Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-12
Pussy Deans Beacon Fire.

ring event Even the lads who gathered at
sound Of drum and fife on village green,
wishing as they saw the troopers march,
that they were men, aud the little girls who
hung about fathers neck because he was
going off to war, who watched the post
riders ON their course, wishing that they
knew the news they carried, are no longer
with US.
For nearly two years Boston had been the
lost town OF the people. II had been taken
from the children by an unkind father aud
given To strangers. You have been told how
British ships came aud closed the harbor,
so that food and raiment could not enter.
You know how grandly the young. sister
towns behaved toward stately hungry lios-
ton how they marched up the narrow neck
OF land that holds back the town from the
sea, each and every one bearing gifts 10 the
beloved town, until there came that sad and
fatal day wherein British military lines
turned back the tide of offerings and closed
the gate Of entrance.
Then il was that friends began to gather
across the rivers that wound their waters
around Boston. Presently an army grew up
and stationed itself, with leaders and banners
and forts.
Summer came. The army waited through
the long, warm days. The summer went (;
all the leaves fell the chill winds aud the
cold sea-fogs wound into and out OF the
poor little tents, and struck the brave men
who, having no telts, tried Ia be strong and
endure.
Every child knows or ought To know, the
story OF that winter, how day by day all
over New England men were striving 10
gather firearms and powder wherewilh To
take back from the foe poor Boston. But,
alas there was not powder enough in all the
land 10 do it,
The long. wcaryiug winter had done its
worst for the prisoned inhabitants within the
town; aud truly it had tried aud punched
the waiting friends who stood at the gates.
At last, in March, in the night, the brave
helpers climbed the hills, built ON them
smaller hills, and 10y the light Of the morn
ing were able to look over into the town, at
which the patriots were glad and the Brit
! ish commander frightened.
A little after nine Of the clocl, on Sunday
morning, the 18th Of March, 1916, three Mar
raganset ponies stood before Gen. Washing
tons headquarters at Cambridge.
60 with all possible speed to Governor
! Trumbul said Washington, delivering dis
patches 10 a well-known and trusted messen.
ger. who instantly mounted one OF the ponies
in waiting Sweeping Wind 10y naIne-and
rode away, with many sharp and inquir
ing glance back at city and river aud camp
1t was four OF the clock in the afternoon
and the messenger had not stopped since h,
set forth longer than to give Sweeping Wine
water to drink. when, on the highway i'll th'
distance he saw a red cloak iuttering ant
flying before
It was Pussy Dean who wore the cloak
She was fifteen, fair and lovely, brave anC
patriotic as any soldier in the land.
At first she was angry at the law by which
she was denied a new cloak that winter mad
of English fabric but when wrapped in tn
coveted broadcloth of scarlet belonging Il
her mother, she was more than reconciled.
On this Sunday Pussy had been at tn
Westinghouse ON the hill two miles iron
home, at both morning and afternoon ser
vice, and afterward had fingered little t.
gather up bits Of news from camp and tow
to take home TO her mother, and so it Ia,
happened that She was quite alone Oh tn
highway.
Pussy CHANGED to look back to the SUNNI
of the hill down which she had walked, AM
she saw the express coming.
Now" she thought, ." if could ouly sto
him wonder if | can't. I'll try, AN
then swinging her silken bag" sha
have news to carry home, the very latest, too.
As she swung the bag She suddenly n
membered that She had something within
TO offer the rider.
bersolf /" pos,,riJsr. ara always 5nnSr
and it's lucky for him that didn't have
eat my dinner myself to-day. Now, If
only had a basketful Of clover heads or rost
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