The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-02-14
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II. VA ta.niher ~ The Con.
n.rti..nt Legislature scN.u years be.
fgfe t,~ evolutionary war and u
ufrfnist after m. war I'LL Ii. died,
asinill, in consecutive wears. King
t;rnr.., sent him n commission ~
Captain which IL declined liz MAS
mad, Major. when he entered tho
American army. and three weeks
after wn. promoted e. b. 1.i.n,.cnl.
nn.l. thrv. years before thu war
closed u. Mas mad. General, Hi
also l,'i ihc ollie rf PROBATE Judge
His fr-i,lrn.v Mns In thu edge I'll
| ii.anwirh un til. road from Tor,
/ Chester. The house itself was stand
Ing. ny to n s.r. frw years aI,. annl
/ many III th. present generation hav.
s.en IN" door .rn~in. which MA rn'
by n British, soldier. i, SCENE ,hn,
| when Il rail IL Tory cavalr. wa,
made Oh Oh. village. on. IL til. ilrs'
dwellings attacked WI, thu oil. %
General John Mead. The famil,
were al h,rakfns, With some friends
They hail barely iimr 10 escape
through TIL. hark d.,u hut III, ~,
.ir~ly unl"f, .i,.h hN their il.,c'
pur~n.r~. ohr IL ai,nm r'nht ~, 4,
I'll. door. whl. his hanght.r Ann,
wa. standing. aud demanded Mh.r.
III. r.h,l~ Mef. hid. NJ, i'reiyin,
IL satisfactory ANSWER h. sMur. II.
would Mil hrr ani aimed IL hlaw IL
her. ~ fell hnrk ni,l Ills eNor.
struck The Decreasing. cutting ,
pasi IN incl. anil ii hnlf deep. II,
then rlrYng from his hui.,' ~ cxc
,n,r hi. thr.u,. hut wa prevent.
l,y hl, officers. A.nin mounting hi
horse u. roll. Into NJ. hau~s, l,ircr.
hi- fp,i nn,I. thc tail, leaf anti tip
ped II oyer, breaking tl,c dishes, III
then confronted Il large mirror an,
with Oh. blew III his SWORD liuke |
Into nany pieces, eNalaiininl
There's Congress FOR ven.. HI
comrades helped complete tho wnrl
cf destruction. liz son Aim Mem
was III the time quite small VA,
not more ihan ',ve or s,N years al,l
Il. took refuge from them mshiu,
.omc rvefsr.rns In the ilne Ila,.
ani being much frightened III ihri
wAniuii AMI bolster ,ns proceeding
commenced CRYING. when tlc sam
!, tor. cavalier cried ont u him "SluI
Your noise ~ | will cut your h.a,
on
General John Mead saw mn.h NJ
tive service, Nns with the army n
New York when the city war lakri
md hal command ~ the lnst d.
iAehmrni ~ CIR troops thnt LIT III
city, The then Colonel Mead wa
short u stature but very ileshy, =
much 10 TINT the story il told thu
Ills tailor having madc n v.s' 10
him. by way Ut experiment. bnttonr,
/, around himself and four othc
men. The day on which our arm
evacuated New York was a remarkn
bly, ho, one. md our troops rufr.re
severely from heat and fatigue dur
Ing their r.si,sat. Al night NJ 400
ns plae. III sufeiy hnd been reached
every onr sought rest. The officer
found accommodation on the floor
II thu hotel, and elsewhere. till.Ncr
place WAS occupied. Colonel Men,
sanc Ia lns, ind carefully sought
place IA II. down. thuughtlessly az
propriatinH an officers feel for Ii Pill
low. The ofll.er Awoke ind In
rough tone demanded who war lynn
~, his feet. Mead politely apoloHixcd
the officer knnw his Voice and erie,
out For Gods sake. Colonel Ment
Ii TINT your never expected 10 50
!. you again alive after the dreadful
h.At aud struggle oi tl,ts day; max
i II pillow of my feet aud welcome.
!. ynM can tlnd any rcst there"
A another tim. when Genera
Johns oldest son wa. III home iroT
! the war on parole from the enemy
, raid was again made On the plAc,
Il Wa a very dry time and the waite
having failed ut the hnuse, MnrS
General Johns oldest daughter. w,l
. l,,lsy washing clothes III sprin
some distance from III. house. Will
thorr she saw her brother run iron
the back deol In al, shirt Sleeve,
through the orchard, 4, Il .hi.ke
which had sprnng up from. III. root
. ~ a tree thn had b-cn remove,
Nhrl. h. concealed himself. only
shaii distance from her In u n,
! IN 0maniA Ahn MAs surrounded h