with smoke and cinders hut these
the delegates to the Second congress.
Colonel Washington, the only dele dauntless men rolled out the second
gate In uniform, was the most impres wagon.
Rain was falling. Solomon ob
sive figure In the congress. He had
come up with a coach and six horses served a wisp of smoke coming out
from Virginia. The colonel used to ! from under the roof of this wagon.
say that even with sir horses, one had ; He Jumped In and found a live cinder
a slow and rough Journey In the mud : which had burned through the cover
and sand. Ills dignity and noble stat j and fallen on one of the barrels. It
ure, the fame he had won In the In i was eating Into the wood. Solomon
dian wars and his wisdom ami mod tossed tt out In the rain and smotfc-
esty In council, had silenced opposi ! ered “the live spot." He examined tho
tion and opened his way. He was a barrels and the wagon floor and was
man highly favored of Heaven. The satisfied. In speaking of that Inci
people ot Philadelphia felt the power dent next day he »aid to Jack:
of his personality. They seemed to
"If I hadn't 'a' had purty good con
regard him with affectionate awe. All trol o' my legs. I guess they'd 'a' run
eyes were on him when he walked erway with me. i I bad to put the
around. Not even the magnificent whip on 'em to git 'em to step In
Hancock or the eloquent Patrick under that wagon roof—you hear to
Henry attracted so much attention. me.”
Yet he would stop In the street tq
While Solomon was engaged with
speak to a child or to say a pleasant this trying duty.' Lockwood bad led
word to an old acquaintance as lie did the horses out of the stable below and
to Solomon.
rescued the harness. A heavy shower
That day In June when the beloved was falling. Tjie flames hud burst
Virginian was chosen to be command- through the root and In aplta of the
er-in-chtef of the American forces, rain, the structure was soon de
Jack and Solomon dined with Frank- stroyed.
/
Un at his home. John Adams of Bos
“The wind was favorable and we all
ton and John Brown, the great mer stood watching? the fire, safe but help
chant of Providence, were his other less to do anything for our host," Jack
guests. The distinguished men were wrote In a letier. “Fortunately then
discussing tlie choice of Colonel Wash was another he.use near and I took the
ington.
horses to ItaTiarn for the night. Wc
Doctor Franklin, who never failed slept In a (woodshed close to the
to show some token of respect for wagons. We Alpped out of trouble by
every guest at his table, turned to being on hand when It started. If we
Solomon and said:
had gone Into-the house for »upper,
"Major Blnkus, you have been with I'm inclined to ‘;tblnk that the British
him a good deal. What do you think would not have been driven out of
of Colonel Washington?”
Boston, z
I
“I think he’s a hull four hoss team
"We passed : many companies of
an' the dog under ihe waggln," said roarchftig riflenaan. In front of one of
Solomon.
these, the fife land drum corps play
John Adams often quoted these ing behind hii«, was a young Tory,
words of the scout and they became who had InsuSed the company, and
a saying In New England.
was, therefore. I made to carry a gray
Washington set out In June with goose In his atnm with this maxim of
Colonel Lee and a company of Light Poor Rlchard'on his back: 'Not every
Horse for Boston where some sixteen goose has feathers on him.’
“On the frventW'th we reported to
thousand men had assembled with
their rifles and muskets to be organ General Washington la Cambridge
ised Into an army for the defense of
Massachusetts.
A little later Jack and Solomon fob
towed with eight horses and two
wagons loaded with barrels of gun
powder made under the direction of
Benjamin Franklin and paid for with
his money. A British fleet being In
American waters, the overland route
was chosen as the safer one. It was
s slow and toilsome Journey with here
and there a touch of stern adventure.
Crossing the pine barrens of New Jer
sey, they were held op by a band of
Tory refugees and deprived of all tbs
money In their pockets.
On the post road, beyond Horse
Neck In Connecticut, they had a mors
serious adventure. They had been
traveling with a crude map of each
main road, showing the location of
houses In tbs settled country where,
at ntght, they could find shelter and
hospitality Owing to the peculiar
character of their freight, the commit
tee In Philadelphia had requested
them to avoid Inns and had caused
Os TMt IW tM f
W ( R l »O R I 6 ° T 0
these maps to he sent to them at post
O S M iA *(-
offices on the road Indicating the
W * Sri I NG t ° H
homes of trusted patriots from twenty
to thirty miles apart. About six o'clock
In the evening of July twentieth, they This was the first time I saw him la
reached the home of Israel I-ockwnod. the uniform of a general. He wore e
three p iles above Horse Neck They blue coat with buff facings end buff
(Continued)
C H A P T B R X IV
utdardress, a tnett
lets, e black eockad«
norod het, and a kiss seek awler hi«
coat, ilia hair wee ftoae «9 ta a
queue He wee la beets sad gfare
He received us polite)?, dlreettat e
young officer to go with u* U the
powder house. There we eew e large
number of barrels.
“ ’All full of send,’ the efflew wfclr
pored. We keep 'em here te f»el the
enemy.'
“Not far from the powder house 1
overheard thia Utile dialogue
a captain and a private:
“ •niii, go get a pell a* water,’
the captain.
“ *I shan't do I t Tats't atj ton,'
the private answered."
The men end offleere were wider
many kinds of shelter la the Mg ramp.
There were tents and marquee» and
rude structures built of board» end
roughly hewn timber, end ef etefle end
turf and brick and brush. Potne bed
doors and windows wrought eut ot
withes knit together la the fashion ef
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 mee whtoh bad
eome to besiege Boston was able to
shoot and dig. That Is aboot ell they
knew of the art of. war. Training had
begun In earnest. The sergeants were
working with squads; Generals Lee
and Ward and Green and Putnam and
Sullivan with companies and regi
ments from daylight te dark.
Jack was particularly interested In
Putnam—a short rugged, f a t white-
hatred fnrwer from Connecticut, of
bluff niauocrs and natal twang and of
great animation for on* of hl* year*—
he was then fifty-seven. He wee
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.
Their mission finished, that evening
Jack and Solomon celled at Grr.cral
Washington'! headquarters.
“General, Doctor Franklin told ua
to torn over the hnsaes and wagons to
you," said Solomon. “He didn't tell
us what to do with ourselves 'ceue*
'twssn't nec tary an' be knew It. We
want to enlist.”
“For what term?"
“TUI the British are licked."
“You are the kind of men I need."
said Washington. "I shall put you on
scout duty. Mr. Irons will go Into my
regiment of sharpshooters with the
rank of captain. You have told me of
his training la Philadelphia."
So the two frirods were enlisted
and began service In the army of
Washington.
A letter from Jack to bts mother
dated July 25, 1775, Is full of the camp
color:
“General Charles Lee lain command
of my regiment," be writes. "He la a
rough, slovenly old dog of a man whs
seems to bark nt us on the training
ground. He has two or three hdnttng
dogs that live with lilm In his Kent and
also a rare gift of profanity which le
with lilm everywhere—eave at head
quarters
"Today I saw these notices ported ta
camp:
" ‘Punctual attendance on divine
service Is required of ell not on actual
duty.’
“ ’No burning of the pope eUowed.*
" ‘Fifteen stripes for denying duty.’
“ 'Ten lor getting drunk.'
“ 'Thirty-nine for stealing end de
sertion.'
“Rogues are put in terror, lazy men
are energized The qtartera ere kept
clean, the food Is w et cooked end in
plentiful supply, but the British ever
la town are said to be qetttag hungry.”
Early In August A Ixmden letter
was forwarded to Ja<* from Philadel
phia. He was filled with new hope
as lit read these llaee*:
“Dearest Jack i I , am seAlng fer
Boston on one of the Mast troeri ehtpt
to Join my father. BP when the war
ends—God grant tt me? be eoeo—«pee
will not have far to go to fled tt*
Perhaps by Christ» a« dale we ml?
he together. Let ua hath pray Nr
that. Meanwhile. I shall be happier
for being nearer you and for doth?
what I can to heel the woaxnd« made
by this wretched war. I ate ttU * I*
he a nurse In a hospital. teu nee <2»e
truth Is that since I met y»hs I like
all men better, end 1 shall lore M
trying to raltera their sufferiaga .
It was a long letter bat »Mwe Iff ee
much of tt as can claim admitaien io
these pages.
"Who but she could write RKh p
letter?” Jack asked hltreelf, and 'het*
he held it to hla line « moment th
thrilled lilm to think that even then
she wee probably in Boetoo. In fe?
tent where he end Soloc*« lived who*
they were both In eamp. he fo o d tth
scout. The night hqferw hoioaio« had
slept out. Now he hall built a small
flr» In front of ihe tent, and lain (low»
on a blanket having (Mlvered hl» th
port at headqpdrtero.
“Margaret th In BcPhea." said Jack
as toon a* he entered, and than rtaad-
Ing in the drought rend tlm l«K«r tn
hit friend. /
“Thar is e real, gsapwtne, UhM,
gal,' sold Um scout
“I wish there
' getting to her,"
! marked.
“Might aa wetrtktak
wall 'think f •' gota"te
b—I
gota’ te b—(
an' back ag in." «4d Solaan«». ' « » •
Bunker Hill
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Hin it« British
»r» Wtt
o' hornets I r ts man w t pf a t tf-
d»y. He (bed at t e w difcft fch •
tiling but the *ir nn m s like » Mdrnd
rabbit. Could ’s ’ kl/ied httt tt?P ktt
I kind o' enjoyed ee|>ia* him Uh- He
were like chat* llgh/jun' on * giwdnad
pole—you beer to ry a “
“If the senarai 3111»! a*\TM
•# «
a
leg "to try spy duty and •»» Tf 1 can
get late town and out again." he pro
posed
“You keep out o' that hostneee.''
said Soiouoa. “They'* too many that
know ye over In towa. The two
Clarkes an' their friends an' Colonel
He re an' hla friends en’ Cap. Preston,
an' a hull paw ls They know all
’haul ye. U you gat snapped, they'd
elan' y* agin' a wall an* put y* out o'
the way quick. It would he pie for
the Oarke*. an' the el' man Hare
wouldn't split no tear* over IL Cep
Preston teuldni save y s that'» snrtln
Ma. air, I won't 'low It. They'* plenty
» eld cuaaea for such work."
For a time Jack abandoned the idea
but later, when Solomon felled to ro
tors from a scouting tear and a re
port reached camp that he was cap
tured. the young man began Io think
ef that rather romantic plan again.
He had grown a full heard; hla akin
wa* tanned; hl* doth** w-er* worn
and tern and faded. Hla father, who
ha« vialtad the ramp bringing a rup
ply ef clothes for hla son, had failed,
at ft rat, to racogntza him.
(To be continued)
SchMl Note«
(Agues Hayes, Reporter)
A special feature in Miss Leitner’s
room is an aquarium made by the
biology claas. Two agile water-dogs
which have enormous appetites for
angle worms are the most noticeable
animals
There will be a double-header here
Friday afternoon.
Both the boys’
and girls’ teams will play Shedd. The
large crowd of townspeople present
at the last game was well appreciated
by the high school.
The high school rooms have been
kept frag-rant this week with spring
flowers. The members of the science
classes Were the leaders of this un
usual attractiveness. As a result of
the search for wild flowers a number
of students are suffering from poison
oak.
The Brownsville team won the game
here with the dose score of 7 to 8.
The Brownsville players were Robert-
Don, p (2); Wad» e (1); Dougherty,
f. b.; B. Walker, ». b. (1); Cochran,
t. b.; Morse, s. a.; I.. W alker, 1. f. (1);
Newland, r. f. (2); Sawyer, c. f. The
Halsey team was Van Nice, p; Cross,
c; McNeil, f. b.; Muller, s. b.; Koontz,
s. s. (2); E. Corbin, t. b.; I’almer, 1.
f. (1); Miller, r. f.; Hendricks, c. f.
Norton and U. Corbin substituted
part of the game.
The high
playr soon.
school will give
three
Brownsville Briefs
Shedd_ Snapshots
(By Special Correspondent)
(Eoterprlsa Corr*spOB«aaco)
Mrs. Emma Harrison came home
from Lebanon Friday,
returning
Sunday.
U. 11. Sprengei of Albany was is
Shedd Saturday.
Glenn lljll of Harrisburg was a
Mr. and M»i. Lawrence Dawson of Shedd visitor Thursday.
Berlin spent Sun-lay visiting relatives
G. T. Hockensmith, an auto dealer
north of town.
of Albany, was a business visitor in
Mrj. Jessie Ltsley died in a hos Shedd last week.
pital at Albany Monday, following a
Mearle Farwell has returned from
surgical operation.
Hilts, Cal., where he has been work
Mabie Bursor, Marvel Laurence. ing for the last few months.
John Bowers and Bruce Burson mot
L. E. Pennell and T. A. Trimble
ored to Lebancn Sunday
!rove up from Portland Wednesday
Mi. tnd Mrs. Nelson Crume and evening and returned next day.
M and Mrs. George Crum» wen)
Mrs. Emma Gregory, Miss Pearl
to Salem Sunday to visit relatives Thompson and Mrs. Claire McCorm-
tek drove to Salem Wednesday.
and take in “blossom day."
The runaways, Ivan Oxford and
Rev. Mr. Ritchie was a business
Archie Famnel were caught at So«)» .ialtor ot Portland last week. Miss
Archie Samuel, were caught at Soda
ielen also returned to Portland.
ville last Thursday. They didn’t stay-
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson of Browns
very long. Enough said.
ville spent Sunday with Mrs. Nel
D,. Harper, a missionary on fur son’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clell
lough, from India, spoke at the Bap Thompson.
List church Sunday evening, telling ol
Ray Meyer* ol Washington passed
his work there and also on the urg
hrouyh Shedd last Tuesday.
Mr.
-nt need of both money and medics:
Meyess was connected with the A. D.
nissionaries in that far-off country
iern paving company when It per-
He addressed an interested audience
'ormed a grading contract here.
The delegates to the association be
Misses Lyda Gregory, Ellen Speer-
ing held ct the Baptist church in Leb
ttra, Viola Arnold, Rita Haverland,
anon from here were : Mrs. C. E.
haperoned by Mrs. Speerstra, at-
Stanard, Mrs. Charles Howe, Mrs
ended the movie in Albany Monday
Emma O’Mars, J. C. Harrison and
vcn'ng.
[esse Greene. 'Ihe assembly met o
The Shedd high school boys and
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and
h is played bail at Harrisburg Fri-
a good program was given.
lay.
Tho score for the girls was IS
Last week while Cleve and CecL' u 19 in favor of Shedd and for the
larrison and Jack Gamble were haul
o y s 0 to 14 in favor of Harrisburg.
ing wood from Rock Hill, Cecil’s wag
McDonald Brothers have purcha^f d
on broke through a culvert, throwinf
llm clear of hil load and completely ihe Morgason property across from
They
jpsetting it. He was fortunate« ir ‘.he U. P. church in Shedd.
falling into a niudhole, otherwise hif ■.ave also bought the garage building
'•njury might have been serious. Ar from Roy Commons and Intend mov-
it was he was only jarred up a bit. ng It to the new property and re
modeling it into a first class garage,
Last week the brake pole on Jack
•j thnt tourists will know hence forth
".amble's wagon broke, letting his
load down onto the neekyoke and hat Shedd is on the map.
Friday was Shedd’s shopping day
breaking that, causing the team tc
Among those t'a t wer«
run away Mr. Gamble was throwr n Albany.
out on the g'avcl and his shoulder lown were Miss Pearl Thompson,
blade was broken and he was bruise- Mrs. Claire McCormick, Mrs. George
up in general. He was immediate!; Maxwell, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. C. A.
taken to the hospital in Lebanon. H( ?ugh and dauglitei Katherine.
returned home Sunday but will be un Mrs. Harry Sprenger, Mrs. Vent Ar-
ible to haul any more wood for awhil« mld, Mrs. Fred Sprenger, Mrs. H. S.
Pugh and Mrs. Lyman Pennell.
Will Elmore is building a new
garage.
{
The attendance was good at the
French play Friday night, the gross
receipts being about $13; net, $30.30,
which goes to the gymi asiurn fund.
In “The Sqjprise of Isidor" the
characters were: Isidor, Milford Mul
ler; Madame Duveal, Grace Pehrsson;
Tho Doctor, Kenneth Van Nice; Th»
Doctor’» Wife, Iona Albertson; Jane,
the Maid, Gladys Hadley.
tft “The Return of the Soldiers"
the cart was: Comus, Truman Rob-
n»U; The L ieu tem |t, Kenneth Van
Nice; Maria, the Maid, Agnes Chand
lev, Suenne, Leone Palmer; Mrs. Lar
mlgqac. Ellen Van Nice; Mr. Larmig
nac, Milford Muller.
The audience evinced pleasure at the
way th* plays were presented and the
singing by a large troupe of pupils,
with piano accompaniment, came in
for a good share of the applause.
A'ford Arrows
Ex-postm aster Cooley is employe»
in the woolen mil.
< K « t« rrrle* Carraseondaace)
Rev. J. C. Orr stays another yes
with the Presbyterian church.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burkhart of Sa
lem spent the week end at their farm.
W. J. Lane still has »11 but two oJ
thoso second-bsrd sewing machines.
Mi's. Ernest Msbe end daughter of
Valton visited ct the L*e IngTant
borne Sunday.
Ivan Oxford and Archie Samuels
schoolboys, with a gun and $V
Ivan Tandy of Harrisburg was ■
started out last week to see th
Sunday evening caller at the Cheater
world, and officers in all direction: Curtis home.
were asked to look for them.
Miss Hattie Dannen end Mrs. C. C.
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Dickson of Shedd celled on Mr^ E. A.
A shower was given Wednesday t>: Starneo one day last week.
last week in honor of Miss Clario
Mr. and Mrs. Mercer of Eugene,
Gourley, a bride-to-be, at the home o
Mrs. Albert Foote. Thirteen of ho accompanied by Mrs. Mercer’s moth
girl friends were pre lent end after * er, Mrs. Icom. wentto Portland last
social hour Mrs. Jesse Cross, in th< week.
guise of a wash woman, presented her
Rev. Mi. Neugen oi Peoria preach-
self at tho door with a clothes basket
d
at the Alford church Sunday af-
which was laid at the feet of Mist
ernoon. He will preach there each
Gourley.
Instead
of
the
week’s
wash
ADJUTANT BffiD A SCAVENGER
ing, it was found to contain many .econd and fourth Sunday at 3.
A basket social and program will
lumber ef »be «Wek Family Is a Fe- lovely gifts. The rest of the evenint
e
given at the Alford school the eve-
verlte In Germany an«
was spent in music and games an-
iing of April 26. Come and bring a
Indie.
■nded by each telling the funnies
nsket. It is for the benefit of th«
dory she knew/. Home made candy
Tlie adjttteot bird 1» a member of .vas served
school.
Ibo femmia stork family that figures
so largely lo fairy teles. It lives on
the roofs of houses In Germany and
often It e family pot. The gawky bird
Is popular with the people In Indio
elan, aed they ara careful not to harm
him
He eat* any rubbish In the
nrighboehnod and 1» a great help In
tbe sanitary «apartment. When other
food 1» scarce the adjutant goes fish
ing In the shallow atresms. and being
aboot five feet tall be can venture Into
the water a goodly distance without
welting hla feather». He Is also will
lla .v is worth ju st os much in storage n
Ing to eat tlay bird* and mice, which
ou might get for it in caso of tiro. Th >
he ha* no difficulty In catching with
I.X long, sharp beak. From tip to tip
kAmt'i it ¡ui Bügle Fire hisiii iinco QOUIDBllf
his antatrstchod wluga maasuie 14 or
IwiU piiy you 86% Of tin1 « ash v . t I iio in ciiht
1» (a«( acroea.
A m erican E ag le
Fire Insurance Co.
'o f loss by fire.
Question ef Manaaorent.
Ho Tin—That'» a »well ahlrt you
have oil. How many yards does It
take to make a shirt Ilka that?
B„ f o e —I got three shirts out of
nor yard last night—Nebraska Aw
gw»n. «
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Hi«h Waterfalls.
Th« Victoria falls on the Zarabc«.
rlwr la Rhodesia, South Africa, are
the hlgliest falls In Ihe world. They
fall from a la-lght of over 400 feet
Hvti<atone, the great African ex
plorar, was the first European to se»
these falls, which he discovered In
1655. The Grand falls In Labrador
are probably the highest fall» In
North America They drop from a
height of «boot 329 feet
C. P. STAFFORD, Agent,
J
A n y G irl in Trouble
•
may communicate with P.nsign Lee of the Silvvtion Army at the
S
White Shield Home, $6.5 Mayt.tr avenue, Poitlsml, Oregon.