The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-07-29

hooks. But pouting DO Peep pulled hel
grandmamma's dress, and wanted to &c
home.
Let us see some of the other rooms
my child"
Patient grandmamma dragged reluc
tant Bo Peep up stairs into great room
hung with portraits, and filled with show.
cases of curious old things
40 grandmamma grandmamma
what are thesep
Bo Peep was tiptoeing and gazing with
sparkling eyes at two little dollies in a
red velvet box.
These were carved out of bone by q
revolutionary soldier, while he was a
prisoner on board of a British ship, one
hundred years ago.
Bone dollies whole hundred years
old! Bout as old as you are, grandma"
Grandma was not fftyD "How per-
fectly lovelyl Don't you s'pose that
'lutionary soldier carved them out for
his little girls? What kind of clothes do
you think his little girls made for these
nice dollies, grandma T'
Perhaps this little dolly had a red
hood and cloak like the one across the
room, which was worn by lady hun
dred years ago; or possibly a green and
gold brocade dress, like this old wedding
dress just behind us.
go, yes Pm sure she certainly did
have both! And what kind did this other
one have, grandma ?'
I" 1t may be that the esoldier's little girl
shipped out satin waistcoat for it, and a
red velvet coat, with long skirts, very
like the one in the portrait just over our
heads"
" | know she did, grandma seems to
me as if | could shut my eyes and see her
sewing just such clothes. Just think, to
be looking at dollies a hundred years
old! If l could only have them for my
ownl And o, grandma! there is cum
sing little house, just made on purpose
for them to live I'M"
Bo Peep darted across the room to
look at a model of the old Warren"
house, the house of the patriot Warren
fell at Bunker Hill. 1t was made from
wood of the ancient mansion, and the
tiny roof was covered with moss that
had been taken from the veritable old
Warren roof
There were the little windows and door,
out of which the bone dollies' heads, Bo
Beep said, might be made to "peek, Just
as the little Warren's children's heads
had peeked out of their windows hun
dred years ago. grandmamma, couldn't
we buy this pretty little house, and
carry it home to Cloverdale, and the
dellies, too ?'
Grandmamma smiled and shook her
head at Bo Peeps shopping plans.
"Well, then, grandma, here is cap
that would just fit my biggest doll. 1
should like it very much indeed, coaxed
the now fearful Bo Peep.
"This dear, is the baby cap which was
worn by John Adams, and by John
Quincy Adams, two famous men,"
Lutionary men, l s'pose," sighed Bo
Peep. "Then perhaps it would do if l
might only just snip the smallest little
brown dog out of this picture. l like
men,"
"This picture is Madam Hancock's
beautiful embroidered apron"
How THE MARGARETTA" WAS CAP
TURED ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Almost at the extreme limit of Down
East" in Maine, and on a river and bay
of the same name, lies the good old town
of Machias. At the date of the Revolu-
tion it contained about eighty families
and one hundred single men.
In the spring of 1775 there reached
Machias the proclamation of the Massa-
chusetts Congress, authorizing pIepara-
tions for resistance to Great Britain; and,
in few days, a tall liberty poll was
erected by the patriots of the village.
On Saturday, the 9th of May, intelli-
gence of the battle of Lexington reached
them, having been brought by the crews
Of two lumber sloops from Boston. 7. e
vessels had come for "pickets and
planks, to be used by the British in de-
fense of their position at Boston against
the Americans. In order to secure the
desired cargoes, and the safe return of
the vessels, the British armed schooner
" Margaretta attended them as con-
voy.
When the captain of the schooner saw
the liberty pole, he went on shore and in
formed the people that it must be taken
down, or he should fire upon the town.
A meeting of the inhabitants was held
within few hours, but they voted not to
take down the pole. The owner of the
two sloops, a wealthy merchant trading
in Boston and Machias, represented to
the captain that the meeting was not
fully attended; and he induced him to
wait for the action of another meeting, to
be called on Monday, before carrying out
his threat.
The next day being Sunday, Captain
Moore, of Margaretta," attended wor-
ship at the village church. During the
service, he saw through window some
twenty men, with guns in their hands,
crossing the river ON the logs. Suspect
ing a design of seizing him in church, the
captain made his way over the seats to
the nearest window, and, leaping through
it, he ran to the shore, closely followed
by his officers.
The party which he had seen, Joined
by others, hastened along the bank OF
the river in pursuit. But the crew oi
the Margaretta" had observed the move.
ments on shore, and, bringing her guns to
bear, succeeded in keeping the pursuers
at bay until the captain and his compan
ions were on board.
The schooner soon dropped down the
river, firing few shots over the town a:
she got under way.
The party which had come across the
river were from the Pleasant River set
tlement, about twenty miles westward
having been sent for the day before by
the Machias people, who by no mean:
intended to have their liberty pole taker
down.
The Pleasant River men had only two
or three charges of powder apiece; anC
the next day a woman arrived at Machias
having come all the way through the
woods alone to bring her husband horr
of powder, which she had found after ht
had gone.
Early on Monday msrning, four young
men took possession of one of the lumbe
sloops, and, bringing her up to the wharf
gave three cheers, to call the attention o
the villagers. Thirty-five athletic mel
were soon gathered at the wharf, and
design of capturing the "Margaretta'
was made known to them. Armin!
themselves as well as they were able at S,
brief a notice, they set sail in pursuit o
the British vessel, which was lying a
anchor few miles below.
} As yet, they had no commander; bu