St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-21

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Pennsylvania regiments were IN all the
colors ct the ETslmbow.brown coats
red, black coats faced with white aud
studded with great pewter buttons,
buckSkin breeches, and blue cock hats
with white tape bindings; also blue
coats faced with white-while several
companies came without any coats at
all, each man with but a single shirt,
and that so small that the New Eng
landers made fun Of them. The Virgin
ians were in white smOck frOcks, fur
beloved with rnffies at the neck, elbows
and wrists, black stocks, hair in cues,
and Handicapped. broad-brimmed black
hats, although ere long their light dra-
goons were uniformed in blue coats
faced with red, or brown coats
faced with green. WaShingtOn'S
guards wore blue coats faced with
buff, red waiStcOatS, buckskin breecheS,
black felt hats bound with white tape,
and bayonet and body belts of white.
Hunting shirts with breaches Of the
same cloth galter-fashion about the legs
were seen on every side. and as these
were convenient garments for cam
paigning country. they were soon
This was the origin of the modern
trouser or pantalOOn.
The question of what to do with the
Tories was anxiously being discussed by
the Patriots, as they were making mis-
chief OH every hand. 1t was difficult to
discriminate between those who were
really criminal as covert enemies and
such as INDUCED in a peaceable differ
ence of opinion. Many were seized on
suspicion and imprisoned by the ''com
mittee on conspiracy" The popular
nlo Gar icts
| and compelled neighbOrs TO show their
| colOrS. 1t was unsafe to breathe a
| syllable against the American cause.
| Neutrality was not tolerated. All who
| did not declare themselves for liberty"
| were, in the lower classes particularly,
pronounced TRAITORS" and pursued with
merciless rancor. They were chased
| like wild beasts. and obliged to secret
themselves i'll the woods. swamps and
| other hiding places, and wait for the
| coming of the British army. Even in
| the best families fathers and mothers
| were doomed 10 see their children ar
ranged against each other, as in the
case of Harry and Charlie Shipton;
wives saw their husbands arming
| against their own blood. Personal and
domestic happiness was jeopardlZed on
| all sides.
The SYMPTOMS lived in an elegant house
| in Broad street, and were greatly be-
loved by their associates. Col. Shipton
was a retired British officer, but his
three children were born in New York.
His only daughter, Edith. had, in 1774,
married her cousin, Roland Tremain,
young man about her own age. When
hostilities were dawning he had defied
all his relatives and family interests
and joined the patriots. Charlie Ship
ton did likewise, despite his fathers
protests and prayers. Harry Symptoms
sympathies were with his father and
with British rulership, and he COM
batted with his brother Charlie on the
subject until, coming to boiling heat,
the father interfered and told each to go
his own way. They left the family fire.
side one sad evening by. different
Shipton was privately Informed
that he was himself under sus-
picion and to be arrested by the ''com-
mittee on conspiracy" during the next
forenoon. This was to him most un-
expected blow, for he had no intention
of taking part in the coming conflict.
There seemed but one course, however,
for him to purSue-he secured boats,
and in the darkness of the early morn
ing he and his family were conveyed,
with a few necessaries, to the Jersey
possession of farm house on their own
property. some half mile from the
river. This was only a temporary refuge,
and Edith, who went with them. in
tended to return to New York the first
opportunity in order to be near her huS-
band.
81 am at your service. madame; what
can l do for you?" The doctor had
clambered up the bank from having
seen Harry safely embarked on his trip
across the Hudson. to find his patient
her baby and was amusing it by shak-
ing bits of grass over its face.
''There is little habitation in the
woods to the north of lis not far, where
some of our servants are staying. l will
go there. May / know how seriously
my brother Harry is injured?"
HE has no wounds so far as l am
aware that endanger his life. but he
has such as should have immediate
care"
"Was it true what Charlie told US.
hung?'
"You might have thought so If you
had seen the irresponsible mob that had
him in hand when l came upon the
scene," said the doctor, smiling. MAY
l go and bring some of your people to
you?"
"Oh, dear no. will go to them. If 1
had baby on my shoulder / could run
away even from band of Indians"
and she laughed merrily in trying to
rise to her feet, unconsciously Selling
both the doctors extended hands.
You had better see If you can walk
before you begin to rum" he said, play
fully.
ii am all right; yes, can walk" she
''Well, then, 1 wonder if baby will
Oblige me with my coat?' He picked
up the little one, held it high in the air.
and made it laugh outright, and laying
it on the ground again put OH his coat
and then took it in his arms quite nat
orally.
A little later on graceful, hatless
woman, whose clothing was very much
solled and wilted, chung fast to her
limbs, was cropping her way step by step
through swampy field, followed by
man carrying baby.
Some negro women summing them
selves in front of a little hut among the
trees saw what they at first thought an
appartion, but presently recognized the
woman, and came running to meet her.
''Wat de matter, miSsus?" they asked
in chorus.
We have been to the bottom of the
river. Matllga upset the boat"
Lords sake! Glory BEES to God you's
got out. Wares Matilga?"
''She has returned to mamma with
the boat. Ursula, take the baby and
relieve this kind gentleman who helped
us out of the water" The order was
obeyed with noisy demonstrations in
the way of hugs and kisses, the baby
seeming we'll pleased with it all, and in
the midst of the commotion the doctor
took Edith's hand, raised it to his lips
and walked rapidly away, having left
the words God bless you" in her ears
for perpetual memory.
Dare, now; guess know dat chap!
Say, missus, ware did you find hiln?'
flaming me. when L was trying to
breathe. What do you know about
him?"
He ware at Mister Elliot's last year;
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