| Show NUTS AND CIDER A Story of General Washington DY Sr MASON MUON Copyright 1002 by Aaron Mason It U was wan n a little farmhouse on time the hill hilI hillan an ordinary farmhouse There Thoro was Just Justan an nu well wall some ten yards from tho the door An ordinary was 08 grazing In tho thu field neM near by An ordinary wad nut tree grow n little way from Cram the tho well will and an ordinary small sas pruning his hili feathers sitting on a lino IIno stretched from a n nail null In the tho lintel of the door to a 11 spike driven Into Inta the trunk tru k of ot the tho walnut treff treT Thero Thera was nothing In to the tho whole scene not lIot Oven even In tho the three men one sealed on n a 1 block near nor the tho gate gato to the barn and the time other two leaning with whim folded Callied arms against the tho lintels Kven the mus owe muskets kits kots tie them wore ordinary for nt at that time Ume It Il was vas not uncommon for Cor three men met mel together to o bo ho welt weir armed Inside the tha the till scenes scene were Just Justas as na common Tho rho f In III the front room Willi oaken heavy and colonial Those uura to 8 The rile windows were small email Tho Time panes In them very eT small There Thero was a n dish of walnuts in inthe Inthe the th middle of oC the table A pitcher of oC Laid bard elder cider and two tumblers stood aloud be beside side It The Tho tumblers veto of oC l cut tut glass class n II little moro more extraordinary In n farmhouse in New Jersey now Tien then perhaps limit Hut certainly the din dle ale air that this title little glittering luxury gave to tu the room was nR not borne out by liy tho the dress anti general appear anco of the men there tike Like those thole out outside outside outside side one ona of oC these was ns seated Boated H te at a f little table before tho the western w ten window TV I nc other two stood leaning against the of oC the low room It If time the man stat stated at ed had stood he might have appeared n a little extraordinary In stature If It you ou do not c CI care ro to sIIM said Balli the Ill broader and er r set m t of ot the time two tuo men standing there Is II no reason why my aid add an nn house not go iO Ho lie Is R a muth for any t two 0 men In n Jersey Jer n tv lined hard rider and very ery smart at nt eluding pursuit I can spare apart Woods very well welt Schuyler replied the other and small smaller er or man but 1 I suppose the general as II usual will take his hll on oAn choice cholet We e eo inn must mut it us Ute use the best bent tp t we have said time nit man at the th table looking up Rut Hut how ho to choose choo 7 quelled queried thin the theman man addressed td as a Call Cali flU thorn then here h Gates Cates replied the tho theman thomAn theman man nt at the table The little man went to the door and anda nl a n moment later laler the three men Inca from Crom without joined the three or ordinary or men inert within Men M n did eMd ald ti II hie e man at the table there thera are cider and nuts nUll om selves With that thet hn hI turned to 10 the till window again und and continued a annd and apparently correcting the Ill I Ni before him hi The Thc three men from frum from orated themselves They bo said tit no na word ON but bIll tit III attacked tacked and cider more mono at a men obeying orders than III en R It if to tn aulbry ull r any desire tot for met hest anti anil drink TV f froom room quite silent t bm but fo rn it Ih 1 occasional cracking of r nuts nUl and anil il ii rustling ot at alien at lit th the Indeed Indo that the soft orl flow don lIo of or ill Ilu rider Into the tho cut em glass flaw rIa tumblers at II Internals lx heard If Ir there then u heir hN anything I II II i a n Irk the he men m n window had bail of ot non tiou unit and hit face tace toward the Interior ut tit the th room ns If It he would be eoj cognizant of oC everything tl there re r going on even ven tOlie 0 cracking of ut a II nut mgt At ld lid nw sr He III termed very fry tail lull In the low lone 10 room At AI tIle the flame time tIne th tb tiff t t e their theIl and anil cider Van au Homer the all ante lII will have orders for tor ail jou OU In ht the tho course ot of the q and you Woods report to your our shier chief r nt at 3 You can con go IID goThe goThe The he two m man n went out leaving the till most ordinary looking luo I of DC the throe thrill be he behind hind hi nil Mlles Miles said HIP Rh tall al man here Is n It aills dispatch ills t to o Jean t Paul maul y Jones Jon tj on board n f r rr r f fi i THEY Tame SAID BAlli 9 to M no Ie 10 o Richard somewhere otc oft he thin coast of at Maine Maille It must bo be Jo delivered In cose COSO of oC probable cap capp capuro turo tiro uro destroy It ItU It U shall shull bo be delivered said Miles Mlles and with his bile lint hat In his hand he ho left lett the tho ho room You Yuu chose choRe your oUr man mun general Bald Gates ante when the three soldiers were gone one Because he ho was I said Mill with a smile which belled Gelled the Ule Implication of oC his enn nn n words word My r man speaks dates And mine both Dutch and high Ocr roan nan a 0 very useful for Cor forn n traveler through New Now Jersey Jorsey The This tall man looked ed at nt his Ids two tuo co leagues ns as n If tC not at nt all alt Interested In their heir comment and then lithe 1116 lII 6 ono speaking his ids bought nought aloud ha ho sauT 81 saT t tI lOr I chose because of ot the nuts and elder cider elderA A smile hovered a at af the corners of f Oates mouth and over or the taco face of or Schuler came come the heavy fICa Iy look of or a 0 aman aman man who tries To fa solve an nn enigma The tall man continued Van un an Rouser had reached the tho admiral and delivered ll the th dispatch wore were the way fair and friendly and horses horteR and ami money plenty llen See bee the nattered shells sheila the 1111 lie halt half wasted kernels Woods foods hud hind delivered the message meI by word vord ot of mouth were main strength and courage only necessary lie He broke the nuts with ih Ills tits thumb and rut Tut lIt Mlles Miles will reach the t hi admiral a He lie II will his hits resources Ills His horse his hiM Provender ana n hta hi money will wll not fall him ilm He lit took look few tew nuts but he extract extracted eel ed all their kernel not by strength but by b and amI he took tool but Lut one glass ilaR of oC elder eldor after actor the thin others had Tind well V II There Thero was 11 ll nc o fuk Cof moment It Ita wits was a broken boken by General t earn ta lie he I 1 take p back my Illy mock Gorge Washington did dill not smile or reply reilly He lie bent his ht head hAt arid and t to his dispatches |
