The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-10

| STRIVE to tear down their monuments reared ~
the peril OF their lives.
The old man went on and followed him. We
were climbing up heavy hill II was Mount
Hope.
'Here," said he, pointing between two steep de-
clining hills. lis the very point ADerc omDie's
grand army passed through. Graves u dead sol
diers are every now and then TO be seen have
picked up many rellcs about this secton-axes,
spears, balls anu al such sorts or things. Here,
little further on, Just on the summit Of this emil
hence, you can see the old earthworkS.u
We went up 70 them.
"They all belonged 10 the fort. You can't see
the fort from here, but SIN these eartnworks
were all under its commandments control. Here
you can see the ditcnes and all the outlines OF the
old enclosures
looked ana saw everything. The grandest
view that think ever behed, nave no time 70
describe II; have not even time TO tell hair the
OLD man informed me; can only pause to give
what you have not already been appriseu OF and
Of which history makes no mention.
ANOTHER NEW HISTORIC PAGE.
"You heard now Allen came over the lake an
captured the foitPr he asked.
.sYes.n
''Wel, how did he get over the waterr' he
quered.
"In a boat" replied, wondering what the old
man meant.
"What boat ~
81 don't KNOW returned, little puzzled.
"Wnere does history say he got IL ~
poser ransacked my brain for an answer.
I had been examining Prescott, Frost, smith,
Goodrich watson, King Losing and dozen
other authorities, and yet alter all the 'midnight
oil" spent found myself "stumped," like college
lad at the end OF his freshman year by the simple,
good OLD man beside me.
IL don't know retorted 'do you ~
''Wel I'll tell you. 1t was nearly daylight when
Allen determined 70 move. lie had no boat at all,
and the fort must be captured before sunrise, or
else the attempt must be abandoned. Just then
the paddle OF oar was heard; gradually The
dusky outlines or boat were seen on the water.
IL contained only one man. Allen decoyea It's oc-
cupant TO bring 1t on shore. Tie oarsman was
negro. Alien seized the boat: the negro resisted.
We've no time FOR argument said Allen; It's
time Tor action. Throw tile negro overboard.'
The negro showed his good SENSE and yielded,
afterward confesslng that he belonged to Skene
at Skenesooro, ana had come out to take back
provisions already ordered and waiting oelow.n
''And when dld you learn this story ~ I
asked.
Don't think l ayn drawing on your magma
tion,' ne replied, Il never do that; there pa
pers in the county to prove It."
just mere ne luLeu MS nat, 1 nau DeeQ ln-
formed or the large size OF his head, and as /
saw 1t asKed
what size hat do you wear ~
Seven ana three-quarters,n he replied; "have
awful trouble 10 get my hats. A man once IN
packed 400 hats READY Tor shipment to Chicago to
get one 70 nt me, ana iailed.u
When went back TO the village / told the
story. but found it to be already
known there, and tlat 1t was actually
fact. ! only narrate these seemingly
trlning incidents to snow he pecuiartties OF Tom
Rogers. am assured by every one that he Is tae
best read man IN the neighbornood, aud that all
he states IL from thorough historical knowledge.
! wish could tell you more mat ne instructed me
upon but time foroids anything else than the
presentation OF the two historical facts already
gwen above. The old man told me how Allen got
the boat, and | have already given you IN his
(Allen's) own words his description Of the taking
OF the fort, and now | have 'he richest treasure
lett in store. and one which you might search ali
histories that have in vain to ind