The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

WAS d EEy tassy %&asssSs 70 Ses@ssE@AS II
a ss-yss. way: rte third anniversary %
Yvslsr.~.s.ssss,e~ The wsatnerf~s family
yssra uzszf.ch pztrsess. 50 much 50 rast
tray kaG sa,.rffE4ses q large share or fn~Ar
hvn~A Issssss ia tire cause. ara ha1 seEs-
egs az esue. their seven sons 10 tbs ARISES
ksf Putnam wss6 and washington 20 join
~ the great struggle. Which wac 10 Fesz-
cue TIE thirteen colonies IRON TIE sFaap
ssY Erssar,a Cochran Ws1tscFoee nirsa-
.qlg wss TOO old 70 enter the s@ryies. as
sell a. tao iFsrra. yet by his personal efz-
sAzvexx rs raised the enthusiasm OF Rs
r4gzt ss1y~ and eoaded his Tory nesGnners
tsf witch rEere we're very feS) tnfo ces-
r@~asser hy ealing shern traitors anu
r.arasssgs Of the land. ard hts daily prayer
- ,a.s - might DC spared 10 see the
..sssaafsx free ard the war ri at end; TOT
~ -S~Sr doubted wsat the result would
ee
.-rtss ~ 10 fs holy day with ms" he
raag ~. rsorrsfie CT the Fourth. for was
q not bit fhrae years agone that IN
Philadelphia we resolved 20 DC EFes: ~
Nvs ard ~very true patriot sheuio fs-
rrsers.,se- tIac day with praise and THANKS
sieinQs
Ars vrn1 were thers too" said Mercy
we. .as~rsse. hIs niece, slender. bright
ssea art Of II. 'tah. hcw good u must %
- have b.s~r there AT that day. DO 'eii
uss xfssur f. tIncse Iaaas.
was there with Sherman. s'auncn
srsss-Yds haye w~ been for years; and al
though the Delegates sat with Chased
sgs.ss~x and was not permitted 10 enter
yes when sherman came 10 our rooms fhe
-,seht ssso~~- ~ ,sssx me- by the hand ard
tsEs Voice was husky. SAID; W nat y H.
ghsrrnsrs TX God with u.s.
Gods Will tse Gone. he answered sol
ernagy .sre ire xssss sets tomorrow night
ths shirtseF roson ses win declare them-
aesgs#e free Buf not a word or this,
yysafnerTses. til n Ia over The people
arr ezcfted beyond control
"sft sf4at night tay awake. and me nsxs
day with ;1s countless patriots around
,4e s,1r9sa against the stss.e house doors
.4ss,sew tna Tong hours waittng--w adtsng--
eating. AZ Iasf tne word was given and
~. old he'll r4rlx aus the news. old as /
a,n + ttrey ur my hat and shouted for Joy
v,{th the rest. and Oh. girl, You should
raye Heard the cheering that day. The
sasass ring In my old ears yet. When
sherman eaE1a ont ] fell in his old arms
ard wept for 10y. How little shoasht
wSser marched with Washington and
Tsrssi.fsck In 1874 against the French. that
vrs,tsBa vet see the day when would hade
the Engiisa power al 1 then hated the
f'rencaY'
THE old man was becoming reminiscent.
Mercy recalled him 10 present events.
md haw lone did you stay in fhiladel-
phla uneis Isaac. with our Good Roger
Sherman
II came away soon, child he answer
ed--~"as aeon as knsw that everything
was settled, and that our brave men
would fight uatii they died for the liberty
they hal worn TO be ours. Az. lass. IL
wss a proud day for ma when Roger Sher-
man tack me by the hand and presented
RE to Thomas Jefferson. Patrick Henry.
the young man from Virginia. who said
tina, he should have either liberty or
doath.-Rchara Henry Lee. and John
Adams from Massachusetts colony; and
/. although not delegate. could say With
the men from Connecticut colony .-Sher
nan. Huntington. Williams and Wolcott.
that the Connecticut men from New
Haven colony would stand by the Declar-
alton OF Independence forever, All that
was a proud day for me, came home
seon. all ia bong journey from phiIadei
phias hat ms heart was so Light that I
realised not its hariships."
Those were indeed stirring times which
tried the hearts of men" sighed MSrcy.
hut the end seems vet far off. | was bur
little child In Boston when the English
officers searched eur home with their
Writ Of Assistance l remember how my
father and brothers resisted. but it WAS
90 no use. They had The kings author
l,y"
"Av. the kings authority repeated the
old mar bitterly. Always the kings au-
sfoytfy Ard ~ was hlls six years agora
that your brother was fired upon and
Killed ay. murdered In cold blood The day
fha British soldiers dared FIRE upon the
men ~ Bo<tonf'
"Ay. and had been man I would
have avenged his death''' exclaimed the
SRI warmly. "and father sware that he
sat sha al seO
dying out OF her voice.
Say you not poor father lass; but
rather rstolee that his death was 30 giorl-
ous. For was ne not one az the seven
martyrs OF the fsth 81 Aprll7 Perhaps
the very srst that fell az Lexington that
day And were net he and YOUR two
sgothers engaged IN 'he tea party when
the British thought 20 pacify us BY TAX
tns oU that psltTv tax. and wasn't yAur
father ths man who rcp.4ed - Admiral
Noufagrs that II he would come out q
the house they coali settle TIE Bin for
tAn 'fuis8n csper.' as De called n. st
naeeF ffs' hat my brother MAS a patr;ot
srd Re died nohls death. Mourn NOT FIR
him. iasa. hat rather rejoice that he died
- EloTsoGs.v.'
Ayf ayr answered ;ha eir1 catching
his spirit '~fheu hast been 4 father -
sae siuce. roele fsase; and we'll wot
how the news ~ the death 81 ny father
7~t she other six brought Israel Putnam,
fr7Fa th!s colaHv ags7 thy two NOBLE sonz
Nafbap ana Eawsrd"
Il sF0s them " Interrupted the old man.
5whro ! heard the news I gave them NV
two tsrsr horses. and I sa.d sons. your
.hcr tssanet ueht. hut ycU mast 20 e.
tsen. ward ava fight as hravely as asa
vheo I marched Vita Washington 20 fu
oaesas seus tv e-rv years aroue"
AMI tAey asa nebt we'll said the cgr}
fFa16iy "Fay sen Nathan cam "a oar
hanAe af'er the batgle % Bunker ftiu ye
utsrh fhy Edward gei1 ana as nv mother
vas 3sGd ana uv brothers in ~ army
he offered rsa a houle Aese aad brought
r'e Back with him pc
kes, lass I have given oae son - nv
y'anfTy. an3 while ! grsv that tne a.hcYx
'-sv pa SHARED. yet would rot mourn
d,rpf E Tree 95t~i for thefr freedom All
are sighting hut Ruf;as, nay youngest ana
Pc - "a fh" fart a. B5ack Rock - .s.,sIss.{
fAs c3 rCs1 "tut vea have be-, r,o~e
fHaH daughter & re, Merry. ssnrs sur
N-s~s paw" use. aua We viii be rr,yre tsa,
Fted Rem $50 var n gu3esf ana Nathan
returns s-fi you and he are married far
vsalS iLse e. nHt u nav. nv 80,
where - WeaE Asrhes>s have lived 49,.
tr'~ ancestor fr0rs England settled herr !,
ff ASS tnt2 tNe hands cf s.renxers a.
saf rsSat tAat g shaaia - "a rnv
" faf my brave Nathan"
Aua he = = brave lad rsefl~s 49,
Ft hfs csteE mSntttns wssA rs.eet,~,.
Ead fear ROT eCt that Na-Asa v-,.t a..
hss 44ty wesi leza ~ nat safts~ w..
iassoa ever Nsw Jersey cosa~,, 70, .~sse.
~ a'aef set never asnchs Ana vaQ -
ere - she Ga p5ckea rssv Mn,