| Show e days ays of poor richard IRVING BACHELLER cwm 4 ims im S aw chapter 23 2 3 here r I 1 am on the ship LK LItt tolle olit t most in sight eight of batou harbor aien help and comfort to our it at chief presented to the king and 1 was a of him I 1 hat have written a fit tat faced man highly colored sloping forehead fore hend and large gray tray i t fill hi coat ahone shone with gold old tin ein adry and nd jeweled tart stam ill III close waistcoat of milk white satin d i olden button and a curve which I 1 i got the only IKO sign lie bore of rich i and ad g d capon cepon the queen wa was alful tl ful dark hatred lady of some noble and gradol clous mm with a gra ct she was clad in no ter are bf f fid but ln in sober ber binck black vel ve her iler burls fell upon the loose run ruff face ar or mil 11 aher er neck there were arli n or about I 1 ler er bare white tile a her fler nille smile and gentle voice me ller her bon voyage and en a I 1 e gave P will 1 em for r the cause so dear to ire are jewels I 1 shall not toon soon forget ra a i lidil had a little talk with liar mother who aho walked artt et tod and lir her th li me to iran franklin klins houe house there ui his reception room I 1 took a good I 1 I 1 at the dear tear girl now more beau I 1 than eter eier and held her to my in rt a moment 1 see o 0 oia and then I 1 have to go to ill aid it is I 1 the fault of my too romantic I 1 she sn mournfully bor a days ne e im hate e been in hiding here gated to surprise you she lifted the tile jeweled cross I 1 wore her ills and kissed it I 1 wish that could tell you how beautiful she he td jed then bhe la Is twenty elx yeara years and her lier womanhood la Is beginning CHAPTER the horse of destiny fill 1 boston harbor jack learned of of philadelphia by the jh dab and wae was transferred to a lee itee ship putting out to lea sea on its to that city there he be found the antic arnold crippled by his hi ands ad living la in the fine mansion manston ted ed by ll llara penn he lie had tied ed a young daughter of one of s rich tory families for hie his second f a and m wax as in command of the city mel onel irons having delivered the let a to the treasurer of the united 11 tes ie reported at arnold a office it bear near midday and the general had I 1 t arrived ile young man sat dam d am A rait wait and soon the great soldier 11 ove re up with his hi splendid coach and A ir ills young wife sat beside him 4 e bad had little time for talk he lie was A his hi way to breakfast jack pre abed td his compliments and the good tood ints IP which he had brought from b e old countley arnold listened as 6 he e ere hearing the price of cod 11 and hams bams 4 the h young man was shocked by il coolness of the commandant e former felt as if a pall of icy ley ih ter r had been thrown upon him d en a arnold answered to ow that they have money I 1 hope A at they aall pay their debt to me ti this til kind of talk jack had not rd d before he lie resented it but ill red calmly A war and an y Is a great extravagance for a III III i nation that has not yet learned id e imperial art of gathering taxes id y of us are going unpaid but if it vp e let get liberty it will III be worth morth al it av W i rat sound sounds well ell but there arc are a 1114 of us who are also in need of to 41 itice ice arnold ansu answered ered as lie ed d away general you who have not been log bayed by force will never I 1 am 99 re i surrender tur render to discouragement to 14 lack gl the nery flery arnold turned suddenly 44 d lifting his hi cane in a threatening if auer ber gald said in a loud voice would you reprimand me vou you I 1 upstart 7 general you may strike me if you bedd bet but I 1 cannot kelp saying that we me xa ung men mutt must look to you older ed es tor for a good example jeo tery iry calmly and politely the young V U poke spoke these words he lie towered ve the tie mak man arnold in spirit and is ire the latter did not commit sa 0 folly of striking him but with ayd look of scorn acorn ordered him to leave ile e office ra lack tk obeyed the order and went at a ft to call unon uvon his hi old friend gov so or t heed reed he lie told the governor id tie 1 falling oat out with the major 0 leral nl al albold deold I 1 Is a sordid selfish roan man and source of great treat danger to our to use t ald raid the governor lie ile Is I 1 vain 4 loves display and Is living far yond nd his means to maintain his life go he be has hits resorted to soo tittering md speculation and 14 I 1 of it has been successful he ile Is 4 ly IY involved in debt it ie Is charged rpt it lit has aed used his hi military author for private gain he ile aas as tried by t ourt martial marital but escaped with A ith only from the commander in lt ht he Is I 1 thick with the tories 1 Is 1 the type of man who would 00 1 his s master mister for thirty pieces of iter it this hl Is alarming ead sad jack jock 20 my boy in an 0 hi nind wind n ind is blowing on aall the govera cr went on we ave have III too many any arnolds in our midith 0 ar currens has depreciated depreciate 4 until Us ity hilling shillings will not buy what one hotd a have bought before the th war 4 brodt PF nt st are rolling in lex fox IP ry d the poor pw anay starve starves the 1 l patriotic are impoverished while those who ho predict practice fraud and Tory larn are ar getting rich depressed by life report of condl ilona on in america jck jack met ft out for washington ashing tons headquarter headquarters on the bludson never had the posture of Anier american fenn affair affairs looked so 0 o hopeless the th goer governor nor hid had old sold bin him a young yount mare with a white atar star in to her forehead and find a abort short white hits stocking on her left fore leg let known in good time as a the hone horse of 0 destiny wn he had crossed the kings king ferry terry the mare more vl went nt lame lam A little beyond the crossing crol ng he met a man oa a big bit roan gelding jack jerk topped stopped him min to tet get information about the road roads in the north that a a good looking mare the man remarked and slip IN lot better than lite te look jack answered hut but he has fins a hoe shoe and g gine gnp lame fame III trade ein men and give you a sound horse the man men proposed what li Is our name und and alien do you me lle jack inquired ily name ti Is I 1 auldine and I 1 live at ao in the neutral territory I 1 accepted his fils off r rut nt anoa knowing ing that a third party kaaa lK looking kIng on and lading a deeper plan han tt un either of us u were alle able to penetrate jack used to bay of that deal he ile approached the little house in which the commander in chief was quartered with ith a feeling of dread fearing the effect of late develop on his the young yount ninn man wrote to liari margaret in rare care of franklin this account of the day which aich followed his hi return to camp thank god I 1 I 1 saw aw on the face of our commander the same old look of unshaken une haken confidence I 1 knew that he could see ee mi his way and what nhat a sense of comfort came of that kno knowledge ledgel more than we can tell we e are rd to the culm calm and masterful face of it hold holds up the heart of the army in all discouragements ilia ills faith li Is established he ile la in not afraid of evil tidies thi this great reat a personality of his hl has ha put me on my feel feet stain I 1 was wa in need of it for a different kind of man of the name of arnold had nearly floored me sit down here and tell me all about franklin lie laid said with a mile smile 1 I told him what ahat wai was oine going on in parts ind especially of tee the work of SO I 1 AM ON SHIP ETOILE A U our ur great minister to the court of v louie I 1 UIS XVI he lie beard heard me with deep interest and when I 1 had finished trose and tae gaie me his band hand saying colonel again you have won my gratitude ve must keen our courage 11 1 I told him of my unhappy meeting with ith arnold the man hae has bis his faults he Is very human but he has been a good soldier washington ani antlered So solomon lonion came come into camp that evening he lie aa ans so glad to see me that he lie could onh wring my hand and ut ter exclamations how hoi Is the gal 7 be asked pros pre antly 1 I told him of our meeting in pasy pa sy and of m my fear that we should nor not int again solomon ie is a man of faith he ile never falters he said to me pon t bov that gal ha bui got a backbone she aln aint t no rye she shea a a coln to think it nver aver either neither spoke for a time e sat by an open cre ore in front of his tent as the night fell solomon waa wall filling oiling his pipe he lie swallowed and hie his right eye began to aim I 1 knew that some highly important theme would present ly open the door of hie his intellect and cocie come out jack I 1 been over to albany he said had a long visit with Af mirandy frandy they aln ln t oo 00 likelier in amer iky ill bet a pint ol 01 0 powder poder an a nh fish hook on that ye lin look for ter lem cm till yer eyes run but ye yell I 1 be oble eged to up he ile lighted his pipe and smoked a few whiffs and added knit benty strenty 0 socks fer ter my regiment thil this fait fall I 1 have ilare you on asked her to marry your you I 1 inquired ax 0 o taint likely hed shed have bay e m bo answered ste stem lud had trouble troubles enough I 1 ask no marry me till the war Is at out rm liable to tit all gal hot shot up any day did think I 1 d ask her bat but I 1 got kind 0 on n skittish when vt we got ot down together an 12 come to think t all over W bw your wrong solomon golomon I 1 aa a lou you ought to have a benn home your own ovin and a wife to mik make you fond of it it how flow 1 Is th the little cricketer ketr little shaver that ever ived lived mid said he 1 I got ot hiro him a tny teeny in an him down to the bif big in an bick back he IN bid bad a string hitched bitched on to ay my waist in an he pulled an hauled en an hollered whoa whom an tit sp p till be he were ai as hoara hoarse as 11 a bull frog when we cot p back be wanted to go all over me with fib a curry comb in an braid ray my mine roan the old scout roared roar with laughter as i lie thought of the child a play in which be he bid had bad had a part its II 11 told me of my on n people and next to their good foa health it pleased m me to learn team that my rather father imd bad given ail hit hl horse horses me save two to Wash laxton that 12 I 1 what all our good men are doing so go you will pee bow how it Is that we are able to go on with ith thil this war against the arnt british empire that night the idea came to me that I 1 would seek an opportunity to return to I 1 ranee in the hope of finding you in parin I 1 applied for a short furlough turlough to give roe me a chance to go home and pee the family there I 1 found a oa 01 and disheartening situation my aly father fathers i modest fortune li Is now a part of the tit ruin of war soon after the beginning of he bad had loaned his lil money to men who bad had gone into the it business bul ness of furnishing supplies aupp lle to the army lie ile had loaned them dol dot lara lars worth orth a 11 hundred centa cents they are paying raying their debts to him tn in dollars worth lesi than five cent cents many and 11 ashington among them have suffered in a like manner my ity father baa has litif ti left but his hl land two horses hoi acu ecu a yoke of oxen and a pair of slaves so I 1 am too poor to live give you a home in any degree worthy orthy of you dear old solomon hai has proposed to make me big his heir but now that he has hits met the likely I 1 roust must not depend upon him so I 1 have tried to make you know the truth about me aa as well ell ai as I 1 do if your heart in I 1 equal to the discouragement I 1 have heaped upon it I 1 offer you thi this poor comfort N hen lien the war la IS over I 1 can borrow a thousand pound pounds to keep a root roof over our heads and a fowl in the pot and pudding in the while I 1 am clearing the way to success the prospect ie Is not inviting I 1 fear but if happily it should appeal to you I 1 sug UK gest that you join your father in new w york at the arst opportunity so 0 that t we may begin our life together as eoon soon as the war elds and now whatever wha coats I 1 would wish you to keep these the thought thoughts of me I 1 have loved you but there are things which I 1 bare have tallied valued above my own happiness happl nee if I 1 cannot have you I 1 hall shall have always the memory of the hour hours we have pent spent together and of the great hope that wu was mine CHAPTER arnold and hnry henry thornhill Thorn hlll margaret ord her mother returned to england with david Il hartley artley soon after colonel Co lokiel irons bad left france the british commissioner bad not been able to moe mone the philosopher later from london he had tied rent sent a letter to franklin reeking peeking to induce america to desert her new ally franklin bad had promptly answered 1 I would think the destruction deft ruction of our whole country and the extirpation of our people preferable to the infamy of abandoning our allies we may lose all but we shall act in good faith here again was a new note in the history of diplomatic intercourse colonel irons letter to margaret hare with part of which the reader Is familiar was forwarded by franklin to bis his friend jonathan shipley bishop of st asaph and by him delivered another letter no less vital to the full completion of the task of these pages was found tn in the faded packet it Is from general air sir benja min hare flare to his wife in london and Is dated at new ew york january 10 1780 this Is a part of the letter 1 I have a small house near the barracks with our friend colonel ware and the best of negro slates 3 and every comfort it I 1 Is now a loyal city secure from attack and but for the soldiers one might think it a broan eta anglish town this war may last list for years tears aal as the sea I 1 Is for a time quite safe I 1 have resolved to ask you and margaret to take passage on one of the first troop hips ships sailing for new ew lork after thin this reaches you our friend sir roger and his regiments will be sailing in march as I 1 am apprised by a recent letter I 1 am by th this poet post requesting him to offer you suitable accommodations and to give you all possible assistance the war wohld be over now it if Wasti washington logton would only fight ills caution Is maddening ilia ills a nay army ie Is in a deap crate plight but he will not come out and meet mt us in the open he ile continues to lean lead upon the strength of the hill hills but there arc are indications that he will be abandoned by bis his own TO BE CONTINUED a |
