West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-23
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The Doe,E Os Miss ~rts5ecca Bates.
who senta British F.igato Abou.
SIS Business.

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Ahc DeHsh Os Miss Us5ccca unseS.
who Senta British Friguto Abou.
its BusincSs.
bliss Rcbscca Bates died a, sci,uste.
Oltss., on the l4,h, at the age Of 90 years.
In 1872 the bcrders Of Massachusetts
Bay were looked after by a number Of
British cruisers. Inhabitants Of the fish.
ing villages w'rc forced % band them
selves in a sort Of military fashion. and
repel by arms attacks made uDon their
chicken c0ops. The maratime epeuv
had their hGaett set on polltry, whlck
was natural, considering their lone and
t'!ced subsistence upon tough salt meats
10 " them was 10 excite their anger
and malice, and not unfrcqueutly, falling
10 get chtc&euS, they rcs)rted to harsh
measures Ia retaliation. Ia the spring OF
the year named a British frigale ran int,
ocl'uste harbOr, set fire 10 some vess.ls
"no seized others, and threatened, If re
sls'ance was Offered, 10 lombard the town,
"heh The frgHte departed, citizens of
Scituate banded themselves into a homo
guard and fortified Crow Point with 9
brass n The British took the bi,,
ana stopped away, aud gradually. as
alarm subsidized, the home guard went
about its farming.
0'pteInber came One pleasan. even
ing OF that month Miss Bates. then .
maiden OF lS, sat sc @ing. Her sister An
'g@iI, Ia years old, and her mother "a,
WIN her. Capt. Simeon Bates. the faith
er' likewise the Keeper Of the Ugh. -bouse
was away and the Home Guard wero
scattered all about. Mrs. Il ties bsd met,
saiu TO hebecca that it was time 10 nnt
TIE Kettle on. The maiden rose and won,
mo 'he Kitchen. CHANGING through the
window as she passed She saw n Briti.b
iriga'e close at hand and about lovo,irc
her ooats. la her own narrative Of Tho
occurrence Miss Bates says tLa, SHE k,aan
the snip at a glance as La Hocue. and sbo
called out 60 her sister:
20, Lord! the old La Hcgue ia off boro
agaiD! What shall we do? Here are
'neir oaTges a coming, and thcy,l bnrr
up cur vessels just. as they did afore."
IWo vessels lay az the wharf Iadep Mill
Hour, aRd Miss Bates in her nar,o,iroo
we couldn't afford to lose tbat in those
'imes' when The embargo made IL soaard
70 live we had to bile pumpkins all dsv 10
get s"ee'ening for sugar. Her on,cL
mlnd decided to rcpel the enemy no .
strategem. Tho musical ~pstrrue,,a -
the Home Guard were stored IN the bonso
one could play four tunes on the fife. and
ner sister Abigail coUld beas IN. drum IN
an exceedingly wild manner. Yankee
Doode' was their mas:arnitcc
zoe t.ea thus conceived ,yas o,,,ll.
put through. Rebecca and Ahiglu win
Tue drum and tho fife, ran down behind
'ne cedar wood, aud in a momen, The o,;.
Ct september evening was startled by i,.
most remarkable martial oufburst u,,
ever wa heard. Il look,d - Gotta NJ
Bates and could see the men j, ,b.
oarGes resting on their oars and Ji,,eni,c
lhen saw a fig flying from the mos,
neaa OF the saip, recalling them. Nv ia
'er began to make a speech. and s.i5.
D9ht make me laugh, for I can, ,,,io.
my mouth When the men in the b,-,ee
sa" the flag they went about so o,lcI
.ua' one teIl overheard, and thcy picked
n,Di up oy The back Of his neck and haul
ed him in" "'''-
a quarter Of an hour bs,4r ,ho
nogue sailed away, the strains of . arkee
Doodle" pursuing b,r.