The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-07

ings hsve moderrized it. Still ther,
can b sesn:the old bsosd roof ssd pom
defous chimney % dear 20 the New
Englaadsr Of 6fty yesrs ago. In ths
tavern was also the postof1ce and tn
place VS. . general AssdQusiters fos
ComD0dore Oscatur's ssilers and ma
rioss. snd fot the villags loasgess
Mother Bailey heard - soon - any ia
the villsgs of the danger that attended
the presence Of the British Aost She
talked not OF fight bae Of batsls. Thsrs
are di&sssnt veesioos of tAs share shl
took ia the inpsading coalicG. 4 his.
tory Il New Lsndss. BY lliss Caalkiss.
gives the story very briefly in The sol-
lowing vosds:
"The inhabitants Of 0rotou we're I'll
in confusiso. 5eoovisg their effects.
when . messsngsr feom the fort va
ssnt smoog them 70 colleot Aanusl 70 b
used - Wadding for guns. Aoee q
the portable goods havi1g besn seot Of,
he VAS unsuccessful in his search. until
be eooountsrsd Mrs. Anas Bailey, q
warm hearted. prsmpt and impulsivs
woman. Who inslsntly divested hsrsell
Of ~ 1annsl pettisaaG. cd heastily
devoted Il 70 ths csuss. ltwas carried
to ths SoetrsA displayed at the ssd a
. piks. and The st@y vas snld - the
garrison. who chesred the bsneee With
great enthusiaso."
6srgsant smith. unds: the shsdow Of
historic Fort 0fiswold for The wallis
yet remain-Ravs . little different YER.
ai0n OF the story to the writer Q few
months sgo. juse before the old veteran
was laid 10 ssss. For Hlsy eishg years
S~rgs.nt Suith haA bsse in ~ Qnited
States service. He. toa had history
worthy Of thnss byRons days Of hsroism.
When North and South vssc divided.
he was st the front with his Aix sons
''all. no said. ''thst were over Is" Tw.
Of then isevsv returned. The wos hurt
ne badly" vas ell the old sstesAs
said.
The oil s-rgssnt seemed to revere
the memory Of Mothsr Bsiley, aud hs
told her story with pride. THAT day" "
he said. "snme of Decstur's men we're
ct dinner at her tavern and they snen.
toned that h.nnel vas noedsd st the
fort for cartridges. for it had besn folly
Oct rmined 10 fight tae Britishers.
xothar n.ll-y Was in the room and
beard the yemark. She immedialely
pulIed - her drese . lcetle-a vsry
lsetle-sna shovisg her ns1 Aannel
pettioaet. a1ked ii that would do. the
sailors laughed and husrahed st the
idea. aud gleefully ssid that it wss The
very thing for the purpose. Al once
the pe:ticost came od. and she gave it
70 the men. adding to il some more new
dsnnel which the patriotic old lady he'd
bought jost before the blockade. She
did noe take the pstticoat 81 in The
room. - some have said." insisted the
sergeant warmly. 1.-THE sail0rs hai
re- y sr lark with the pctticost in The
fort. and 6nsliy il vas cut up in cart.
ridges 70 BE- used sgainst the Bri.ishers.
whom she hated very heartily"
Fortunately the blockade did not re-.
cult in very serious consequences t.
New Loudon or 0soton, although at
Stosin9tsn. near BY. there was . heisk
engagespsnt Soon the British Aese re-
tired. and thsaes becsms - asual aboat
0rotoe. MsGher. Bailey's aclio6 hed
made her . hsreins in the eyes q the
people. Her tavern was . ersatsr ~
sort than ever. and the pastisanship OF
ths old lady. che being . violsat Dem
ocsxt. mae 4 the, sosns Of aooy sui.
hated political dshtss. Sesenesly
enough. the story about the petsicoe.
banner sooo b-cams the source Of moro
than asusl hostility among previously
pesc~abiy inclined 0rotoa eitissoa
Local factioos disidsd % 10 vhaes The
pettioost ras sehsn q oorgeaat
Smith could reoolisct several narrow
escaped fsrm personsl encounter when
discussion oa this iopnstant matter
he'd warmed up The bucolic sjnd ua-
duly. Whss 0sc Jeaksos. - Peo8dune
q the Unitsd States. came through THE
region. the story waS gone evse more
earnestly than ever. He called upon
AothsrbAilsy. .ssd. 70 qsols eergsaat
Smith. syou eouldn't touch hse With :
rsd pole aftee shst." O 10 ofh q
every Sepesmbse NotAss Dailsy as1
her husbasd walked over 70 FueS Girls.
Wold. where che was rsceived With IN
ovatisa. Toward thG Glastel ~ lileshe
sslks.i little abost the fAmeus pAtticoAt,
She died on Jan. soth. lo6L aged -
years. Thnu9A scesntyic, 0oeeoaB
Smith rscolisssed hsr, y pss - evn
language. 20 - god citizen. . hind
women. and duas Who haseA . E6ellsn.