Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-22

Ohm IS fight, venture, Salu JOnn
Folsom. "Let us make ready at once to
seize such man. What say you to sir
Henry Clinton"
"That effort would be of no avail. !"
said Miss Abby. But methinks | have it.
Did l not hear that the honorable Mr..
Jones, who was great judge i'll Now
York State, who was SO staunch q loyal
list that he now lives with the kings
army in Hampstead, somewhere across
the sound from here? Go and take him,
and see then how long they will keep
our General and his son from u.s."
THAT is wisdom, said John Ruggles.
"She Is right. This Mr.. Jones lives in
Hampstead and fearing no capture can
be captured"
"Who will go with my father Miss
Abby asked, land show these British
soldiers that there lives in New Haven
colony men as brave and daring as any
in their red uniform. l would I could
go myself"
Not less than ten young men, and one
old man, Josiah Bishop by name, volun-
teered at once, but John Folsom object
ed to Mr.. Bishop, You are too old. The
exposure and fatigue will be, peradven-
ture, the death Of you"
"No." said John Ruggles. "He who
has the Grace OF God and the asthma
lives many years. MI. Bishop has these. -
1t was agreed that Mr.. Bishop should 90
to take char &c OF the little sloop in which
they purposed crossing the sound.
When they came to start a few days
after, it having been deemed best to wait
awhile and allay all suspicion. Gov.
Trumbull, hearing Of the expedition,
gave it his sanction, but suggested that
Capt. Daniel Hawley of Newfield, which
town is now Bridgeport, be put in COM
mand, as one who was better acquainted
with the towns and highways of Long
Island than John Folsom was. To this
the blacksmith and his daughter agreed,
and the girl with her mates saw to it
that the expedition started with no lack
| of provision or cartridges.
They set sail from Stratford one night
before the moon was up, and by dawn
came to anchor in bay that must have
been what is now known as Little Neck
bay. This vas not less than thirty miles
from the Hon. Mr.. Jones' house on
Hampstead plains, but the Stratford men
made their way to that house without
| discovery.
In the evening they silently approached
it. Capt. Hawley, John Folsom, Ezekiel
Dickerman, and another young man were
to enter suddenly and seize Mr.. Jones.
The others promised to remain outside
and prevent rescue. They found the
house lighted, and could see through the
windows the moving forms of men and
women as they went through the figures
of a cotilllon. They heard music, too,
and were satisfied that 1t was night of
merry making at the Hon. Judge Jones
Capt. Hawley knocked al the door.
There was no response, and so he, with
John Folsom burst it open, and the first
man their eyes fell upon was Mr.. Jones.
They made short work of getting him
out doors, albeit they were courteous to
| him. Meanwhile Eziekcl Dickerman,
having the remembrance of young Still
man in his mind, made young gentle
man who was richly dressed prisoner
for the space of five minutes, and then
lost him. At this Ezekiel was exceed
ingly grieved, for he believed he had a
man of rank and title, and was so angry
that he went back to the house and
seized the first man he put his eyes upon,
and a weak inoffensive youth he was.
But Ezekiel got fair view of his first
prisoner. and he said that the young man
was as handsome in face and elegant in
manner as he was in dress.
Capt. Hawley and John Folsom got
back to Slratford with their prisoners in
full time to take their accustomed places
in the high-backed pews on Sunday
morning. Gen. Siliimnn's wife would
not hear of the Hon. Mr.. Jones' confine-
ment In Jail, and begged that she might
receive him at her house and treat him
as her guest. Now, this Mr.. Benjamin
Beach, the senior, always claimed was a
! great courtesy and honor, for in all the
length and breadth of Connecticut there
was no lady who was her superior as a
hostess. But Mr.. Jones was disposed to
| be sullen and distant until he met Miss
Abbey Folsom, and this young lady's
beauty, and her disposition kindly to
tease him about the trick by which he
was made prisoner, brought his spirits
| back; and when the exchange was effect
ed, by which Mr. Jones went back to
New York and Gen. Silliman was re-
| turned to his family, the dignifed judge
is said to have been very decided in his
praise of q little village beauty whom he
met in Strattord. The report came back
to Stratford that Mr.. Jones had proposed
the health of the fairest American rebel
at the dinner party that he gave to cele-
| brate his return.
There happened to be, at this dinner
party the young gentleman whom Eze-
kiel Dickerman made prisoner for the
space of five minutes, and this young
man had expressed himself as appreciat
| ing the pluck of young men who dared
| to do what these fellows did.
'If the Continental army is composed
Of such stuff" he said, they are In fair
way OF making very much more trouble
for the crown"
"There are many brave men in the
Continental army, Sir John, though mis-
guided, think; and the women are not
less brave
Il would greatly like to meet such a
young woman as that" said he whom
Judge Jones addressed as Sir John.
IF NAV have been two wears or Il LITTLE