Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-01-09

| night out OF his boots
From Howiu's CouAlry year Book"
The QuakeIs during the American
War.
| George Dilwyn was an American, remar-
kable preacher among the Quakers. Abou,
! fifty years ago he came over to this country,
on what we have already said is termed Re
Iigious VISIT" and being in Cornwall, when
was there, and at George Fox's in Falmouth
our aged relative still narTa,es es-soon became
an object Of great attraction, mol only from his
powerful preaching, bu. from his extraordinary
gift in conversation, which he made sngularly
interesting from the introduction Of curious
passages in his own life and experience.
His company was so much sough. after, that
general invitation was giyeu, by his hospils-
BILE and wealthy entertainer, to all the Friends
of the town and neighborhood 10 come, and
hear and see him; and evening by evening,
their rooms were crowded by visitors, Who sat
on seals, side by side, as in public lecture
room.
Among other things, he related that during
the time OF The revolutionary war, one of the
armies passing through district in which a
great number of Friends resided, food was de-
manded from the inhabitants, which was given
to them. The following day the adverse army
came Up in pursuit, and stripped them of every
kind of provision that remained ; and so great
Was he straight TO which they were reduced,
that absolute famine was before them. Their
suffeIings were extreme, as day after day went
on, and no prospect ofrelief was afforded them.
Death seemed to stare them in The face, and
many one was ready to despair. The forest
around them were in possession Of the soldiers,
and the game, which Otherwise might have
yielded them subsistence, was killed or driven
away.
After several days Of grea, distress. they re.
tired a, nigh, still wilhou! hope or prospect Of
succor. How great, then, was their surprise
and cause of ihankfulness when, on the follow
ing morning, immense herds of wild deer we're
seen standing around their enclosures, as if
driven there for their benefit From whence
they came none could tell, nor The cause Of
their coming, bu, they suffered themselves TO
be taken without any resistance and thus the
whole people were saved, and had great store
Of provisions laid Up for many weeks.
Again, a similar circumstance occurred near
The sea shore. when The flying and pursuing
armies had stripped the Inhabitants. and when,
set in with such unusual violence, and The sea
drove the tide so far inland, Iba. the people
near the shore were obliged TO abandon their
houses, and those in the town retreat TO their
upper rooms. This also being during the nigb',
greatly added TO their distress and, like the
Others, they were ready TO despair. Next NOR
Ming however, they found tha. God had mol
been unmindfu of them; for the tide had
brought up with il most extraordinary shoal
of mackeral, so iha, every place was filled with
them, where they remained readily taken, with
ou, net or skill or mana bounIifu provision
for the wants of the people, ill other relief
could be obtained.
Another incident he related, which occurred
in one of the back settlements, when the lndi' |
ans had been employed 10 burn the dwellings
Of the settlers, and cruelty TO murder the peO-
pie. One of these solitary habita'ions was in
he possession of Friends family. They
lived in such simplicity, tina, they had hitherto
had no apprehension of danger, and used nei-
her bar nor bolt to their door having no other
means of securing their dwelling from intrusion
han by drawing in the leather thong by which
he wooden latch inside was lifted from with
,ut.
The Indians had committed ffigh'fui ravages
n around burning and numbering without mer-
". Every evening brought forth iidngs Of
,orror, and every nigh. the unhappy settlers
urrounded themselves with such defences as
hey could mu.ler-eVen them, for dread, scar
ely being able 10 sleep. The Friend and his
amly, who had hitherto put no uus, in the
rm Of flesh, but had left all in The keeping Of
1od, believing that man often ran in his own
,rengh to his own injury, had used SO lale
recauion, tba. they slep, without even with
rawing the string. and we're as YET uninjured.
llsrmed, however al length. by the fears OF
ihers and by the dreadful rumors lha, surronn-
ed lhem. they yielded TO their fears on one
a'ticulsr night, and before retiring to rest,
rev in The string, and thus secured themselves
$ we'll as they were able.
In tho dead Of The night, The Friend. who