The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-27

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grown merry over the contents OF o
brown jug, also kept in the panel-room,
and become so ungaarded in the fancied
security of the late hour that Patty's
quick ear caught the words: Here's
to our good luck" Another voice sang
joyially:
"Our money bright
Buys rum at night
For the weary soldier boy;
For what cares he,
Or what care we,
II it is all alloyY''
And tho others joined in tho chorus:
From daylight till dark
Wen cheat old Stark.
Yankee Doodle Do"
"Harll" cried NIcAndrew, as Patty
ran out into the night, slamming tho
door after her, "wbat was that?"
only the wind shutting tho door,
answered the soloist; "you needn't turn
pale"
"Hush-sh" said the third, as they
went downstairs on tip toe
Tho jingle rang so persistcntly in
Patty's mind that it disturbed the three
hours for rest still left to her upon
reaching home. She was glad of tho
first rays of morning light showing
that it was time to dress and drive
homo the COWS for their early milking.
''F'rom daylight till dark
We'll cheat old Stark"
sbo hummcd, alternately with Zoo
moody, coo mooly," rs sho climbed tho
hills to the waiting COWS and let down
the bars to their pasture.
Goo moody, coo mooly," she called
again; but they did not sccm willing to
come, and, following the direction of
their raised heads She saw q largo troop
of soldiers coming along the Crown
Point road under the leadership of Gen
eral Stark, on an early march to Ben.
nington. Never had Patty seen so many
people at once. Standing one side as
they passed She stared hard at them and
at the heavy cannon dragged in the rear.
General Stark was not an cntirc
stranger, for he had twice taken meal
at her fathers house. Suddenly inn
pressed with the idea that he ought to
hear this rhyme, which seemed to indi-
cate some trouble in store for him, she
snatched off her sun-bonnct in order to
run the faster, and overlook and stopped
him.
"Benona LocIwoods girl, as I'm
alive" exclaimed General Stark. "What
can we do for your
"Oh, nothing" answered Patty, her
pink checks deepening many shades as
she caught her breath. "You have en-
emies in that house yonder," and sho
pointed to the countcrfeiters house.
Late last night I heard them singing
this about YOU" and she repeated tho
jingle.
Here. my boys, into that board
house yonder," commanded General
Stark, land don't you let man escaped"
The willing soldiers, many of them
having overheard Pattys rhyme, fell
upon tho counterfciters' house and
raided it from collar to garnet, the panel
room only escaping their invasion. Two
of the counterfeiters were captured, and
the third, McAndrew, "'tis said," hid
in the cave for safety; as he was never
seen to come out it is supposed he
died there.
patty" said General Stark, handing
her piece of the cheat money as 4 me-
mento of tho occasion, ''who knows but
you've turned tho poor colonists' luck,
and tho English may get sound thrash
ing at Bennington? The flavor of
small success makes the boys hungry for
larger ono. Three cheers for Patty
Lockwood, my lads!" and the General
waved his hat.
"Threc checrs!" called the soldiers,
Justify.
''Threc cheers repeated the Eurelzy
villagers, standing near in q small
group.
"Threc checrs!" echoed Mt. Ascutney
milo away, as the soldiers continued
their march to victory and death
Tho only perfect specimen of the
counterfciters' paper money may be
found in the Boston Museum, and tho
coin and stamp molds are in the possess
sion of the descendant of an old Eu-
roxy family.-M. Carrie Hyde. in Con-
gregationalist.
SHE OuTWlTTED THEM