Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-06-06
BRITISH SCOTS,
A Pretty Incident Of the Days Of the Revo-

A Pretty Incident Of III. Days Of the Reyo-
luton.
The history of the dashing little
privateers OF the New England seaport
Towns which swarmcd like hornets
during the trying days of the revolu.
ton has never been completely writ.
len; but besides their historic record
Of gallant fighting done, and numer.
nus prizes captured, local tales and
traditions often throw picturesque
side-lights upon their part in the
struggle.
Among the great number of prizes
brought into the old port of Newbury.
port whence the first OF the NIassa.
chusetts privatccrs set sail-was one
whose capture was n special cause of
rejoicing, because she was laden with
supplies for the British in Boston.
The privateer that captured her had
been out long time; SO long that the
owner became anxious, and decided to
go to an underwater In the neighbour
town Of Ame,bny and protect himself
so fara> possible from risk, although
he would BIZ obliged, under the circum-
stances, to pay u heavy premium.
After he had started on his way one
of his employees, u man who knew ships
AMI had the eye of u hawk for their
slightest peculiarities, saw in the Of
ting making for the harbor two vessels,
one Of which he at once recognized as
the missing privateer. Summoning his
son he hastily babe him mount horse,
ride after the owner at topmost sped,
and overtake him before the useless
premium had been paid.
The boy flung himself on horseback
and gallopci oil, dclig ted alike to be
the bearer Of such exciting news, and
at the prospect OF the lively race be.
fore him. lie was good rider and
had Il good horse under him, and he
succeeded In overtaking the shpowner
in time, at the Amesbury ferry.
The two returned together, full OF
eager anticlpations, to receive the
home coming privateer at the wharf
She elided in triumphant under a
cloud OF sail, bringing with Ler a rich
prize loaded with provisions, ammuni.
ton and uniforms for the British
troops.
Among the items Of this precious
cargo was consignment Of military
boots, and Of these the grateful owner
presented the smallest-sized pair to
the boy; in consequence OF which that
fortunate youth for many months at. |
ter paraded tho streets OF his native |
town, the proud wearer Of huge pair
Of shiny black Hessians with broad,
white, turnover tops-looklng, no
doubt, rather like patriotic ppss-ip.
boots. Youths Companion,
Photographs Of Mr.. Gladstone and
of Prof. Bryce are seized and destroyed
BY the Turkish post Office since tho
Armenian troubles began, on the
ground that they are 'seditious litera.
lure
in the city Of Tokyo there are 100
newspapers and magazines. The Asabi
or Morning News, has cir
'ulation of 100000 daily, and the paper
II the same name in Osaka Of 1880, 900
copies.
There lives a man in London who
makes his living by selling to those
Who are hard up, or who want to float
the names and addresses
4 wealthy people. Ills charge is Ella
thousand
The estate OF Toddington, in Glou.
estershire, now in The market, pre-
ents u combination of the mystic mum
er seven. IL has been 7l0 years in
be same family, consists Of s,OJJ acres
nd includes 700 acres Of fruit farms.