The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-14

lie left the oxen behind an embank-
ment, with a big bundle Of hay 10 the
front Of them; and, after five minutes
devoted 10 gingerbread, he went 10
work. Morning would come long be-
fore they were ready to have il unvial
the growing forts 10 the eyes of Admiral
Shuldham, with his ships of war lying
IN the harbor, or 20 the sentinels al
Castle William, on Castle Island, 10 the
right of them; or 10 General Howe,
with his vigilant thousands Of English
men safe and snug in Boston, to the
north of them.
Jeremy was rolling barrels 10 the
brow of the hill they were terrifying,
aud tumbling into them with haste shov-
elful after shoyeliul Of good solid
earth, that they might hit hard
when rolled down ON the foe that
should dare To mount the height,
when cautious voice at his side
uttered the one word "Iookin accom-
panied with motion Of the hand to-
ward Dorchester Neck.
In the moonlight, past the bales of
hay, two thousand Americans were
/ filing in silent haste 10 the relief of the
men who had toiled all night to build
forts they meant 70 defend ON the NOR
row.
1t was four o'clock in the morning
when they came. Jeremy was tired
and sleepy too. His evelids would drop
ever his eyes, shutting out every thing
he SO longed to keep in sight.
"lou've worked like hero,n said a
kind voice to the lad. 1T will be hot
work here by sunrise-no place for boys
when the battle begins
Il can fight" stoutly persisted Jere- I
my, nodding AS he spoke and, had any
body thought of the lad at all after that, /
he might have been found in the OK
cart, carelessly strewn over with hay,
taking nap.
Admiral Shuldham was called in .
haste from his bed by frightened men.
who wondered what had happened on
Dorc hester Height. Castle William
stood aghast with astonishment. Mes
sengers went up the bay 10 tell the army
the news.
General Howe marched out to take n
look through the fog ut the old familiar
hills he had known so long, and didn't
like the looks Of the new hats they wore.
lie wondered how in the world the
thing had. been done without discovery;
but there it was, larger good deal than
life, seen through the fog, and he knew
also why ii was that the cannon had
been playing on Boston through the
hours of three or four nights. He was
angry, astonished, perplexed. He had
a little talk with Admiral Shuldham,
nd . hat. "A 4.
they troEid walk up and demand back
the hills looking over into Boston.
Transports came hurrying to pier and
wharf, and soldiers went bravely down
and gave themselves TO the work of a
short sea-voyage.
Meanwhile Jeremy Jagger's nap was
broken by number of trenching tools
thrown carelessly over his back, as he ,
lay asleep in his cart.
"Halloo there." he shouted, striving ,
to rise from the not very comfortable
blanket that dropped in twain to the
left and the right, rs he shook of the
tools and returned from the land Of
sleep To Dorchester Heights on the 9TH
Of March. He was just in time to hear
a voice like clarion cry out "Remem- I
Der it is the 9Th Of March, and ayenge !
the death Of your brethren"
Ii was the very voice that had said in
The swamp in the night that "Gcneral :
Washington would gladly change places !
Wit Jeremy jaeger Ii was the voice
Df General Washington animating the +;
troops for the coming battle.
Meanwhile a new and unexpected :,
force arrived on the field of action. Ii !,
,ame In from sea- great and mighty
wind, that tossed and tumbled the :,
transports to and fro on the waves :
and would not let them land any
where save at the place they came
rom. So they went peacefully back to
Boston. and the Liberty Men over on
he hills went on all day and all night, :,
n the rain aud the wind, building up, "
strengthening, certifying, in fact, get .
ing ready, as Jeremy told his aunt,
when he reached home. on the morning q
II the sixth of March, "for visit from
King George and all his army" n
The next day General Howe doubted
md did little. The next and the next .
vent on, and then on the morning of =
he 18th OF March something new had -
There was one little hill,
10 near to Boston that 1t was almost in y
{; and lol in the night il had been 81
yisited by the Americans, and a Liberty
Zap perched above its head. W
General Howe said: 1--WE must get 81
away from here in haste r,
"Take us with you," said thousand Il
Tories Of the town; and he took them, a
Jag and baggage, to wander up and u
Town on the earth 81
Over on Bunker Breeds Hill wooden
entinels did duty when the British Il
oldiers left and for full two hours after; q
nd then two brave Yankees guessed W
he men were wooden, and n