Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-01-05

M lSS HGDoCCd ID tL0S dlcu d. tOCl-
tnate Mass, recently, at the age of
SO years.
In 1912 the borders of Massachu-
sets were looked after by num-
Der of British cruisers. Inhabi>
titants of the fishing villages were
forced to band themselves in sort
of military fashion, and repel by
arms the attacks made upon their
chicken coops. The maritime en-
emy had their hearts set on poul-
try, which was natural, consi1erir g
their long and forced subsistence
upon tough salt meats. To thwart
them was TO excite their anger AMI
malice, and not unfrcquently, fail
ing to get chickens. they resorted
to harsh measures in retaliation. In
the spring of the year named a
British frigate ran into Scltuate
harbor, set fire to some vessels and
seized others, and threatened, if
resistance was offered, to lombard
the town. When the frigate de-
parted, citizens of Scituate banded
themselves into a home guard, and
fortified Grow Point with a brass
cannon. The British took the hint
and stopped away, and gradully, as
alarm subsided, the home guard
went about its farming.
September came. One pleasant
evening of thai month Miss Bates.
then a maiden of Is, sat sewing,
Her sister Abigail, IA years old,
and her mother sat with her. Capt,
Simeon Bates, the father, likewise
the keeper Of the light House, was
away, and the Home Guard were
scattered all abont, Mrs Bates
had Just SAID to Rebecca that it was
time to put the kettle on. The
maiden rose and went ineo the
kitchen, Glanc ng through the
window as she passed she sew a
British frigate close at hand and
about lowering her boats. In hel
own narrative of the occurrence
Miss Bates says that she knew the
ship a glance as La Eogue, and
she called out to her sister
go, Lord the old La Rogue is
off here again What shall we do
Here are their barges a coming
and they'll burn up oar veSseis JUS
as they did atore.'
Two vess Is lay at the wharf la
den with flour, and Miss Bates il
her narrative, says. 1--WE couldn'
afford to lose that in those times
when the embargo made it SO hare
to live we had to bile pumpkins al
day to get sweetenIng for sugar
/ Her quick mind decided to repe
the enemy by q strategem Tia
musical instruments Of the HON
Guard were stored III the house
She could play four tunes on tn
fife, and her sister Abigail coul'
beat the drum i'll an exceedingly
wild manner. "4ankee Doodle
was their masterpiece.
The idea thus conceived wa
quickly put through. Rebecc
and Abigail, with the drum and tn
fife, ran down behind the ceda
wood, and i'll a moment the qui,
: September evening was startled b
the most remarkable martial out
burst that ever was heard $
looked" says Miss Bates, "and
could see the men in the barge
resting on tdsir oars and listening
q Then | saw q fac fyiuo from th
Q masthead of the ship, recallin
Q them. My sister began to make
o speech and | said DON'T make II
lau9 b, for can't pucker my n,outl
9 When the men in the barge5 sa'
d the flag they went abont SO que
that one fell overheard, and the
t picked him mp by the back OF ii
) neck aud hauled him H."
: A quarter of an hour later the L
5 Hogue sailed away, the strains ,
) yankee Doodle pursuing her.