The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27

= am not tory, 2sr- cane The sss1zfs1
answer.
Tory or MT, II behoove~ ron 70 I'll
1b@rs the rebel poNoer IL You k1OsE
tie ORDERS
Toby TUNED auzg and went oTer -
The o1ker side of the Old house, where
he remained, looking deEzntlg II the
guard. vrFO tEloGe1t hsm one ot the
~esuDhOrLe@t rebels he had ever seen-
Nlgat cane II last, throwing her
aaDse gall oger the memorable little
plsce.
The Last detachment Of The British
sray had vanished, but y msn re
NAMED behind N take care Of the boy,
zsfe ia their clutches. More than once
since gundoWn Toby WE visited and
urged 70 befr&y the hiding piaoe Of Cen
WaShin2toD's arnn1CEitions bit u al
the plesdings and threats he turned :
deaf err. aud Nas heartily cursed FIR
nfs refusal.
We will quit here 81 nine o'clOcz,"
ssfd the sergeant, Il last. 1T Is TIE
last moment u grace you have. boy
Il ras seven. then.
Toby listened 70 the retreating foot-
sfeps Of the sergeant, and then tie
guard RESUMED hrs tramp in front u the
Old stone pile.
This IL ADuer Dryant'z work" said
the littIe prisoner 70 himself He Is
md because they watched his house,
and did not give him z chance 10 tell
CORVALLIS here the powder MS
buried. He takes this plan u become
a hero IN Cornwa1lis' eye and 70 SHOW
this British commander thai he + ioya4
10 the king. Never mind, ADner. We
may be quits one II these days, and you
nay not stand quite 50 high il the e.
tinoation If King Georges geDeEal.'
II was almost nine O'Clock when tEe
sergeant drew up his squad and saw
that their nsuakets were loaded with
ball.
AbDer Bryant and the other torres
Of tie eros roads stood off little dis
lance and Witnessed this ceremony.
He'll tell" Said the head tory. 'SI5e
boy viii weaken a. the last moment, and
when the rear-gu&Td leayes Us they'll
take the rebel powder along.
Certainly. His mother understands
this, for she won't shed a tear, you
know"
There they 20 now. The sergeant Is
going 10 carry out MS orders if the lit4!e
rebel still remains defiant"
in front Ut the stone house the de-
tachment halted and the sentry saluted.
1T il nine O'clock said the sergeant.
The sergeant unlocked the door, TIE
key grating harshly in the rusty PAD
Jock, and the next moment ne looked III
and called for TOBY.
There was no reply. and the soldier
went inside.
A moments glance seemed sufficient.
''There's hole in the roof" cried ne.
"a hole IN the roof?'' echoed half a
dozen voices.
"Bring a light Quick! The little
scamp has escaped"
The utmost confusion reigned.
A light vas brought and revealed the
interior of the stone pile; a loose clap
board In the roof told that the little
rebel had actually taken fight, and the
white-faced sentry seemed ready 70 fal!
on his knees with fear.
"IIe was here ten minutes ago. |
heard him" he managed to say.
AND ten minutes 10 him meant
great deal. He can run like deer"
put in Abner Bryant.
at seems IN me heard horse cross
the bridge little while ago." remarked
another and then the soldiers separated.
The sergeant and one other fastened
10 Toby's home and searched IL, Abner
Bryant ran home TO get out his best
horse. but startling discovery awaited
him.
The "best horse" was gone.
The excitement that followed Toby's
escape was intense. The patriots of the
hamlet secretly rejoiced, while the three
tories bit their lips with chagrin.
Some months later Abner Bryant re-
ceived letter exploiting the good
qualities Of his missing horse and thank
ing him for the use fit.
The letter was signed "Toby Traverg,"
and the cnraged tory tore 1t up and
threw it into the fire.
What became Of the little rebel of the
crossroads?
The day after the surrender at York
town he was the bearer Of a message
from Washington to CORVALLIS and the
defeated general looked at him with
great deal Of curiosity.
eve have met before, my lord" said
Capt. Toby, with bow.
"I've been thinking as much" an
swered CORVALLIS, "but just now can
not place you"
"I'm the Jersey boy who wouldn't be-
tray the hiding place of the patriot
powder"
A flush came to the Briton's face and
he turned 1t away. But the next mo-
ment he turned suddenly to the young
captain:
"We've heard from that powder
since. understand that lot of rebels
afterward unearthed 1t and used some
Of it against us in the siege Of York
town." he said, with a smile. "Your
general nearly lost n young captain
that time; but commend your courage
on that occasion. You deserve to be
made major"
II was the proudest moment in Capt.
Toby's life, and the next proudest was
when he went back to the little hamlet
and turned over to Abner Bryant his
black horse which had carried him to
safety on the most eventful night in his
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