The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-27

tess to many of the leading officers, and
at one time Il captive French officials
were held there on parole. How thor
oughly they appreciated the gentleness
and kindness of Mrs. Schuyler we shall
learn farther on
HER DECISION OF CHARACTER
Unlike Lucy Knox. Catharine Schuy
Ter had no social ambitions. Her home,
her children and her friends were her
all. And perhaps just because she did
not try To push herself into public life.
she was the more in demand The chill
dren came rapidly with her home, but
she never allowed even her social. duties
to interfere with her duties as
mother There are two stories record
ed, however, which show that with all
her gracious and gentle manners, she
could act with decision and promptnesS
when the occasion demanded. Near
Saratoga. General Schuyler had
handsome country residence. In the
time of Burgoynes invasion this was
threatened and was, as we know, after
wards burned by the order of the Brit
ish general. But when the word came
that ruin threatened ii, as her husband
was with the army, she would trust
no one TO remove the furniture, which
was made up of many heirlooms of the
families on both sides, and. orderip-
her carriage, started herself for the
country place TO supervise the removal.
While she was there her husband
sent her word that he wished all the
wheat on his place to be burned 10
prevent it from falling into the posses
sion of the British. With her own hands
Mrs. Schuyler set fire to the standing
wheat on her husbands place, and then
called upon all his tenants to follow
her example. and the cloud of smoke
that soon came rolling in. showed that
her own example was not without in
fluence.
IN THE TIME OF TRIAL.
Philip Schuyler. in spite of his gen
erous ways and true heart. had made
enemies. The New England men were
jealous of him, and General Gates, the
petty little dandy, was doing all in his
power to supercede him. For time
General Gates succeeded. and Schuyler
was relieved of his command, but, in
dignantly demanding an investigation,
he was acquitted and restored. But 1t
was only for a brief time, as Gates
again succeeded, and held the position
which was Schuyler's by every right.
Here the influence of Catherine Schuy
Ter came in. With full confidence in
the ability of her husband, she added
her words of comfort and helped to
hold him steady in the line of duty
stances. found no help in the light
hearted and lighter headed woman who
was his wife. and fell. Philip Schuyler
turned to his wife in his time of trial
and his own generous heart was
strengthened and upheld by her coun-
sci to play the man and wait. Today
the name of Schuyler is venera ted
while that of Arnold is hated. but who
knows how much each of them owed
his wife, the one that he fell and the
other that he rose2 Washington be-
lieved in Schuyler all the time and his
confidence was not misplaced, for Philip
Schuyler remained true TO his country
and her cause because he was true to
himself, and, I think I can add, true
to his wife. Until the struggle was
ended he was the friend and counsellor
of Washington and the trusted ally of
the eolOnists.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S VISITS.
In the winter of 1850 General Schux-
Ter spent some time with Washington