Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-10-17
AN INCIDENT of tie REVOLUTION.


AN INCIDENT Of TIE REVOLUTION.
T. the summer of 1879, during one of
..n darke-, periods Of our revolutionary
struggle err in the then village Of S.,
TboT0h it now bears more dignied
lille. ! in this state, lived Judge V, one of
the finest and truest patriots within the Ii
roits Of the " Old Thirteen" and deep in
The confidence OF Washington. Like most
men of his time ana substance, he had fur
nishel himself with arms and ammunition
sufficient for the males Of his HOUSEHOLD
They consisted of himself, three sons, and
about twenty-five negroes. The female
mart of the family consisted OF his wife and
his daughter Catherine, about eighteen
wears oc age, the heroine of our tale and
.everal slaves. Ia the second story of his
dwelling house, Immediately over the door
was a room called the " armory," in which
the arms were deposited, and always kept
ready for immediate use. About the time
at which We Introduce oar story, the neigh
borhood was much annoyed by the noctur
nal rrowling and depredatons Of numerous
Tories.
1t was on a calm, bright Sabbath after
noon Of the said summer, when Judge '.
and his family, with The exception OF his
daughter Catherine, and an old nd'sposed
slave, were attending service IN a village
church Not a breath disturbed the sarc-
nly Of the atmosphere sound Proianed
fha sacredncss of the day; the times were
donscrous, and Catherine had locked her
self and the old slave in the house. until
the return Of family from church. A rap
was heard nj the front door. +" Surely"
said Catherine to the slave, "the family
have not come home; church cannot be
dismissed" The rap was repeated. IN
see what it is" said Catherine, as she ran
up stairs into the armory. Ga opening The
window and looking down, she saw SIX men
standing at the front door and on the op-
pnsitc side Of the street, tire" Of whom
were tories, whoformerly resd d n that vii
lag; their names were Van Handt, Finley
AMI Sheldon; the other three were Stran-
g,rs. but she had reason to believe them to
he of the same politjca! stamp from the
comnany in which she found them.
IAN Iandt was a notorious character,
md the number and cnor,nity Of his crimes
md rendered his name infamous IN thatV
r.o;ty No, a murder or robbery was com
mined within miles Of s.. that he Ga
no get the credit Of planning or executing.
The characters Of Finley and sheldon
were also deeply stained with crime, but
Van Zant was a master spirit OF lnIqdIty'
The appearance Of such circumstances
lnnst have been truly alarming to young
l,dv Of Cathcruc's age, il not t. any lady
,,,lnq or Old But Catherine Y. possess
81 her fathers aaiut-lho spirit OF the
fines Van Xludt WIS standing on the
sion, ranping at III, door, while his com
n,nions we're taIkrug in a whisper on the
u ,owo,k on tie oapo ito 81 e oil tie street.
is nlge Y. a. homcH asked Van
v.n'I yLGn he .aw Catherine al the win
dn,u aL,yo
''' ia IoJ'' mot, sid she.
W. w. Io ',D ba.inaSs Of Importance with
hmm. and if you will open he door, said
Van Z,ndt, I'VE viii walk in and remain
tlI he rcturns.'
.No's,iI Catherine, when he went
+, church. he left partic4lAr directions not
10 have the doors opened till he ana ms
fam " returned You had better ca" "AeA
church is dismissed.
NO. rctodc the 'HI"''h we WIZ Gil
ter TOW or never.
.lm,oes;1lc. cried she, you canAot en-
ter un,il ne returns
.Oncn the door, cried lie, cor WatI
breok it down, and burn yoa and the house
IN toy thcr.' So saving. he tire" h..n'
ssIf with all the force he possessed Against
the do1r, at IA, same uni c"nh5 upon
hi, companions to a~s,. h.m, L"o d',E'
however, rcsi,tcJ hi, efforts. $780,,
DO no attempt Ihn' aS'la,. $ nd CAIN p
rim, or YOU are dead nani al '"t same
time presenting from the "'ad9" " N'"'E
horsemun's pistol, ready coc@cI'
At the sight Of his iorm"a3.e weapon,
the companions OF Van I""',' VINO "''
crossed the street at his eau r'''','',' 40
What CRED 'nr'I , ,v',,{' -, ii. throat
towards, are you ''6"'V''0,, ,,;,,,.oIr
OF girl! Ana again ~ ''''e' ,.' A..
ng'inst the door; me WonPo" was N''
charged, ana van "'"u' W. , III
The report was heard al 'N' c""'c"' "',o
males aud females at once roN''e' oo' 10
ascertain the cause. On looking toward