The times., 1897-06-27

in the ability OF her husband, she added |
TER words of comfort, and helped TO hoio |
him steady i'll the line OF duty. Beneehct
A Arnold under similar circumstances, 1ound |
no help in the iight-hearted and ilghter
headed woman who was his wife, ana
fell Philip Schuyler turned to his wire
in his time of trial, and his own geiler
ous heart was strengthened and upheld |
by her counsel to play the man ana wait |
Today the name Uf Schuyler is yenerated. i
while that of rnold is hated, but vino |
knows how much each of them owed hiS !
wife. the one that he fell and the other |
that he rose? Washington believed lu
SCHUYLER all the time, and his confidence
was not misplaced. for Philip Schuyler
remained true to his country and her cause
hecause lie was true to himself, and,
think | can add, true to his wire untli
the struggle was ended he was the friend
and counsellor OF Washington and the
trusted ally of the colonies
In the winter OF $50 Gen Schuyler spent
some time with Washington at MorTistown
A house was assigned him, and there, with
a portion of his family, he remained several
weeks Alexander Hamilton, WashinStons
aide and military secretary, became very
strongly attached TO Catharine schuylers
daughter, Eliza beth, and spent many even
ings in their home one night, when ne
was returning 10 the camp, he was halted
by the sentinel, who recognized HIM, but
demanded the countersiEn Young Haiuh-
toms head was Sc filled with the thoughts
of Miss Schuyler that there was no room Tor
ANYTHING else and he could not think oil
the necessary word. The sentinel thought
he was Icing tested, and remained obsu-
uaie Hamilton could not pass without
the counteragn. Suddenly he recognized
toy TO whom he had given The magic word.
70 that lie could play within and without
lie camp, and, calling him. gained the de
sired wo.d and entered. But his forget
fuIness was the source of endless jokes by
Catharine Schuyler, who was strongly at
tached to young Hamilton, and not long
| after cordially welcomed him as Aer son
in-law.
| After Gen. Schuyler gave up his position
! he resided at Albany and was OF great use
= to Washington in many ways. Atthat time
/ there wasa disposition on ttie part OF many
of the Tories to kidnap prominent Wings
and send them as prisoners TO Canada and
Philip Schuyler was TO be one of the vic
tins For a week or more the miscreants
Kept watch on his place, but the general
| had been warned and was on his guard.
/ But atlast the band made quick onslaught
| one evening and the family rushed up
/ stairs, the general standing by one OF the
/ windows and firing at the rascals below.
Ina moment the house was filled by the ruff
fans, but the plate in the dining-roem was
their first object. Suddenly Catha rine
| Schuyler thought of her baby, left in the
room below each member of the family
i
moment tie frantic mother, all forgetful
of herself, started to go below and rescue
1 her baby. but the generous, sturdy hand in-
| terposed II would be death for her and
the child, too. But her grown daughter,
/ Margaret, slipped by them both, and in a
moment brought the infant, stin sleeping,
| III safetyto the room above, and had fright
/ ened away the miscreants, who had mis-
! taken her for a servant, by declaring that
| armed men were then on the way from
4 Albany.
At the time when Burgoyne surrendered
he and his staff were received at the home
| of Gen Schuyler by his wife. She enter
| tsined them as if they were guests Bur
! goyBe himself, overcome by her kindness,
when he thought of the destruction Of
their country place, which had been done
| by his order, tried TO murmur his thanks
/ and apologies, but Catharine Schuyler gra-
ciousy passed his words by. When he re-
| peated them to the general, he was told
| that '.such was the fortune OF war"
1 Twenty covers daily were laid for these
| quests and after their return to Eng
land they sang the praises of Philip
| Schuyler and his wife to all. One OF the
| guests WAS d Hessian, and iiis child. sneak-
| ing in German to his mother one day,
! asked: SIS this the house papa was TO
| have when we came to America?' His
mother flushed, as she saw that Mrs. Schuy-
ler understood the language, and tried to
apologize, but again tie perfectl lady show
ed her breeding, and the guest was made
TO feel at home.
The Tory papers made great sport OF
4 Mrs. Schuyler for her loyalty to the colo
MES, one paper declaring that she even in
sisted upon thirteen hairs being left upon
her husbands bald pate, so that she could
| twist them into one, as the thirteen COLO
MES were to be But Catharine Sciiuv.er
was content. sShe could afford to look
down aud be benignant.
4 She died before her husband, and her
loss and that of her son-inIaw, Alexander
Hamilton, in his tragic affair with Burr,
So wore upon his heart that Gen. Schuyler
sooE followed his wife, who is still renlem
bered as the geptlewoman of the Revo-
luton. for hers was the gentleness OF
| power.