Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-10
ISLAND POND, VERMONT, FRIDAY, JANUARY TO- 1879

dim morning light he recognized them
as detail from a detachment of Hes
slams whom he had been dodging all the
previous afternoon.
They addressed him roughly, and one
of them, in broken English, commanded
him to find forage for their horses.
Und, yunker, he added, "rouse der
hause aud get right away breakfast. +"
The boy brought out hay and grain
in abundance for the horses, and then
led the way to the house. His sister
Katie was already astir, and Immediate
ly comprehending the situation, she SET
about preparing a good breakfast,
without any fuss or hesi tation.
The meal passed off G lietly, the fam.
lily keeping in the backf round as much
as possible, and the troopers showing
no disposition to make trouble.
The corporal in char . of the detail,
after partaking most earthly of the
good things that filloG liable, seemed
Inclined to be quite friendly.
"Und what your name ist, mein
kindt ?" he said to his hostess.
NoUlC1 plI. IopllCu bu6 RlTl.
=" va, woll, Katrina. Du bist liebes
madchen-goot girl. Und der bruder p
My brother? His name is Ned
Edward, mean"
$50, Etouart, va Und der fader,
wo istP"
At this moment " Eteuart " came to
the door leading the corporals horse.
I've watered him." he said, and rub
bed him down as well as 1 could in a
hurry"
"Ya, woll, schooner kerl. Now we
go aheat nit )" and the dangerous ques-
tion as to the fathers whereabouts was
not answered.
On inquiring the way to Shrewsbury
town, the corporal decided that Etou-
art " must accompany the party mile
or two up the shore to point out the
road.
The boy did not dare to object under
the circumstances, and was the less un-
willing to go as in walking up the beach
he might meet Dennis Hendrickson, the
messenger expected to take the dispatch
aud carry it forward.
He therefore led the way down to the
shore, striding along beside the corpor.
ais horse, explaining to that worthy the
state of the tide, and the necessity for
making some haste to avoid the rising
water.
The Kovenhovens still spake Holland
Dutch at home, and "Etouart under
stood nearly everything the Hessians
said to each other, but he was very care
full not to permit any sign of intelligence
to escape him.
To his surprise and CONSERVATION, lie
found that one object of their raid long
shore was to capture himself. They
were bound for Sandy Hook, and had in
structions to Pick him up on the way,
though they had but dim ideas as to what
he could be like, or where they could
come up with him.
He had taken the pracaution on leav
ing the house to make an excuse for
handing his sister the spyglass, which
hangs over every 'longshoreman's man.
tel. The quick-witted girl had caught
the hint to keep watch of the party, as he
knew she would do.
After following the beach nearly a
mile, and finding the Hessians hadn't a
shade of suspicion in their minds as to
who he was, he was just congratulating
himself on getting out of dangerous
predicament in safety, when out of the
very lane the soldiers were turning into,
there came the last man in the world he
wanted to see. This was a shoemaker
by the name of Sanborne, whom every
body in the neighborhoo9 disliked and
distrusted. He evaded his duty as a
patriot, and was believed to be traitor
at heart.
Coming upon each other at right
angles, Sanborne and Edward met almost
within arms length. No sooner did
the shoemaker see the troopers than he
threw up his hat and cried out:
katie Kovenhoven, caught, by
George So they've got you at last,
you young REBEL"
| Edward tried his best to make San
borne understand that he was not a
prisoner. and that the Hessians did not
know him; but the man would not heed
his signals.
"You needn't make signs to me-" he
said. 81 don't know any of your signs,
and don't want to-
"Kalte Kovenhoven ?" queried the
amazed corporal, looking all about him
in confusion. !Wo ist Kovenhoven p
"This is him ~ exclaimed Sanborne.
This is the little sand-snipe that has
made you more trouble than hull reg.
iment O. ragged Continentals."
"Du Kleiner Spitzbube - cried the
corporal, not without amused interest.
"Ist dot so3' ST.
The soldiers drew their horses around
him, and melted by Sanborne, two ol
them loosened their halters to secure
him with them. If they once confined
him, they would be very likely to search
him, and then they would get posses
sion of the dispatch.
He had no great fear as to his OWL
fate, even if made prisoner, but the
dispatch, they must not get hold of
Such were the thoughts that flashed
through the boys mind, and prompted
q desperate resort.
Dropping to the ground as one of th,
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