| Show an the D at of poul I 1 i 0 chard IRVING ky arvino CHAPTER XVI continued 10 the man lias has a great heart in him ta as every great man must lie he wrote to hla his father 1 I nm am beginning to love him I 1 can see that these thousands in the army tire lire going to be ba bound to him by an affection like that of a son for fora a fa father their with nun men like washington and franklin to lend lead us how low can wo we fall the next night sir glenry clinton got around the americans find and turned their left lank flank Small wooda command and that of colonel jack irons were almost destroyed twenty two hundred having been killed or tikeri ii jack had ilia his left arm shot allot through and by the swift and effective use of his fits pistols and hanger and by good luck ills horse having been only slightly cut in tile withers the american line gave way its unseasoned troops fled into brooklyn there was the end of li eIsland they could go no farther without swimming with a british fleet to in tile the harbor under admiral lord ilowe the situation was desperate sir henry had only to follow and pen them in and unlimber hla his cains tile surrender of more than lian halt half of army would time have to follow at headquarters the most discerning minds saw that only a miracle could prevent tt it the hilr bil aclo arrived arrive id next day a tog fog thicker than tile tho darkness of a clouded night enveloped the island and lay upon the face of the waters calmly quickly washington got ready to move ills his troops that night under the friendly cover of the fog they were quietly taken across tho the E enst ast river with ith tt a regiment of marblehead sea dogs under colonel glover manning tile tho boats Fortuna fortunately fely tho the british army had halted welting waiting tor for clear wrath bi for nearly two tivo weeks jack was nursing hla his wound in anva 1 hing tons army A consisted conalis ed ot of a cabin cabina n tent a number of cow stables anil and nn an old shed on oil the alto heights of 0 jack had lain jn in a stable toward tile the end of ills his con john adams came ame to seo see him were you ou badly hurt tile the great man asked scratched a little but VII ill bo be back in the ile service tomorrow jack replied r you do not look like yourself quite qu lie I 1 think that I 1 will ask the commander in chief to let you go with me to philadelphia delp hla I 1 have some business there th ere and later late i franklin and I 1 are going to island to confer with admiral lord ilowe wo wd aro are a pair of an snappish ip old dogs and need a young roan like you ou io to look after us you would only have to keep out ou of our quarrels attend ta our luggage and make biome notes in alio ho cop conference ference 11 so it happened happe ried that jock jack wont vent to with mr adams and k after two days at the house of doctor franklin set act out with tile the two great men for w confere tice on an staten Is land ile he went vent in high hope that ho was aas to witness tile the last scene of tile war mar in amboy ho he sent a letter to ills his father which said sir mr adams Is a blunt outspoken man it if things do not go to ills his liking lio iio Is quick to tell you doctor franklin Is humorous and polite but firm as a god coa placed mountain you kiy may put your dour shou shoulder ldAr agal against list the mountain and and laush and think it Is moving but it lie ile Is established lie tins has found ills his proper bearings and Is dono done with moving abeso two great men differ in little matters they had a curious quarrel the other evening wo we had reached new brunswick Brunsw lck on our way north tho the taverns were crow crowded tied iran fr fram t um one to another to find entertainment for my distinguished friends at last I 1 found ii V small chamber with one fan bed in it and a single window the bed nearly filled the alom no better accor accommodation nipo wits to ile bo had I 1 tin lind left them sitting on a bench in a little grove grog near tile large hotel with the luggage near them when I 1 returned they were having a hot over the origin of northeast storms lie ilia doctor asserting Alss ertIng that lie he had learned by experiment that t hey pegan began in the ilia southwest and proceeded in a northeasterly no r terly direction I 1 had to wait ten minutes for a chance to speak 1 ak to them sir mr adams was ivies hot faced tha doctor calm and smiling I 1 hilr arted abe he 6 news abod god ot of israeli mr adias exclaimed clil 1 it not enough that Y have hao to agree agree with you must I 1 also sleep with wah you sir I 1 hope hole that you roust must pot not but it if you must I 1 beg that you iou will sleep diore more gently than you ou talk said franklin 1 I went with them to their quarters qu carrying tile the luggage on the way mr adams alt he had picked alp ilp up a flea somewhere atthe the apa sir air Is 1 a small but aang net said franklin you mimi alarm roe re avo large jrsn n tn nna ana a anea gaea aitu rill be ap not t tu crowd our 1 fcc wifel t 4 in the room they argued with a n depth of feeling which astonished me ns as to whether the one win window dov should bo be open or closed mr adams had closed it ilease do not close the window said franklin we shall suffocate sir I 1 nm am an invalid and afraid of the night air said adams rather testily 11 the file air of this room will bo be much worse for you than that out of doors franklin retorted lie ile was then between ilia he covers 1 I beg of you to open tile the window and get into bed and if I 1 do not prove my case to your antis satisfaction is I 1 will consent to its being closed 1 I lay down on a straw filled mati mat tress outside their door I 1 heard mr adams open the window and get into bed then doctor franklin began to expound his eleory of colds iio declared that cold air never gave any one a cold that respiration destroyed a gallon of air a minute and that all the he air in the room would be consumed in tin an hour lie ile went on and on and long before lie he had finished ills argument mr air adams was snoring convinced rather by the length than the cogency of reasoning soon the ho two great men whose tarns fame may be said to nil fill the earth were asleep in tile the same bed in that little box of a room and snoring in a way that suggested loud contention I 1 had to laugh as I 1 listened mr adams would seem to have been defeated for liy by and by I 1 heard film muttering as lie he walked the floor 11 blowes barge met tile the party nt at amboy and conveyed them to the landing near hla his headquarters it was however a fruitless journey ilowe wished to negotiate on tile the old ground nw abandoned forever tile people of america had spoken for independence a new irrevocable fact not to be put aside by ambassadors tho the colonies were lost rile concessions which the wise franklin had bad so urgently recommended to tho the government or of england ilowe seemed now inclined to offer but they could not be entertained then my government can only maintain its dignity by fighting said ilowe that Is a mistaken notion frankiln answered it will be much more dignified for your government to ac knowledge know ledga its error than to persist in it we shall fight ilowe declared and you wilt will have more fighting to do tianyou than you ou anticipate said franklin nature Is our friend and ally tile the lord has prepared our defenses they are the son sen ilia he mountains the forest and the character of our people consider what you have accomplished at an expense of eight million pounds you have killed about eight hundred yankees they have cost you ten thousand pounds a head Mean wilile at least a hundred thousand children have been born in america there tire are tile the factors in your problem ilow how much time and money will be required tor for the job of bf killing nil all of us the british admiral ignored the query 11 my aly powers tire are limited said he be but I 1 ant am authorized to grant pardons and in every way to exercise the kings paternal solicitude such an olter offer shows that your proud nation has no fluttering flattering opinion of us franklin answered we vc who 10 lo are the injured Injure I parties have not the baseness fil 0 o ont entertain ertain it you will forgive mo me for reminding you that the lie kings paternal pat ernat solicitude has been rather trying it has burcell bur bed our defenseless fen seless towns in midwinter it lins has incited the savages to massacre our farmers in the back countr country Y it tifis lias driven us to a declaration of independence pen dence britain and america are now distinct states pence can lie be considered only on that basis you wish to prevent our trade from passing into foreign channels let me re blid you also that tile the profit of no trade can ever bo be equal to tho the expense pense of holding it with fleets and armies on such a am not empowered V to treat reat with you inowe answered d we shall immediately move against your ormy army the conference ended the aniba sadora find and their secretary shook hands with the britelli BrI british tIlli admiral 1 mr trails irons I 1 linvs ivard heard much at 0 you said tile the latter as aa lie held field jacks hand you are deeply attached to a young lady whom I 1 and whose father tat lanny my friend I 1 offer you yon it a chance to leave this troubled land and go to london and marry and a rd lend I 1 e ad a peaceable christian life you yon may keep jour our principles it you as aa I 1 have no use for them you will find sympathizers in england lord ilowe your kInd kindness neRi touches wel me 1 the young man answered what j you propose Is t v great it offer of immortal happiness happl nebs to ulysses I 1 love I 1 nip neurn corn an and nore inore than lalier amer lt lier I 1 love the young lady but I 1 go and keep my principles why not sirl because lie cause we 6 are all of a mind with 0 our ur mr air patrick henry we put liberty above happiness and even above 1 life ife so I 1 must stay and help fight bt I 1 lier ier battles and when I 1 say it I 1 am grinding my own heart under my heel beel dont think harshly of nie me I 1 cannot help it the feeling Is bred la in my bones ills lordship smiled politely and bowed as aa the three men withdrew franklin took the hand of the young ninn man and pressed it silently as they were leaving tile the small house bouse in which ilowe had bad established himself jack who had been taking notes of the fruitless talk of these great gnei men was waa sorely disappointed ue could see a no prospect aspect now of peace my hopes are burned to the ground he be said to doctor franklin F it Is a time of sacrifice the good man answered you have haio the in spirit that looks into the fu turo ture and gives a all 11 it has yo you ua U a are re america 1 I have been thinking too much of myself jock jack answered now I 1 am ready to lay down my life in this great cause of ours boy I 1 like you said mr adams 1 I have arranged to have you sou safely conveyed to new york there an n op orderly will meet and conduct you to our headquarters head quarters thank you sir air jack replied turning to doctor franklin frank tn lie he added one remark of yours to lord howe impressed me you said that nature was our friend and ally it put we me in mind of the fog that helped us out of at brooklyn and of a little adventure of raine mine 1 then lie he told the story of the spiders sp web 1 I repent repeat that fill all nature Is with us sold said franklin it was a sense of injustice in human nature blint sent us across the great barrier of the sea into conditions where only the strong could survive here alere we have raised up a sturdy people with miles of water between them and tyranny armies cannot cross it and succeed long in a hostile land they are too far from home the expense of transporting and maintaining them will bleed our enemies until they are spent the king Is powerful but now lie lia has picked a quarrel with almighty god and it will go hard with him CHAPTER how solomon shifted the in the spring news came of 0 a great force of british which was being organized in canada for a descent upon new york through lake champlain Champl aln frontier settlers in tryon county were being massacred by indians generals IIer kliner and schuyler aind written to washington asking for I 1 the services of the tha famous scout solomon soloman binkus in that region lie ile knows tile indian as no other man knows jilin him and can speak ills his language and he also knows the bush schuyler tin had written if there i la any place on earth where ills help I 1 Is needed just now it Is here got to leave ye my son ran solomon said to jack one evening soon after that illow how so the young man asked coln hurn hum to td fight the tha great father has ordered it ii ill like it better gittin lazy here bere summers comin an im a born bush man im kind 0 ineasy like a deer in a dooryard I 1 aint had to run fer ray my life since we got here sly hoots hoofs ore are com coin I 1 aint shot allot a gun la in a I 1 A look of sorrow borrow spread over the tha face of solomon im tired of this place said jack tile the british are seared scared of us and were scared of the british theres nothing going on id love ta t go back to the big bush with you ill tell the th great father that youre a born bush man debbe hell let ye go need us both autu an the devil have fined hands the long house bouse will be the ilia center a 0 hell ant an its iti line fence sll take in t lie ie hull bull big bush that day jacks jacka name was included in the order im sorry that itis it it Is not yet possible POss lille to pay you or any of the men who have hae served me so faithfully said wash vash ington it if you need money I 1 shall be glad to lend ibid you a sum to help you through this journey 1 I aint fightlin figh tin for pay solomon answered ita hoe an dig an cook an guide for money dut but I 1 won wont t fight no more fer money partly icausi cause I 1 dont need it partly cause im fight in fer far myself I 1 got a little left in my britches pocket but if I 1 my ol oil marler let me ga go hun 1 gry rry tade TO BE CONTINUED |
