Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-08-14

With very vague ideas of "'lutionary
relics" wide-awake Bo Peep skipped
along the crowded streets, up the steps,
and into the house where the relics were
collected.
= The first thing she saw there were
many young girls moving about in white
muslin caps, and pointed neckcrchiefs,
and long white aprons.
"Are these "lutionary relics grand
mar
Grandma explained that they were
young ladies of the preseKt day, dressed
in fashion of the olden time. Then she
led 30 Peep into a room fitted up like an
old kitchen of hundred years ago, with
high-backed settle and deep, open fire.
place, holding andirons, crane and pot
hooks. But pouting 30 Peep pulled her
grandmamma's dress, and wanted to 60
home.
"Let us see some of the other rooms,
my child"
Patient grandmamma dragged reluc-
tant 30 Peep up stairs into great room
hung with portraits, and filled with show
cases of curious old things.
go grandmamma grandmamma!
what are these /"
30 Peep was tiptoeing and gazing with
sparkling eyes at two little dollies in
red velvet box.
"These were carved out of bone by
revolutionary soldier, while he was
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 lovely! 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
Perhaps this little dolly had red
hood and cloak like the one across the
room, which was worn by lady a hun
dred years ago; or possibly green and
gold brocadc dress, like this old wedding
dress just behind us"
go, yesl Pm sure she certainly did
have both /. And what kind did this other
one have, grandma ?"
eft may be that the soldiers little girl
shipped out a satin waistcoat for it, and
red velvet coat, with long skirts, very
like the one in the portrait just over our
heads"
az know she did, grandma! seems to
RE 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 | could only have them for my
own And O, grandma there is cum
ming little house, just made on purpose
for them to live in"
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, 30
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. O grandmamma, couldn't
we buy this pretty little house, and
carry it home to Cloverdale, and the
dollies, 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. |
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, | s'pose," sighed 30
Peep. Then perhaps it would do if |
mig hit only just snip the smallest little
brown dog out OF this picture. | 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 river and bay
of the same name, lies the good old town
of Machias. At the date of the Revolu-
ton 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 plepara-
tons 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. TIE
vessels had come for "pickets and
planks," to be used by the British in de-
Tense 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, 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 a window some
twenty men, with guns in their hands,
crossing the river on the logs. Suspect
ing design of Selling him in church, tue
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, FASTENED along the bank of
the river in pursuit. But the crew of
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.