The Republican journal., 1880-11-11

| iClt NlSlDlc vi HILL IDuu llllS MISC ADDN
took as matter of course. For, from
the time that he had been stunned by
lightning, with little Abby in the lower
meadow with him, he had avoided the
sight of her face, so that he concealed his
own in the places most easy of access
when he came upon her suddenly. If he
ventured into John Folsom's kitchen, he
did not heed the gentle mother, who was
said to have some of England's best blood
in her veins; but SO surely as Miss Abby
came into the room John would go to the
cupboard or to the great open fireplace,
and once. being in need of haste, he
| thrust his head into the huge brick oven,
and took in the fragrance of mince pie
| while singing psalm and talking to
| Miss Abby.
They had come years ago to pay no
heed to this, saying that it was a vista
tion from heaven and remarking that
'God moves in a mysterious way" But
| if John RGggles could not bear to see
Miss Abby there was no person for whom
he would sooner use his big muscle, either
by way of walking. running, or digging
great paths in the snow 50 that she might
safely venture to church in the winter
| season.
"Tell me now, John, what is the mean
ing of this Why does my father talk
80 earnestly with Mr.. Ezekiel Dckerman
and with Mr.. Peter Davenport and with
the other young men, rs see him doing
now on the meeting house steps ,"
"The British hay taken away Gen.
Sillman and the boy" came in reply
! from the chimney and then. to the melody
of ''China," issued forth the first lines Of
the hymn beginning,
Broad is the road that leads to death
"Captured Gen. Sillman,7 said Miss
Abby, nterrupting the melody, her eyes
flashing. "Who did, and how ? Toll me
now John Ruggles."
John told her as laconically as he had
announced the abduction Of the General
to her father.
"Then he must be recapturcd" said
the fair Miss Abby, stamping her little
foot
"iiid he will be-" came from the chin
ney.
Back from the meeting house steps
came John Folsom with dozen men
young and old, about him
''1ou will recapture the General and
ms Iu!i' l"'ncl'
y" "o'' hciP' '"Al foiSoliI ''i-
SWEET
-Ain' W YOU WI heiP my l1lheI' ven
'uie' EZthIel i'Ichefllldh She SAD. To a
suI'S ioiio" "ll"sc lIsI1Ie was 700 idISe
any y Sili'I''lilc"l I"I 'he garments ne
""Ir, ',r,
lnV We "Hl' feplico E1eMel' lof
h'iliSeH 'tlld the otheIS-
pray %Uu' "hH ol you nave dc-
fu"4nt"Iice u the 'il'hileI ol capture that
80 'ei! !. illc 'l,1t W nay hiloW no" ptst
" NJ N'il -Nil'S -Ao"1' WIN tiie Ho'lSI"h
" " t"liIi'Ianuei'
>ol 50 -Nop}' 'o o"Ck 10 the mouse
'1'' "9'lS' > Vul M H'otIlti' JoiH oISolh
'IlSN cred we VIII Pfl'lG Dtch the
'ViitI .mI a. ,.;..
Ai't' It'' 9oi'' 9"Ii E@ohiclr loohIl1
''' az -'i''N
-N''" MS SoH' SdI't tlt othef young
''il4i n
=, put must hi'oN ~ VIII. ou
f-AGNltl, gu WIZ lo1 refuse me
E;Heh'tl put hiS thfee-corhered nat
ehuel MS arm, ana WIN more color IN his
l''oe lll'll Il Stioi'9 man ought |" nave,
tAcel't M!liie SidhIlhS 4 iaNoF TO one ~
laii l,ii; ''S AilSS ApnN vas tol ller that ven.
,'i'lI'IIalI WAS ""dheieu tnc previous hl9ht
JuS' !lIe5 "l"'lIl9'Ii' El5ut men battered
"I ms uoor aS tHoueil tlleI meant TO
ole''h H. ne 'elieraI selAe'l IllS inl'shet
mnn from onr' ot M ,nnar ,ildnryy m ',t 5n5
M donht wnnli Lava yi,.nn INA n, t'-i titn
the rnntrnts nf his nTSl,et baJ = nv ~
flushed in tbp nan Rnfore he ronId 70.
nrimr they had Irol,an in Mo y;nLnn,s
and had the oIG Gnnnr,i rs sailnd ,'li'o" ani
hnInd and h;s son' WIKI hin Tha,' +bn,. |
ton< the nrisounrs IA tLa MAT h,. With
thev had fomp from Smitbto,yo an ','r'r mnr
island NV command Of Si,. Unn,,. 1lintn97
and carried Them hack tn smifLtn,yn. nt
lrast FznkinI ,honght thav bad r,l,o,,
the General and his son "a smithtown
hevond neradventnrn
Now this was such nm optrano that tho
vo,,nr mon of Stratford vban fba,, ToarI
of e. were for ooino nj onre Win I~hn
Folsom as a leadar Ia Tong Island 9nn
they said that they vonld either brin~
the General and his son back or IaaTe
their bodies ON the island
.That is nonsense"
"WhO said that ?" John Folsom asked
II did j" said .John Rucnlns Who haI
come forth much the worse for soot and
who had his continental bot Drawn walI
over his ewes and his back constantly tn
Miss Abbv.
ayou rbo+ uo,l5 ,-ou H. NJ r.,.
' D., "TI1ltt w. ~ ~ 9ohll
''uI!1 .%T6a+ dd r1'tlei th pnt D.thgiLli i asheo
what ; lt' +hoT ri'o i,i i, '''M' iliii lol
m'Y oa+un "mt ln'S 9'7 rln VIII uP n ~ @ ou
- DtPtui Ni. ~. nof ~ '"he mn
tIoro2 ~ N ,,,Iao, Iil(uio N''ii Sou Set
'"9iT 9.Ta,, ,,a ,7o ~ 10 i1olloeNs5, T,i, .,
said Miss Abby, who was the first to 500
the force of Johns suggestion.
"Go and get another man Same man
ofrepute of theirs. Then eychanor j
.sJobn is right | yenturc,n said John
Folsom. Ief rs make readv at onca tn
seize such a man. Whar say Won to Sir
Henry ClintonD
.sThat effort would be Of no avail. > said
Miss Abbv slRnt metbinks bave If
Did | not hear that Hon Mr. Iones who
was great Judge in New York Srate
was SO stancb a lovalist that he now Ives
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