Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-04-01
Miserll
Rebecca, the Drummer.
A True ~ior, ofthe Ware Ist2,


village. L. was British war-~hip. What
Wound ~ht de-; MrIll she tack about in
the bay to p,cN up stray coasters a. prizes
or would >h" land soldiers to burn the
town: la ctilIcr tl-e thrrc wOull be troub.
IL cnpu-h
In,-s ~rrc sal DAYS. those Old war
times Ia ISL Ihc ,ight Of = British war
ship ia u i-,nn Eay wa> not pleasant. We
we're poor tucn Ald htJ NJ monitor, to -
pIi and siIN The cA 'my or drive him IF.
oar navy WAS small. aAd. though after
wards b,.i tuc victory and sent thc trouD-
te,plIc >hlp- away. never 10 return. at
that u,ne they often came near enough.
aud the good people n the little village OF
Sc..uIie lltrDur were IA great di,trcs, over
tAc >tran-e -hip chat had APPEARED at 'hc
mouth y! tA. hitIpJ.
/. wa, i ii-Aiu--p!lce ia those DAYS. aud
the hITp 'r was tai of >nIch- aut boats
Of ali AinI-. IAr soldiers could easily GA
t,r the h4rtpv ami burn ~ everything.
and 80 one could prevent them. There
Herv tnen cuuGSh tc make a good I.ht.
hn' they were poorly armed. aud had
u"fa.i.g hut ip"iius-ptrcc> AuI shot Zuu,.
Whac a." soldiers htd mI,ActS and can.
NON.
Inc tile wa, i"wl DARN. the morning.
- that tnrr" va, up dagger fnr 4 irw
h"ur-; ani AZ. ltr people went ou, on tnr
r,u, ant beaches d watch th' ship and 70
>vr what ~"a 4 happen next.
bl th- rui 20 tlr HIM. sandy ~pit TINT
mar"> "nr ~ii" 'i tha hArjp-. stood the lit
n" Shit" tuN,l ApoNul, ~c.tu4'r Light.
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cred III tAAc thr soldiers ashore.
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