The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-12-03

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/ bout dis place COS l used to live here once
! Ober dar is where Squire Harwood lives, ant
oher dat wav am widder Ogievie, an | wist
dis niggrr were safe in dar kitchen nebbei
60 cook again in Boston ship nor 10 odor ont
3rter ben' taxed prisoner BY the British, as
dis time wish may nebber sre blue watei
I agin, il gets my liberty dis time
4 Hist with your noise each of you march
flrward IN silence. We are 10 an enrmy''
country and must BE- cautious.
sYrs, guess you better, said the negro sulklly
..Ifllr country people knew you were Sknlkir
ar,er corn, Gour, sheep and oxen, 10 keep from
starvin to death, as we have been for wr-k
past, d-hI- one of you get back to your boat =
So advise YOU massa, TO keep sharp eye tc
windward Guy how mad all rm be IN de
mornin, when deq find out you land here ~
prize ship, wild only tive guns aboard and
thirty men. and carry off clear % HAiiiax d"
grist from desc two mills. and sheep. and tur-
keys too, for our Leutrnani's dinner Dey
swear, TOO. and expect de Squire swear enufi
tor whole regiment.
forward . cried the mdShiPman. Silence,
all of you, and advance swiftly .and with eau
tion'
They filed of the bridge. and taking the path
along which the negro led the way, they were
soon lost to the sight Of Edward in the gloom OF
th- over!langing banks oi the creek.
'Thesr men, then, are English he reflected,
as h. left himself down upon the bridge, ''th,.
vessel is a prize bound TOR Halifax, with mid
>hipman. and two and thirty m-n-twenty
here ana ten on board. My course is decided
on ii will take them an hour to visit both
mills. Hail OF that iinie is enough flr me.
shall know where 10 seek the militia party
with flr and drum, and If can find twpnty
men among them willing to place themselves
under my orders, | viii win Annette before to-
moEraw sunrls".'
As ~ spoke, h e'idcd nols-lrs>ly away from
The bridge, aud after getting beyond th~ hear
ing Of tie men in the boat. h. flew like the
wind across a m"adow in the direction Of what
was called the Gross Road, cluster Of viIiags
ha5itaiions, The principal OF which was large
country tavern, where be knew ht should find
assembled many OF the militia men who had
borne part in the review in thu neighboring
town. This inn was about hall mile from the
bridge, on road IN the rear Of Squire HaF-
u'oad.s farm across shictI. fsarfng fence after
fence, Edward OgiIviF was now flying with the
speed Of deer.
The tavern as he came near was 50 quiet.
that he feared the men h. sought bad retired to
thrir respective homes. SreiRg light in the
tot, however, he hoped To find some persons
there. Through the window, as he approached
the door, h. saw the bar-room was nearly filled
with mrn. The next moment he was 10 their
presence. His manner was divrspd Of all px-
citemrnt. and a spirit, calm and resolute, BEAM
ed from ms eyes. There were at least twenty
men IN the apartment, most Of them with KNAPP
sacks and hayonet hrlfS upon their persons, and
some leaning upon their muskets, whilr th-
guns Of the party We're stacked in the room-
Some ofIhrm wrrr smoking others, others drin-
king, and all listening to long yarn, told by
one Of the party. of Certain exploits By himself,
personally, at the barllr Pia,ts5urg.
On Edwards, Entrance the landlord first
noticed him.
Ah-sn you enter tavern on training dsy,
Mf. Oglyie. Glad 10 see you. Though YOU
are not much Of 4 fighting man, like YOU for
yonr brothers sak-, who are all serving their
country, But there mus! be parsons As well
as soldiers, and every man TO his irad..'
All Eyes were now TUNED upon TIE Young
man. Advancing lutt way into the Ioom,
be said
4 am glad 10 find 50 many Of you here assrm-
bled. II the brave men among YOU arc willing
TO placr yourselves under my direction for the
next two hours, will had YOU where Won
can yin both honor and prize-monev -
Spoken with spirit 4" exclaimed several Of
The men.
That rings Ike your brother GrOrge,' said
the landlord.
But wba, is ii 4. cried all, crowdng round
him.
'WHl you bp led by me There is danger
!! of life and person but ask no man 10 follow
ne where fear to lead.
'ThP man has courage, If he is a student :,
remarked one to the other, with SURPRISE
What have you discovered y demanded two
or three Of men.
iWtll you follow me and obey my orders, il
can place in your hands, as pritoners, twenty
English seamen and an officer, who have iu<
| landed q
yes lead on = was the general response,
and the men commenced arming thems elves
Briefly Edward told them what ne hac
Witnessed. All was enthusiasm. Among m,
militia there WaSa young man whom be despatch.
ed to Squire Hatwnod. In twenty minute
/ the Squire was on the spot, mounted on hi
! horse, and armed with his broad-sword. Fiv,
Of his farm men had followed him. Other
came from all quarters.
/ Edward with great coolness and skill, tool
upon himself the conducting OF the whole affair
He suggested that the Squire with thirty men
should cut of, !he foraging party and take then
! prisoners.
And what are you going TO do!' asked tn
Squire. 'fou are not going to keep out Of dan
ger'
NO, ar. II there are twenty brave men her
who will voluntee. 10 GO with me, will pro
ceed to their boat, take possession OF it, and EN-
bark TO their ship. In the night we can boar