Show II 11 the of or pi chard by BACHELLER Cop yris h t by irving bacheller MY BELOVED HERO solomon dinicio Dinic veteran bitoon scout t and interpreter and nd hla young companion jack rone ron I 1 fassl passing g through norse horse lauy all y now new york in depte september Bep ber to war warn n settlers of an in rescue from a band juan bartl bifi the wife and daughter t f colonel liaro hare of england jack himself in the fight indi later rescues margaret Alar garot ilare hare froan tile the river jack and margaret fall in love on reaching fot stanwix colonel nare hare says bays both kothare tre too young to marry the lura haro family sail for england and th thy irona Irons family move to albany unrest grows in the colonies be chuao of the oppressive measures ineas urea otibe of tho E english government solo jack visit boston m i ty 11 II continued iff 5 a ackland and solomon attended the town iua that day in the old south albig ting house it wasa was n quiet and or f fy 00 crowd that listened to the ches b es of josich quincy john linn iran V end ad samuel adams demanding toy but firmly that the soldiers be t ith removed from the city the lona jolin john cut a great I 1 1 in boston in those days it Is Wr that jack was nas im d by hir grandeur for he had ed d title the meetinghouse meeting house in a n scarlet I 1 i clip cap lind and a hire damask gown with velvet and strode to the inn rin with a dignity even above hla his ants As he be faced about the ille boy t fall to notice and admire tile the satin waistcoat and white silk inga lind and red morocco slippers alney made a statement which like a bur in jack ira irons ns memory t day and perlin perhaps ps all the faster se lie ho did not quite understand it weaker said the dragons teeth gibcon been sown chairman faked if there was any p n present who had bad been on the 6 at or about the time of the shoot solomon binl kankus us arose and held Is ils hand and was asked to go 90 to ministers InI room and confer with ommittee r john adams called nt at the inn eveni evening fig and announced that he i to defend captain preston and id require the help of jack and mon on as witnesses for that renthey reathey were detained some days in on n and released finally ov on the ise to return when their services i required icy ey had bad a hearty welcome at the house near the rings kings arms e they sat eat until midnight telling petr adventures in the midst of ack ck buld to his father el heard a speaker say in boston i tho the dragons teeth hall had been sown it t does that mean t means that war la Is coming said t irons we might as well get ky 16 for it eso ese words coming from his fa gave him a shock attack of surprise ile he n to think of the effect at 0 war Is own fortunes lomon omon sent his furs to market and 1 to work on the farm of john B arid nd lived with the family the returned returned to school after the tiny hay peen cen cut and stacked in athey they were summoned to boston tiby in the trial of preston they jan n september taking with them pye e of horses hlll will be good for jack john ahad had said to his wife hell be 9 etter prepared for his work in delphia delp hla next fall 0 o important letters had arrived sa s1 summer one oe from frola benjamin tin alln to john irons arons offering jack nce tenn to 0 learn 61 the printers trado 8 philadelphia shop und and board anti and ys g in ills hl home e other eother letter was fron from Marg margaret tret mo to the boy bot in which she had hads san they V were glad alad to learo learn that t he be air ir bankus were friends friend of cap I 1 reston and inclined to help him trouble since I 1 rt niad md your let 1 am more in love with you than site she had bad written my father pleased pleased with lt it he thinks think chilt K muse se of complaint wua wul be removed wit lt ls Is I 1 d do a not ask you to be a abut na but only to be patient k and solomon were the whole ti etting their hors horses es across van en a ferry andt and lie adol eastward in the rough road mr air binkus wore its ills li hanger nn lin old damascus blade binde ln in merited front from ills hla father and carried ills tong song musket and an abundant store of ammunition jack wore ills his two pistols in tile the use ilse of which he had become most expert they sumo amo to wagon aronds improving as aey approached towns and villages in the first of which they began selling the drove when they reached boston nearly it 11 week later they had only the two horses which they rode the trial had just begun being ardent whigs their testimony uny made nn an impression jacks letter to tits his father says that mr adams complimented them when they left the stand there Is tin an old letter of solomon bichus which briefly describes the journey rie he speaks of tile the pompy men who eau exu mined ali tham m they grinned tit at me nil all the time an tho the ol 01 ng big wig bodge bedge in the wo dress got mild mad it if I 1 tried to crack n joke lie he wrote in its his letter lie looked like lie he had find paid too much fer tits his whistle an thought I 1 had sold it to him thought lie he were coln to box my ears cars john addams Is as sharp as a razor took a illan to anck on an me I 1 tol him lie ho were smart cough to be a trapper the two came brick bade in the saddle and reached albany late into in october CHAPTER ill III the tha journey to the new york mercury of november 4 1770 contains this item john irons jr and solomon binkus tho the famous scout arrived wednesday morning on the schooner arlel ariel from albany mr air binkus Is on tits his way to alexandria va where he Is to meet major washington and accompany him to the great kanawha river in the par west wat solomon was vas soon to meet an officer with whom lie he was to find and the amplest scope for tits ills talents lenta ta jack wag on his way to philadelphia they had bad found the ship crowded and jack und and two other boys together in the expressive phrase of that time on the cabin floor through the two nights of their journey jack minded not the hardness of the floor but there wag much drinking and arguing and expounding of the common law lav in the forward end of tile the cabin which often interrupted his slumbers up ire took the boat to amboy ns as benjamin franklin had done but without mishap and thence traveled by stage to burlington there he be met mr john adams of boston who was on lil hn q way its til 1 af M THE OTHER WAI FROM HARE TO THE BOY to philadelphia ue he was a full faced ruddy strong built man of about thirty five years with thick wavy dark hair that fell in well trimmed tufts on either cheek check and almost concealed his ears it was beginning to show g ray gray he had a prominent forehead largo blue and expressive e yes eyes and a voice clear and resonant he was li handsomely dressed mr adams greeted the boy warmly and told him that the testimony which lie and solomon binkus gave had saved the life of captain preston the great lawyer took much interest in the boy and accompanied him to the top of the stage the weather being clear and warm when jack was taking leave of mr air adams at the black horse tavern in philadelphia the latter waited the boy to visit him in boston if his way should lead him there jack went to the house of the printer where he did not receive the warm welcome he be had expected deborah l i franklin was a fat hardworking hard working illiterate economical housewife she had a great pride in her abr husband but had fallen hopelessly behind him she regarded with awe and slight blight understanding the accomplishments of his virle virile relentless intellect site she did not know how bow to enjoy the prosperity that had come to them it waca neat and cleanly home but na as kofold of old deborah was vas doing most of the work herself she would not have had bod it otherwise den ben thinks ye we orant xo to bei be dota nothan but aroun lc in silk ellk dresses an reada books an gabble with coulp ny aim wi tild men dont iknou low flow harki har to git att bell that chenoa good nn an cooks decent everybody feola feels so kind a 0 big tin nu Inder pendent they wont stan it to bo be found fault with her daughter mrs airs bache and the Int children there suddenly confronted by tho the problem of a strange lad coming coining into tho the house bouso to live with them they n bit dismayed but present their motherly hearts were touched by the look of the big gentle faced homesick boy they made a room ready for him on oil tile tho top floor door tin and showed film the wonders of the big house hause the library tile the electrical apparatus the rocking chair with its fan swayed by tho the movement of the chair the new stove and grato which tho the doctor had invented tint tant evea eat ning after an excellent slipper jacle suggested that he would like to have a part of the work to do 1 I can sweep and clean ns as well nd at anyone ho he said sald my aly mother taught mo me how to do that flint you must call on me for tiny any help you need now I 1 wonder but what well git derlong real happy said mrs airs franklin if git up arly an dust the main floor nn an do tho the broom work an fill the wood boxes an fetch water ill see yo dont go hungry jack went to the shop and was put to work n next ext morning ile ho lind had to carry beer ond and suffer a lot of humiliating imposition from older elder boys boya in tho the big shop but lie ho boro bore it patiently and enado friends and good progress that winter ho he took dancing lessons from tho the famous john trotter of now york and practiced fencing with the well known master BrIss brissae ne he also took a course in geometry and trigonometry at tho the academy lind wrote an article describing ills his trip to boston for the gazette the latter was warmly praised by tho the editor and reprinted in new york and boston journals he HB joined tho the company tor for home defense and excelled in tho the games on training lay day especially at tho the running wrestling boxing and target shooting there were many shooting galleries in philadelphia wherein jack had shown a knack of shooting with the rifle and pistol which had won for him the franklin medal for marksmanship in the back country tile the favorite dmus ment of himself lind and father had bad been shooting at a mark jack forged attend ahead not only in tile tho printers art but on toward tile tho fullness of ills his strength under tho the stimulation of city life and continuous study tits his talents grew like wheat in black soll soil in the summer of seventy three he began to contribute to io the columns of the gazette certain of ills his articles brought him compliments from the best people for their wit penetration and good humor lie ile had entered upon a career of great promise when tile the current of his life quickened like that of a river come to a n steeper grade it began with a letter from margaret hare dated july 14 1773 in it t she writes when you get this please sit down and count up the years that have passed ance weri we parted arted then think how our plans have gone awry you yon must also think of me waiting here for you in the midst of a marrying world all my friends have taken their mates and passed on I 1 went to doctor franklin today and told him that I 1 was nn an old lady well past nineteen and accused him of having a heart of 0 stone ne he said that he had bad not sent for you because you were making such handsome progress in your work I 1 said you do not think of the rapid I 1 progress I 1 am making toward old age you forget too that I 1 need a husband lius band as badly as the gazette needs a philosopher I 1 rebel you have made me an amerlean american you and jack I 1 will not longer consent to tax taxation atlow wit without hoxit representation resen tation year by year I 1 am giving up some of my youth and I 1 am not being consulted about it said he be 1 11 I would demand justice of the king ising I 1 suppose ho be thinks that his country cannot yet afford a queen I 1 shall tell him that lie he Is imitating george the third and that he had better listen to the volca of the people now my beloved hero the english girl who Is not married at nineteen la is thought to be hopeless there are fine lads who have asked my father forthe for tha right to court me and still I 1 am waiting for my brave deliverer and he comes not I 1 cannot forget the thrushes song and th tin enchanted woods they hold me if they nave fiade not hirl you it 1 for any reason your heart has changed you will not fall to tell me will you la is it necessary that you should be great and wise and rich and earned learned before you cometo come to me little by little after many talks with the venerable franklin I 1 have got the amerl american notion that I 1 would like to go awny away with you tan and help you to accomplish the thusn so things and enjoy the happiness which was ours oura for a little time and of which you speak in your letters surely there was something very great in those moments it does not fade and has it not kept us true to our promise but jack how bow long am I 1 to watt wait you must tell me 11 wr the he letter to dr franklin akl was waa in his pocket 11 TO BE 1 |