Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
HOW duke SAVED MOLLY.
A Tale Of Escape During the War Of
the Revolution.

stone tha: served As doorstep, and,
shading her eyes with her hands,
looked eagerly down the road.
'Oh, ..dearl' she sighed, glancing al
the long slanting shadows, Its almost
supper time, and they haven't come,
and sister Mollie is never latel'
Then she turned and passed through
the narrow entry into the kitchen,
where her mother was bending over
Q big iron pot which hung from q
crane in the wide fireplace.
We'll, daughter, any signs of 'em
yetY' g -. ..... n
NO, mother, answered Ruth, al.
most ready to cry, perhaps Gray Duke
has run away, or some of the dreadful
Torres have stopped them; and if any
thing should happen to Geordie or
the twins, l don't know what l should
don 1 s sl. G.g-e.' RS
The kitchen door opened and tall
gray haired man entered. -.
I've put the milk in the pantry,
mother. Where are Mollie and the
children2 Haven't they come?
Mrs. Holley shook her head. .
Ruth is worrying father, for fear
that they've been caught by Teries,
or that Gray Duke has run away with
them.' .aa a'
The farmer threw back his head and
laughed.
.'No fear of that little grill Molly
Pidgin Is o born horsewoman, and
Duke may be fiery and unmanage-
able enough with strangers, but he's
like lamb with Molly. And, as for
being caught by the Tories, why Id
just like to see 'em do it, that's ALL
There isn't horse in these parts
that can keep within sight of Dukes
heels. l knew his value we'll when
gave him to Molly for a wedding
gift. And they are well matched for
spirit!' a4t. ~72 1os ..-.
4 wish Mollie had less spirit, faith.
or, for then, when Edward went away,
she would have come here to stay
with u.s. returned Mrs. Holley. mid
dlesex Is no place for her; IT'S per-
feet nest of Tories But we had hard
work to get her to spend even this
week with usl' .....
well | suppose she thought some
OF the Tories would run off the cattle |
or ransack the house while she was
away. We are passing through dark
days-dark days, motherl It's bad
enough to have to fight an open foe,
but when it comes to having neigh
bors who are on the watch for every
chance to plunder you and to give
you over to the red coats, its almost
more than flesh and blood can
stand!'
It was the summer of 1871, the
darkest and most trying period Of the
The campaign of l779
had proved failure. The British
were everywhere successful, and the
American army had done almost moth
ng toward bringing the war to
'lose. And 1880 was still more dis.
'ouraging year. The winter was one
IT the coldest ever known, and the suf-
erings of the Continental troops in
heir winter quarters at Morristown
we're terrible.
Early in 1882 several hundred of
he soldiers revol.ed and were only
zept by the point of the bayonet from
,oing home, so that year, too, opened
most disastrously. The dwellers on
he Connecticut coast lived in constant
ear of the British, who occupied
0ew York city and Long Island, and
requently crossed the Sound at night
n boats, to plunder the inhabitants
nd carry them away captives. Nor
Valk, Mlddlesex now (Darien) and {
Stanford were particularly hated by {
he English on account of ther patriot. {
an Of their three ministers, and the 6
ed coats had been planning for a t
ong stime some way of punishing {
10 Rev. Mr.. Mather, whose earnest {
sachlngs served to keep up the al t
,ost fainting courage of the people of |
iiddlesex. @@a a h
Mrs. Holley swung the crane furth- Ii
r over the fire and then helped Ruth {
0 set the table with the dark blue
hina and the large pewter platters, ,
'hich had been secured until they 4
hone like silver.
'Harkl What Is that2' said the G
srmer, going to the door. But Mrs. q
Jolly and Ruth we're there before Q
i'm, just in time to see q powerful n
ray horse dash up to the door and 8
;op obediently at the decided 'Whoa!' Q
his mistress, a rosy checked, bright D
yed young woman, Behind her on v
,e pillion, and securely tied to her "
'aist, was 4-year-old Geordie, while 81
'front.' encircled by her arms, sat fl
le baby twins, Ben and Desire, as
Ike as two peas. In moment Geor- Il
ie was unfastened and Ruth was b
nothering him with kisses, while Mrs.
[olley looked very proud with a twin n
a either arm.
We'll, Molly, said her father, look. g.
g OF her admiringly as she sprang o
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