Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-06-08

mostly stopped at the tavern kept
by Mrs. Dewey while her husband
was away in the war. They were
so delighted with the table that they
voted the captain "gcre of land"
in recognition of his wife's cookery.
Matroa Dewey was famed far and
wide for her neatness ; she pridcd
herself on this fact, and had no
mercy fer untidy people.
After Yorktown old land troubles
broke olt at Guilford, neighboring
town, where the people refused to
recognizc the authority of Vermont
DIR. Benjamin Hall describes tho sit
uation there at this time:
"Thc physician could not visit his
patient in safety unless protected by
pass. The minister of tho Gospel
failed to enforce tho doctrine of
Christian charity on the hearts of
men who knew none for one ano.
thcr."
General Allen was directed to call
out the militia and enforce the laws
Of Vermont. This he did in charac-
tcristic fashion. AT the head of his
old Green Mountain boys, he entered
Guilford' and posted his proclama,
tion:
I, Ethan Allen, declare that
unless the people of Guilford peace
ably submit to the authority of Yer
mont the town shall be made as des-
olate as were the cities of Sodom
and Gomorrah."
The war had left General ALIENS
financial affairs in an incxtricablo
tengle. The rugged honesty of the
man is reflected in one OF his various
lawsuits. Silas Goodrich sued the
general OH a eco note, and Allen
employed lawyer to secure a con-
tinuance, with the idea Of being able
to pay it before it should come up
for trial. The lawyer began his plea
by denying the validity of the note.
Allen, who was in the rear of the
room at the time, strobe haughtily
through the crowd at hearing this
and angrily upbraidcd his attorney
in open court. "I did not hire you
to come up here and lic," he declared
'That note is true note; l signed
it; I'll swear to it, and pll pay it. l
want no shutfling, but l want time.
What l employed you for was to get
this business pat over Tito the next
court and not come here and lie and
juggle about it,"
Allen got his continuance, but he
was never able to pay the note.
Judgment was taken and given to
David Robinson to collect. In order
to arrange for a "turn," Allen gave
Robinson note endorsed by Dave
Fay, which was deposited with Cap
tain Dewey, as the full document
explains:
81 promise for Value Reed. to pay
David Robinson Sixty pounds L. NJ
with interest. Witness my hand
this 17th day of February, 1856.
"DAvID FAY. ETHAN AE..EN."
"The above note is left with Capt
Dewey to be delivered back to Gen
eral Allen in case that Silas Good
rich shall make turn of an Exesu-
tion David Robinson has to Collect
of the General in favor of that Silas
with his brother William Goodrich
on that Robinson has to savc--othcr-
wise the note is to be given back to
that David Robinson or if that
David Robinson is harmed in the
affair, he is to be saved harmless by
that note"
This ancient note was returned tC
Robinson by Dewey, according tc
the agreement, and is still treasured
by the Robinson family at Benning-
| ton.
During the stormy days Of the
committee of safety changing bee
had been arranged to dispose of q
culprit who bad been adjudgcd
guilty by the mob court. AS the
hour for the execution approached
new evidence cropped out that made
i: appear that the prisoner was limo
cent OF the crime charged. Many o.
the people mad come long way to
attend the entertainment, and rcbcllc(
at postponement which was pro
posed in order to investigate further
| When it seemed that the crowd wcr(
about to take summary action, Allcr
mounted'a stump and promised thai
if the caae was postponed there
would surely be hanging the next
timo they were called. "If there il
no prisoner to be hanged, pll be
hanged myself" he cried, and the
people went away contentcd.