Show an the 31 D lays of I 1 poor f i ahard I 1 NG kv CHAPTER XIII continued 13 solomon and his young friend met john adams on the street the distinguished massachusetts lawyer said to jack when the greetings were over young annit your pen tins lias been not writing but making history does it mean war mar jack queried mr adams wiped his brow with his handkerchief and said people in our circumstances have seldom grown old or died in their beds we ought to bo be getting ready said jack and we are doing little but eci and drink and shout and bluster mr adams answered we are being entertained here with meats and curds end and custanda custards cus tarda tards and jellies and tarts and floating islands and madeira wine nine it Is for or jm to induce the lie people of ladelphia to begin to save enc we ra nd to learn FrAk llna philosophy of thrift colonel washington was a member of the virginia delegation jack wrote that he be was in uniform blue coat and red waistcoat and breeches that lie he wa was a big man standing very erect and about six feet two tivo inches in height that his eyes were blue his complexion light and rather florid tits ills face ace slightly lightly pock marked hla his brown brow 11 wr hair tinged with graythan gray that lie had the largest hands savo save those of solomon denkus that he had ever seen ills hla letter contains these informing words word 0 1 I never quite realized the it full f meaning of the word dignity until I 1 saw this mils mail and heard ills his deep rich there was a kind of magnify magni fl cence in his manner and person when he bo sald said 1 I will raise one thousand men toward the relief of boston and sub slot them at my own expense that was all he said and it was the most eloquent speech made in the con vent lon thereafter he was the con central figure in that congress of trusted men it Is also evident that he will be tile the central figure on this side bide of the ocean when the storm breaks next day he announced that he was as yet opposed to any definite move toward independence so the delegates contented themselves with a declaration of rights opposing importations aej especially slaves when the congress adjourned october twenty sixth to meet again on the tenth of may alay 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 come soon and freely expressed ills views view a letters letter had come from giving him the wel felcone w cone news that lionel clarke had recovered mid on noun bouncing cing that her own little revolution had achieved success she and her father would be taking inking ship for boston in ln december jack lind urged that she try tri to induce him to start at once fearing that december would be too me late and so it fell out when the news of the congress reached london the king made new plans lie ile began to prepare for war sir benjamin rare who was to be the he first deputy 0 of 0 general gage was nas assigned to a brigade and immediately pat tits ills regiments in training for ser service vict overseas ile he had spent six months ain in america and was supposed in england to have learned alie art of bush lighting fighting such wn was the eny easy optimism of the cheer ful young minister of war and hl his confrere confreres con freres in the house of lords after the arrival of the king nt at gravesend Grave send anthe on the eighth of december no english women went down to the sea in ships for a long time thereafter the water roads were thought to be only for fighting men inn jacks hape was that firmed armed would convince the british of their heir tolly folly CHAPTER XIV adventures in the service one day jack received a letter from doctor franklin who had find glen given up tip hla his fruitless work in london and returned to philadelphia it said my work lit in england has been fruitless and I 1 am done with it I 1 bring yc u much loye love from the fair lady of your choice that my young friend Is a better popes possession slon than houses ond and lands for even eien tile tie flames of war cannot destroy it I 1 liae have not seen been in nil all this life of mine a dearer creature or a nobler passion and anci I 1 will toll tell you why it Is dear to roe me no as W well ell as to you she Is like the good people of england whose heart Is with tile the col colonies onles but whose will Is aing baffled and oppressed let us hope it may not be tor for long my good wishes whiles for you involve am oli e the whole race whose blood la in my eveln elm th the rie rare ha bas ever been like the ox trending out the corn cora alio lending leading trall mil ig Is endurance there I 1 ta a little light in the present outlook you and blokus nil do wel AP AP to come hem title fur for a time wilt will be the center of our activities and nd you may be needed tiny ny moment jack and solomon went vent to I alila soon after news of the battle of lexington had reached at albany bany in I 1 the lie lost days das of abill they were among tile the cheering crowds that welcomed the delegates to the second congress colonel washington tile the only delegate in uniform was the most linares she alve figure lit in the he congress con giess lie ile had come up with a coach and six horses from virginia thu the colonel raed to say that even with six horses horbes one had find a slow and dougli journey in the mud and sand ills dignity and noble stature u re the fame faine lie had won avon in the indian wars and ills his wisdom and modesty in council had silenced opposition and opened ills way lie ile was a man highly favored of heaven the people ot of philadelphia felt the power of hla his personality they seemed to regard him with affectionate owe all eyes were on him when lie he walked around not even een the magnificent hancock ancock II or the eloquent patrick henry attracted so much attention yet lie he would stop in the street to speak to a child or to say 11 pleasant word to an old acquaintance as he did to solomon that day in june when the beloved virginian Virgini nil was chosen to be command er ln chief of the american Americ tin forces jack and solomon Sol oiron dined with frank lin at his home john adams of bos ton rind and john brown me lie great mer chant of providence were ills other guests the distinguished men were discussing the choice of colonel washington doctor franklin who never failed to show some soine token of respect for every guest at hla his table turned to So solomon lonion and said major bankes you have been with i him a good deal what d do 0 you ou think of colonel washington 1 I think lies hes a bull tour four hoss boas team on an the dog under the baggin sald aid solomon john adams often quoted these words of tile the scout and they became a saying in new england washington set out in june with colonel lee and a comp company nily of light horse for boston where some soine sixteen ON THE WE REPORTED 10 thousand men had assembled with will their rifles and muskets to be organized into an army for the defense of mass A little later jack and solomon followed with eight eglit horses and two wagons loaded with barrels of gun powder made under tile the direction of benjamin franklin and paid pa ld for with ills his lon lontier tieY A british fleet being lit in winery tile he overland route was safer one it was a slow blow find and toilsome journey with here and there a fouch ouch of stern ild adventure venture crossing the pine barrens of new jer sey se they were held field up tip ly by a band of tory refugees and deprived of all the money in their on the post rond road beyond norse koche neck in connecticut they had it a more serious tier lous adventure adien ture they had been traveling raveling with a crude map of each main road showing tile the of of houses in tile lie settled country where lit night they could find shelter and owing to the he pe peculiar u if a r character of their freight the committee tee lit in philadelphia hod had requested thein hem to avoid inns tind and had find caused these maps to be sent bent to them at pos bost t offices on the road indicating ohp homes of trusted patriots from twenty to thirty tittles miles at apart art about six in the evening of july twentieth they rea readied lied the home of israel lockwood three horse neck they bod ridden nl through rough h a storm which had shaken and smith n the earth with will its thunderbolts some of which had find balien near them sir mr lockwood directed theta them to in leme their wacon on a large jar g e empty lorn floor and asked them in to ta supper if bring buthla out to us ua I 1 guess we better stay by her said sol solomon amon she might he be nervous nerv oua do you ou lime have to stay with this stuff nil all the while lockwood asked I 1 night nn all day said solomon ima dont do 1 to let 11 or er git 11 lonesome T today when w lien tho the light lightning nin were sl appin the ground on both sides 0 me I 1 wanted to hop down oil nn run off in lie bush a mile er io so for to see gee the kentry but I 1 jest had to set fla an hope that she would hold field tier her temper an not go to sl appin back she as solomon called tile the two loads was a most exacting mistress they never lext lett tier her alone for n moment willie while one wits putting away the alie horses tie other was on oil guard aliey slept near her nt at night isrnel locwood Loc sat down for a visit lilt with alth thein when lie brought their food while they were eating another terrific thunderstorm arrived to in the midst of it a bolt struck the barn i rind rent its roof open and set the top of t alie e mow afire solomon jumped to lle t the rear wheel of one of the wagons title jack seized the tongue lit in a noeo second nd it was rolling down donn the barn bridge and away the barn had filled with siniora and cinders but bill these dauntless men out the second ancon holn was falling failing lo solomon lomon of observed n wisp of smoke coming out from froin under the roof of wagon lie he jumped in and found a live cinder which lind had burned through gli the cover and fallen on one of the barrels it was ivas eating into the wood solomon tossed it out in the rain and smothered the live spot lie ile examined tile tho barrels oil and the wagon floor and was satisfied in of that inci dent next day he said to jack it if I 1 it a had putty good control 0 my legs I 1 guess a run erway with me I 1 had to put the whip on lem em to git ern eni to step in under that wagon root roof you ou hear to me while solomon was as engaged with alth this trying duty lockwood Locko oil biad led the horses out of stable below and rescued rescue res cuel I the harness A heavy silo shower er w was falling failing the flames flame litti bad burst through the root roof and in spite of the rain the structure was soon do desto st royed ed the hie wind was favorable tind we e all stood watching matching the lie fire safe but kielp less to do anything for our host jack w wrote rote in a letter fortunately there was another house near and I 1 took tile horses to its barn for tile the night we slept in a woodshed close to the lie w wagons we slipped out ot of trouble 1 by y being on hand when it started ir we had gone into the hie house for supper im Inell inclined ned to mink that the british would not have hae been driven out of boston we passed many comp companies onles of marching riflemen in front froat of one of these the fife and drum corps playing behind him was as a young tory aiho had insulted the coni company pany tin and was as therefore made to entry a gray goose lit in ills his arms with ahli maikut of poor ioor richard on tits hla back not kot every goose tins lins feathers on him on atie twentieth wo we rt ported to geneval washington in cambridge tills this was mas the first time I 1 baw tint him in the uniform of a general hi wore it a blue coat with buff fnning ond and buff a small sword reth epaulets a R black cockade in ills big ahree cor hat and a blue sash inder ilia hla coat ills hair was done tp in a queue ile he was a in boots nto spurs ile he received us its politely poll tel flitt ang a young oung officer to go with us t 0 1 the lie pow powder or house bouse there we e saw a large number of barrels all full of sand the officer milo we keep em bere libio to fool the enemy wot not far from the bomler house I 1 overheard tills this little dialogue bet between con a captain und and a private bill go get a pall 0 water anter said tle the captain 1 I shant do it taint ray my turn lie private un answered the men tand ind officers were mere under many kinds of shelter lit in the big citina there were vere tents and marquees and rude structures built of boards and ro roughly hewn fil timber liber and of st stone and nd turf find irick brick and brush so some imd hd doors and windows wron glit out of withes knit together in the fashion of it brisket basket 1111 cre were handsome young joung men whose lioe tt thighs had nom never falt tile the touch of steel elderly men in ill elded moth molli eaten uniforms and as als this great body of men 1111 liia collie cellie to besiege buston wils able it ir and fig dig that Is IH about all thel the knew of the alie art of war training fial bad i begun in earnest the file sergeants serg berge cantis ants welk corking vor kIng with generald Gener aln lw toll na 1 ward and green and Puff inin and sullivan with and regi nikias from daylight dall plit to fork dark jack wa was particularly interested to lo a shore rugged fat white i haired furtner furmer from connecticut of oluff bluff manners ninn ners and nasal twang and of great front for one of 0 its ills years enra he wits wa tile fafty se ficen yen lie he hal va often seen flying about the caknip on oil a horse the young oung man had read of ill the berate exploits of tills this ve of tho thi indian wars TO DIS BE |