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Show A Golonial You cannot FREE-LANG- E. By Ghaunoy Copyright, G- - Botobltfss. 1897, by D. Appleton & Uo. tifficulties and obstacle were forever obtruding themselves in my mind. The dan All rights reserved. ' 1 ldage was exerting itself as much toward suppressing a rebellious wnple as it was in making war on the king's treasury. 'There may have lan honest men in New York during tlie sumuu-- ui lTIS, hut as yet 1 had failed to strike them. Kwry one with whom I had to do was a gambler, a tbitf, i a drunkard frequently a. I three and I dare swear thut. were the truth l.uown, one term or the other applied to the whole army, lrorn Sir Henry t bn ton to the- - lust villain ol subaltern, and train the a pro cost niuralial, Cunningham, to the lowest Iwsotte-- turnkey umhr his thumb. New York had ecase-- to he a town. It waa nothing more than a I'urtitie-in whie-neither justice nor niCii-- might U found. Morally, it had become a c;.t, open lore, spreading its corruption beyond itself. Virtue wdi a weight on man and woman (I apeak but of the rule), and power the only lecognized right. I was mightily drpreeaed at this time. Seasoned though I was, I shrank from life as I saw it, and sickened of those into whose company my iolic-- furced me. In fai-t- , J might have made a shift to gi--t myscif from this sink of heartless depravity, only tny gold still swung at the end of a table within pistol shot of tlie shore, and none knew it. Muny s night Imd 1 lain awake hatching schemes to get aboard and recover it, hut they were worse than foolhardy, as I knew after a second thinking, so 1 took it out in watching and biding my time. As the days sped, i Imd little or no fear for myself. Imumdiury was (irolmlily well under ground by this, fur I had heard nothing of linn, and if the negro was a prisoner in a hulk he might as well have been in a tomb. . Of wliat was taking place in the world out 1 side knew nothing save from rumor, and minor oit contradicted itself. The only ieMrt seemingly sure was that Washington had sat himself down on the Hudson just north of the llarlein (the very spot from which he had been driven two years before), and was there awaiting the arrival of the French fleet in order to strike a blow. And there he remained inactive, for the French did arrive curiy in July, and, finding Howes fleet drawn up to receive them, but icc red into the iwy, and then turned tail and sped sway to Newiairt on the fruit-lee- s mission of blockading that iort. In the seemingly open yet wholly secret life I led I made many friende mostly pothouse companion to wtfom I listened but spoke little, fearing to be recognized as an impostor. I kept both ears and eyes on the alert the while, fighting shy of broils, yet holding the resjiec-- t of the roughest of the camp o ITscouring, owing to my size and apparent strength. I even dared make a map of the lower defenses of the city; but it was so disguised, so crossed, and recrossed in a manner clear only to myself that I would have trusted it to the eye of any of them without fear of their coming by its tl tj O tea ns5 r I pot aside, for war being no paatimc 1 must incur danger in any active hostility or ait at home and play the boy. Both duty demanded my standing and where the force of circumstances had placed me, and I hailed my determination with grim joy. Three years agone I was a col onist which had been a small matter but since the Declaration I had been an American, a title to be proud of, and now, though not in the field, I would prove worthy of the name. ger, CHAPTER IV. NEW TORK IN 1771 New York at this period was a scene of confusion. The fear of the French, which had occasioned the evacuation of Philadelphia, had brought a horde of 12,000 soldiers to be set down among 5,000 others, where but scant preparations had been made to receive them. What with the smart of the lashing administered by Washington at Monmouth on their march acroes New Jersey, the weakness of Howes fleet, the fear of a sudden movement on the city by the Americana, r.nd the intense heat of the weather, the army was in a state bordering on panic. It was an army, too, that through rank and file had been demoralized by inactivity and debauch, and nothing could have been more apt or prophetic than the remark made by Franklin when it became known to him that the Delaware had been oiened by Howe: Philadelphia has succumbed to the British, hut they in turn will succumb to riii!adelphia.H It had been even so, bnt the effect had become apparent in New York. The civil law had long been prostrate; the military au- thority lax. Now the British were waking in the condition of a man after a nights dissipation, battling with a muddled brain, and feeling the internal economy fairly out of gear. Fraud, fear and incompetent reigned in every branch of the service, and betwixt lire, vandalism and they necessities of war, New York, which had never known and was never to know the dignity of battle, suffered as no besieged city could suffer more. All this suited my purpose, as well as directly favored my interest. The influx of a host of newcomers saved me from being prominent aa a stronger, and the extra preparations for the defense of the ton, together with the knowledge that the French were at last upon the sea, diverted attention from small naval ventures. I had feared the Phantom would be immediately refitted and armed for sound or river cruising, and was mightily pleased to have the days go by and aee her, aa the saying goes, taking root to the bottom. Never did the sun set without my having a look at her swinging at her anchor. She shipyard, which beIky off the came a favorite haunt of mine when I tired cf the mask I wore and wished to ease into my true self. And there I would walk up and down, and each day watch the growth of the muck that had fouled her cable on the ebb and flow of the tide. She had not even been dismantled, and, for aught 1 could aee, waa without a guard save at night; hut to have gone out to her and worked upon the cabin bulkhead would have been impossible. The boat from her larboard davits had been taken awav, but the dfngcy still hung over the stern, as tantalizing as a cup of water just beyond the reach of a thirsting man. A sweet sight (hut a melancholy one) the schooner made to me as she swung on the broad river well from land, the fair light of an evening over her, mellowing her lines and diminishing the rustinese of her aidea. Beyond her waa the bald work of Fort Sterlinf (built and deserted unharmed by the patriots two years before), standing clear ans yellow above the height of Brookland (non Brooklyn). Off Wall street lay many of Ilowea fleet: though the largest numlier was (lotted tout? of Nuttens island (Governors island), is readiness to oppose the French, who were daily expected. But in the fair harmony of sky and land and water there was one disrunlant note. The horrible hulk of the Jersey, within easy scope of tlie eye, was directly opiawitc, and more than once did I aee her unload bei dead, and could almost hear the cry of aa Down, ye rebels, down! the patriot prisoners were driven below at sunset. Excepting in the shipyard and through the sparsely built diatrii t lying betwixt the line of fortifications and the city proper or the westward side im the island, there was scarcely a rood of land to which I cuu'd flee and not co:ne in contact with the evidence of war. The quiet desolation or barrenness of the fonnci- nud the liriwil, green meadows. the song of birds, the harmonious hush of nature ai,J calmness of the evening skies at the latter (mint were in marked contrast with the hell lying close at hand. Had the os devil come on earth in Ins projier some poet baa made him out to hare done, and landed in New York, lie would have rubbed hie hands and swili lu--J his I airbed tail in glee at the work of his euiimaries who Chriswere serruci lnm as but few tians serve the Almighty. BarefnrH inhumanity stalked before sobeciety and caused a laugh. Cruelty had - come a pastime. Domesticity wns dn.d. Robbery seemed set to the music of a was song, so universal it bctuiie. it confined to the lonfi ation of prna-r:- . An u!r.u:fian-- rtran-lol ; ' ..nd some dillicuity in .v: .i:d h iv. pop-u'i-- n:-- - ile-I- ! :iiir.-- : j t 'his I nil.ant amKi-i- - r true nature. This I did not to be idle, for nothing happened in the way of military movement, or even threatened to, for some weeks after my arrival. By then I was practically a prisoner. for without a pass and a clear statement of businesa I could not have gotten beyond the line, which now extended serosa the island from the heights of Corlears Hook to the Hudson (on about the general line of the present Grand street). My wound healed in th apace of two or three weeks, but still I kept the arm in a sling, using it in privacy that the muscles might not weaken or stiffen from lack of m in J0S.SE. crook, A toritey-at-Law-Ope- block, Hotel Wighiman. ra C 2093 WM. II. FRANCIS. MILES IN 132 HOURS Ar The Belvidere City, St. Luis, NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE 339 BROADWAY, New York. CO- Digests Union Depots. And Positively the ..Quickest Route From TTtali seaDoard. 1 BIGGLE BOOKS ILL. A Farm Library cf nnequlled valie Practical, Concise and Comprehensive Handsomely hinted and Beautifully Illustrated. 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Ar ther serve his majesty until h paid me the oa money I liad already earned. u. c. iwhkxvj But for the arm, backed per ha pa by the General Pass. A Ticket Ag way my muscle filled out my cost sleeve, I S Louis Uo, would have been pressed into the service whether or not, and the sling being a safeguard I let it bide. I had taken quarter in the tavern of the "Kings Anna, on King street (now Pine street), near the Broadway, making terms cn credit, an easy matter with my claim in my pocket. Twaa the gathering place for torica of the lietter sort, and jut little affected by the military, the Hasting element of which favored Frounce on Broad street. But iny time waa not spent here. Twaa the Bulls Head, on the Bowery Lane (on the site of the old Bowery theater), and Four trains dally from near the inner line of defenses, that saw Ogden to Salt Lake. Two fast trains dally the moet of me. from Salt Lake to all points east. The spot was but a step from hades, hut Improved Tonrlat Sleeper s nd Free Reclin and and much for a great place AM PM lug Chair Cars Halt Lake to Chicago without going coming PM, AM ft Ar twaa l.uij the then ft3 near lu tfill UU Hearing the news; and at hiiga. Elegant Day Coaches. ft ft5 8 88, Ar Tiugville tlUW shipyard off which lay the Phantom. Never The only line operating dining car service 15,8 4o kdiFork Slfi III a day pnsaed without one broil, and often 8 45 5 W 7 Mi IM Short mt snd Kustest Line from Salt Ths Pnyson 7 U 2 411 two or three, most of them ending in more 77 W1 UU aiituquin Lake to Denver, Ktusas City, Omaha and all Si. II 7 Uuelieu ii or less bloodshed, anil one of them put a Hillside 1 11 Points East. toil to the life I was then leading. Lngunda J I mind me it waa on a cloudy Saturday W. H. BANCROFT, Vira-Pre- s ,'auon Siding and Gan. Vgr. 8 07 4U;i iu Eureka t forenoon early in August, though through 11 85 8. W. EGOI.ES Gen. Trf. Mgr. HUH aiuinutli Jet. '3.!ur0 veiled heat in air the and the every IM IM the wet D. E. Burley. Geu'l Passenger Agt. iAM.pM Silver City Dep hi U12W City Ticket Office 201 Main st.lalt Lake City. pore oozed as if one had raced. There had 12 80.8 30 unbeen but few about. I waa half dozing Alex Thornton, Agent, Payson. der a locust in the tavern yard when 1 be- At etatlons,&here no time Is showu trains do came con acinus that two men had hut just not dtoii. D trains run daily 8K settled themselves at a small table near me, tnhiusrun daily exeept Sunday. and waa thoroughly wakened liy hearing the in connection with D. C. djIMJB, If you have a cough, throat Irrlta-ionname of ScamtncH V Jie-PreA (iou'l Mgr some matter they liad been diannaiing. weak lungs, pain in the chest, naval officer, One was a 8. H. BABCOCK, d i fflcul t breath ng,!cnup or hoarseness other seated with his face toward me. the Traffic Manager, tet us suggest One Minute Cough Cure. being in a dress a cross betwixt soldier and F. A. WADLEIGH, a civilian. Like the officer, he wore a sword, Always nllable and safe. IivrlaTown-IshcnGen'l Pas. A Ticket. Agt. hut I could see no more of him than the broad of hit back. Using hut the tail of my eye, I nurked them begin a game of cards for stakes, for I could hear the clach of coin, and after a hand or two he of the back ssike. Does Clinton know the man? Nay, Lut he knows of him snd whit he I wss told has done, was the answer. IROQUOIS CYCLE WORKS FAILED isa m4 m k U. llr. aim M a fm4 last niglit that Jic has Itecti alsiut. Theres K w. m M gni--l I nn mu Ik. Orftar. OllktanaM m. something aloul outside, and lie'll lie needamoim, Mad to noil at seo. t.u- rmiuMas oar kmam oa km uailwua u ull ,1 Ms wrta for he ha irowM not wonder turned a Tis ed. up Iter W.nd n. ank. Ui. mmlm Wrr tl a aUrl g -- MW uwr no. Tkaokul. another job; Clinton is lii.cisl with ths BICVCLCU SIS-IROQUOIS k am from ro-aa an e I .mil... kroa, find anal, kings cash! 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