The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-04

dered of to the State House Inn or Old
London Coffee House; children lifted up
their voices and wept, and women faint.
cd from the heat and were borne of by
kindly hands: but still our loyal little
Casabianca kept his post. although the
hours dragged by on leaden wings, and
often from above came down the de-
spondent tone Of the old bcll-man,
whose hope was beginning to waver,
groaning: ''Oh. they never will do IL
They never will do it.v
About noon, though, there was q
slight interruption, for a determined
four-footed creature m making It's
way through the crowd, and with q cry
OF pleasure Nelson recognized Penn.
bearing in his mouth q small basket, in
which Mrs. Harding had packed a light
lunch for her son. With a joyful bark,
the dog discovered his master and laid
| his burden at his feet. while, IS the lad
| patted his faithful creatures head he
moaned: ''Oh. Penn. lear Penn, how
can I ever bear to part with you' II
only there was some other way to help
my father
The bread and fruit however, soon
revived the boys tagging spirits, and
when Penn trotted on with the empty
basket he was once more the loyal
Young American, who had forgotten his
private troubles in suspense for his
country's good; and soon after two
o'clock the great doors swung open and
the keeper whispered q few words in his
ear. Then. with a glad cry and his blue
eyes dancing, Nelson bounded out in
the street, and clapping his hands
shouted: Ring, Grandpa! Ring!" and
instantly the old man seized the rope
attached u the ponderous tongue and
struck it with all his might against the
side or the bell, sending the iron music
foating forth on the SIMMER air. joy
fully proclaiming. ''Llberty throughout
all the land. to all the inhabitants
thereof
The debtors heard IL in their gloomy
cells, and one. at least, longed to be
able to join in the struggle that must
follow
Margaret Harding heard Il and
thought: .'Oh, that it would ring free
dom for those in the grasp Of the law
And Reginald Cathcart heard 1t and
laughed contemptuous;y, saying: let
the high and the mighty Yankees de-
clare all they like! They will find it
another matter to maintain their inde-
pcndence, with their rag-tag army
against our Kings gallant men,
But what 4 burst Of ncclamations
went up from thousands OF Threats,
while couricrs and post-bcys we're dis
patched in all directions with the glad
tidings. Bonfires blazcd on every side.
cannon roarcd, and by evening the
whole city was one carnival q banqucts'
gay iii uminations and mutual congratu-
lations.
Grandfather Darrah was 80 jubilant
that he doubled Nelson's wcll-carned
shilling, and with a fleet foot the boy
sped homo to throw the silver In his
mothers lap: while the happy smile
that ~irradiated her face as she dropped
II into the debt-box made his heart
leap. and he thought: III two shillings
can make her 80 glad what would she
say to four golden g~uineas!" Then.
while carried away by the spirit Of the
OCCASION, no hurried at once into the
yard, indulged in q brief moan over his
pet. and then bravely fastened . chain
about Penn's neck and started with him
for the British barracks, which lay a
short Ajstance outside the town.
Al t}le entrance, however, Of the
large. three-story brick building, where
tho officers had their quarters, he en-
countercd a young lieutenant, In .
scarlet uniform. who informed him that
Captain CAthcart was particularly en-
gagged and had given strict orders not to
be disturbed.
"Thcu NV then, may I see Reginald
Cathcart?' asked Nelson, bringing out
the detssted name with an effort. Eyes.
tcrday he said he would like 70 buy my
mastifY; and now ! I'm ready 70 sell him,
II he be Of thu same mind"