The bee., 1883-07-28
CHILDRES'S COLUMN.
A Brave Girl


Washington were watching eae
: others movements near New Yorl
General Schuyler, having resigned h
/ command on account of unjust charge
made against him, was STAYING at hi
house, which then stood alone outsid
the stockade or wall of Albany Tn
British commander. therefore. seein
his opportunity. sent out John Waite
Meyer, with a party of Tories and In
] dians, to capture Gen. Schuyler.
When they arrived at the outSkir
of the city they learned from Il DuteI
laborer that the generals house wa
guarded by six soldierS. The Dutch
man, the minute the band was out o
sight, took to his legs and warned TIT
general of their approach.
Soon after a servant announced that
there was strange man at the back
door who wished to see the general.
Schuyler, understanding the trap
gathered his family in one CT the upper
rooms, and giving orders that the doors
and windows be barred, fired q pistol
from one of the top-story windows to
alarm the neighbOrhood
The guards. who had been lounging
in the shade of 4 tree. started to their
feet at the sound Of the pistol; but alas,
too late for they found themselves
surrounded 10y crowd of dusky fig-
ureS, who bound them hand and foot
before they had time to resist.
/ And now you can imagine the little
group collected in that dark room up
! stairs; the sturdy general standing re-
solutely At the door, with his gun in
his hand. and his black slaves gathered
around him. each with some weapon:
and at the other end of the room, the
women huddled together. some weep
ing, some praying. Suddenly crash
is heard which chills the very blood
and brings vividly to each ones mind
the tales Of Indian maSSacreS SO com
mon at that day. The band had broken
in at one Of the windows
At that moment Mrs. SCHUYLER
springing to her feet. rushed toward
the door for she remembered that the
baby. only a few months old. having
been forgotten in the hurry Of the flight.
was asleep in its cradle on the first
floor. But the general catching her in
his arms. told her that her life was of
more value than the child's, and that,
if any one must 60. he would. While,
however. this generous struggle was
going on, their third daughter. gliding
past them. was soon al the side of the
cradle.
All was black as night in the hall,
except for small patch Of light just /
at the foot Of the stairs This came .
from the dining-room. where the In .
dians could be seen pillag.ng the (
shelves, pulling down the china, and
quarrelling with one eanother over their
iu-gotten booty
How to get past this spot was the
question, but the girl did not hesitate.
She reached the cradle unobseryed. and
was just darting back with her pre-
cious burden when. by i'll luck. one of
the sayages happened to see her.
Whiz went his sharp tomahawk with
in few inches OF the bahy's head. and
cleaving an edge of the brave girls
dress, stuck deep into the stair-raii
Just then one of the Tories. seeing
her fit by. and supposing her to be
called' after her. "Wench.
wench: where IS your master ," She.
stopping for moment. called back,
" Gone to alarm the town - and, hur-
rying on.-was soon safe again with her
father upstairs,
And now. very nearly all the plum
der having been secured, the band was
about to proceed with the real object
of the expedition. when the general.
raising one of the upper windows
called out in lusty tones, as if com
large body OF men: Come
on, my brave fellows Surround
the house Secure the villains who
are plundering - The towards
knew that voice, and they each
and every one of them took to the ,
woods as fast as their legs could carry
them, leaving the general in possession
of the field.
The old Schuyler house looks now
rs it looked then, except that the back
wing for the slaves has been torn down, :
and some few alterations have been i
made around the place; but when you
are shown the house. you can still see
the dent in the stair-raiI made by that
Indians hatchet more than a hundred
years ago-St. Nicholas.