Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-08

run him through if he decided to ar
rest me or call for help. proceeded
on my way, while the guard went up
Water street, and soon came near
where my boat was. l was congratu-
lating myself on my escape, when I
heard the sound of man running
along the street behind me. sup
posed that the guard had changed
his mind and was pursuing me, SO T
started to run. Up to this time the
sky had been cloudy, but now. as
was running by field, the moon came
out brightly. I looked back and was
astonished to see that my pursuer was
none other than Lieutenant Barry. I
thought our little affair might as we'll
be settled now as any time and so
turned into the field. 1 drew my
sword and stood on guard waiting for
my enemy. He came up painting and
seemed to be delighted to find me
ready to fight.
He came at me savagely, and as soon
as our swords met, with feint and
quick, strong turn of the wrist The
Frenchman had taught me, sent his
weapon flying through the air, saying
at the same time, 81 noticed you were
out of breath, lieutenant. We will go
on when you are in better condition.
He glared at me and went slowly to
pick up his sword. We came together
again, but this time he was moro care
full. We fought for some time and
finding he was equal to me in English
fencing tried little French. 1 had
a dagger in my left hand, but had not
used it up to this time. Now l lowered
my sword, leaving my guard wide
open. He thrust straight at my heart,
as I expected he would, and 1 turned
his weapon out with my dagger. 1
meant to kill him then, but my action
was so unexpected that he lost his bal
ance and fell, his sword leaving his
hand and falling some distance awav.
l could see by the expression on his
face that he expected to die then, Tut
I waited for him to rise. When he
did so he made no attempt to regain
his rapier, but asked, bluntly, whats
your name?' Captain Nathaniel
Cushing" replied, "aide-de-ca to
General George Washington, com
mander- n-chief of the Continental
army" ''Well, captain, you're gen.
tlemen, and I'd like to shake hands
with you," and he did SO. "Now,"
he continued, 81 can't fight with
man who has spared my life twice, SO
I'll not bother you any more if you
are willing to let matters drop" L
gladly agreed to this, and the lieuten-
ant went back the way he had come,
while l went to the boat. 1 never saw
Barry again, but heard from pris
oner the next winter that he was killed
in the battle at Brooklyn, Long Island,
on Aug. 27 of the same year.
The information furnished by the
papers of Samuel Perkins was valu-
able. In the packet was map copied
from the plan made by Lieutenant
Page, an engineer of the British army,
in 1775. This included the town of
Boston and all the intrenchments and
Notifications of the English army. 1t
showed General Washington so much
that he planned an assault on the town
to be made by crossing over on the
ice from Roxbury and Cambridge in
the latter part of February. This
plan was disapproved by the field Off
GERS in council of war, and so the gen
eral reluctantly abandoned it. In its
place he began to make preparations
to fortify Dorchester Heights and
Noddle's island and successfully car
ried his plans out, as is we'll known to
everybody now.